Heavy Zed
| Heavy Zed | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
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Heavy Zeds,[1] also referred to as simply Owls,[2] are allies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are large owls usually found sleeping. The second word of their name, "zed," refers to the British English pronunciation of "Z," commonly used as an onomatopoeia for snoring, while the first word supposedly refers to "heavy sleeper."
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]
Heavy Zeds appear in the levels of Tree Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. A Heavy Zed, normally asleep, wakes up when Mario approaches, then he can stand on the Heavy Zed to move to a different area. Similar owl counterparts appear in later titless, including Hoot from Super Mario 64 and the owls in the Wario Land series.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
A Heavy Zed is a supporting character in volume 7 of Super Mario-kun. It squishes a Battle Beetle after Mario accidentally hits it off of the tree.[3] Heavy Zed takes Mario and Carrot over to Big Bird's nest and later delivers a Fire Flower to assist them. The Heavy Zed later finds the Golden Coin, after Mario defeats the Big Bird but falls back asleep.
In volume 10, Luigi arrives on Heavy Zed, with the inhabitants of Mario Land freed from Wario's hypnosis, and joins the audience to watch Mario's final battle.[4]
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
- English:
This isn't really an enemy; it's a sleeping owl. If Mario climbs onto this owl's head, it'll wake up and give Mario a ride. Heavy Zed has other friends that will give Mario a ride, too.
- English:
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| グー (JP) / Heavy Zed (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| フライ |
Tribe | Fly clan | |
| Disposition | Kind | ||
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
いつち |
He's one of the few people on Mario's side. Mr. Owl looks a little sleepy. He is a very big character, which makes one nervous when meeting him for the first time, but he is not an enemy. He is a kind character who carries Mario on his head. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グー[6][5] Gū |
From「ぐうぐう」(gūgū, Japanese onomatopoeia for snoring sound); shared with the Wario Land II owl | |
| French | Zed l'Assoupi[7] | The Dozing Zed | |
| Heavy Zed[8] | Heavy Zed | ||
| German | Müder Zed[9] | Tired Zed | |
| Italian | Heavy Zed[10] | - | |
| Ciccio Zed[11] | Heavy/Fat Zed | ||
| Civetta[12] | Owl | ||
| Spanish | Heavy Zed[?] | - |
References[edit]
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
- ^ Reynolds, Gerard, et al. (August 1993). Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Trielle Corporation (Australian English). Page 56.
- ^ Sawada, Yukio (June 28, 1993). Super Mario-kun Volume 7. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-141767-1.[page number needed]
- ^ Sawada, Yukio (June 25, 1994). Super Mario-kun Volume 10. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-141770-1.[page number needed]
- ^ a b November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 66.
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 58.
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Virtual Console) French e-manual. Page 13.
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Spielanleitung. Frankfurt: Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 15.
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Italian booklet. Page 14.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 77.
- ^ 1993. Club Nintendo Numero 1. Linea Gig S.p.a. (Italian). Page 22.