Raphael the Raven
- "Raphael" redirects here. For theRenaissance artist, seeRaphael Sanzio.
| Raphael the Raven | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | |
| Species | Raven |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018) |
- “Raphael Raven here - Caww!”
- —Raphael the Raven,Tetris Attack
Raphael the Raven (also known by the shortened nameRaphael Raven) is the leader of theRavens and first appears as the boss of thefifth world inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Initially, he is an ordinary Raven, but is enlarged byKamek to fight theYoshis. InTetris Attack andPaper Mario, he appears as an ally.
History[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- “You can, ah, will, aaah, never enter the Koopa Kingdom! I banish you to forever twinkle in the heavens. BEGONE!!”
- —Kamek,Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Raphael the Raven is the boss ofWorld 5 inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and itsremake. WhenBlue Yoshi arrives,Kamek taunts him. After becoming larger, Raphael knocks Blue Yoshi andBaby Mario off to a smallmoon (anyeggs held are left behind at the castle), where Raphael follows them to. Raphael fights by chasing and ramming into Blue Yoshi around the moon to send Baby Mario flying. Raphael goes to the opposite side of the moon, but can be damaged from Blue YoshiGround Pounding aStump on the opposite side. Raphael attacks by jumping into the air and slamming the ground, creating shockwaves that circle the moon. Raphael becomes increasingly redder, angrier, and faster with each hit. Raphael is defeated after three hits, then it turns into a constellation in the sky.
Raphael the Raven andNaval Piranha are the only world bosses that use the extended variation of the boss theme, the former which was used in all other bosses inYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
Raphael's sprite has a star on his belly. However, since the star is always the same palette as his skin, it is never seen in-game.[1]
Yoshi's Island DS[edit]
Raphael the Raven is not a boss inYoshi's Island DS, but he does cameo in the intro with the other bosses fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.[2]
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
A large Raven, sharing a similar size to Raphael the Raven and perhaps inspired by him,[3] appears inYoshi's New Island, though as a standard enemy. It behaves a lot like the other Ravens, but despite being much larger, it can be defeated in the same way. The large Raven is found inEggstraordinary Terrain in the area above the beanstalk.
TheKamek mini-boss battle inWorld 2 is similar to Raphael's because Yoshi has to pound stumps in order to damage Kamek.
Tetris Attack[edit]
Raphael The Raven returns inTetris Attack, allied with theShy-Guys. He is in the eighth level and the last character to be saved fromBowser's and Kamek's brainwashing. Raphael The Raven is playable in certain modes, where he replaces the moon fairy Seren fromPanel de Pon.
Paper Mario[edit]
Raphael the Raven reappears inPaper Mario. In this game, Raphael is the leader of a tribe of Ravens that live in peace with theYoshis ofLavalava Island. He lives in a nest in a tree inJade Jungle and has become a legend to the Yoshis (as no one except theVillage Leader can remember actually seeing him). He has the ability to communicate with bothMario and his Ravens and is depicted with a military disposition, commonly ending sentences with "over." Raphael helps Mario by ordering his Ravens to build a pulley contraption to take Mario and his allies toMt. Lavalava, site of thefifthStar Spirit and theLava Piranha. He also gives Mario theUltra Stone, an item that allows Mario's party members to become even more powerful.
Later in the game, he writes aletter toSushie which the player can read at theToad Town Post Office. In the letter, he asks whether he can provide help for Sushie, such as helping her climb the tree or cooking things she wants to eat. This letter will only be available during Chapter 8 if Mario wishes to go back toToad Town fromBowser's Castle.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Raphael the Raven makes a cameo inSuper Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy, which makes a suggestion that it is organically larger.[4] ASticker of Raphael appears inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, which has a discrepancy of stating its artwork origin fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island while actually using the retouchedYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 artwork, and the moon is in the background of theYoshi's Island stage. Raphael appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate as aSpirit that makes thefighter unaffected by anytripping effect like the earthquake hazard and the Banana peels.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
- Player's Guide description:
- English:
High in the night sky, a small brown globe spins. Guarding it like a hawk is ravenous Raphael, a rotund raptor armed with flame-throwing feet. At this altitude, it's easy to get lightheaded and feel your head spinning, especially with Raphael chasing you all over the planet! If you succeed in beating this bird, though, you just might put a new constellation over Yoshi's Island.[5]
- English:
- Shogakukan guide description:
- Japanese:
何があっても、小さな星のまわりから離れない。その場ジャンプをしたら、星を2周も回る波動がやってくるぞ。[6]
(Translation:No matter what happens, you never leave the little star's perimeter. If you jump on the spot, you'll get a wave that goes around the star twice.)
