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'''Rocky Wrenches''' are mole-like enemies that are typically employed as crewmen on the [[Koopa Troop]]'s vehicles,<ref name="Poo">「モグラようなカメ{{hover|族|ぞく}}。{{hover|穴|あな}}からニョキッと{{hover|出|で}}てきてスパナを{{hover|投|な}}げてくる。{{hover|飛行船|ひこうせん}}の{{hover|乗組員|のりくみいん}}だ。」 ("''Mole-like members of the [[Koopa Troop|Turtle Tribe]]. They will pop out of a hole to throw their spanner. They are the maintenance crew of the airship.''") - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 38.</ref><ref>"''These turtles often serve as crew of Koopaling Airships and military vehicles.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 9.</ref> making their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They pop out of [[manhole]] covers and attack by throwing their namesake [[wrench]]es at their foes. | '''Rocky Wrenches''' are mole-like enemies that are typically employed as crewmen on the [[Koopa Troop]]'s vehicles,<ref name="Poo">「モグラようなカメ{{hover|族|ぞく}}。{{hover|穴|あな}}からニョキッと{{hover|出|で}}てきてスパナを{{hover|投|な}}げてくる。{{hover|飛行船|ひこうせん}}の{{hover|乗組員|のりくみいん}}だ。」 ("''Mole-like members of the [[Koopa Troop|Turtle Tribe]]. They will pop out of a hole to throw their spanner. They are the maintenance crew of the airship.''") - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 38.</ref><ref>"''These turtles often serve as crew of Koopaling Airships and military vehicles.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 9.</ref> making their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They pop out of [[manhole]] covers and attack by throwing their namesake [[wrench]]es at their foes. | ||
While they have been originally described as mole-like turtles<ref name="Poo"/><ref>"''Rocky is a turtle who kind of looks like a mole. He will suddenly appear and start to throw wrenches from his fingers at Mario or Luigi.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, Page 37.</ref> (as well as being seemingly a part of the [[Koopa]] species),<ref>''[[Super Mario Power]]'' [https://archive.org/details/super-mario-power/page/14/mode/2up page 15]</ref> from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' up until their appearance in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], they lack shells (with the exception of the "classic" styles of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and other games using older sprites), which, along with other changes in design, had resulted in them resembling [[Monty Mole]]s and loosing all of their previous turtle-like attributes. Despite keeping their Monty Mole-like design for over a decade, starting with the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Booster Course Pass DLC, Rocky Wrenches would once again be redesigned to now resemble a mix of both their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design, in addition to | While they have been originally described as mole-like turtles<ref name="Poo"/><ref>"''Rocky is a turtle who kind of looks like a mole. He will suddenly appear and start to throw wrenches from his fingers at Mario or Luigi.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, Page 37.</ref> (as well as being seemingly a part of the [[Koopa]] species),<ref>''[[Super Mario Power]]'' [https://archive.org/details/super-mario-power/page/14/mode/2up page 15]</ref> from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' up until their appearance in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], they lack shells (with the exception of the "classic" styles of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and other games using older sprites), which, along with other changes in design, had resulted in them resembling [[Monty Mole]]s and loosing all of their previous turtle-like attributes. Despite keeping their Monty Mole-like design for over a decade, starting with the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Booster Course Pass DLC, Rocky Wrenches would once again be redesigned to now resemble a mix of both their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design, in addition to regaining the shells on their backs. | ||
While their original description of being referred to as mole-like turtles seemingly did not | While their original description of being referred to as mole-like turtles seemingly did not apply to their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' redesign (due to Rocky Wrenches being directly referred to as moles instead of mole-like on at least one occasion),<ref>"''These crafty moles show themselves just long enough to throw a wrench at you before dropping back out of sight.''" von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 15.</ref> it is unknown if this description of them being strictly described as moles still applies to their current design (due to them regaining the turtle-like shells on their back). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||