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Raphael the Raven, or Raphael Raven, is an enlarged Raven who first appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as a boss.

In Yoshi franchise[]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[]

Raphael the Raven SMW2 battle

The boss fight against Raphael the Raven in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Raphael the Raven is the boss of World 5, within his boss level, Raphael The Raven's Castle. He is fought on a moon in space. When Raphael is enlarged, he bumps into Blue Yoshi, causing him to lose his eggs. Because of this, Blue Yoshi can only damage Raphael by Ground Pounding Stumps protruding from the moon, but only if Raphael is standing on a hole on the opposite end. Raphael can still be damaged by Blue Yoshi if he quickly Ground Pounds the stump while Raphael is moving to damage him.

Raphael's behavior consists of jiggling and trotting around the moon, with his only main attack being to cause two sparks to circle around the moon. The more hits Raphael takes, the redder and angrier he becomes. Upon being defeated, Raphael flies into the starry sky and becomes a star.

Tetris Attack[]

Raphael is the seventh boss of Vs. Mode in the Game Boy version and the eighth boss in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version. In the latter version, Raphael replaces the Seren from Panel de Pon.

In Paper Mario[]

Raphael the Raven has mellowed out and become an ally of Mario's. Raphael retains his large size. Mario has trouble getting into Mt. Lavalava and requests the help of Raphael the Raven. Raphael agrees to this, so he has the other Ravens build a transportation system that allows Mario to get into Mt. Lavalava.

Goombario's Tattle[]

He's Raphael the Raven, the guardian of this jungle. Look at the size of

this guy! He's enormous!

I bet there's nothing he can't do. Doesn't he seem trustworthy?

Crossover appearances[]

Super Smash Bros. series[]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[]

Raphael the Raven makes a cameo in the form of a trophy, simply named "Raphael Raven".

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

Raphael is a Sticker that, upon being equipped, increases the wearer's launch resistance by 6.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

Raphael is featured as a Support Spirit.

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Statistics[]

For Raphael the Raven's in-game
statistics, click here.

Timeline[]

Game Role Year Console Notes
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Boss 1995 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Tetris Attack Boss 1996 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Tetris Attack Boss 1996 Game Boy
Paper Mario Non-playable character 2000 Nintendo 64
Super Smash Bros. Melee Cameo 2001 Nintendo GameCube Featured as a Trophy
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Boss 2002 Game Boy Advance Same as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island DS Cameo 2006 Nintendo DS Briefly seen in the cutscene shown when booting the game
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cameo 2008 Wii Featured as a Sticker
Yoshi's New Island Enemy 2014 Nintendo 3DS Featured as an enemy unlike in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo 2018 Nintendo Switch Featured as a Spirit

Gallery[]

To view Raphael the Raven's
image gallery, click here.

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