- Japanese:
| Raphael the Raven[7] | |
|---|---|
| Description | His head may be in the clouds but his eye is strictly on Mario. |
| Favorite Movie | The Birds |
| How to Beat Him | Pound the ground, pushing the posts through the globe and out the other side, where they'll ram Raphael. You'll have to hop around a lot to keep up with this nervous bird, especially after he goes ballistic and starts shooting fireballs. |
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide description:
- Japanese:
ワールド5-8のボス。何があっても小さな星のまわりからはなれない。真裏に回りこみ、クイにヒップドロップして3回ダメージをあたえよう。[8]
(Translation:The boss of World 5-8. You can't stay around the little star no matter what. Go right under it and Hip Drop it three times to damage Kui.)
- Japanese:
Tetris Attack[edit]
- In-game description:
- English:
Raphael Raven here! Caww!
It's Yoshi - caww! It's Yoshi - caww! Raphael has to - caww! Raphael has to - caww! Play and defeat - caww! Play and defeat - caww! That darn Yoshi! Caww! - Other languages:
- Japanese:
キュ キューちゃん
ビッグキューちゃん
ヨッシーちゃんね！
ヨッシーちゃんね！
キューちゃんはね！
キューちゃんはね！
ヨッシーちゃとね！
ヨッシーちゃとね！
しょうぶしなきゃ だめなの
(Translation:(Caww, Raven. Raphael the Raven.)
(Hey, Yoshi! Hey, Yoshi! Raven is! Raven is! Yoshi's gotta go! Yoshi's gotta go! You have to play.))
- Japanese:
- English:
Paper Mario[edit]
- Tattle:
- English:
He's Raphael the Raven, the guardian of this jungle. Look at the size of this guy! He's enormous! I bet there's nothing he can't do. Doesn't he seem trustworthy?
- English:
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Trophy Raphael Raven | ||
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| Game/move: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 10/95 | ||
| How to unlock: Random | ||
| The basically laid-back Ravens come in several sizes. The smaller ones travel in flocks or traipse around small platforms all day long. The biggest of their breed is called Raphael the Raven, and his enormous size renders most direct attacks useless. Instead of fighting, Raphael and the Ravens helped Mario out in Paper Mario. | ||
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Sticker Raphael the Raven | ||
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| Artwork from:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | ||
| Effects inThe Subspace Emissary: Launch Resistance +6 | ||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #312 Raphael the Raven | ||
| Series/game | Yoshi Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Advanced | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Falling Immunity | |
| How to obtain | World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | GiantKing Dedede |
| Conditions |
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| Stage | Mario Galaxy | |
| Song | Yoshi's Island (for 3DS / Wii U) |
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Raphael the Raven.
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Tetris Attack (SNES)
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Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
List of appearances[edit]
| Title | Description | Release | System/format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | Boss | 1995 | SNES |
| Tetris Attack | Playable character | 1996 | SNES |
| Paper Mario | Non-playable character | 2000 | Nintendo 64 |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Trophy | 2001 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | Boss | 2002 | GBA |
| Yoshi's Island DS | Cameo in the intro | 2006 | Nintendo DS |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sticker | 2008 | Wii |
| Yoshi's New Island | Enemy | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Spirit | 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
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 | ビッグキューちゃん[6][8][9] Biggu Kyū-chan | BigRaven | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 大Ｑ[10][9] Dà Q | Big Raven | |
| 大乌鸦[11] Dà Wūyā | Paper Mario | ||
| Chinese(Traditional) | Raphael the Raven[9] | Unmodified from the English name | |
| Dutch | Raphael the Raven[9] | - | |
| French | Mainate Géant[12][10][9] | Giant Raven | |
| Mainate géant[13] | Paper Mario | ||
| German | Abroxas[14][10][9] | Masculinized form of "Abraxas," a Gnostic term and the name of a raven character fromThe Little Witch | |
| Don Raphael[15] | Don (denoting authority) with "Raphael" | Paper Mario | |
| Italian | Gracchio Bombo[10][16][9] | Fromgracchiare ("to caw"), turned into a name, andBombo ("Raven") | |
| Raphael the Raven[17][18] | - | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island,Super Smash Bros. Melee | |
| Korean | 거대구관돌이[9] Geodae Gugwandol'i | Big Raven | |
| Russian | Ворон Рафаэль[9] Voron Rafael' | Raphael the Raven | |
| Spanish | Rafi Raven[19][10][9] | Nickname forRafael, the Spanish equivalent of the name "Raphael" |
Notes[edit]
- Digga-Leg fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2 has a similar battle style to Raphael inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Coincidentally, both are fought in space.
