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{{quote|You never know what you're gonna find when you start diggin'. That's what I love about it!|Monty Mole|Paper Mario: The Origami King}} | {{quote|You never know what you're gonna find when you start diggin'. That's what I love about it!|Monty Mole|Paper Mario: The Origami King}} | ||
'''Monty Moles''' are {{wp|fossorial}}<ref>{{media link|SMBD page 60.png|Page 60}} of 「スーパーマリオ{{hover|大図鑑|だいずかん}}」 (''Super Mario Bros. Daizukan'', or "''Super Mario Great Picture Book''") states of Choropoo: 「{{hover|土|つち}}の{{hover|中|なか}}でくらしている, {{hover|元気|げんき}}なモグラ。」 (''A peppy mole that lives under the ground.'')</ref> enemies who appear in several [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' games]], their first being ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are moles who dart out of holes in the ground to either quickly pursue [[Mario]] or another character or to throw rocks at them. In several games, Monty Moles appear in {{wp|Whac-A-Mole}}-themed [[minigame]]s. Monty Moles seem to have initially been based on [[Rocky Wrench]]es from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (itself described as a mole-like turtle at the time), but Rocky Wrenches have since been redesigned to resemble Monty Moles. | '''Monty Moles''' (sometimes referred to as '''Gophers''' or simply '''Moles''') are {{wp|fossorial}}<ref>{{media link|SMBD page 60.png|Page 60}} of 「スーパーマリオ{{hover|大図鑑|だいずかん}}」 (''Super Mario Bros. Daizukan'', or "''Super Mario Great Picture Book''") states of Choropoo: 「{{hover|土|つち}}の{{hover|中|なか}}でくらしている, {{hover|元気|げんき}}なモグラ。」 (''A peppy mole that lives under the ground.'')</ref> enemies who appear in several [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' games]], their first being ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are moles who dart out of holes in the ground to either quickly pursue [[Mario]] or another character or to throw rocks at them. In several games, Monty Moles appear in {{wp|Whac-A-Mole}}-themed [[minigame]]s. Monty Moles seem to have initially been based on [[Rocky Wrench]]es from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (itself described as a mole-like turtle at the time), but Rocky Wrenches have since been redesigned to resemble Monty Moles. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Incidentally, Monty Moles share a name with {{wp|Monty Mole|a British video game protagonist}}. | *Incidentally, Monty Moles share a name with {{wp|Monty Mole|a British video game protagonist}}. | ||
*In the 54th | *In the 54th and 58th issues of the UK's ''Official Nintendo Magazine'', Monty Moles were called "gophers."<ref>''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) issue 54, page 23.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) issue 58, page 29</ref> However, later issues simply referred to them as just moles. | ||
*In the official ''Nintendo Power'' guidebook for ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the section for the Monty Mole in Noki Bay is called "The Full Monty", a reference to the {{wp|The Full Monty|1997 comedy of the same name}}.<ref>Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide. Page 92.</ref> | *In the official ''Nintendo Power'' guidebook for ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the section for the Monty Mole in Noki Bay is called "The Full Monty", a reference to the {{wp|The Full Monty|1997 comedy of the same name}}.<ref>Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide. Page 92.</ref> | ||
*Despite Monty Moles being called gophers in some pieces of media, gophers are not biologically related to moles in real life. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
