Dino Rhino

Dino Rhinos are a species of Ceratops-based dinosaur-rhinoceros hybrids that live on Dinosaur Land. They are large, yet slow enemies that first appeared in Super Mario World 1. They will follow Mario when he is nearby and can jump over walls, pipes, and other obstacles to continue their chase. They are immune to Fireballs from Fire Mario.
If a Dino Rhino is jumped on, it will become a Dino Torch. They chase Mario at a faster speed and have the unique ability to breathe fire, either forwards to attack Mario from afar or upwards to prevent him from jumping on them and block him in general. Dino Torches are vulnerable to fireballs.
Oddly enough, neither creature could be killed by Koopa shells, which went right through them in SMW1.
==Naming inconsistency==
The name "Dino Torch" for the smaller creature is the name that appears in the Super Mario World 1 cast list after the credits at the end of the game. However, both the instruction manual for the original game and a "Denizens of Dinosaur Land" fold-out poster for Super Mario Advance 2 used the name "Mini Rhino", and a few other sources used the name "Mini Dino". Fantendo, MarioWiki, and much of the Mario fandom have asserted that "Dino Torch", with or without a hyphen, is the correct name.
==Beta element==
Poking around in Lunar Magic reveals "fire breathing" sprites for a Dino Rhino, as well as a vertical version of the fireball Yoshi spits out after eating a red Koopa shell. This obviously hints that Dino Rhinos were once intended to breathe fire just like Dino Torches.
==Fanon appearances==
===Mario Kart: Infinity Remix===
Dino Rhino makes its Mario Kart series debut and its overall playable debut in Mario Kart: Infinity Remix. It is a heavyweight character, meaning that it has among the highest speed and weight stats in the game, though its acceleration and handling can dip into the lowest levels. It also has good traction and poor mini-turbo.
Dino Rhino is an unlockable character, and is unlocked randomly after winning a gold trophy on any cup on any engine class.
== Gallery ==
=== Dino Rhino ===
Dino Rhino.png|Dino Rhino's Super Mario World 1 sprite.
Dino Rhino breathing fire.png|The unused fire breathing frames from the same game.
PMCS Dino Rhino.png|Dino Rhino's art from Paper Mario: Color Splash.
Dino Rhino SMWU.png|A fanmade Dino Rhino, with three horns.
DinoRhino.png|A more accurate fanmade Dino Rhino.
Dino Rhino SMB.png|A Super Mario Bros. 1-style Dino Rhino sprite, presumably for a Super Mario Maker game.
=== Dino Torch ===
Dino Torch.gif|The SMW1 sprite.
Dino Torch SMWU.png|A fanmade, three-horned Dino Torch.
Dino-Torch SMW3D.png|A fanmade Dino Torch.
Category:Enemies
Category:Mario Enemies
Category:Dinosaurs