References[edit]
- ^Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Unused Object Graphics.The Cutting Room Floor (English).
- ^NintendoGamerGuide (March 5, 2023).Yoshi's Island DS - Intro (0:02).YouTube (German).
- ^Yoshi's New Island internal filenames (kyutyan_a_big.csv,kyutyan_b_big.csv,kyutyan_c_big.csv,kyutyan_s_big.csv)
- ^"The biggest of their breed is called Raphael the Raven, and his enormous size renders most direct attacks useless." – Trophy description (2001).Super Smash Bros. Melee.Nintendo (English).
- ^Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 18.
- ^abOkeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-1025-234. Page9.
- ^Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's IslandMedia:Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg
- ^abWatanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-106071-4. Page20.
- ^abcdefghijSpirit inventory (7 Dec. 2018).Super Smash Bros. Ultimate byNintendo,Sora Ltd., andBANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc (Ver. 13.0.3).Nintendo.
- ^abcdeIn-game name forRaphael The Raven's Castle fromYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
- ^In-game name fromPaper Mario (Simplified Chinese). (Archived 2 Jan. 2023 via Bilibili by 游乐熊趣玩.)
- ^In-game name for Raphael The Raven's Castle fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
- ^« C'est le Mainate géant, le gardien de la jungle. Mate un peu la taille! Il est énorme! Je parie qu'il peut tout faire. C'est quelqu'un en qui on peut avoir confiance. » –Goombariotattling (2001).Paper Mario byIntelligent Systems.Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995).Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
- ^„Das ist Don Raphael, der Wächter dieses Dschungels. Sieh nur, wie groß er ist! Er ist riesig! Ich wette, es gibt nichts, was er nicht tun kann. Er sieht wirklich vertrauens- würdig aus?“ – Goombario tattling (2001).Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems.Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^Sebastian Haley, Meagan Marie (October 2017).Playing With Super Power: Super NES Classics (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian Colli. Italy:Multiplayer Ed. (Italian). ISBN9788866312833. Tab 270.
- ^Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1996).Club Nintendo Numero 2.Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 27.
- ^Trophies Gallery (24 May 2002).Super Smash Bros. Melee byHAL Laboratory.Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^«Es Rafi Raven, el guardián de esta jungla. ¡Fíjate en el tamaño de este tipo! ¡Es enorme! Seguro que puede hacer cualquier cosa. Parece de confianza, ¿verdad?» – Goombario tattling (2001).Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems.Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
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|---|---|---|
| Pals | Yoshi •Lakitu •Bumpty* •Poochy •Flying Wiggler •Froggy •Gargantua Blargg •Lunge Fish •Raphael The Raven | |
| Rivals | Hookbill The Koopa •Naval Piranha •Kamek •Bowser | |
| Other characters | Mr. Time* •Little Yoshi •Fly Guy •Goonie •Dr. Freezegood •Grinder •Eggo-Dil •Clawdaddy •Flamer Guy •Flopsy Fish •Shy-Guy •Toady | |
| Gameplay | Panel •Garbage Block •Shock Panel •Shock Block | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery •Multimedia •Name That Game! •Quotes •Staff •Yoshi no Panepon BS Ban | |
* Exclusive to the SNES version | ||
