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| {{species infobox
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| |image=[[File:VSWC monsters.jpg|300px]]<br>Artwork of the three types of Gotchawrench in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'', from the game's instruction card
| | A '''Gotcha Wrench''' is a living metal wrench. It has huge teeth to attack, and dinosaur legs to help it climb around. |
| |first_appearance=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]])
| | == History == |
| |latest_appearance=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew|Arcade Archives: VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | | === ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' === |
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| | Gotcha Wrenches appear on the first stage of the game ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''. A Gotcha Wrench climbs around the construction site chasing [[Mario]]. They come in two colors, purple (Gotcha Wrench) and red (Gotcha Wrench Jr., which moves more slowly). |
| A '''Gotchawrench''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Wrecking Crew'' back cover|quote=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>{{cite|date=1985|title=''Wrecking Crew'' English instruction booklet|page=5 and 8|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also written as '''Gotcha Wrench'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Wrecking Crew'' English instruction booklet|page=2}}</ref> and referred generically to as a '''monster''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Arcade Archives]] VS. Wrecking Crew'' in-game manual|page=4 and 7}}</ref> is a living metal wrench 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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| {{multiframe|[[File:VSWC Gotchawrench 1.png|bottom]] [[File:VSWC Gotchawrench 2.png|bottom]] [[File:VSWC Gotchawrench 3.png|bottom]]|bg=black}}
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| Gotchawrenches first appear in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' as nameless enemies and are among the only major enemy obstacles. Red ones move slowly while purple ones, introduced in Phase 3 (Phase 5 in the {{wp|Western world|Western}} version) move quickly. The two types are found together in Phases 7 to 10, but not in Western versions. Gotchawrenches nearly always use the ladder nearest to them. They 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.
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| Starting in Phase 11, red ones are replaced by a hatchet-like variant that behaves the same. This variation is entirely exclusive to ''VS. Wrecking Crew''. In the Western version, the hatchet type debuts in Phase 13 as the slowest enemy. In Phase 15, all three types appear on the stage.
| | === ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'' === |
| | | Gotcha Wrench is the third challenger in this modern ''Wrecking Crew'' update. Gotcha Wrench is purple and looks the same as it does in the original. It also appears in the port of the original game, which is on the same cartridge. |
| ====''Wrecking Crew''====
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| [[File:WC Purple Gotchawrench.png|frame]]
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| [[File:WC Red Gotchawrench.png|left|frame]]
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| Gotchawrenches are first seen in [[Phase 1 (Wrecking Crew)|Phase 1]] of ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''. They now actively chase [[Mario]] around. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red ('''Gotchawrench Jr.''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Wrecking Crew'' English instruction booklet|page=5}}</ref> which moves more slowly). Gotchawrenches can become trapped in [[drum (Wrecking Crew)|drums]] permanently.
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| ====''Wrecking Crew '98''====
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| [[File:GotchaWrench98.png|thumb]]
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| Gotchawrench is the third challenger of ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'', in which it is purple and has arms.
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| ===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''===
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| The [[microgame]] [[Wreck. Crew]] of ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' involves having to defeat two red Gotchawrenches as they climb down a wall ladder.<ref>{{cite|quote=Best way to defeat an enemy? Ladders.|author=[[Wreck. Crew]] description|title=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''|date=2009|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
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| ===''NES Remix'' series===
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| In the [[NES Remix (series)|''NES Remix'' series]], Gotchawrenches appear in several ''Wrecking Crew'' challenges in ''[[NES Remix]]'' and its compilation ''[[NES Remix Pack]]''.
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| ==Profiles==
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| ===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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| {{PBMCD profile
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| |name=スパナゴン (JP) / Gotchawrench (EN)
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| |artwork=[[File:Gotchawrench.png|100px]]
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| |shuzoku=メカ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
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| |seikaku=しつこい
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| |tojo_gemu=クルー
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| |desc='''<big>しつこいスパナの{{ruby|化物|ばけもの}}だ</big><br>
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| 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 name=pbmcd>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=November 20, 1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/4gPhzs1.jpeg 98]|isbn=4-09-259067-9}}</ref>
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| |tribe=Mecha clan
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| |disposition=Persistent
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| |game_appearances=Crew
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| |eng_desc='''''<big>A persistent spanner in the works</big><br>
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| ''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.''
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| }}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Gotchawrench1.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'', Japanese flyer
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| HatchetMonster2.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet version, from Japanese flyer
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| HatchetMonster.png|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet version, from Japanese flyer
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| HatchetMonster1.png|In-game screenshot of hatchet version, ''VS. Wrecking Crew''
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| WreckingCrewArt3.png|''Wrecking Crew''
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| WreckingCrewArt4.png|''Wrecking Crew''
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| WreckingCrewArt7.png|''Wrecking Crew''
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| WreckingCrewArt8.png|''Wrecking Crew''
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| NES Remix Stamp 029.png|[[List of NES Remix stamps|''NES Remix'' stamp]]
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| ===Gotchawrench===
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn=スパナゴン
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| |JpnR=Supanagon
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| |JpnM=A portmanteau of「スパナ」(''supana'', "spanner") and「ドラゴン」(''doragon'', "dragon")
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| |JpnC=<ref name=pbmcd/>
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| |Jpn2=スパナゴン２
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| |Jpn2R=Supanagon 2
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| |Jpn2M=Gotchawrench 2
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| |Jpn2C=<ref name=famicom>{{cite|title=レッキングクルー (''Rekkingu Kurū'') instruction booklet|date=1985|url=archive.org/details/WreckingCrewFCManualOnlyHiResOz/Wrecking%20Crew%20manual%2004.jpg|page=4|format=JPG}}</ref>
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| |Fre=Pince-Monseigneur
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| |FreM=Crowbar
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| |FreC=<ref name=fr23>{{cite|title=''Wrecking Crew'' French instruction booklet|url=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|format=JPG|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr}}</ref>
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| |Ita=Mostro
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| |ItaM=Monster
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| |ItaC=<ref>''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', Italian e-manual</ref><ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] VS: Wrecking Crew'', in-game manual</ref>
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| }}
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| ===Gotchawrench Jr.===
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn=スパナゴン１
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| |JpnR=Supanagon 1
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| |JpnM=Gotchawrench 1
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| |JpnC=<ref name=famicom/>
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| |Fre=Pince-Monseigneur Jr
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| |FreM=Crowbar Jr.
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| |FreC=<ref name=fr23/>
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| }}
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| ==References==
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| | == Names == |
| | In Japan, the Gotcha Wrench is known as the '''Spannagon'''. The name "Spannagon" is a portmanteau of the word "spanner" (another name for a wrench) and the word "dragon". |
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