Undodog
Model fromSuper Mario Maker 2
Species	Dog
First appearance	Mario Paint (1992)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)

“Bark bark! (Thanks for helping me out with those jobs!)”

—Undodog,Super Mario Maker 2

Undodog (also formatted asUndo Dog) is a supporting character who debuts inMario Paint. He is a big-headed tan colored dog with pointed ears and a collar-like square box around his neck. The box was originally black but was changed white fromSuper Mario Maker onward to resemble anElizabethan collar. His name is a pun on the word "underdog", and a portmanteau of the words "undo" and "dog", since his main role is undoing actions done by the player.^[1]

History[edit]

Mario Paint[edit]

Sprite of Undodog (left) with his icon (right)

Undodog is selectable as an icon in the bottom toolbox in the Art and Music modes ofMario Paint. He dances and jump around at the bottom of the screen when the player is idle in the stamp editor or drawing board color selection. Undodog quickly returns to his original location if the player moves the mouse. In the Art mode's music selection menu, Undodog wearing a surgical face mask represents the "no music" option. If the player turns off the music and leaves it silent, Undodog will sometimes sneeze loudly, due to having allergies.^[2]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Maker /Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Undodog reappears inSuper Mario Maker andits port, namely as an icon that the player can select to undo a function, like before. Besides this, Undodog makes various other appearances: alongsideMary O. andYamamura; riding aReset Rocket in the background of Course World; when the player completes the 10-Mario or 100-Mario Challenge; and in the corner duringGnat Attack, barking and jumping excitedly when only ten seconds remain. Shaking the heart SFX turns the icon into Undodog wearing a surgical face mask, creating a brief static with a buzzing sound followed by the course's music turned off temporarily or permanent instead if it is equipped to Mario, a throwback toMario Paint where the bottom lever in the background music option has a similar appearance and effect when selected. The Undodogcostume can be unlocked by completing theevent course "Walkin' with Undodog."

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

The 3D model of Undodog introduced in the story mode ofSuper Mario Maker 2.

Undodog reappears inSuper Mario Maker 2. Undodog is the catalyst for the story mode's events, when he presses theReset Rocket button on the ground accidentally, completely erasingPeach's Castle. He is still a supporting character, givingMario access to various jobs to help rebuild the castle. Ironically, Undodog talks to Mario as if he were a pet, also referring to him as a "good boy," whilst Mario uses a canine onomatopoeia like "woof" and "bark". There is a scene in the ending where Undodog goes over to the Reset Rocket, looking at it happily while everyone gasps off-screen, but Undodog does not activate it. Most themes feature Undodog riding the Reset Rocket in the background of nighttime levels.^[3]

In the post-game, Undodog can be paid 100 coins to tell one of ten jokes, causing the music to fade out and the "Guffaw" sound effect to play. Most jokes reference several in-game Course Maker elements, which are emphasized in blue, and once Undodog has no more jokes left, the player can hear a random one again for free.

• "Why are? Blocks so good at holding power-ups? Because they have so mushroom inside!"
• "Where doBowser's minions keep their chickens? In a chicken koopa!"
• "What do you call a sadDry Bones? A Cry Bones!"
• "Whaddaya call a four-legged ghost with antlers? A Scare-A-Boo!"
• "Why didn't Mario enter thePipe in the desert? Because it was PIPING HOT!"
• "Why is theAngry Sun so angry? Somebody ate all of its desert!"
• "What do you call an aspiring Mario Maker? An up-and-plumber!"
• "I just told some of my jokes at a Ghost House. They kept shouting "BOO! BOOOOOOO!"
• "Why didn'tBowser replace his cracked fishbowl? He's tooCheep Cheep!"
• "Why did theLakitu record itself catching a squid? For theBlooper reel!"

WarioWare series[edit]

Undodog cameos in theMario Paintmicrogame ofWarioWare: Touched! and in theMario Paint microgame ofWarioWare: D.I.Y., the latter depicting his icon.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

• Electronic manual description:
  • English:
    Each time you tap this icon, your last action will be undone through the power of Undodog.

Gallery[edit]

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  The Undodog in the music selection menu

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  Animated artwork fromSuper Mario Maker

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  Sprite of the Undodogcostume

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  The Undodog costume's appeal pose

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  Undodog ridingLakitu's Cloud withMary O. andYamamura

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  Undodog as thesound effect icon for silent BGM

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  Undodog's appearance at the end of10 Mario Challenge

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  Undodog watching Mary O. trying to pull up aThwomp with Yamamura

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  Undodog'sstamp

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  Walkin' with Undodog course thumbnail

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  Super Mario Maker idea book

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  Background image forSuper Mario Maker 2

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  Banner from topic for introducing theSuperball Flower from the Japanese website forSuper Mario Maker 2

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  Banner from topic for introducing theSuper Hammer from the Japanese website forSuper Mario Maker 2

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  World Maker aesthetic feature icon inSuper Mario Maker 2

Quotes[edit]

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

• "Woof..."
• "Woof... (It was an accident...)"
• "Woof? Woof... (Seen that button around? I wanna jump on it again...)"
• "Bark bark!"
• "Bark! Bark bark! (Oh, you're rebuilding it! Good for you!)"
• "Bark bark! (I have jobs!)"
• "Bark! (Why thank you!)"
• "Woof woooof?! (Who's a good boy?!)"
• "Bark bark! (Hey, I have another job for you!)"
• "Bark bark! (Hey! I've got another job for you.)"
• "Bark bark! (Thanks for helping me out with those jobs!)"

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.

Notes[edit]

• In the patents forMario Factory, a dog's head appears as a button in Figures 8 and 11, and is specified as an "Undo" button as Icon 88.^[35]
• TheMario Artist series also uses a dog's head as the "undo" icon in reference to Undodog. The dog here is different than Undodog, resembling abeagle instead.
• While Undodog himself does not appear inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, his sneezing sound effect is incorporated into the "Mario Paint Medley" music track.

References[edit]

• Canines
• Allies
• Mario Paint
• Super Mario Maker characters
• Super Mario Maker costumes
• Super Mario Maker 2 characters

• Articles with sources lacking timestamps