Major Burrows: the mole boss of Gusty Garden

BossSuper Mario GalaxyGusty Garden

A helmeted giant mole, caught in the act of chasing a Star Bunny. Roi Mogu in French, Major Burrows guards the most beloved galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy. His spiked blue helmet blocks any attack from above: you have to dig him out with a ground pound before finishing him off with a spin. This profile covers his boss fight, his place in the galaxy with the game's most iconic theme and his return in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Beneath the floating meadows of Gusty Garden lives a hot-tempered monarch: Major Burrows (Roi Mogu in French), a giant mole wearing a blue helmet bristling with spikes. This underground tyrant rules over the galaxy's moles and terrorizes its inhabitants.

An iconic boss of Super Mario Galaxy, he guards the game's most famous garden planet, the one in Gusty Garden and its legendary musical theme. Here is a portrait of the king of the tunnels.

Contents

• The underground tyrant of Gusty Garden
• A boss who torments a Star Bunny
• The fight: driving the mole out of its hole
• Pride of place in the most iconic galaxy
• The return in Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Quick recap
• FAQ

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The underground tyrant of Gusty Garden

Major Burrows shows up in Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, 2007). He is the oversized, crowned version of the moles Mario runs into across the galaxy: a massive reddish-brown body, two huge digging claws and, above all, a spiked blue helmet that looks an awful lot like the shell of a Spiny.

That headgear is not just decorative: it blocks any attack from above and doubles as a tool for burrowing back underground. As the head of the Monty Moles of the Galaxy era, he keeps his garden planet living in terror.

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A boss who torments a Star Bunny

The staging of his fight has stayed with players: when Mario arrives, Major Burrows is busy chasing a little Star Bunny across the planet, fully intending to make a meal of it. The plumber steps in, and the rabbit hunt turns into a mole hunt.

This little wordless story gives the fight a flavor found nowhere else in the game: you are not fighting for a door or a treasure, but to save a victim scurrying away right in front of you. Series folklore in two images: a ridiculous tyrant and an innocent to protect.

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The fight: driving the mole out of its hole

Taking on Major Burrows means solving a giant molehill problem. Buried, he is untouchable; helmeted, he is impossible to hit from above. The solution comes in three steps:

• When he charges underground, only the mound of earth gives away his position — you have to dodge it like a shark fin.
• A ground pound on the surface nearby makes him burst out in surprise, dazed, out of his tunnel.
• Once he is exposed, all it takes is hitting him with a spin to send him running — until the charge too many.

Cornered, the king loses his temper, speeds up his charges and becomes genuinely dangerous: a classic crescendo, perfectly executed.

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Pride of place in the most iconic galaxy

Major Burrows owes a great deal to his address: he is the boss of Gusty Garden, the most beloved galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy, the one whose orchestral theme is regularly crowned the best music in the entire saga. Running into this big grump amid those flying meadows and their drifting dandelion puffs is a memory etched into a whole generation of Wii players.

His helmeted silhouette has thus become inseparable from the imagery of Galaxy, just like the Lumas or the apple planets of his galaxy.

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The return in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Proof of his status: Major Burrows is one of the happy few invited back in Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010): the sequel devotes an entire galaxy to fighting back to back the standout bosses of the first game, and the royal mole answers the call, nastier than ever.

Since then, the monarch of the tunnels has kept a low profile — but in the memory of fans, he remains THE mole boss of the Galaxy era, the grumpy guardian of the loveliest garden in space.

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Major Burrows at a glance

French name	Roi Mogu
English name	Major Burrows
Debut game	Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, 2007)
Role	Boss of Gusty Garden
Species	Giant mole (leader of the Monty Moles)
Distinguishing feature	Spiked blue helmet
Weak point	Ground pound to dig him out, then a spin
Return	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)

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FAQ

• Who is Major Burrows?
  He is a giant mole wearing a spiked blue helmet, the boss of Gusty Garden in Super Mario Galaxy, known in French as Roi Mogu.
• Why do you fight Major Burrows?
  When Mario arrives, the mole is chasing a little Star Bunny to devour it. The fight begins in order to save the animal.
• How do you beat Major Burrows?
  You have to dodge his underground charges, make him burst out of the ground with a ground pound performed close by, then hit him with a spin while he is dazed.
• Can you jump on his head?
  No. His blue helmet bristling with spikes blocks any attack from above, exactly like a Spiny's shell.
• Does Major Burrows return after Super Mario Galaxy?
  Yes, he is one of the first game's bosses who sign up again in Super Mario Galaxy 2, in a galaxy dedicated to boss fights.

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