"Rockman" redirects here. For Mega Man, who is known as "Rockman" in Japan, seeMega Man.

Dino Riders
The Dino Riders; Duke (left), Rockman (middle), and Lulu (right)
First appearance	Super Mario World ("Born to Ride") (1991)
Species	Dinosaurs
Leader	Duke
Members Lulu Rockman Yoshi (formerly)

“Oh, you wanna be a biker,kid?”

—Duke, "Born to Ride"

Duke, Lulu, and Rockman, collectively known as theDino Riders, are three bikers encountered and the main antagonists of theSuper Mario World episode "Born to Ride." Their name may be a reference to theDino-Riders animated series.

Duke is the apparent leader of the Dino Riders and is what appears to be a dark-greenRex wearing a leather jacket and brown helmet; he is also the shortest member of the gang. Rockman is Duke's righthand man and is exceptionally huge and menacing-looking. Lulu is the final member of the gang and the only female member in it; she appears to be some kind of lizard. She wears an orange leather jacket and wears lipstick with Cupid's-bow lips.

History[edit]

The Dino Riders are first seen whenYoshi is running away from home; the Dino Riders drive up to Yoshi on their motorcycles and begin to question him. After learning that Yoshi knowsMario andLuigi, Duke allows Yoshi to join the Dino Riders; secretly though, the Dino Riders simply want to use Yoshi to bait the Mario Bros., who they plan to capture and sell toKing Koopa.

Manipulating Yoshi, the Dino Riders have the oblivious reptile commit several bad deeds such as graffiti andstink bombing a house before granting him "full membership" into the gang. Duke then has Yoshi tell Mario and Luigi to meet with the Dino Riders at theTar Pit Milk Bar. Venturing to the bar, Mario and Luigi are captured by the Dino Riders, who set off toBowser's Neon Castle to turn the Bros. in.

While on their way to Neon Castle, the Dino Riders are ambushed by Yoshi andPrincess Toadstool, who rescue Mario and Luigi from the Dino Riders. Stealing Lulu's motorcycle, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Princess Toadstool took off, with the Dino Riders on their trail.

The Dino Riders are eventually defeated when, during a high-speed chase, Rockman is blasted into and deep-fried in alava pit, while Duke and Lulu crash into a wall. Duke, Lulu and Rockman are last seen staring into theWarp Tube that Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Princess Toadstool had escaped down.

Names in other languages[edit]

Duke[edit]

Lulu[edit]

Rockman[edit]

References[edit]

• Dinosaurs
• Characters
• Groups
• Super Mario World (television series)