Mega Mole

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* Pakkun Mogura

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Mega Mole is a Monty Mole species that was added to ORP in Update #90. Its first appearance was in Nintendo's *Super Mario World* for the SNES (1990).

### Alignment and Residence

Mega Moles are considered enemies due to trampling people unprovoked. Many also appear to work under Bowser, though it is unclear whether they were controlled to or betrayed Dinosaur Land willingly, as they are native to its deep caverns. Despite not appearing in many games, Mega Moles would frequently appear in *Super Mario World* media, like artwork, comics, and manga. Mega Moles would make their latest appearance as a cameo in *Mario Strikers Charged* (2007). There is an official rumor that Mega Moles and Monty Moles also inhabit an unseen underground city, though where it is located remains a mystery.

Within the Nintendo Adventure Books, there are Mega Moles that behave more maliciously than normal Mega Moles. These Mega Moles actively kill and eat people, usually either by chasing them down or luring them into false security (such as dressing like friendly dinosaurs or falsely befriending their victims). Those fooled are led to a cellar underneath a haunted mansion, where they are imprisoned. A book called *Mega Moles in the Mist* written by Diane Flossy also states that Mega Moles bring their victims to their lair, in which they shower the victims with gifts until they have no way to escape.

### Abilities and Weaknesses

In various guidebooks, Mega Moles are confirmed to be larger variants of Monty Moles that evolved in large caves (with their confirmed height being 8 feet tall in *Flown The Koopa*). They often serve as bosses of Monty Moles (likely due to them being stronger). They can defend themselves by trampling whatever comes their way. Mega Moles have poor eyesight at day, with their eyes suited for the dark as stated in *Flown the Koopa*. According to *Mario Mania*, Mega Moles will track foes despite their eyesight, possibly through other senses like smell and sound. They are vulnerable to being hopped onto, but they are bulky enough to not be hurt by getting stomped. Mega Moles are also immune to stepping on harmful surfaces like spikes and Munchers, which led them to being known for unintentionally giving people rides over deadly surfaces. Despite their giant size, Mega Moles are still vulnerable to being eaten by Yoshis. Some Mega Moles are larger than usual, such as one living in a cage in Valley of Bowser 1. Some, though not all Mega Moles have a weakness to sunlight and may suffer heat exhaustion. Additionally, when a Mega Mole is shrunken to a normal size, they claim that they are a normal Monty Mole even when they still resemble a Mega Mole.

## Variants

* The *Zen Hyakka* costume is from an obscure Japanese guidebook.
* The two 4koma design Mega Mole costumes are from two 4koma Mario manga, with one being from *4koma Manga Kingdom* volume 2 and the other being from *Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater* volume 5.
* The Pakkun Mogura costume for Mega Mole is based on a unique (possibly undead) Monty Mole/Piranha Plant fusion seen in Super Mario-kun volume 9.

## Gallery

Mega Mole 4koma 1.png*4koma Manga Kingdom* volume 2*Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater* volume 5
## Trivia

* Mega Moles were originally not going to be added to ORP due to the fear that people would possibly recreate the disturbing actions that Mega Moles did in the Nintendo Adventure Books (specifically *Dinosaur Dilemma* and *Flown the Koopa*). They were also delayed out of hesitance for adding larger versions of existing enemies.
	+ This would later be resolved, likely due to the Nintendo Adventure Books being largely unknown, as well as Mega Moles looking distinct enough from regular Monty Moles to warrant a separate morph.

Character created by Nintendo, model created by Dork.

1. ↑ "These pesky varmints burst unexpectedly out of the ground to terrorize the Mario brothers. Rumor has it that there are giant ones living in the moles' underground city." - Monty Mole's description in the *Denizens of Dinosaur Land* poster.
2. ↑ "Large versions of Monty Moles, these guys are fast for their size, but they don’t jump out of the ground at you." - *Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Prima's Official Strategy Guide* Page 13
3. ↑ *Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet*, 「チョロプー」 description. 「土の中からいきなり出現するモグラ。地下の世界には、巨大化したやつもいるそうだ。」 ("A mole that bursts out of the ground. In underground worlds, there are even some that became giant.")
4. ↑ *KC Mario* third *Super Mario World* volume page 68
5. ↑ *4koma Manga Kingdom* volume 7 pages 48 and 50
6. ↑ "これじゃ、チョロ プーだぜ。" ("Now I'm just a normal Choropū!") - Mega Mole, *Super Mario-kun* volume 6