Weird Mario 'Ello, dear readers! It's that time again! I'm here to yap at you about a real wacky critter from the Super Mario's adventures of world! This is a really fun one, and I'm sure you're gonna-
What?
What do you MEAN it's dead?
It can't be dead. I was just going to post about it. It was fine an hour ago.
No, I can't reschedule the post! I already booked the timeslot! Just... just send what's left over, okay? Bye.
Name: Revver
Debut: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Unfortunately, it is clear that, at some point, Revver has passed away. However, unlike most people, Revver is not a drama queen, and won't let death define its existence from here on! It even still has a tongue! You'd think that would have decomposed by now if the skin is gone, but what do I know about decomposing?
I honestly find Revver very unrealistic, since it has a wheel. THAT would have decomposed by now. Do you ever think about how there's no animal with wheels? It has to be because biological wheels don't preserve at all. Everyone knows dinosaurs were cool, so obviously they would have had wheels, which would have made them faster, and therefore cooler.
Revver bursts from the ground as a spooky skell-E-ton (the E stands for "Eek!") does, or maybe it was just looking for worms under there. Fat, red, tongue-shaped worms to hold in its mouth, perhaps...? And then it just sort of goes left and right because this is video games.
This is when the player will no doubt notice the Leash attached to its collar, and when something is visually pullable, then yes, of course a player will try to pull it! This pulling seems to quite distress the animal, which is okay because Mario is paid to be rude to various creatures he meets on his adventures. After too much pulling, it will Rev forward until it smashes into a wall, destroying any blocks in its way! There is a neat little level where you have to race one! It's good.
The name derived from "Rover", the lolling tongue, and the literal dog collar and leash all work together to tell us, "this thing is like a dog". Then you look at the names in other languages, and like 40 percent of them liken it to a mouse! I do not see it one bit! At least, not in the design, which I still think was entirely Dog.
I see the vision in the Japanese name, which is Chorochu. This involves "chorochoro", which means "darting about", and "chu", the sound a mouse makes. When these words are smushed together as they are, it brings to mind "Choro-Q", a series of pull-back toy cars! And I don't say this about nearly any car, but these are cute cars! They star in a bunch of games in which they're basically lovable scrimblos. Pretty impressive for a car! But let's check back with Revver!
thirsty
