Raphael the Raven: Difference between revisions

{{character-infobox

|image=[[Image:RavenBig.jpg|240px]]

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1995|1995]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2008|2008]])

'''Raphael the Raven'''<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20030402151900/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/artwork.jsp?gameId=1282</ref> (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 he is defeated, he remains huge.

===[[Yoshi (series)|''Yoshi'' series]]===

[[Image:RavenMoon2.gif|thumb|180px|left|Blue Yoshi fighting Raphael.]]

When [[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 [[The Moon|moon]]. Additionally, the force of the attack makes the Yoshi lose all its [[Yoshi|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 stakes 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.

Raphael the Raven returns in the game ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', allied with the [[Shy Guy]]s. In this game, Raphael is not considered an enemy. He is also a playable character, replacing the moon fairy Seren from the original Japanese version. He is in the eighth level and is the last character to be saved from [[Bowser]]'s and Kamek's brainwashing.

Although Raphael the Raven did 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.

Although Raphael the Raven did not appear as a boss in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', in [[World 2 (Yoshi's New Island)|World 2]], the [[Kamek]] mini-boss battle is similar to the Raphael the Raven boss battle. [[Giant Raven]]s also resemble Raphael the Raven.

[[Image:Raphael the Raven.png|thumb|left|180px|Raphael and five Ravens in ''Paper Mario''.]]

[[Image:PMRaphael.PNG|frame]]

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)|Yoshis]] of [[Lavalava Island]]. He lives in nest in a tree high above the island 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. Raphael helps Mario by ordering his Ravens to build a device 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.

*''"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?"''

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]].

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==Trophy Information from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==

{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%

! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Game !! | Description

! Raphael Raven

| [[Image:Trophy216.PNG|100px]]

| align=center | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island<br>10/95

| ''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]]'' Sticker Information==

{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center" width=100%

! width=100px | Image !! | Game !! | Effect

| [[File:RaphaelRavenAlt.jpg|100x100px]]

| ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''

| Launch Resistance +6

|}

 

{| class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial"

! width=50% | Title

! width=20% | Description

! width=20% | Release Date

! width=10% | System/Format

| ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''

| Boss

| 1995

| [[SNES]]

| ''[[Tetris Attack]]''

| Playable Character

| 1996

| [[SNES]]

| ''[[Paper Mario]]''

| NPC

| 2000

| [[Nintendo 64]]

| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''

| Trophy

| 2001

| [[Nintendo GameCube]]

| ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''

| Cameo in the intro

| 2006

| [[Nintendo DS]]

| [[Wii]]

{{Foreignname|

|JapR=Biggu Kyū Chan

|Fra=Mainate Géant

|FraM= Giant Mynah Bird

|ChiM=Big Q, transliterated from Japanese name

|Ita=Gracchio Bombo

|ItaM=Caw Bomb (referring to his black and round appearance)}}

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