Crowber
| Crowber | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 In-game artwork of a Crowber fromDr. Mario World. | |||
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022) | ||
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Crowbers, also described asravens,[1] are bird enemies first seen inNew Super Mario Bros. These enemies tend to appear in the last courses of the game, where they attackMario with quick movement through the air.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Crowbers are only seen inWorld 8-1, where they swoop down to attackMario. As progress is made throughout the course, more will appear and chase after the player. Crowbers attack quickly, making it somewhat difficult for the player to defeat them.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Crowbers reappear in the gameNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are recolored with purple feathers and a yellow beak and legs. They only appear inWorld 7-
Ghost House andWorld 8-5, attacking in the same way as they did inNew Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Crowbers (referred to asCrows in thePrima guide)[2] reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. 2. They appear inWorld
Mushroom-
Cannon,World 6-4 and in thefirst level of theImpossible Pack. They maintain their appearance fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. In the first of these levels, they always follow a preset movement pattern due to the automatic running, unlike their normal random movements.
Dr. Mario World[edit]
Crowbers make their debut in theDr. Mario series inDr. Mario World as obtainable assistants. Starting with this game, they revert back to their black and orange coloration. In stage mode, its effect is to increase the amount of capsules the player start with by one, where the chance of it happening is greater at higher levels. In versus mode, its effect is to reduce the speed the attack meter fills for both players by a percentage, meaning that the amount of points required to fill up the attack meter is increased by that percentage, rounded down to the nearest round number.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
Crowbers make theirPaper Mario series debut inPaper Mario: The Origami King, where origami Crowbers appear as enemies. A single one appears inScorching Sandpaper West, while three others are encountered onBonehead Island. During battle, Crowbers will line up behind one another and attack Mario with a Beak Bomber move in succession, with a brief delay between each individual's attack. Each hit deals 8-11 damage. They can also use Bombs Away to pick up another enemy and drop it on Mario, damaging him and defeating it in the process.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope[edit]
InMario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, a single Crowber appears inPalette Prime flying around a large scarecrow in the Pumpkin Patch area.
Other appearances[edit]
A Toad Quiz inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam has the enemy's name as one of the answers.
A Crowber is one of the figures in Series 3 of the Character Packs in theLEGOSuper Mario line of merchandise.
Unused appearances[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]
Crowbers were originallygoing to reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. U, but were not used in the final product. They can be seen, however, in one of many unused stages. As seen in it, they were intended to act and attack like they did in previousNew Super Mario Bros. installments.[3]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
Crowberswere going to appear inPaper Mario: Sticker Star, but were cut from the game.[4]
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Dr. Mario World[edit]
- Stage mode: "Grants 30%/40%/50%/60%/70% chance of extra capsules (1) on stage start."
- Stage mode(Prior to version 2.3.0): "Grants 10%/20%/30%/40%/50% chance of extra capsules (1) on stage start."
- Versus mode: "Increases number of cleared pieces required to fill both your and your opponent's attack meters by 10%/20%/30%/40%/50%."
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowber | |||||||||||||||
 | HP | 28 | Moves | Location(s) | |||||||||||
| Type | Flying | Beak Bomber (base 8, range 3), Bombs Away (drops enemy, varying damage) | Scorching Sandpaper West,Bonehead Island | ||||||||||||
| Role | Common | ||||||||||||||
| Item drops | BTL_ZAKO_LV2 | ||||||||||||||
| They fly around in circles, ever in wait to dive-bomb Mario on sight, as though they have nothing better to do. | |||||||||||||||
Gallery[edit]
Model from the data ofNew Super Mario Bros. Wii
A Crowber fromNew Super Mario Bros. 2
New Super Mario Bros. 2
LEGOSuper Mario
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The English name "Crowber" is a play on "crow" and potentially "crowbar."
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Super Mario Bros. New Super Mario Bros. Wii New Super Mario Bros. 2 | data/enemy/crow.nsbmd 1 Data/files/Object/crow.arc romfs/Model/Enemy/crow.szs | Crow | - |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クロスケー[5][6][7] Kurosukē | From the English "crow" and the masculine suffix「助」(-suke), with「ケ」elongated | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 回旋黑鸟[8] Huíxuán Hēiniǎo(Mandarin) Wùihsyùhn Hākníuh(Cantonese) | Circling Blackbird | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 迴旋黑鳥[8] Huíxuán Hēiniǎo(Mandarin) Wùihsyùhn Hākníuh(Cantonese) | Circling Blackbird | |
| French | Corbek[8] | Fromcorbeau ("crow") andbec ("beak") | |
| Crowber[9][10] | - | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| German | Krähbert[8] | Krähe ("crow") with the masculine suffix-bert | |
| Krähe[11] | Crow | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Cornacchio[8] | Masculinized form ofcornacchia ("crow") | |
| Corvo in picchiata[12] | Diving crow | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| Korean | 까막[8] Kkamag | Dark; literally in reference to "까마귀" (kkamagwi, "crow") | |
| Portuguese | Corvota[13][14] | Fromcorvo ("crow") andgaivota ("gull") | |
| Spanish | Cuervajo[8] | Cuervo ("crow") with the diminutive, pejorative suffix-ajo |
References[edit]
- ^Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009).New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-46592-4. Page 141 and 162.
- ^von Esmarch, Nick (2012).New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-89552-3. Page 33.
- ^Skawo (April 22, 2019).[TCRF] - Unused New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Levels - Part 4.YouTube (English). Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^TCRF.Paper Mario: Sticker Star § Enemies.The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^Watanabe, Takashi, Geesen Ueno, Noriko Oketani, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yoshimori Kato, Mizuho Nitta, Chie Maruyama, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-091063-07-1. Page 18.
- ^Kashima, Aya, Daisuke Kitayama, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Isamu Horie, and Yoji Watanabe (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ』. Tokyo:ambit (Japanese). ISBN4-8399-2000-1. Page 15.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 114, 145, 194.
- ^abcdefgIn-game name displayed during battle inPaper Mario: The Origami King (stored internally under
Name_KSK). - ^Loe, Casey (2006).New Super Mario Bros., le guide de stratégie officiel. Hamburg:Future Press (French). ISBN3-937336-61-3. Page 11.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 114.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017).Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 114.
- ^Andrea Minini Saldini (July 2006).Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 54. Milan:Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 49.
- ^In-game name displayed fromDr. Mario World.
- ^Packs de Personagens – Série 3.LEGO (European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 Mar. 2025. (Archived March 30, 2025, 17:27:05 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
