Mecha Cheep
| Mecha Cheep | |
|---|---|
 Model fromMario Kart 8 | |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (Vacation Tour) (2023) |
| Variant of | Cheep Cheep |
Mecha Cheeps are mechanical versions ofCheep Cheep that first appear inNew Super Mario Bros. U. They have metal fins and a wind-up key at the back similar to that ofMechakoopas. The back of a Mecha Cheep bears a slight resemblance to a Poké Ball from thePokémon series.
History[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
InNew Super Mario Bros. U andNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Mecha Cheeps appear only in the levelThe Mighty Cannonship. They are impervious tofireballs, but can be defeated with anIce Ball orSuper Star, or by leading aTargeting Ted into them. While their eyes glow yellow in-game, their render instead depicts them white.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Mecha Cheeps appear inMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe in theunderwater section ofWater Park and on posters seen in the entrance to the Sub Coaster at the beginning of the course, showing its structure. These posters say that the Mecha Cheeps have a built-in artificial intelligence system in their heads, and that their mouths function as inflow ports. The wind up key at the back provides the Mecha Cheep's propulsive power, and the dorsal fin acts as a leveling fin. Their steerage is apparently located in the underside of the fish, towards the tail. The poster also details the fuel efficiency as 888 mpg, and their serial number as 0026-2814.
InMario Kart 8 Deluxe, a Mecha Cheep also appears inside the bathtub inSqueaky Clean Sprint.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Mecha Cheeps return in theMario Kart Tour rendition of Squeaky Clean Sprint, as well as its R, T, and R/T variants. In this game, they are interactable course elements; much like regular Cheep Cheeps, they slow down drivers who collide with them, but can be taken out with an offensive item (except for aBanana orGiant Banana) or by simply bumping into them, giving bonus points in the process.[1]
Gallery[edit]
Model fromNew Super Mario Bros. U
Screenshot fromNew Super Mario Bros. U
Screenshot fromNew Super Mario Bros. U
"Structural Study" print, a background texture inWater Park fromMario Kart 8
Screenshot fromMario Kart 8
Screenshot fromMario Kart Tour
Screenshot fromMario Kart Tour
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Super Mario Bros. U | content/Common/actor/pukupuku_mecha.szs | Pukupuku Mecha | MechaCheep Cheep |
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 | メカプク[2][3] Mekapuku | MechaCheep; comparable to「メカクッパ」(Mekakuppa, "Mechakoopa") | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 机器泡泡鱼[3] Jīqì Pàopàoyú(Mandarin) Gēihei Póuhpóuh'yú(Cantonese) | Mecha Cheep Cheep | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 機器泡泡魚[3] Jīqì Pàopàoyú(Mandarin) Gēihei Póuhpóuh'yú(Cantonese) | Mecha Cheep Cheep | |
| French(European) | Mecha Cheep[4][3] | - | |
| German | Robo-Cheep[5][3] | Robo Cheep | |
| Italian | Pesce Mech[3] | Mecha Fish; comparable toPesce Smack ("Cheep Cheep") | |
| Pesce Smack Elica[6] | Propeller Cheep Cheep | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 메카뽀꾸[3] Meka Ppokku | Mecha Cheep | |
| Portuguese(Brazilian) | Meca Cheep[3] | Mecha Cheep | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Cheep Mecánico[3] | Mechanical Cheep | |
| Spanish(European) | Mecha-Cheep[3] | Mecha Cheep |
References[edit]
- ^Koopa con Carne (June 26, 2025).Hitting (background) objects around Squeaky Clean Sprint (0:23).YouTube. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" 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 211.
- ^abcdefghijIn-game name displayed in anaction fromMario Kart Tour.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. U" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 211.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros. U" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 211.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. U" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 209.
