Octo-Army
| Octo-Army | |||
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 Artwork of three Octoombas on an airship | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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- “Stupid octopuses blocking my way! I bet a few shells would take care of that little problem!”
- —Mailtoad, Super Mario Galaxy
The Octo-Army is an enemy faction in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, being made up of the various colorful alien octopodes in the two games such as Octoombas, Roctos, and their respective relatives. The former are treated as the weaker grunt-type troops that commonly appear as enemies throughout the games, and are named with 「タコ」(tako, "octopus") in the Japanese scripts. Meanwhile, the latter are larger and more powerful, being much rarer and including the leaders, and are named with「オタ」(ota, a corruption of "octo") in Japanese. Many of them are capable of spitting out rocks and other projectiles, a trait based on the Octoroks from the The Legend of Zelda franchise. They are found in many places and are one of the alien groups affiliated with Bowser's army in the games. Their name is stated in the titles of "Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp" and "Dark Octo-Army Romp" from the second game, where the objective is to defeat a group of Octoombas and Octoguys.
Members[edit]
Leadership[edit]
Troops[edit]
Unused members[edit]
Two unused models in the data of Super Mario Galaxy are named in connection to the Octo-Army. The first, labeled "Ota Jack," appears as a mint green Rocto with short, cup-shaped legs. It is likely named in reference to the Jack playing card in relation to King Kaliente being named "Ota King" in Japanese and internally. The second one is labeled as "Octopus Queen," implying some sort of connection to King Kaliente. However, the model itself is of a large Piranha Plant, suggesting its appearance was retooled from the original intent of the character before being abandoned.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | タコ軍団[?] Tako Gundan |
Octopus Troops | |
| Chinese | 章魚軍隊[?] Zhāngyú Jūnduì |
Octopus Troops | |
| French | Poulbarmée[?] | Octo-army | |
| German | Okto-Armee[?] | Octo-army |
