Difference between revisions of "Canary Mary"

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|image = Bt canary mary.png
|image = Bt canary mary.png
|size = 250px
|size = 250px
|game = [[Banjo-Tooie]] + [[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|(XBLA)]]
|game = ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' ''[[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|(XBLA)]]''
|world = [[Glitter Gulch Mine]]<br>[[Cloud Cuckooland]]
|world = [[Glitter Gulch Mine]]<br>[[Cloud Cuckooland]]
|icon = Canary-mary.png
|icon = Canary-mary.png
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==Games==
==Games==
===''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''===
===''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''===
[[Image:CanaryMary.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Canary Mary as seen in [[Glitter Gulch Mine]] in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''.]]
[[File:CanaryMary.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Canary Mary as seen in [[Glitter Gulch Mine]] in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''.]]
{{Quote|Well... no. You'd probably win and then I'd go hungry. See you around, fellow bird and bear buddy!|Canary Mary|Banjo-Tooie}}
{{Quote|Well... no. You'd probably win and then I'd go hungry. See you around, fellow bird and bear buddy!|Canary Mary|Banjo-Tooie}}


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In addition her races are also mentioned in the [[Glitter Gulch Mine]] exhibit in [[Banjoland]], where it is revealed that the button configuration for the races was intended to be different, but had to be changed because it began causing blisters on the beta testers' palms. This may suggest that the races were originally to be run by rotating the control stick. As the position which allows for the fastest rotation is placing one's palm on the control stick and rotating it as if rolling a ball of clay, this setup can (and did, in Mario Party) easily cause blisters on a gamer's hand.
In addition her races are also mentioned in the [[Glitter Gulch Mine]] exhibit in [[Banjoland]], where it is revealed that the button configuration for the races was intended to be different, but had to be changed because it began causing blisters on the beta testers' palms. This may suggest that the races were originally to be run by rotating the control stick. As the position which allows for the fastest rotation is placing one's palm on the control stick and rotating it as if rolling a ball of clay, this setup can (and did, in Mario Party) easily cause blisters on a gamer's hand.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Tooie splendid4.jpg|Canary Mary in the "Tooie's Splended" Dashboard theme.
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*Canary Mary is a reference to the fact that canaries were often used to check for gases in coal mines long ago, a tactic that was deemed cruel and ended in the late 1980s.
*Canary Mary is a reference to the fact that canaries were often used to check for gases in coal mines long ago, a tactic that was deemed cruel and ended in the late 1980s.
*A recurring joke with Canary Mary is that her prizes are often wedged in less-than-desirable places, much to the disgust of Kazooie.
*A recurring joke with Canary Mary is that her prizes are often wedged in less-than-desirable places, much to the disgust of Kazooie.
==Strategies==
Given that Canary Mary in Cloud Cuckooland has been cited as one of the, if not the, hardest challenge(s) in Banjo-Tooie, several rumors and strategies on how to beat her have appeared on the Internet.
*Arguably the easiest is to use the turbo controller (assuming the player has one) and use it to just speed past Canary Mary.
*The "old-fashioned way" to beating Canary Mary is to trick her AI. It ought to be pointed out that Canary Mary's speed reflects the player's own (e.g. if Banjo speeds up she'll speed up, if Banjo slows down she'll slow down). Therefore the ideal way to defeat Canary Mary is to speed up and slow down in short bursts. By the time the player's about one-third throughout the course (if they did it correctly), they should have enough lead to just speed to the finish line. The most difficult part of this strategy however is figuring when to accurately speed up and slow down.
*Another easy way is to tap as hard as you can, and pause every few seconds to rest your fingers.
*Yet another method is to tape a wad of tissue paper to the end of a drill and hold it againsed the button while it spins. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En06d7rWbhE Example]
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Tooie splendid4.jpg|Canary Mary in the "Tooie's Splended" Dashboard theme.
</gallery>


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