Editing Raphael the Raven

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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:RavenBig.jpg|240px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|species=[[Raven]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote|Raphael Raven here - Caww!|Raphael the Raven|Tetris Attack}}

'''Raphael the Raven''' (also known by the shortened name '''Raphael Raven''') is the leader of the [[Raven]]s and first appears as the boss of the [[World 5 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|fifth world]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Initially, he is an ordinary Raven, but is magically enlarged by [[Kamek]] to fight the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]. Even after his defeat, he remains huge.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
[[File:RaphaelTheRavensCastle2.png|thumb|left|Blue Yoshi fighting Raphael]]
When [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] first meets Raphael, he is an ordinary Raven. However, [[Kamek]] appears and magically enhances him, increasing his size and strength. Then, Raphael slams into Blue Yoshi, sending it and [[Baby Mario]] flying to a small [[moon]]. Additionally, the force of the attack makes the Yoshi lose all its [[Yoshi Egg|eggs]]. Raphael then launches himself to the moon and prepares for battle.

Raphael fights by chasing and ramming into Blue Yoshi around the moon to send [[Baby Mario]] flying. He also attacks by jumping into the air and slamming the ground, creating shockwaves that circle the moon. The moon's interior is quartered by two [[Stump]]s extending its diameter, the ends of which jut out from two points on the surface. Yoshi must [[Ground Pound]] one of these while Raphael is on the opposite end to damage him. With each hit, Raphael becomes redder, angrier, and faster. After three successful hits, Blue Yoshi defeats Raphael and Raphael becomes a constellation in the sky. This boss battle is the only instance in which [[Baby Mario]] does not cry when he falls off Yoshi's back, but he can still be taken away by the [[Toady|Toadies]], possibly referencing the fact that there is no sound in space.

Along with [[Naval Piranha]], they are the only world bosses to use the extended variation of the boss theme. 

Raphael's sprite has a star on his belly. However, since the star is always the same palette as his skin, it is never seen in-game.{{ref needed}}

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
Although Raphael the Raven does not appear as a boss in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', he still makes a cameo. In the intro, one part shows a group of bosses from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', including Raphael and the others.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
[[File:YNI Giant Raven.png|thumb|Raphael the Raven in ''Yoshi's New Island''.]]
A large Raven, sharing a similar size to Raphael the Raven and perhaps inspired by him,<ref>''Yoshi's New Island'' internal filenames (<tt>kyutyan_a_big.csv</tt>, <tt>kyutyan_b_big.csv</tt>, <tt>kyutyan_c_big.csv</tt>, <tt>kyutyan_s_big.csv</tt>)</ref> appears in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Instead of being a boss, it is a generic enemy, and acts much like the other Ravens though is much larger than them; this Raven can be defeated in the same way. It is found in [[Eggstraordinary Terrain]] in the area above the beanstalk. 

In [[World 2 (Yoshi's New Island)|World 2]], the [[Kamek]] mini-boss battle is similar to Raphael's, in that Yoshi has to pound stumps in order to damage Kamek.
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===''Tetris Attack''===
Raphael The Raven returns in the game ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', allied with the [[Shy Guy|Shy-Guy]]s. In this game, Raphael is not considered an enemy. He is also a playable character, replacing the moon fairy Seren from ''[[nwiki:Panel de Pon|Panel de Pon]]''. He is in the eighth level and is the last character to be saved from [[Bowser]]'s and Kamek's brainwashing.

===''Paper Mario''===
[[File:Pm chap5 raphaelultra.png|thumb|Raphael and his Ravens in ''Paper Mario'']]
[[File:PMRaphael.png|frame|left]]
Raphael the Raven reappears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. In this game, Raphael is the leader of a tribe of reformed Ravens that live in peace with the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s of [[Lavalava Island]]. He lives in a nest in a tree in [[Jade Jungle]] and has become a legend to the Yoshis (as no one except the [[Village Leader]] can remember actually seeing him). He has the ability to communicate with both [[Mario]] and his Ravens and is depicted with a military disposition, commonly ending sentences with "over." Raphael helps Mario by ordering his Ravens to build a pulley contraption to take Mario and his allies to [[Mt. Lavalava]], site of the [[Misstar|fifth]] [[Star Spirits|Star Spirit]] and the [[Lava Piranha]]. He also gives Mario the [[Ultra Stone]], an item that allows Mario's party members to become even more powerful.

Later in the game, he writes a [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Raphael the Raven|letter]] to [[Sushie]] which the player can read at the [[Toad Town Post Office]]. In the letter, he asks whether he can provide help for Sushie, such as helping her climb the tree or cooking things she wants to eat. This letter will only be available during Chapter 8 if Mario wishes to go back to [[Toad Town]] from [[Bowser's Castle]] during Chapter 8.

===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]===
Raphael the Raven makes a cameo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a trophy. The information states that he is the biggest Raven, although it is Kamek who enlarged him. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', he appears as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]. The Sticker's information states that the artwork is from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''; however, it actually uses the retouched ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' artwork. Raphael also makes an appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] which makes the fighter immune to any tripping effect like the earthquake hazard and the Banana peels.

