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- This article is about the real-world species. For the figurine in WarioWare: Twisted!, see Figurines (WarioWare: Twisted!) Β§ Giraffe.
Giraffes[1] are real-world giraffids that have appeared multiple times in the Super Mario franchise.
History[edit]
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
The first appearance of a giraffe was during The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "7 Continents for 7 Koopas". The giraffe, along with several other African animals, is transformed into a stuffed version of itself by Kooky von Koopa until Luigi steals Kooky's wand and uses it to turn the animals back to normal, which in turn began to chase after Kooky.
WarioWare series[edit]
WarioWare: Touched![edit]
In WarioWare: Touched!, only one giraffe appears in the second level of Mona's Cute Cuts microgame Zoooooooo. Here, the player should use the π Stylus
to stretch the giraffe's neck up.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, a lone giraffe appears in Kat & Ana's Sky Patrol microgame Crypto Zoo. Even though the microgame returns in the WarioWare Gold, no giraffes are present in that microgame.
WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]
In WarioWare: Get It Together!, giraffes appear in only two of Kat & Ana's Nature microgames: Do Feed the Giraffe, which tasks the player to feed apples to a giraffe; and Safari Tour, where giraffes are among the animals that can appear.
WarioWare: Move It![edit]
In WarioWare: Move It!, a lone giraffe appears in the second level of Ashley and Red's microgame Hour Hands. Here, it shows the correct time while slowly moving it around.
Donkey Kong Country series[edit]
Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D / HD)[edit]
In Donkey Kong Country Returns and its enhanced Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch ports, the Tiki Tak Tribe hypnotize several giraffes on Donkey Kong Island, amongst other animals, to steal the island's bananas. The opening cutscene depicts Wacky Pipes hypnotizing a giraffe and a squirrel that climbs onto its back. The tribe has the animals load leaves with bananas and haul them away, with a pair of an elephant and a giraffe pulling each leaf. Both Gong Oh and Wacky Pipes are seen leading such groups, with one group of animals led by the latter seen carting away the banana hoard from DK's Tree House.
Another giraffe is seen in the intro of the level Canopy Cannons. In the level Blowhole Bound, an elephant and a zebra, as well as a giraffe, stand on a boat in the background. In both of the aforementioned situations, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong cannot interact with the mammal. The various animals of the opening cutscene share a single piece of concept art in the Image Gallery, titled "Animal Friends". Postbattle, the ending cutscene, has a shot depicting a giraffe and a squirrel on its back being freed from the hypnosis.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]
No giraffes appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its enhanced Nintendo Switch port. However, giraffe-shaped wooden figures, alongside zebras, appear in the level Grassland Groove, where the Kongs can use the vines that are attached to hang on them while it moves back and fourth. A huge, segmented version of the wooden figure of a giraffe appears in the level also, and is destroyed by the Kongs with a Barrel Cannon to progress the level.
Mario Kart World[edit]
In Mario Kart World, giraffes are found in Faraway Oasis and the savanna region that the track surrounds. They wander around slowly, and making contact with one causes the player to spin out.
Missions[edit]
Giraffes are featured in the following missions:
| Mission
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Location
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Time limit (seconds)
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Description
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Sticker
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| Collect blue coins around geyser field!
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Faraway Oasis
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20.00
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The player must collect eight blue coins by driving around a field of Water Geysers with several animals wandering around.
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π A sticker from Mario Kart World
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| Rush from rock to rock through a busy savanna!
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Faraway Oasis
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10.00
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The player must reach the goal ring at the end of the course before the time limit expires by driving through four rings located on top of rocks which add 3 seconds to the timer. The start contains a set of Double Item Boxes and a Star Ring, while each ring contains one Item Box. Item Boxes will always give a Mushroom.
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π A sticker from Mario Kart World
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| Mind the giraffes as you rocket toward blue coins!
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Faraway Oasis
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20.00
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The player must run over boxes of Dash Mushrooms to collect eight Blue Coins while avoiding various giraffes along the way.
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π A sticker from Mario Kart World
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| Join the endurance race in the savanna!
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Faraway Oasis
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20.00
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The player must complete three laps around a road near Faraway Oasis in the time limit, with other racers participating, Item Boxes scattered throughout, and ostriches as obstacles. Each lap has five rings that each add 4 seconds to the timer when driven through, while the one marking the end of the lap adds 10 seconds to the timer.
