Not to be confused withMonty Mole.

Morty Mole
Artwork fromSuper Mario 3D Land
First appearance	Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearance	Super Mario-kun (volume 47) (2013)
Variant of	Mega Mole
Relatives Mega Monty Mole
Comparable Rex Splunkin

Morty Moles^[1] are a giant species related toMonty Moles that appear inSuper Mario 3D Land. They resembleMega Moles, but have a mahogany fur color, tan belly, do not wear sunglasses, and are susceptible tostomping.

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Mario stomping on a Morty Mole

InSuper Mario 3D Land, Morty Moles are fought similarly toRexes; they get shorter and faster after the first stomp, and are defeated on the second stomp. However, they will revert back to their regular size if they manage to hit Mario while they are short, or after a short time. AGround Pound will defeat them in one hit. When defeated, Morty Moles will sometimes giveSuper Mushrooms. Morty Moles inhabit narrow tunnels in levels such asWorld 5-4 and7-4 along with Monty Moles in the former.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

The Morty Mole from volume 46 ofSuper Mario-kun

Morty Mole is shown to be more aggressive inSuper Mario-kun than inSuper Mario 3D Land. They also have constant open eyes (like Monty Moles after volume 18) and more muscular arms.

In volume 45, what appears to be the face of a Morty Mole can be seen onChoropū the Picasso's Road Roller.

In volume 46, a Morty Mole is the main antagonist of a chapter. The Morty Mole starts destroying the Mogura Matsuri and attacks Mario. After Mario puts on the ancient Monty Mole knight armor given byPūko and attempts to hide in abarrel, he continues to be attacked by the Morty Mole. AfterLuigi wins twoStatue Leaves from a raffle, the Morty Mole attempts to attack Mario and Luigi, but they counterattack the Morty Mole in their Statue forms and defeat it, saving the Mogura Matsuri.

In volume 47, a Morty Mole can be seen laughing atYoshi amongst other enemies in theScrewtop Tower.

Gallery[edit]

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  Rendered model of a Morty Mole inSuper Mario 3D Land

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  The face of a Morty Mole seen on Choropū the Picasso's Road Roller from volume 45 ofSuper Mario-kun

Naming[edit]

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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.

Notes[edit]

• In the files forSuper Mario 3D Land, Morty Mole is labeled as "Indy", which is the Japanese name forMega Mole; however, it is unknown if Morty Moles are intended to be redesigned Mega Moles or were merely based on them during development, as the only other connection between the two is the shared Italian and Spanish names inEncyclopedia Super Mario Bros.

References[edit]

• Monty Moles
• Super Mario 3D Land enemies