Editing Aerodent

{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:Aerodent WL4.png]]<br>Aerodent
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|species=Bear, rat
}}
[[File:WL4-Aerodent Battle.PNG|frame|left|Aerodent flipped upside down, exposing the vulnerable Rodent.]][[File:WL4_Aerodent_Map.png|thumb|right|300px|Map of the level]]
'''Aerodent''' is the fourth boss in the [[Game Boy Advance]] game ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. He guards the [[Topaz Passage]]. 

Aerodent is a gray mouse ghost that hides inside an inflated bear balloon. 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]]. Wario can stun these enemies by jumping on their heads, flipping it upside down so its pin is pointing upwards. [[Wario Land 4#Wario's moves|Throwing]] the enemy up at the bottom of the teddy bear will deflate it - it must hit the soft patch in order for a successful hit, as if it is too close to the leg area, the hit will be unsuccessful and Wario must repeat this process again.

From this point, Wario must ram the padded legs (which will flash to show where to hit). After that, the teddy bear will flip, with Aerodent poking his head out of the inflated area. Wario must then ram Aerodent to damage him. Usually, Wario will be able to hit two or three times against Aerodent before he manages to inflate the balloon again, though on Super Hard mode, Aerodent will usually take more damage to balance out its higher health and significantly lower time limit.

Aerodent also takes a large amount of damage from the [[Large Lips]].

Once Aerodent withstands enough damage, it begins to throw flaming sticks at Wario, setting the ground alight on contact. Wario will turn into [[Flaming Wario]] should he be burned, losing all control and wasting valuable time. After enough hits, Aerodent is defeated and Wario is rewarded with the creature's [[Legendary Treasure|Necklace]].

His name is a portmanteau of "aero", describing his airborne status, and "rodent". Aerodent is the only boss that does not "die", as he simply gets knocked off the screen, while the other bosses are killed on-screen.

==Time given in different modes==
The time given to defeat the boss varies on the [[Wario Land 4#Game modes|game mode]].

*[[File:WL4-Normal Mode Sprite.png]]: the time given is 4:00 minutes.
*[[File:WL4-Hard Mode Sprite.png]]: the time given is 3:00 minutes.
*[[File:WL4-S-Hard Mode Sprite.png]] (unlockable): the time given is 2:00 minutes.

==''Super Mario-Kun''==
Aerodent appears also as a boss 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 [[Item Shopkeeper]] uses the [[Large Lips]] move on it, and Wario deals the finishing blow to it.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=シッキー
|JapR=Shikkii
|JapM=From ''shiki'' (指揮), Japanese for "command"
|Chi=气球熊耗子<ref>阿快尔瑞斯 (July 19, 2014). [http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1306272/index_5.html 【完结】【童年游戏】瓦力欧寻宝记流程 （6P）]. ''Bilibili''. Retrieved February 3, 2017.</ref>
|ChiR=Qìqiú Xióng Hàozi
|ChiM=Balloon Bear Mouse
|Ita=Aerodente
|ItaM=Aerodent
}}

==Media==
{{media table
|type1=audio
|name1=WL4-Boss Battle
|pipe1=Boss Battle 
|description1=Music heard in a normal boss battle
|length1=2:57
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
WL4-Icon17.png|Aerodent level icon
WL4-Tack Soldier.png|Aerodent throwing down [[Pin enemy|pin enemies]] 
Tack Soldier Sprite.png|[[Pin enemy]]
Aerodent SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Rodents]]
[[Category:Fire Creatures]]
[[Category:Undead]]
[[Category:Wario Land 4 Bosses]]
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