Heave Hos are mechanical wind-up toy creatures with a a dark red body, and a large, yellow windup key on their back. A Heave Ho rides on three beige wheels, and it holds out a light-gray, dustpan-like mechanism depicting a pair of dark gray footprints. Heave Hos have a side decal depicting Bowser giving a thumbs up on a fire background. At the bottom of the decal, below Bowser, is the word "KOOPA," which uses a color gradient of blue on the top, purple in the middle, and red on the bottom. The word "KOOPA" refers to Bowser's Japanese name, and it was not altered for international releases.
In Super Mario 64 DS, Heave Hos were entirely redesigned, as they instead have white eyes inside of a black visor, which is surrounded by a yellow border. Aside from no longer having the side decal, Heave Hos have silver, pole-like arms, and their wheels were changed to blue treads instead.
Behavior[]
Heave Hos patrol certain areas and use a wind-up key to move around. Heave Hos make the sound of a working machine while moving, similarly to a Chuckya. After a while, a Heave Ho's wind-up key wears out, although the Heave Ho winds itself back up manually before continuing to move around. If Mario (or Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario in Super Mario 64 DS) is spotted by a Heave Ho, it proceeds to move in his direction, holding its lift out in front of it and attempting to use it to lunge the character high up from behind it.
Super Mario 64 screenshot of Mario standing on a Heave Ho's platform, just before being launched
Heave Hos appear in the courses Wet Dry World and Tick Tock Clock. It is one of the enemies that cannot be defeated.
Mario is sometimes required to be flung from a Heave Ho in order to reach certain higher areas. However, this can sometimes result in Mario being flung too high, causing him to lose health upon landing. In Tick Tock Clock, this may cause Mario to down into a pit, costing him a life.
In Wet-Dry World, Heave Hos disappear if certain Crystal Taps are used to raise the water level above the platforms that they are on. If the water drains to a lower level, the Heave Hos return.
In the Tick Tock Clock missionGet a Hand, a certain Heave Ho can fling Mario up to where the Power Star is, depending on the angle it is facing.
In the Japanese version, getting flung by a Heave Ho causes Mario to take damage, even if he did not fall a far enough distance in a way that would otherwise not damage him. This was fixed in international versions, in which Mario does not take damage if he does not fall far enough, but rather makes the same sound effect as a Koopa Troopa hitting him.
Super Mario 64 DS[]
Heave Hos retain the same role as in Super Mario 64, but they now also appear in the Battle Fort.
Trivia[]
A Cataquack's behavior was likely inspired from a Heave Ho's, as it similarly launches characters high into the air when they are nearby.
Slip Slidin' Away • Lil' Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Wall Kicks Will Work (N64)/Mario's Super Wall Kick (DS) • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain (DS)
Big Boo's Haunt
Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry Go Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star of the Basement
Hazy Maze Cave
Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! (N64)/Metal-Head Wario Can Move (DS) • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Star
In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall On the Four Pillars • Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Tox Box Switch Star (DS) • Pyramid Puzzle
Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freeze (N64) • Yoshi's Ice Sculpture (DS) • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins (N64) • Snowman's Silver Star (DS) • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the House (DS)
Wet-Dry World
Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (N64)/5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (DS) • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for Red Coins (N64)/Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS) • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Stars (DS)
Tall, Tall Mountain
Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from Bridge (Star 5, N64)/Breathtaking View from the Bridge (Star 7, DS) • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom (Star 6, N64) (Star 5, DS) • 5 Secrets of the Mountain
Roll into the Cage (N64) • Luigi in the Cage (DS) • The Pit and the Pendulums (N64) • The Pendulum Switch Star (DS) • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp •Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Stars
Rainbow Ride
Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manor
