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| {{quote|This guy just looks like he smells like feet. OK, maybe not like feet, but he reeks of clumsiness! Same difference. At any rate, while he mayu be dull and dimwitted, he'll still shoot that giant gun on his shell at you! One more thing—you've got to attack this guy relentlessly, or else he'll go defensive and be hard to deal with! Be careful!|''Wario World'' North American instruction manual, page 31}}
| | [[Image:turtlecannon.jpg|right|thumb|An '''Ankiron'''.]] |
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| | '''Ankirons''' are the strongest enemies (excluding bosses) that [[Wario]] encounters in the game ''[[Wario World]]''. |
| |image=[[File:Ankiron.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Wario World''
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| |first_appearance=''[[Wario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
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| |variants=[[Skeletal Ankiron]]<br>[[Circus Ankiron]]<br>[[Ice Ankiron]]<br>[[Rhino Ankiron]]<br>[[Stuffed Ankiron]]<br>[[Mummy Ankiron]]
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| '''Ankirons'''{{cite|date=2003|language=en-gb|title=''Wario World'' instruction booklet|page=25|publisher=Nintendo of UK|author=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2003|language=en-us|title=''Wario World'' instruction booklet|page=31|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=July 1, 2003|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''Wario World: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''|page=13|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4323-6}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Wario World]]''. They resemble huge armored turtles with [[cannon]]s sprouting out of their shell. In fact, Ankirons are so huge and heavy that all they can do is turn in place. Ankirons fire [[Bomb (object)|bomb]]s with humanlike faces at Wario, who can throw the bombs right back. They explode after a short time, however. Ankirons can also hide in their shells to protect themselves against Wario's powerful punches. If Wario continues to punch a protected Ankiron, it comes out (though still unable to be damaged) and fires its ammunition (depending on species) in all directions. In addition, as Wario comments in the game's North American instruction booklet, these enemies smell like feet. | |
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| Aside from the basic Ankirons in [[Excitement Central]], other varieties include [[Skeletal Ankiron]]s in [[Horror Manor]], [[Circus Ankiron]]s in [[Wonky Circus]], [[Ice Ankiron]]s in [[Shivering Mountains]], [[Rhino Ankiron]]s in [[Beanstalk Way]], [[Stuffed Ankiron]]s in the [[Mirror Mansion]], and [[Mummy Ankiron]]s in [[Pecan Sands]]. Aside from looks, Skeletal, Circus, and Ice Ankirons behave exactly the same way as normal Ankirons. Stuffed Ankirons can fire many bombs at once, while the Rhino and Mummy Ankirons shoot flaming bombs that damage Wario on contact until they cool off. However, the Rhino and Mummy Ankirons behave differently when they are attacked while protected, with the latter firing fiery bombs, while the former only fires normal bombs.
| | Ankirons resemble huge armored turtles with cannons sprouting out of their shell. In fact, Ankirons are so huge and heavy that all they can do is turn in place. Ankirons will fire cannonballs at Wario, who can throw the cannonballs right back. The cannonballs will explode after a short time, however. Ankirons can also hide in their shells to protect themselves against Wario's powerful punches. |
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| Their name comes from ''Ankirosaurusu'' (アンキロサウルス), the Japanese spelling of the dinosaur name ''{{wp|Ankylosaurus}}''. In English, their name may be interpreted as a portmanteau combining the first three letters of said dinosaur name with the word "iron".
| | Other varieties of these enemies include Skeletal, Circus, Ice, Bullock, Stuffed, and Mummy Ankirons. Aside from looks, Skeletal and Ice Ankirons behave exactly the same way as normal Ankirons. The Stuffed variety can fire many cannonballs at once, while the Circus, Bullock, and Mummy Ankirons shoot lethal, fiery cannonballs. |
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| ==Gallery==
| | Wario also comments that they smell like feet. |
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| Ankiron Excitement Central.png|Ankiron
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| SkeletonAnkiron.png|Skeletal Ankiron
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| CircusAnkiron.png|Circus Ankiron
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| IceAnkiron.png|Ice Ankiron
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| BullockAnkiron.png|Rhino Ankiron
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| StuffedAnkiron.png|Stuffed Ankiron
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| MummyAnkiron.png|Mummy Ankiron
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | [[Category: Wario Enemies]] |
| {{foreign names
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| |Jap=アンキロン<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=2003|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ワリオワールド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Wario World Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|WW Shogakukan P151.jpg|151}}}}</ref>
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| |JapR=Ankiron
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| |JapM=Derived from "''{{wp|Ankylosaurus}}''" and possibly "iron"
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| |Ita=Ankiron<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario World]]'' Italian manual|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Italy|author=Nintendo|date=2003|page=25}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Dinosaurs]]
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