Editing Aerodent

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Aerodent WL4.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Wario Land 4''
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' ([[Super Mario-Kun Volume 28|volume 28]]) (2003)
|species=Bear, rat
}}
[[File:WL4 Aerodent Map.png|thumb|300px|Map of the level]]
'''Aerodent''' is the guardian of the [[Topaz Passage]] and the fourth boss in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. Aerodent is a gray mouse ghost who hides inside an inflated bear balloon. His name is a portmanteau of "aero," describing his airborne status, and "rodent," relating to his appearance. The time given to defeat the boss varies on the [[Wario Land 4#Game mode|game mode]]: in Normal, it is 4:00, in Hard, it is 3:00, and in S-Hard, it is 2:00. The [[Large Lips]] can deal a lot of damage to Aerodent beforehand. When fully inflated, this balloon is out of [[Wario]]'s reach. From this safe vantage, Aerodent drops [[Pin enemy|pin enemies]] in an attempt to harm [[Wario]]. The balloon can be deflated if a pin enemy is [[Wario Land 4#Wario's moves|thrown]] by Wario at the soft patch on the bottom, since it does not work if it is too close to the leg area. The padded legs then flash to indicate where Wario can hit it. After that, the teddy bear flips, with Aerodent poking his head out of the inflated area. Aerodent can be rammed to damage it. The inflated bear balloon goes up a little if hit by Wario's head. If Wario does not touch Aerodent for a while or the balloon rises high enough, Aerodent will inflate the balloon and go upward again. After enough damage, Aerodunt begins to throw flaming sticks at Wario, setting the ground alight on contact and turning Wario into [[Flaming Wario]] if he touches the fire. After enough hits, Aerodent is knocked off-screen and Wario is rewarded with the creature's [[legendary treasure|Necklace]].

Aerodent appears in volume 28 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' in the ''Wario Land 4'' arc. It can shoot fire at Wario, transforming Wario into Flaming Wario. It takes heavy damage when the [[shop owner]] uses the [[Large Lips]] move on it, and Wario deals the finishing blow to it.

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=WL4-Boss Battle.oga
|title1=Boss battle 
|description1=Music heard in a normal boss battle
|length1=2:57
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
WL4 Aerodent Level Icon.png|Aerodent level icon in ''Wario Land 4''
WL4-Tack Soldier.png|Aerodent throwing down [[Pin enemy|pin enemies]] in ''Wario Land 4''
WL4 Aerodent Battle.png|Aerodent flipped upside down in ''Wario Land 4''
Aerodent SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=シッキー
|JapR=Shikkī
|JapM=A reference to "{{wp|Mickey}}"; likely including「指揮」(''shiki'', "command")
|ChiS=气球熊耗子<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|author=阿快尔瑞斯|date=July 19, 2014|url=www.bilibili.com/video/av1306272/index_5.html|title=【完结】【童年游戏】瓦力欧寻宝记流程 （6P）|publisher=Bilibili|accessdate=February 3, 2017}}{{dead link}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Qìqiú Xióng Hàozi
|ChiSM=Balloon Bear Mouse
|Ita=Aerodente
|ItaM=From the prefix ''aero-'' and ''dente'' ("tooth")
}}

==References==
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{{WL4}}
[[Category:Rodents]]
[[Category:Bears]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Super Mario-kun characters]]
[[Category:Wario Land 4 bosses]]
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