Heavy Zed
| Heavy Zed | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun (volume 10) (1994) | ||
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Heavy Zeds,[1] also referred to as simplyOwls,[2] are allies inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are large owls usually found sleeping. The second word of their name, "zed," refers to the British English pronunciation of "Z," commonly used as an onomatopoeia for snoring, while the first word supposedly refers to "heavy sleeper."
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]
Heavy Zeds appear in the levels ofTree Zone inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. A Heavy Zed, normally asleep, wakes up whenMario approaches, then he can stand on the Heavy Zed to move to a different area. Similar owl counterparts appear in later titles, includingHoot fromSuper Mario 64 and theowls in theWario Land series.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
A Heavy Zed is a supporting character involume 7 ofSuper Mario-kun. It squishes aBattle Beetle after Mario accidentally hits it off of the tree.[3] Heavy Zed takes Mario andCarrot over toBig Bird's nest and later delivers aFire Flower to assist them. The Heavy Zed later finds theGolden Coin, after Mario defeats the Big Bird but falls back asleep.
Involume 10,Luigi arrives on Heavy Zed, with the inhabitants ofMario Land freed fromWario's hypnosis, and joins the audience to watch Mario's final battle.[4]
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
- English:
This isn't really an enemy; it's a sleeping owl. If Mario climbs onto this owl's head, it'll wake up and give Mario a ride. Heavy Zed has other friends that will give Mario a ride, too.
- English:
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| グー (JP) / Heavy Zed (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| フライ | Tribe | Fly clan | |
| Disposition | Kind | ||
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
いつち | He's one of the few people on Mario's side. Mr. Owl looks a little sleepy. He is a very big character, which makes one nervous when meeting him for the first time, but he is not an enemy. He is a kind character who carries Mario on his head. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
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 they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グー[6][7][8][9] Gū | From「ぐう」(gū, "snore"); shared with theowl fromWario Land II | |
| Dutch | Heavy Zed[10]:32 | - | |
| French | Zed l'Assoupi[10]:14 | Zed the Sleepy | |
| German | Müder Zed[11] | Tired Zed | |
| Italian | Heavy Zed[12][13] | - | |
| Uccellino sovrappeso[14] | Obese birdie | Club Nintendo | |
| Civetta[15] | Little owl | ||
| Ciccio Zed[16][17] | Fat Zed | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Heavy Zed[18] | - | |
| Spanish(European) | Pesado Zed[19] | Heavy Zed |
References[edit]
- ^1992.Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
- ^Reynolds, Gerard, et al. (August 1993).Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5.Trielle Corporation (Australian English). Page 56.
- ^Sawada, Yukio (June 28, 1993).Super Mario-kun Volume 7.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-141767-1.[page number needed]
- ^Sawada, Yukio (June 25, 1994).Super Mario-kun Volume 10.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-141770-1.[page number needed]
- ^November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」(Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-259067-9. Page66.
- ^Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2: 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan. ISBN4-09-102413-0. Page 10.
- ^Kazuki Motoyama (6 July 1993).Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1.KC Deluxe (Japanese). ISBN4-06-319398-5. Page7Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg.
- ^2011.『スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨』 (Electronic Manual).Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 32.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in『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 76.
- ^ab1992.Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Instruction Booklet /mode d'emploi. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French, Dutch).
- ^1992.Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Spieleanleitung. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 15.
- ^1992.Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Manuale di Istruzioni. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 14.
- ^2011.Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (Electronic Manual).Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Tab 13.
- ^Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1992). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inClub Nintendo, vol. 6.Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 26.
- ^Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1993). "Super Mario Land 2" inClub Nintendo, vol. 1.Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 22.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 76.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN979-1259575760. Page 76.
- ^2011.Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (Electronic Manual).Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish). Tab 14.
- ^https://www.scribd.com/document/614351143/Super-Mario-Land-2-6-Golden-Coins