Although he does not physically appear, the moon where Raphael is fought on can be seen in the [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Yoshi's Island]] stage from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''High in the night sky, a small brown globe spins. Guarding it like a hawk is ravenous Raphael, a rotund raptor armed with flame-throwing feet. At this altitude, it's easy to get lightheaded and feel your head spinning, especially with Raphael chasing you all over the planet! If you succeed in beating this bird, though, you just might put a new constellation over Yoshi's Island.''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 18.</ref>
*'''Super Power Club Cards bio:'''<ref>{{media link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref>
**'''Description:''' ''His head may be in the clouds but his eye is strictly on Mario.''
**'''Favorite Movie:''' ''{{wp|The Birds (film)|The Birds}}''
**'''How to Beat Him:''' ''Pound the ground, pushing the posts through the globe and out the other side, where they'll ram Raphael. You'll have to hop around a lot to keep up with this nervous bird, especially after he goes ballistic and starts shooting fireballs.''
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 何があっても、小さな星のまわりから離れない。その場ジャンプをしたら、星を2周も回る波動がやってくるぞ。<ref>「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). {{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|Page 9}}.</ref> (''No matter what happens, you never leave the little star's perimeter. If you jump on the spot, you'll get a wave that goes around the star twice.'')
*'''Shogakukan guide''' ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]): ワールド5-8のボス。何があっても小さな星のまわりからはなれない。真裏に回りこみ、クイにヒップドロップして3回ダメージをあたえよう。<ref>「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). {{media link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|Page 20}}.</ref>(''The boss of World 5-8. You can't stay around the little star no matter what. Go right under it and Hip Drop it three times to damage Kui.'')

===''Tetris Attack''===
;In-game Character profile
[[File:TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenIcon.png|left]] ''Raphael Raven here! Caww!''<br>
''It's Yoshi - caww! It's Yoshi - caww! Raphael has to - caww! Raphael has to - caww! Play and defeat - caww! Play and defeat - caww! That darn Yoshi! Caww!''

;Japanese language selected
キュ キューちゃん<br>
ビッグキューちゃん

ヨッシーちゃんね！<br>
ヨッシーちゃんね！<br>
キューちゃんはね！<br>
キューちゃんはね！<br>
ヨッシーちゃとね！<br>
ヨッシーちゃとね！<br>
しょうぶしなきゃ だめなの

(''Caww, Raven. Raphael the Raven.'')<br>
(''Hey, Yoshi! Hey, Yoshi! Raven is! Raven is! Yoshi's gotta go! Yoshi's gotta go! You have to play.'')

===''Paper Mario''===
*'''[[Tattle]]:''' "''He's Raphael the Raven, the guardian of this jungle. Look at the size of this guy! He's enormous! I bet there's nothing he can't do. Doesn't he seem trustworthy?''"

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Raphael Raven
|image=[[File:Trophy216.png|100px]]
|game=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''<br>10/95
|unlock=Random
|desc=The basically laid-back Ravens come in several sizes. The smaller ones travel in flocks or traipse around small platforms all day long. The biggest of their breed is called Raphael the Raven, and his enormous size renders most direct attacks useless. Instead of fighting, Raphael and the Ravens helped Mario out in Paper Mario.
}}

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Raphael the Raven
|image=[[File:Sticker RaphaeltheRaven.png]]
|game=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|effect=Launch Resistance +6
}}

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====
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!rowspan=2 width=5% style="text-align:center;"|Class
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!rowspan=2 width=13% style="text-align:center;"|How to obtain
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|-
!align=center|Raphael the Raven
|align=center|[[File:RavenBig.jpg|100px]]
|''Yoshi'' Series
|Support (1)
|Advanced
|Falling Immunity
|World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board
|Giant [[King Dedede]]
|
*The enemy is giant
|[[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]]
|Yoshi's Island (for 3DS / Wii U)
|}

==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width=40% | Title
!width=20% | Description
!width=20% | Release Date
!width=20% | System/Format
|-
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|Boss
|1995
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|''[[Tetris Attack]]''
|Playable Character
|1996
|[[SNES]]
|-
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|NPC
|2000
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Trophy
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
|Boss
|2002
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
|Cameo in the intro
|2006
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Sticker
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
|Enemy
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Spirit
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}

==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Raphael.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Raphael the Raven chiaroscuro art.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI - Raphael the Raven.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Raphael far.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Raphael mad.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Raphael rage.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - Raphael The Raven's Castle.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Yossy Island Carddass5 Back.png|''Yossy Island'' Jumbo Carddass 5
TetrisAttack-RaphaeltheRavenManual.png|''[[Tetris Attack]]''
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenProfile.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsIdle.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsAttack.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsHit.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsDefeat.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsVictory.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenIcon.png|''Tetris Attack'' ([[Game Boy]])
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsIdle.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsAttack.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsHit.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsDefeat.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsVictory.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
SMA3 Raphael.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
Scene.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3-Japanese_Flyer.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3 Japan alternate flyer.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
YIDS-Intro Background.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビッグキューちゃん
|JapR=Biggu Kyūchan
|JapM=Big Raven
|SpaE=Rafi Raven<ref>[https://youtu.be/tdGbInpywyY?t=1661 "Paper Mario | Walkthrough Español |Part 18"].</ref>
|SpaEM=From the masculine name ''Rafael'', and ''Raven''.
|Fre=Mainate Géant
|FreM= Giant Mynah Bird
|Ger=Don Raphael <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', ''Paper Mario'')</small>
|Ger2=Abroxas
|Ger2M=Abraxas, a witch's pet raven in the children's book 'The Little Witch', by Otfried Preussler
|Chi=大Q
|ChiR=Dà Q
|ChiM=Big Q, derived from "小Q" (''Xiǎo Q'', Raven)
|Ita=Raphael Raven <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')</small>
|Ita2=Gracchio Bombo
|Ita2M=Caw [[Raven]]
|Kor=거대구관돌이
|KorR=Geodaegugwandol'i
|KorM=Big Raven
|Rus=Ворон Рафаэль
|RusR=Voron Rafael'
|RusM=Raphael the Raven
}}

==Trivia==
*[[Digga-Leg]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' has a similar battle style to Raphael in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Coincidentally, both are fought in space.

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