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{{species infobox | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Blurker SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]] | |image=[[File:Blurker SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | ||
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'''Blurkers'''<ref> | '''Blurkers'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> are squishy pink block-like enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Their name is a play on “blocker”, referring to their shape and how they block the player, and “lurk”. They are introduced in [[Shadow-Play Alley]]. Blurkers appear in groups and primarily serve as guardians to secret passages. Contact with one damages the player. | ||
Blurkers can be temporarily disposed of by any normal means of attack except [[jump]]s, or by use of the touchscreen and microphone functions on the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]], although they quickly respawn upon being defeated this way. They can be defeated permanently through use of a [[Mega Mushroom]], a [[Potted Piranha Plant]], [[White Tanooki Mario]], or [[Lucky Cat Mario]]. | |||
Blurkers are also found in the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', where they reappear in Shadow-Play Alley. | Blurkers are also found in the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', where they reappear in Shadow-Play Alley. | ||
Blurkers reappear in the game's [[Nintendo Switch]] enhanced port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. | |||
Given their Japanese name of "Mokomoko," and how they appear in groups forming large walls, Blurkers were likely inspired by {{wp|Mokumokuren}}, a {{wp|yokai}} consisting of many pairs of eyes lined up across a decrepit {{wp|shoji|paper wall}}. | |||
==Additional names== | ==Additional names== | ||
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{{internal names | {{internal names | ||
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''<br>''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' | |game1=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''<br>''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' | ||
|file1=<tt> | |file1=<tt>Moamoa</tt> | ||
|name1=Moamoa | |name1=Moamoa | ||
|meaning1=[[ | |meaning1=[[Smorg]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=モコモコ<ref> | |Jap=モコモコ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 227.</ref> | ||
|JapR=Mokomoko | |JapR=Mokomoko | ||
|JapM=Japanese term meaning "fluffy"; shared with [[ | |JapM=Japanese term meaning "fluffy"; shared with [[Ratooey]] | ||
|Ger=Flauschi | |Ger=Flauschi | ||
|GerM=From | |GerM=From "flausch" (fleece) | ||
|Spa=Aglomebloque | |Spa=Aglomebloque | ||
|SpaM= | |SpaM=From "aglomerar" (agglomerate) and "bloque" (block) | ||
}} | }} | ||
