Monster (モンスター Monsutā?) is a vehicle which appears in Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally.
Physical description[]
Monster has two big wheels like those of a monster truck. At the front of Monster, just above its front window, is a banner that reads "Mario & Luigi," and the front also has a light blue Nintendo logo in the center, between Monster's two front lights. The number 7 is shown both on the front and on the sides of Monster.
In Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally[]

Monster is one of three usable vehicles, the other two being Kattobi and Yonque. The object is to drive Monster or another vehicle along a road to the other end within a certain time. There are a number of checkpoints along the road that Monster has to pass in a set time, otherwise a timer starts to decrease. If the timer reaches zero before Monster passes the checkpoint, the game ends. Between checkpoints, the timer only stops, but it does not reset.
Like the other vehicles, Monster has a set amount of health, which decreases if it crashes with another car on the road or the objects on its sides. At any time the driver can leave Monster to repair it, although doing so costs them time.
Monster has highest off-road stat of the three cars, especially on sand and dirt terrain. Monster has a top speed at 180km/h, which is lower than both Kattobi and Yongue.
The artwork featured on the game cover shows Mario and Luigi driving Monster.
In Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up[]

Monster, as seen on the "Race Car Driver / Mechanic" page in Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up
Monster is featured on the "Race Car Driver / Mechanic" page, in which Mario and Luigi are driving it on the road, next to a Rocky Wrench.
In Mario Kart series[]
While Monster does not make any appearances in the Mario Kart series, its design has been a source of inspiration a few times, such as for the Tiny Titan kart in Mario Kart Wii and the Monster tires introduced in Mario Kart 7.
Crossover appearances[]
Super Smash Bros. series[]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[]
Monster makes a cameo appearance as one of the trophies. It is obtained via random drop.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]
Monster makes a cameo appearance as one of the Stickers.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
Monster makes a cameo appearance as a Novice-class support spirit. Using it on a fighter occupies one support slot and makes stopping easier while moving around during battle. The spirit's puppet fighters are giant forms of four Koopalings—Roy, Wendy, Iggy and Morton—all of whom are fought on the Mushroomy Kingdom stage.
Statistics[]
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For Monster (vehicle)'s in-game statistics, click here.
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Timeline[]
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally | Playable vehicle | 1988 | Famicom Disk System | |
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up | Brief role | 1992 | MS-DOS | Appears on the "Race Car Driver / Mechanic" page |
Super Smash Bros. Melee | Cameo | 2001 | Nintendo GameCube | Featured as a trophy |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Cameo | 2008 | Wii | Featured as a sticker |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Cameo | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | Featured as a Spirit |
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Characters | Main | Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool (Nurse Toadstool) • Bowser • Link • Mouser • Fryguy • Koopalings (Larry Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Roy Koopa) • Birdo • Tryclyde |
Mario's aliases | Chef Mario • Dr. Mario • Farmer Mario • Frog Mario • Raccoon Mario | |
Species | Species | Bloober • Bot • Cheep-Cheep • Daira • Fire Bro • Goomba • Jelectro • Lakitu • Moblin • Parabeetle • Paragoomba • Pidgit • Rocky Wrench • Tatanga • Toad • Trouter • Tweeter • Virus |
Objects | Regular | Cherry • Mushroom • Turnip |
Vehicles | Bowser's Airship • Monster • Pagosu |