Editing Cobrat

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{{distinguish|Cobra}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Cobrat SMB2.jpg|100px]]<br>Artwork of a Cobrat from ''Super Mario Advance''
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|notable=[[Tryclyde]]
|comparable=[[Serpont]]
}}
'''Cobrats''', also named '''Snakes''',<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 185 (November 2004). Page 116.</ref> are large desert-dwelling snakes which first appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of "brat" and "{{wp|cobra}}," which is a kind of snake famous for being {{wp|snake charming|charmed}} out of baskets through the use of flute-like musical instruments. In reference to this, they are said to be under the command of [[Wart]].<ref name=charmer>「いつもは{{ruby|壺|つぼ}}の{{ruby|中|なか}}で{{ruby|寝|ね}}ているがマムーの{{ruby|命令|めいれい}}で{{ruby|動|うご}}き{{ruby|出|だ}}す。へび{{ruby|使|うか}}いの{{ruby|夢|ゆめ}}によく{{ruby|現|あらわ}}れる。」 ("''Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Mamu's command. Often appears in the dreams of snake charmers.'') - ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34 (ガラゲーロ).</ref><ref name=Toad>"''Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' English instruction booklet. Page 25 (Cobrat description).</ref> The ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' boss [[Tryclyde]] resembles a three-headed Cobrat.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:SMB2 Cobrat Artwork.png|thumb|left|100px|Original artwork used for ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'']]
In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Cobrats [[jump]] out of the sand or [[jar]]s to attack, and most of them can spit out black projectiles similar to [[Snifit]]s. They appear in the desert levels and are easy to defeat if in a line; the player can throw one and cause a domino effect. They can be avoided easily and only pose a threat when in large numbers.

====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In the [[reissue|remakes]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' included in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the [[Kings|king]] who rules [[Grass Land]] is changed into a Cobrat by [[Larry Koopa]].
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[File:CartoonCobrat.jpg|thumb|170px|A typical Cobrat from the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[The Ten Koopmandments]]"]]
Cobrats appear several times on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where their size varies from minuscule to exceptionally large. The role of Cobrats in the show varies, as they occasionally appear as enemy monsters and on other occasions are used as handheld weaponry, capable of firing small, exploding black orbs. They are used as transportation in the episode "[[Star Koopa]]."

;List of episodes featuring Cobrats
*[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]
*[[The Great BMX Race]]
*[[Jungle Fever]]
*[[Toad Warriors]]
*[[The Ten Koopmandments]]
*[[The Great Gold Coin Rush]]
*[[Quest for Pizza]]
*[[Mario of the Apes]]
*[[The Provolone Ranger]]
*[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]
*[[Star Koopa]]

===''Nintendo Comics System''===
In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story ''[[Just Deserts]]'', two Cobrats, which are capable of speech, appear as inhabitants of [[Bowser]]'s desert fortress; the story itself makes it ambiguous as to whether or not these two Cobrats are actually affiliated with Bowser or simply live in his pyramid fortress.

===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', an unnamed Cobrat competes in the [[International Mushroom Games]] as a member of a team called the [[Sneaks]]. It participates in the Beetlebowl (an all-team event) and the Super Triple Jump, where it leaps by coiling its body up like a spring.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Cobrat SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|170px]]
In volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', a Cobrat breaks out of a fake drink vending machine located in a desert. [[Yoshi]] shortly eats it. More Cobrats appear out of jars. [[Birdo]] tries shooting eggs at one, but the Cobrat eats them. Mario then dives into a jar to obtain a [[POW Block]]. He then uses it to defeat the Cobrats.

===''Mario Pinball Land''===
Snakes in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' appear inside the pyramid in the [[Shifting Sands Stage]], where they slither out of jars. In this game, they do not spit bullets and are green instead of red, but otherwise resemble their original sprite.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:Snakes MK7.jpg|thumb|left|Snakes springing out of a jar as it breaks in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
Cobrat-like snakes appear on the course [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. They hide in [[Jar (Mario Kart series)|snake jar]]s, which move around in attempt to delay the racers. When crashed into, several snakes spring out. The jar immediately reappears after the shattered jar vanishes. As in ''Mario Pinball Land'', the snakes are colored green rather than red, and they make squawking noises when they leave their jars. Within the same course, red Cobrat sprites from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' make up some of the motifs decorating the red-colored carpets found throughout the course&mdash;specifically, those covering the market stalls. In this game, they have a smiling expression.{{br}}

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''===
*'''Bio:''' ''Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.''<ref name=Toad/>
*'''Bio ([[Super Mario Advance|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''You'll find Cobrats hidden in jars. When you approach, these troublesome little snakes will pop right out to attack. Think twice when jumping into jars.''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet (English). [https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf Page 12]. Retrieved March 28, 2022.</ref>

===''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ガラゲーロ (JP) / Cobrat
|shusshin=ビースト族
|seikaku=陰険
|tojo_gemu=USA
|desc='''<big>流砂やツボにひそむヘビ</big>'''<br>
夢の世界の砂漠にいる大きなヘビ。ムーチョ(P215)と同じように、悪夢の玉口から撃ってくる。大きいから、ジャンプの足場として捉うにはとてもつゴうがいい。<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://imgur.com/a/UvABP Page 57].</ref>
|origin=Beast clan
|disposition=Treacherous
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>Snakes lurking in quicksand and jars</big>'''''<br>
''A large snake in the desert of the dream world. Like Snifit (P215), it shoots nightmare balls at you from its mouth. Because of its large size, it is very useful to use as a foothold for jumping.''
}}

===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
'''Bio:''' 砂やツボの中で待機し、マリオが近づくと飛び出して弾を吐いてくる。(''It waits in the sand or in a jar, and when Mario approaches, it jumps out and spits out bullets.'')<ref>「スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 67.</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DokiCobrat.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
Super Mario Bros. 2 Cobrat.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
CobratL.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMUSA Cobrat.png|''Super Mario USA''
SMBPW Cobrat.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''
Cobrat.jpg|''[[Mario Mania]]''
SMMPB6 Activity5.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take down Wart!''
Cobrat SMAS SMB2.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
GrassLandKing-cobrat.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')
SMA Cobrat sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
SMA4 King Cobrat sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
MPL-Cobrat.png|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
MKT Jar Snake.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
Short Shirt Inc 07.jpg|Short Shirt Inc. t-shirt
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ガラゲーロ<ref name=charmer/><ref>Sawada. ''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 8. Page 28.</ref><ref name=daijiten>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [http://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg Page 225].</ref>
|JapR=Garagēro
|JapM=From「ガラガラ{{hover|蛇|ヘビ}}」(''garagara hebi'', "{{wp|rattlesnake}}") and possibly「ゲロ」(''gero'', "spew")
|Jap2=コブラ<ref name=daijiten/><ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/time_s3.html</ref><ref>[https://i.imgur.com/fOYyN97.jpg ''Super Mario Ball'' Shogakukan book]</ref>
|Jap2R=Kobura
|Jap2M=Cobra
|Chi=咔啦蛇<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|ChiR=Kǎlā Shé
|ChiM=From the Japanese name +「蛇」(''shé'', "snake")
|Ger=Kobra
|GerM=Cobra
|Ita=Cobrat<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual. Page 25.</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' European instruction booklet (Italian). Page 112.</ref>
}}

==Trivia==
*In the ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, it is said that Cobrats often appear in snake charmers' dreams.<ref name=charmer/> In the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, this was inexplicably changed to [[Toad]]'s dreams.<ref name=Toad/>

==References==
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