Mole Miner: Difference between revisions

Moles, the denizens of the underground, digging their tunnels. Often [[Beneath the Earth]] and in miner attire, no doubt [[Tunnel King|Tunnel Kings]]. Also included are gophers and other burrowing rodents. See also [[Mole Men]], who are very similar to this trope, but more humanoid.

 

[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] [[The Mole]]. See also [[Drill Mole]].

 

== [[Eastern European Animation]] ==

* ''Krtek'' or ''Krteček'' (meaning "mole" and "little mole" respectively), invented by the [[The Czech Republic|Czech]] animator Zdeněk Miler, is a cute little [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|mole]] and is often seen with a shovel in his hands.

* ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'': mole miners in the Mine World, who attack with [[Powerful Pick|pickaxes]]. Mole Miner Max is the boss of that world as well.

* He's supposed to be a ''groundhog'', but Bonaparte from ''[[Suikoden]] II'', despite being some kind of horrible monster, is effectively a mole with a glandular problem.

* In ''[[Age of Wonders]]'', (both [http://aow.heavengames.com/units/unitstats_dwarf_ts.shtml#Dwarf-Mole first] and [http://aow2.heavengames.com/gameinfo/units/dwarves.shtml#mole second]) giant moles are just animals, but they are domesticated by Dwarves to serve as both [[Horse of a Different Color|mounts]] and [[Drill Tank|tunnel-diggers]].

* Muddy Mole, the player character of ''[[Mole Mania]]''.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* There's Gopher in Disney's ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]''.

* The Goofy Gophers from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.

** [[Bugs Bunny]] is also fond of tunneling, often taking the [[Wrong Turn At Albuquerque]].

 

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