Heave Ho is an enemy in Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake Super Mario 64 DS.
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Physical description[]
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.
In Super Mario series[]
Super Mario 64[]
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 mission Get 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.
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| Characters | Playable | Mario • Yoshi • Luigi** • Wario** |
| Supporting | Bob-omb Buddy • Dorrie • Headless Snowman • Hoot • Koopa the Quick • Lakitu Bros. • MIPS* • Mother Penguin • Penguin Champ • Princess Peach • Rabbits** (Glowing**) • Toad • Tuxie | |
| Bosses | King Bob-omb • Whomp King • Goomboss • Bowser#1 • Big Boo • Big Mr. I • King Boo • Big Bully • Eyerok • Bowser#2 • Chill Bully • Chief Chilly • Wiggler • Bowser#3 | |
| Enemies | Enemies | Amp • Beach Koopa • Big Bertha** • Big Steely • Big Venus Fire Trap • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub* • Bubba* • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chair • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep** • Chuckya • Clam • Fire Chomp** • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave Ho • Klepto • Koopa Troopa Kuromame* • • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Micro-Goomba • Moneybag • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Sushi • Swooper • Thwomp • Tox Box • Tweester • Ukiki • Unagi the Eel • Venus Fire Trap • Whomp |
| Items | Items | 1-UP Mushroom • Big Key • Blue Coin • Jumbo Star • Key • Luigi Key** • Luigi Cap** • Mario Key** • Mario Cap • Metal Cap* • Mushroom** • Power Flower** • Power Star • Red Coin • Secret • Silver Star** • Vanish Cap* • Wario Key** • Wario Cap** • Wing Cap • Yellow Coin |
| Objects | Regular | ! Switch • Arrow Lift • Arrow Sign • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Bubble ring • Cannon • Cap Block • Cap Switch • Chairlift • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crazed Crate • Crystal Tap • Falling Block • Flowers • Ice Block • Key Door • Koopa Shell • Lift • Magic Carpet • Mushroom Platform • Painting • Pendulum • Pole • Rainbow Cruiser • Rolling log • Seesaw • Shrinker Pipe • Slide • Spiked orb • Spinning Heart • Star Door • Star Marker • Star Sphere** • Star Switch** • Stump • Treasure Chest • Tree • Warp Pipe • Wire net • Work Elevator • Yoshi Egg** |
| Obstacles | Boulder • Casket • Coffin • Current • Endless stairs • Fire Arm • Flamethrower • Frozen Water • Hidden smasher • Iron ball • Lava • Moving sand • Pit • Quicksand • Skull Crate • Toxic Gas • Turtle Cannon • Water bomb • Whirlpool | |
| Moves | Moves | Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Egg Throw** • Flutter Kick** • Fly • Jump • Jump Kick • Kick • Long Jump • Pound the Ground • Punch • Scuttle** • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow** • Sweep Kick • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Kick • Wild Swing-Ding** |
| Power-ups | Balloon Mario** • Fire Power** • Mega Mario** • Metal Mario*/Metal Wario** • Vanish Mario*/Vanish Luigi** • Wing Mario | |
| Courses | First floor | Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Goomboss Battle • Bowser in the Dark World |
| Castle Courtyard | Battle Fort (DS only) • Big Boo's Haunt • Big Boo Battle (DS only) | |
| Basement | Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea | |
| Second floor | Chief Chilly Challenge • Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island | |
| Third floor | Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky | |
| Power Stars | Bob-omb Battlefield | Big Bob-omb on the Summit • Footrace with Koopa the Quick • Shoot to the Island in the Sky (N64) • 5 Silver Stars (DS) • Big Bob-omb's Revenge (DS) • Find the 8 Red Coins • Mario Wings to the Sky • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate* |
| Whomp's Fortress | Chip Off Whomp's Block • To the Top of the Fortress • Shoot into the Wild Blue • Red Coins on the Floating Isle • Fall onto the Caged Island • Blast Away the Wall • Switch Star of the Fortress (DS) | |
| Jolly Roger Bay | Plunder in the Sunken Ship • Can the Eel Come Out to Play? • Treasure in the the Ocean Cave • Red Coins on the Ship Afloat • Blast to the Stone Pillar • Through the Jet Stream • Switch Star of the Bay (DS) | |
| Cool, Cool Mountain | 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 | |
| Lethal Lava Land | Boil the Big Bully • Bully the Bullies • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces • Red-Hot Log Rolling • Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano • Elevator Tour in the Volcano (N64)/Inside the Volcano • Flaming Silver Stars (DS) | |
| Shifting Sand Land | 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 | |
| Dire, Dire Docks | Board Bowser's Sub • Chests in the Current • Pole-Jumping for Red Coins • Through the Jet Stream • The Manta Ray's Reward (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Koopa Surfin' Switch Star (DS) • Collect the Caps... (N64)/Inside the Cage (DS) | |
| Snowman's Land | 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 | |
| Tiny-Huge Island | Pluck the Piranha Flower • The Tip Top of the Huge Island • Rematch with Koopa the Quick • Five Itty Bitty Secrets (N64) • Klepto the Condor • Wiggler's Red Coins • Make Wiggler Squirm • Switch Star of the Island (DS) | |
| Tick Tock Clock | 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 | |
| Other locations | Other locations | Big House • Princess Peach's Castle (Castle Grounds) |
| Minigames** | Luigi's | Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot |
| Mario's | Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time | |
| Wario's | Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom | |
| Yoshi's | Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler? | |
| Versions | Versions | Super Mario 64 (1996) • Super Mario 64: Shindō Pak Taiō (1997) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004) |
| * Exclusive to the N64 version ** Exclusive to the DS version | ||