Moneybags (also spelt as Money Bags) are purse-like enemies with coins in them. They first appear in Super Mario 64, but have only made a few appearances since.
Moneybags are dark green money purses with their zipper undone. They have a pair of yellow eyes and yellow feet.
Behavior[]
At first, a Moneybag disguises itself as a Coin from afar, but upon being approached, the Moneybag reveals itself and proceeds to hop away. A Moneybag yields a lot of Coins upon being defeated, as well as a 1-Up Mushroom in rare cases.
Moneybags make their debut in Super Mario 64 and later appear in Super Mario 64 DS They appear in Snowman's Land, and are defeated by jumping on them or tackling them. They are disguised as a coin until Mario, Luigi, Wario, or Yoshi comes near, and then they reveal themselves and flee by hopping away. They release five coins when defeated. In Super Mario 64 DS, Yoshi can wrack up heaps of coins from a Moneybag by swallowing a Moneybag, making an egg, and tossing the Moneybag egg at some Spindrift lots, as the egg ricochets of each nearby enemy within the radius before hitting a wall you will get 5 coins for each Spindrift killed and each enemy the Moneybag egg hit wracking up over 10 coins for each enemy, this is really useful when going for the 100-Coin Star.
New Super Mario Bros.[]
A Moneybag hopping in New Super Mario Bros..
Moneybags return in New Super Mario Bros., in this game, they appear in World 5-2 and World 6-3. In this game, they disguise themselves as a Coin until the plumbers approach at which point, they hop away from Mario/Luigi in the pit-filled areas they're found in, hoping that the plumbers will fall to their death. Mario/Luigi can jump on them or hit with fireballs five times and will spit out a coin each time they are hit. If defeated, they will release a 1-up Mushroom, additionally, a Moneybag can be instantly defeated with a ground pound to get the coin lot in one shot.
Minigames[]
Moneybags also appear in Coincentration and Intense Coincentration, two of the puzzle mini-games in Super Mario 64 DS. The former reappears in New Super Mario Bros.. During both the minigames, Wario punches a Moneybag in the air and as it bounces down into the pit below, several coins are also seen descending and land in the various brick blocks, Wario must select blocks that have coins in them and up to three coins may fall in one block, the game ends if Wario picks a block with no coins in it. The Moneybag drops 40 Coins in Coincentration and 16 Coins in Intense Coincentration.
Trivia[]
The Moneybag is very similar to both the Coin Coffer and the Starbag, and it could possibly have been the inspiration for both enemies.
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
Bob-omb Sudden Death • Bob-omb Trampoline • Jumping Sudden Death • Jumping Brothers • Lakitu Launch • Vs. Mario's Slides • Vs. Pair-a-Gone • Vs. Trampoline Time
