Baby Penguin

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Baby Penguin
Artwork of Mother Penguin and Tuxie for Super Mario 64
Artwork of Tuxie and her mother from Super Mario 64
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Penguin

Template:Quote2 Baby Penguins are infant penguins who often appear alongside their adult counterparts. In comparison to them, the bodies of Baby Penguins are more stout.

History

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

Mario rescues Tuxie.

In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, there are two Baby Penguins found in Cool, Cool Mountain. One is found at the top of the mountain and is given the names Tuxie,[1] Li'l Penguin,[2] and just the Baby Penguin.[3] The name "Tuxie" comes from "tux," the shortened form of "tuxedo," which is a type of formal suit that bears a resemblance to a penguin's feathers. She needs to be reunited with her mother. Mario, Luigi, or Wario picks Tuxie up and carries her down the mountain to her mother, located at its base. For finding her baby, the Mother Penguin awards the player character a Power Star. However, if Tuxie is picked up again after being returned, her mother follows the player character sternly until he drops her. The player is able to drop Tuxie off the mountain without angering the Mother Penguin.

The other Baby Penguin is located on the roof of the cabin next to the Mother Penguin. If the player character delivers this lookalike to the mother, she tells him that it looks nothing like her baby (she says elsewhere that her baby has her beak).

Mario and Tuxie diving together in Super Mario 64

The Baby Penguins' stepping sounds are quite loud and sounds slightly like a car alarm. However, once the player character picks either of the penguins up, they emit a whining cry, which stops only if the player character lets them go or drops them. In Super Mario 64 DS, the incorrect Baby Penguin does not make the crying sound when it is picked up. If Mario performs a dive near either Tuxie or the other Baby Penguin near the Mother Penguin, they both perform a dive as well.

Profiles

Super Mario 3D All-Stars

  • "Li'l Penguin is a precious baby who must be protected at all costs. Are you taking proper care of this little pal in #SuperMario3DAllStars?"[2]

Mario Party Superstars

  • Encyclopedia: The child of penguin that lives in a cold locale. Is a baby.

Gallery

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 64 DS data/enemy/penguin/penguin_child.bmd PENGUIN_BABY Penguin Child/Baby

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 子ペンギン[4]
Ko Pengin
Child Penguin

Italian Baby Pinguotto[5]
Baby Penguin
Spanish Pingüinito[5]
Little penguin

References

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 38.
  2. ^ a b NintendoAmerica (September 21, 2020). Li'l Penguin is a precious baby who must be protected at all costs. Are you taking proper care of this little pal in #SuperMario3DAllStars?. Twitter. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. ^ (June 10, 1998). Course 4 - Star 2: Li'l Penguin Lost. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section, page 85.
  5. ^ a b c LEGO Super Mario set 71402's instructions