T-Rex

The T-Rex, also simply known as Dinosaur and also dubbed the Prehistoric Tyrant, is an enemy from Super Mario Odyssey that can be controlled by Cappy. It is based on the Tyrannosaurus rex. T-Rexes are indigenous to the Cascade Kingdom and the Deep Woods of the Wooded Kingdom, two of the last locations in the world where they still live.

Two T-Rexes can be found in the Cascade Kingdom: one napping on a hill in the western half of Fossil Falls, and one napping in an optional subterranean area called "Dinosaur Nest". A fedora-wearing T-Rex can be found prowling a path around a large tree in the Deep Woods of the Wooded Kingdom. This one must be stunned by tricking it into ramming its head into a rock or wall before it can be captured. A fourth T-Rex in an Aviator Cap can be found in another bonus area within the Metro Kingdom. Unlike the other captures, T-Rexes can only be controlled for a limited time, due to Cappy requiring a lot of energy to keep such a large creature captured. Once the time expires, the T-Rex returns to the stop where it was originally captured. However, this can be circumnavigated by releasing them and recapturing them quickly. The one in the Metro Kingdom exists solely for a Scooter-based chase sequence, and eventually falls down a bottomless pit.

Appearances

 * Cascade Kingdom
 * Wooded Kingdom
 * Metro Kingdom

Trivia
According to Kenta Motokura, the director of Super Mario Odyssey, the T-Rex's realistic design was influenced by Super Mario World, another game where Mario is alongside dinosaurs. The development team wanted to include a dinosaur never seen in a Mario game before in hopes of surprising the player, causing the developers to steer away from the more cartoonish and caricatured dinosaur designs used in Super Mario World.[7]