• @MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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    182 months ago

    Watch out dude… Certain species do throw boots and it seems real cute, but this can lead to throwing turtle shells which eventually leads to throwing deadly fireballs!!! Does this raccoon look anything like this?:

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      2 months ago

      I wonder if that suit’s “canonically” (lol) a raccoon or a Japanese raccoon dog, which look sorta like raccoons but are canids where raccoons are procyonids

        • @hydropticOP
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          52 months ago

          Ha, my gut feeling was actually right for once! It makes sense because tanukis feature in Japanese folklore

      • @GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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        52 months ago

        There are two different suits in Mario 3. The tanuki (raccoon dog) is the one with the statue ability. The more basic one that can fly is the raccoon.

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          2 months ago

          Not natively, but they’re an invasive species there (ever since the early 60’s) and they’ve become a bit of a problem – just like in eg. Germany. It’s definitely possible the suit’s a raccoon, but tanukis (the raccoon dogs) are a Thing™ in Japanese culture which is what got me pondering

          • @dumpsterlid@lemmy.world
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            62 months ago

            Yeah, honestly I hope it is referencing the tanukis then, though I suppose it is fitting in a weird way to dress up as an invasive species and then proceed to murder everything…

            :)