This article is about the boss first introduced inSuper Mario 3D World. For the musical theme, seeHisstocrat (theme).

Hisstocrat
Artwork fromSuper Mario 3D World
Species	Snake
First appearance	Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance	Mario Tennis Fever (2026)

Hisstocrats are bosses first appearing inSuper Mario 3D World, with both a violet-colored male and a pink-colored female, each with several smaller snakes. Their names are a portmanteau of the words "hiss", a sound usually associated with snakes, and "aristocrat", referring to their regal attire. The pink Hisstocrat is also referred to asHisstocrat (pink).^[1] A Hisstocrat also appears as a boss inMario Tennis Fever under the nameKing Hisstocrat.

Appearance[edit]

The pink Hisstocrat

The Hisstocrats appear to be giant, round snakes. The male one is a bluish-purple color and has a red diamond pattern on his belly. He has a rounded snout, which looks like a somewhat flatter version ofYoshi's. He wears a royal outfit with a blue, circular gem in the center. He has two yellow eyes with slits for pupils, white bandages in an "X" shape on top of his head, and wears a golden crown. His mouth has four fangs and a rounded tongue with a small split in the middle. The female one is pink, has visible eyelashes, a gray tiara, and a lozenge-shaped gem.

The male Hisstocrat's indigo color, squinted pupils, upper mouth fangs, Yoshi-like head shape, and underside make him bear a strong resemblance to aRex.

The male helpers are a greenish-blue color with a tan underbelly and they carry red plates, while the female ones are pink like their leader and have blue plates.

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D World /Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad facing the male Hisstocrat and his helper snakes inSuper Mario 3D World

InSuper Mario 3D World and itsNintendo Switch port, the male Hisstocrat is fought first as the boss ofA Banquet with Hisstocrat, the second boss stage ofWorld 3. Hisstocrat has only two attacks; one is to emerge from the ground and cause boulders to fall on the arena. The second attack is to send out snakes with plates for the players tojump on, which sometimes haveSuper Bells on them. If the plate is cracked, the snake will bite and damage players if they stand on it for too long. Hisstocrat sometimes commands his helpers to sink beneath the sand. Occasionally, Hisstocrat will send a snake without a plate to attack, which is telegraphed by the snake's eyes emerging from the ground first before coming up. These snakes cannot be used as platforms, as they will simply bite the player if they attempt to stand on them. His only weak spot is the top of his head, where he has a large X-shaped bandage. The player must use the plates provided the other snakes as platforms in order to reach this weak point, although it is possible forLuigi andRosalina to jump on Hisstocrat's head directly without the need of the plates by careful use of theSpin Jump. Players can also throw their allies on top of his head. After three hits, Hisstocrat is defeated, two large circles ofcoins appear, and theWarp Pipe to theGoal Pole as well as aGreen Star are revealed.

The female Hisstocrat serves as the boss ofHisstocrat Returns, with her attacks being similar to that of the male, except she has fireballs instead of boulders raining down to the ground, and she also spits fire.

InBoss Blitz, both Hisstocrats are fought at the same time. In this battle, both Hisstocrats have fireballs raining down, and when one Hisstocrat is hit, the other pauses and stares in shock, giving the player an opportunity to strike that one as well. This can be made easier by usingTanooki Mario. Similar to their previous battles, their defeat will cause aWarp Box, coin circles, and a Green Star to appear.

Mario Tennis Fever[edit]

Baby Mario and Baby Luigi battling King Hisstocrat inMario Tennis Fever

The male Hisstocrat, referred to as King Hisstocrat, appears as a boss in the Adventure mode ofMario Tennis Fever.

King Hisstocrat shoots out five fireballs, which cause warning circles to appear on the wooden platform, signifying where they will land. He uses three snakes to block incoming spike balls hit back by the babies, as twoStone Spikes on each side repeatedly throw them. The snakes move up and down and not all together, and if a snake is hit by a spike ball, it will fall down, leaving an opening for the babies to hit King Hisstocrat.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork of Hisstocrat (pink) inSuper Mario 3D World

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  Hisstocrat's underlings inSuper Mario 3D World

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  Hisstocrat's underlings with broken plates inSuper Mario 3D World

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  One of Hisstocrat's underlings biting inSuper Mario 3D World

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

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.

King Hisstocrat[edit]

"King Hisstocrat", originally referred to as "Hisstocrat",^[3] refers to the boss character fromSuper Mario 3D World,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, andMario Tennis Fever. In the lattermost title, its name is prefixed with "king" to distinguish it from the smaller snakes that accompany it inSuper Mario 3D World, referred to simply as "Hisstocrats" inMario Tennis Fever.

Hisstocrat (pink)[edit]

"Hisstocrat (pink)"^[3] refers to the pink iteration of the boss character fromSuper Mario 3D World andSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

Hisstocrat (small snakes)[edit]

"Hisstocrat" refers to the smaller snakes that accompany the boss character in contexts relating toMario Tennis Fever.

Notes[edit]

• The whistles they make sound very similar to theFlute inWario Land 3. Both sounds are based on a stereotypical melody associated with snake charmers.
• The Hisstocrats are likely inspired by the eight-headed snake of Japanese folklore,Yamata no Orochi, additionally suggested by fact that their helpers are internally referred to as "Tentacles". Their appearance as fat snakes also resembles another Japanese mythical creature, thetsuchinoko.
• The Hisstocrats and their helpers are somewhat similar to theSandmaargh enemies fromSuper Mario 3D Land, both of them being reptilian enemies that burrow out of the sand and may attempt to bite the player.
  • Bitefrosts fromSuper Mario Odyssey also resemble Hisstocrat's helpers in their behavior and function. Both are tall enemies that come up from the ground, are used as platforms to reach higher places, and may bite the player if they stand on them for too long.

References[edit]

• Kings
• Queens
• Snakes
• Fire creatures
• Super Mario 3D World bosses
• Mario Tennis Fever bosses

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