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'''Dorrie''', also known as '''Dorrie the Sea Dragon''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #51, page 62.</ref> the '''Swimming Beast''',<ref>(June 10, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980610064600/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/6-1.html Course 6 - Star 1: Swimming Beast in the Cavern]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.</ref> or '''Nessie''',<ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 87 and 90.</ref><ref>Prima Bath. ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 59. "''From the start point of the course, head through the boulder room and down into the underground cavern where Nessie is found.''"</ref> is a large, friendly {{wp|Plesiosauria|plesiosaur}}-like character who debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. He helps the player ride across water or reach higher areas. ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' explicitly refers to Dorries as a species,<ref>The brochure of [[Lake Kingdom|Lake Lamode]] states ''Fresh or salt water, Dorries swim everywhere.''</ref> and it features purple and yellow Dorries in addition to blue. In terms of design, Dorrie has a few elements in common with [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, such as the white area spanning the whole lower part of his body, from his lower jaw to his tail, and a similar round face that, since ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', even features a placement of the eyes and nostrils akin to that seen in Yoshis. Furthermore, the two species share the suffix ''-sshi'' (「ッシー」) in their Japanese names. | '''Dorrie''', also known as '''Dorrie the Sea Dragon''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #51, page 62.</ref> the '''Swimming Beast''',<ref>(June 10, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980610064600/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/6-1.html Course 6 - Star 1: Swimming Beast in the Cavern]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.</ref> or '''Nessie''',<ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 87 and 90.</ref><ref>Prima Bath. ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 59. "''From the start point of the course, head through the boulder room and down into the underground cavern where Nessie is found.''"</ref> is a large, friendly {{wp|Plesiosauria|plesiosaur}}-like character who debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. He helps the player ride across water or reach higher areas. ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' explicitly refers to Dorries as a species,<ref>The brochure of [[Lake Kingdom|Lake Lamode]] states ''Fresh or salt water, Dorries swim everywhere.''</ref> and it features purple and yellow Dorries in addition to blue. In terms of design, Dorrie has a few elements in common with [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, such as the white area spanning the whole lower part of his body, from his lower jaw to his tail, and a similar round face that, since ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', even features a placement of the eyes and nostrils akin to that seen in Yoshis. Furthermore, the two species share the suffix ''-sshi'' (「ッシー」) in their Japanese names. | ||
In Japan, plesiosaurs are known as long-necked dragons (「首長竜」), this being possibly the reason Dorrie was originally referred to as a sea dragon (「海竜」, written in hiragana | In Japan, plesiosaurs are known as long-necked dragons (「首長竜」), this being possibly the reason Dorrie was originally referred to as a sea dragon (「海竜」, written in hiragana as 「かいりゅう」 in ''Super Mario 64''<ref>しゅーや (October 8, 2016). [https://youtu.be/V07NDDBZ40Y?list=PLXSg7_JSVEYIU1haq0UNlFtK14afpTeli&t=518 【実況】絵の世界へ飛び込め!スーパーマリオ64をツッコミ実況part6]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 10, 2019.</ref>), this being kept in the Western translations as well, such as the English and French ones. Additionally, Dorrie shares its Japanese name with [[Bahamutt]]. | ||
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