Editing Gotchawrench

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:VSWC monsters.jpg|300px]]<br>Artwork of the three types of Gotchawrench in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'', from the game's instruction card
|first_appearance=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]])
|latest_appearance=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew|Arcade Archives: VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
A '''Gotchawrench''',<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' back of NES box. "''You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!''"</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Pages 5 and 8.</ref> also written as '''Gotcha Wrench'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Page 2.</ref> and referred generically to as a '''monster''',<ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] VS. Wrecking Crew'' in-game manual. Pages 4 and 7.</ref> is a living metal wrench found in the [[Wrecking Crew (series)|''Wrecking Crew'' series]]. It has huge teeth to attack, and legs to help it walk around.
==History==
===''Wrecking Crew'' series===
====''VS. Wrecking Crew''====
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Gotchawrenches first appear in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' as nameless enemies, where they are among the only major enemy obstacles. They appear much as they do in the subsequent console game but do not actively hunt [[Mario]]. Red ones move slowly while purple ones, introduced in Phase 3 in the Japanese version and Phase 5 in the US version, are quick. In Japan, the two types are found together only in Phases 7 to 10. They will almost always use the nearest ladder they come across. Gotchawrenches will transit between the foreground and background screens through opened [[door (Wrecking Crew series)|door]]s in their path. A Gotchawrench on the opposite screen appears as a harmless silhouette.

Starting in Phase 11 of the Japanese version, red ones are replaced by a hatchet-like variant that behaves the same. This variation is entirely exclusive to ''VS. Wrecking Crew'' and is not present in any later-released ''Wrecking Crew'' titles. In the US version, the hatchet type debuts in Phase 13 as the slowest enemy. In Phase 15, all three types appear on the stage.

====''Wrecking Crew''====
[[File:WC Purple Gotchawrench.png|frame]]
[[File:WC Red Gotchawrench.png|left|frame]]
Gotchawrenches reappear in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', starting from [[Phase 1 (Wrecking Crew)|Phase 1]]. They actively chase Mario around the construction site. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red ('''Gotchawrench Jr.'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Page 5.</ref>, which moves more slowly). They can be permanently trapped with [[drum (Wrecking Crew)|drums]].
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====''Wrecking Crew '98''====
[[File:GotchaWrench98.png|thumb]]
Gotchawrench is the third challenger in ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]''. Gotchawrench is purple and unlike the previous game, it has arms. It also appears in the port of the NES version.

===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''===
Two red Gotchawrenches must be defeated as they climb down a wall ladder in the ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' [[microgame]] [[Wreck. Crew]].

===Other appearances===
In the [[NES Remix (series)|''NES Remix'' series]], Gotchawrenches appear in several ''Wrecking Crew'' challenges in ''[[NES Remix]]'' and its compilation ''[[NES Remix Pack]]''.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=スパナゴン (JP) / Gotchawrench (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Gotchawrench.png|100px]]
|shuzoku=メカ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=しつこい
|tojo_gemu=クルー
|desc='''<big>しつこいスパナの{{ruby|化物|ばけもの}}だ</big><br>
レッキングクルーで、マリオをしつこくつけまわすスパナの{{ruby|化物|ばけもの}}。{{ruby|赤|あか}}と{{ruby|紫|むらさき}}の２{{ruby|種類|しゅるい}}がいて、マリオの{{ruby|解体作業|かいたいさぎょう}}をじゃまする。{{ruby|工事現場|こうじげんば}}らしい、ユニークなキャラクターだ。<ref>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/4gPhzs1.jpeg Page 98].</ref>
|tribe=Mecha clan
|disposition=Persistent
|game_appearances=Crew
|eng_desc='''''<big>A persistent spanner in the works</big><br>
''In Wrecking Crew, these spanner monsters pester Mario. There are two types, red and purple, and they are used to mess with Mario's demolition work. They are unique characters typical of a construction site.''
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Gotchawrench1.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'', Japanese flyer
HatchetMonster2.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet version, from Japanese flyer
HatchetMonster.png|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet version, from Japanese flyer
HatchetMonster1.png|In-game screenshot of hatchet version, ''VS. Wrecking Crew''
WreckingCrewArt3.png|''Wrecking Crew''
WreckingCrewArt4.png|''Wrecking Crew''
WreckingCrewArt7.png|''Wrecking Crew''
WreckingCrewArt8.png|''Wrecking Crew''
Gotchawrench.png|''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
NES Remix Stamp 029.png|[[List of NES Remix stamps|''NES Remix'' stamp]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Gotchawrench===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スパナゴン
|JapR=Supanagon
|JapM=A portmanteau of「スパナ」(''supana'', "spanner") and「ドラゴン」(''doragon'', "dragon")
|Jap2=スパナゴン２
|Jap2R=Supanagon 2
|Jap2M=Gotchawrench 2
|Jap2C=<ref name=famicom>''Wrecking Crew'' Famicom instruction booklet. [https://archive.org/details/WreckingCrewFCManualOnlyHiResOz/Wrecking%20Crew%20manual%2004.jpg Page 4].</ref>
|Fre=Pince-Monseigneur
|FreM=Crowbar
|FreC=<ref name=fr23>''Wrecking Crew'' French instruction booklet. [https://ia800206.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/21/items/emuvr-ugc/Nintinbox/NES/Manuals/WreckingCrew_NES-Manual_EUR%28NES-WR-FAH%29.zip&file=WreckingCrew_NES-Manual%2824%29_EUR%28NES-WR-FAH%29_20180523.jpg Page 23].</ref>
|Ita=Mostro
|ItaM=Monster
|ItaC=<ref>''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', Italian e-manual</ref><ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] VS: Wrecking Crew'', in-game manual</ref>
}}

===Gotchawrench Jr.===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スパナゴン１
|JapR=Supanagon 1
|JapM=Gotchawrench 1
|JapC=<ref name=famicom/>
|Fre=Pince-Monseigneur Jr
|FreM=Crowbar Jr.
|FreC=<ref name=fr23/>
}}

==References==
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