Editing Lunge Fish

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|comparable=[[Cheep Chomp]]

'''Lunge Fish''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. These large, bucktoothed {{iw|wikipedia|catfish}} are predators of [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], whom they try and swallow whole. Its name is a portmanteau of "lunge" and "{{iw|wikipedia|lungfish}}".

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===

Lunge Fish are enemies in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]]. They hide in the water and will lunge at Yoshi as he passes by, as their name implies. Occasionally, a Lunge Fish will stick its head out of the water. Yoshi can then throw an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] at the fish to momentarily stun the creature, or he can defeat one outright by spitting an enemy out at it. If Yoshi falls in the water, a Lunge Fish will attempt to swallow Yoshi and Baby Mario whole similar to how a [[Big Cheep Cheep|Boss Bass]] does.

As shown by graphics in the source code of pre-release builds, Lunge Fish seems to have started out as a bespectacled worm-like creature, labeled "<tt>nomo</tt>" (an abbreviation of the Japanese name) in the files.<ref>{{cite|author=rockcock64|url=x.com/rockcock64/status/1286771514281467905|date=July 24, 2020|title=Post showing early SMW2 tiles|publisher=X|accessdate=July 25, 2020|language=en}}</ref>

====''Yoshi's New Island''====

Lunge Fish are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. They appear prominently in the level [[Lose the Lunge Fish]]. Unlike before, a Lunge Fish's behavior is a [[Cheep Chomp|Boss Bass]]-esque leaping instead of lunging-while-inhaling action, showing off their entire bodies. However, they still function in the same pattern as before, sinking below the water before rising up and forwards in a jerky arc.

===''Super Mario-kun''===

In volume 14 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga, a Lunge Fish is depicted as being able to use electricity on its enemies, based on the real-life {{wp|electric catfish}}. Mario sees a [[Winged Cloud]] that gives out a [[ice watermelon|blue watermelon]]. Mario makes Yoshi eat it, which then freezes the Lunge Fish.

 

===''Tetris Attack''===

A Lunge Fish is a playable character and an opponent paired with [[Cheep Cheep|Flopsy Fish]] in ''[[Tetris Attack]]''. It replaces Neris, the sea fairy from ''[[Tetris Attack#Panel de Pon|Panel de Pon]]''. In this game, it is depicted as a slight friend of Yoshi's, enchanted by [[Bowser]] and [[Kamek]] to work for them. It also notes that it really does not like Yoshi much, claiming that he gives it indigestion.

 

Lunge Fish are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and its remake {{a|P&YWW|l}}  They appear in [[Rollin' Down the River]], [[King Bowser's Castle (Yoshi's Woolly World)|King Bowser's Castle]] and [[Wonderful World of Wool]]. Lunge Fish are modeled on coin purses, with their lips being made of coin purse clasps. Yoshi can defeat them with [[yarn ball]]s or [[watermelon (Yoshi's Island series)|watermelon]] seeds, earning a handful of [[bead]]s, but they will respawn quickly. They act as they do in ''Yoshi's New Island'', but are larger and move through the air slower. Yoshi only dies if the Lunge Fish drags him far enough underwater. This is relevant because in {{a|P&YWW}}, the [[Poochy Pup]]s are capable of damaging a Lunge Fish while Yoshi is eaten, saving them.

 

Lunge Fish are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' during the level [[Ride the River]], where they sit in place in the background, jumping out whenever Yoshi crosses their line of sight, and can take down platforms while trying to eat him. At the end of the level, one instead pursues Yoshi horizontally, taking down several moving platforms while repetitively leaping. Near the end of the level's flip side, two can be seen looking back and forth instead of in a single direction, and as such can leap in multiple directions.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFMOdTbACMM|author=NintenU|date=April 7, 2019|title=''Yoshi's Crafted World'' - 100% Walkthrough - Ride the River - Front & Flip Side|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=July 31, 2024}}</ref>

 

====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====

*'''Shogakukan guide:''' ナマズの怪物。飲み込まれるとアウトだ。タマゴをぶつけて追っぱらうしかない。<ref name=Sho/>(''A catfish monster. If it swallows you, you're dead. The only way to beat it is to hit it with an egg and chase it away.'')

*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''They find dinos lip-lickin' good. However, they'll beat a watery retreat if you slug them with eggs.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127}}}}</ref>

*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 沼に生息する巨大魚。大きな口で丸のみしようとする。食べられるとミスになり、触れてもダメージを受ける。タマゴを当てると倒せるが、避けて進むほうが楽。<ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P22.jpg|22}}|date=August 9, 2014|isbn=978-4-09-106542-1}}</ref>(''A giant fish that lives in swamps. It tries to eat you whole with its big mouth. If it eats you, you lose, and if you touch it, you will be damaged. You can defeat it by hitting it with an egg, but it is easier to avoid it.'')

===''Tetris Attack''===

;In-game Character profile

[[File:TetrisAttackSNES-LungeFishIcon.png|left]] ''Howdy y'all- I'm a Lunge Fish.''<br>

''Ya want to know what I think? I don't really like that Yoshi guy, he gives me indigestion. Got anything to eat? I'm kinda hungry!!''

 

(''I am Lunge Fish.'')<br>

(''Yoshi-don, is that you? That doesn't look very juicy. Is there anything to eat? I'm hungry.'')

LungeFishSuperMarioKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''

TetrisAttackSNES-LungeFishVsIdle.png|''[[Tetris Attack]]'' (SNES)

TetrisAttackSNES-LungeFishVsAttack.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)

TetrisAttackSNES-LungeFishVsHit.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)

TetrisAttackSNES-LungeFishVsDefeat.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)

TetrisAttackSNES-LungeFishVsVictory.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)

TetrisAttackSNES-LungeFishProfile.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)

TetrisAttackGB-LungeFishIcon.png|''Tetris Attack'' ([[Game Boy]])

TetrisAttackGB-LungeFishVsIdle.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)

SMA3-LungeFish.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''

|Jpn=ノモズ<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|date=September 20, 1995|isbn=4-09-102523-4|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P8.jpg|8}}}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P18.png|18}}}}</ref>

|JpnR=Nomozu

|JpnM=A corruption between「呑もう」(''nomō''), the volitional form of「呑む」(''nomu'', "to swallow"), and「鯰」(''namazu'', "catfish")

|Fre=Gobe-Tout

|FreM=Swallow Whole

|SpaAM=From ''bagre'' ("catfish")

|Ger=Schnorchel Wels

|Ger2=Lippenwels

|GerM=Snorkel catfish

|Ger2M=Lip catfish

|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''acchiappare'' ("to snatch") and ''pesce'' ("fish")

|Kor=메귀<ref>{{cite|language=ko|publisher=Nintendo|quote=위험! 여기부턴 메귀 지대 뗏목을 타고 앞으로 나가요!" (Danger! Lunge Fish area ahead, ride the raft and move forward!)|author=Message Block in World 3-1|title=''Yoshi's Island DS''}}</ref>

|KorM=Portmanteau of "메기" (''megi'', "catfish") and "{{ruby|鬼|귀}}" (''gwi'', meaning "ghost" and also used to describe something that is fearsome)

|RusM=From "рыба" (''ryba'', fish) and "глотать" (''glotat'', to swallow)

|ChiS=吞吞鲶

|ChiT=吞吞鯰

|ChiSR=Tūn Tūn Nián

|ChiTR=Tūn Tūn Nián

|ChiSM=Swallowing Catfish

|ChiTM=Swallowing Catfish

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