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π A sticker from Mario Kart World
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Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]
- βWe met some creatures here unlike any we have seen beforeβ¦ They had long necks, with a distinctive dappled pattern. Their bodies were flexible and fur covered. We observed them experimenting on Banandium Gems to process them as an energy source. They hope to build the Underground World's greatest refinery someday. They have great ambition. They dream of a day in which their long necks rise above the crowded throngs of history. It is time for us to head to the next sinkhole. What sort of creatures will we meet farther down?β
- βSaga of Exploritone, Verse 3, Donkey Kong Bananza
While no giraffes physically appear in Donkey Kong Bananza, some Fractones in the Canyon Layer take the shape of giraffes; with the layer itself themed after the aforementioned mammal. In one of the stone tablets written by Exploritone in the Canyon Layer, they had encountered the giraffes of the Underground World. After answering the first of Quiztone's questions in sublayer 1606 of the Planet Core, it is suggested that the giraffes of the surface world, alongside lions, originally came from the Underground World.
Other appearances[edit]
Rhythm Heaven Megamix[edit]
In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, a giraffe appears in the Challenge Train course "Wario...Where?" on the left of the screen, being ridden by Red.
Unused appearances[edit]
Donkey Kong Country[edit]
During development of Donkey Kong Country, a giraffe was considered as one of the Animal Friend concepts, where its long neck would have been used to reach high places.[2]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ In-game mission "Mind the giraffes as you rocket toward blue coins!"
- ^ "Some animal helpers that didnβt make the final cut included a dolphin, an owl that would give players information, a fox that would reveal secrets, snakes that could be used as vines, a giraffe whose long neck would help the Kongs reach high areas, and a flying pig." - Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Donkey Kong Country Animal Buddies Tab.
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
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| Episodes
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Animated
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Episode 1: "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" β’ Episode 2: "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" β’ Episode 3: "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" β’ Episode 4: "The Beauty of Kootie" β’ Episode 5: "Princess Toadstool for President" β’ Episode 6: "Never Koop a Koopa" β’ Episode 7: "Reign Storm" β’ Episode 8: "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" β’ Episode 9: "Dadzilla" β’ Episode 10: "Tag Team Trouble" β’ Episode 11: "Oh, Brother!" β’ Episode 12: "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" β’ Episode 13: "A Toadally Magical Adventure" β’ Episode 14: "Misadventures in Babysitting" β’ Episode 15: "Do the Koopa" β’ Episode 16: "Kootie Pie Rocks" β’ Episode 17: "Mush-Rumors" β’ Episode 18: "The Ugly Mermaid" β’ Episode 19: "Crimes R Us" β’ Episode 20: "Life's Ruff" β’ Episode 21: "Up, Up, and a Koopa" β’ Episode 22: "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" β’ Episode 23: "True Colors" β’ Episode 24: "Recycled Koopa" β’ Episode 25: "The Venice Menace" β’ Episode 26: "Super Koopa" β’ "Frog Feats" (Unaired) β’ "Kowabunga Koopa!" (Unaired) β’ "Lotto Trouble" (Unaired) β’ "You Bet Your Lasagna!" (Unaired)
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| Live-action
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Episode 1 β’ Episode 2 β’ Episode 3 β’ Episode 4 β’ Episode 5
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| Characters
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Protagonists
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Luigi (Kassanova Koopa) β’ Mario β’ Princess Toadstool β’ Toad
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| Koopa Family and Koopalings
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Big Mouth Koopa β’ Bully Koopa β’ Cheatsy Koopa β’ Hip Koopa β’ Hop Koopa β’ King Bowser Koopa β’ Kooky von Koopa β’ Kootie Pie Koopa (Lady Fettuccini Alfredo)
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| Bowser's Minions
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Abominable Snowkoopa β’ Angry Sun β’ Baby Cheep β’ Block β’ Bloober β’ Bloober baby β’ Bloober with kids β’ Bob-omb β’ Boo Diddly β’ Boom Boom β’ Boomerang Brother β’ Boss Bass β’ Bullet Bill β’ Cannonball β’ Chain Chomp β’ Cheep-Cheep β’ Dry Bones β’ Fire Brother β’ Fire Chomp β’ Firesnake β’ Giant Land Para-Goomba β’ Goomba β’ Hammer Brother β’ Hot Foot β’ Jelectro β’ Koopa Paratroopa β’ Koopa Zombie β’ Kuribo's Goomba β’ Lakitu β’ Lava Lotus β’ Magic Piranha Plant β’ Nipper Plant β’ Para-Beetle β’ Para-Goomba β’ Piranha Plant β’ Ptooie β’ Robot Princess β’ Rocky Wrench β’ Sledge Brother β’ Spiny β’ Spiny Egg β’ Thwomp
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| Other
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Baker β’ Bud β’ Bud and Missy's mother β’ Captain β’ Crime Wave Clyde β’ Cutter β’ Doctor β’ Elephant β’ Emperor Ed β’ β’ Herman β’ Holly Mackerel β’ Junior β’ Junior's mom and dad β’ King Mackerel β’ King Windbag β’ Kitty β’ Madzilla β’ Madzilla's Mom β’ Marco Polo's Plumbers β’ Mayor of New York City β’ Mighty Plumber β’ Milli Vanilli β’ Missy β’ Mr. President β’ Mrs. President β’ Mushroom Kingdom Fire Department β’ Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus β’ Mushroom nanny β’ Mushroom People β’ Mushroom referee β’ Norman β’ Painter β’ Penguins β’ Pipe creatures β’ Prince Hugo β’ Prince Mushroomkhamen β’ Queen Mushroomkhamen β’ Royal Parrot β’ Servant β’ Sultan β’ Toad's cousin β’ Venice pizza man β’ Wizard King of the West β’ Zebra
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| Locations
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Regions of the Mushroom World
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Dark Land β’ Desert Land β’ Giant Land β’ Ice Land β’ Mertropolis β’ Mushroom Kingdom β’ Mushroom Sea β’ Pipe Land β’ Sky Land β’ Underground Maze of Pipes β’ Water Land
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| Landmarks of the Mushroom World
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Ace Magic Wand Factory β’ Brooklyn Bridge β’ First Mushroom Bank β’ Kastle Koopa β’ Mushroom Castle β’ Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage β’ Mushroom Kingdom Treasury β’ Mushroom Land Central Library β’ Mushroom Shopping Mall β’ Pipe Land Treasury β’ Temple of Gloom
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Regions of the
Real World
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Africa β’ Antarctica β’ Australia β’ Brooklyn β’ Hawaii β’ Hollywood β’ Miami β’ New York City β’ North America β’ Paris β’ South America β’ United States of America β’ Venice β’ Washington, D.C.
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| Landmarks of the Real World
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Bastille β’ Eiffel Tower β’ Florida State Poochitentiary β’ Great Wall of China β’ Hollywood Bowl β’ Kennedy Space Center β’ Louvre β’ Mario Brothers Plumbing β’ Statue of Liberty β’ Washington Monument β’ White House
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| Forms
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Fire Mario β’ Frog Mario β’ Invincible Mario β’ Raccoon Mario
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Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc.
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? Block β’ Block β’ Bowser Statue β’ Crud Cannon β’ Doom Dancer Music Box β’ Doom Ship β’ Doom Sub β’ Fire Flower β’ Fireball β’ Fireworks β’ Frog Suit β’ Fudjie β’ Gold Coin β’ Invincible Star β’ Jump Block β’ Karoobi β’ Koopa Color Goopa β’ Koopa Clogger β’ Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper β’ Koopa trash β’ Koopascope β’ Lame Brainer β’ Levitation Beam β’ Magic pendant β’ Magic Wand β’ Magic Wings β’ Nasty Net β’ Nice Guy Potion β’ Plumber Pole β’ Plumber's Periscope β’ Plumber's Putty β’ Power Shower β’ Steam Cloud Balloon β’ Steam powered mummy sled β’ Super Leaf β’ Super Slurp Pipe β’ Tag Team Wrestling Tournament β’ Tank β’ The Adventures of Mighty Plumber β’ Time Travel Tube β’ Transmutational Brainwave Analyzer β’ Trash Smasher β’ Warp Pipe
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| Songs
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"Ninja Man" β’ "Do the Frog" β’ "Wipe Out" β’ "Slippin' and Slidin'" β’ "Great Balls of Fire" β’ "Sizzle" β’ "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" β’ "Baby Chase" β’ "Gonna Stomp My Name on the Walk of Fame" β’ "Burn, Baby, Burn" β’ "Double Crossing" β’ "Brotherly Love" β’ "Super Plumber" β’ "I'ma Hurricane" β’ "Do the Koopa" β’ "Blame It on the Rain" β’ "Girl You Know It's True" β’ "In My Frog Suit" β’ "Never Kiss a Mermaid" β’ "It's a Dog's Life" β’ "What Goes Up" β’ "When Koopas Paint the Town" β’ "Stench City" β’ "Speedy Gondola" β’ "My Karoobi" β’ "Mega Move" β’ "Super Mario" β’ "Mario Rap"
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| Miscellaneous
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Captain N & The Video Game Masters β’ Gallery β’ Home media releases β’ Quotes β’ Staff β’ Super Mario Bros. (FAST channel) β’ Voice actors
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