Editing Maw-Ray

{{Distinguish|Maw-Maw}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Maw-Ray Prima SMO.jpg|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Odyssey''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|variants=[[Mega Unagi]]<br>[[Spike Eel]]
|comparable=[[Gringill]]
}}

'''Maw-Rays''', previously referred to as '''Unagi'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide''|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|date=1996|page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Official Player's Guide''|date=2006|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|isbn=1-59812-009-3|page=12}}</ref> for most of their history, are recurring eel<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoAmerica|date=September 17, 2020|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1306669318193721344|title=Take a nice swim in Jolly Roger Bay from Super Mario 64. There’s all sorts interesting things to find, like a pirate ship at the bottom of the bay, or a giant eel. Hmm, maybe there’s something special about that eel? #SuperMario3DAllStars|publisher=X|accessdate=September 17, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200917190138/https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1306669318193721344}}</ref> enemies in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They are enormous maroon-colored {{wp|moray eel|morays}} dappled with yellow spots, often depicted nesting in underwater cavities on the seafloor of an area. Maw-Rays typically lunge at player characters that approach their cavities with snapping jaws.

The English name "Unagi" is shared with a {{wp|Unagi|Japanese dish}} traditionally made out of the freshwater eel ''{{wp|Japanese eel|Anguilla japonica}}'', similar to the shark enemy [[Sushi]] that also debuted in ''Super Mario 64''. The name "Maw-Ray," introduced with its more realistic eel design in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', is a play on "maw" and "moray." This name is more comparable in origin to its Japanese name 「ウツボ」 (''Utsubo''), the {{wp|common name}} for real moray eels.

Maw-Rays are the first of several large cave-dwelling eel enemies in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series that exhibit similar behavior, including [[Eely-Mouth]], [[Gringill]]s, and [[Spike Eel]]s.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:JollyRoger.png|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 64'']]
One Unagi, also referred to as '''Unagi the eel'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=33|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or simply as the '''Eel''',<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980224211709/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/boss11.html|title=Eel - (Course 3)|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=22 May 2024}}</ref> appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|Nintendo DS remake]]. In the [[Jolly Roger Bay]] [[mission]], [[Plunder in the Sunken Ship]], [[Mario]] can lure Unagi out of its sunken ship home by swimming near and provoking it to attack. The player must then swim a short distance away and then swim back to the ship. Unagi will have left the ship, allowing the player to enter it via the ship's window. Unagi is the focus of the next mission, [[Can the Eel Come Out to Play?]], where it now appears in a water cove. Unagi can be lured out in the same manner as before, and it now has a [[Power Star]] attached to its tail that can be obtained by touching it. However, if too much time passes, Unagi will return to the alcove and will have to be lured out again. In later missions, Unagi circles where the sunken ship formerly was.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Unagi.png|thumb]]
Unagi and their [[Mega Unagi|big counterparts]] appear as underwater enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Unagi keep their ''Super Mario 64 DS'' design. They are encountered only in [[World 4-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-3]] and [[World 8-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-3]]. Some Unagi swim around while others live in small underwater coves, attacking anything in its vicinity. Unagi can be defeated with a [[Mega Mushroom]] and a [[Super Star]].

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Maw-Rays (referred to by this name for the first time) make an appearance as enemies, primarily in the [[Underwater Tunnel to the Lighthouse]] in the [[Seaside Kingdom]]. They are redesigned to have a more detailed appearance with realistic anatomy as well as menacing, glowing eyes. Similar to their appearance in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', they attack by lunging out of their nesting spots at a high speed before snapping their enormous jaws and receding, and can be positioned either horizontally or vertically. Before they emerge, a plume of sand can be seen coming from their caves. Entering these caves is impossible, as they appear to be blocked with sand. A few Maw-Rays also appear in one area of the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]]; here, their caves are not seen, as they instead lunge upwards out of the clouds.

A [[Spike Eel]] appears in [[List of Super Mario Odyssey pre-release and unused content|concept art]] for the Underwater Tunnel to the Lighthouse in the Seaside Kingdom in place of Maw-Rays, but they were eventually replaced by Maw-Rays.<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, kikai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors|date=2019|format=First English Edition|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|isbn=978-1-50671-375-5|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]]|page=228}}</ref>

===''Mario no Bōken Land''===
[[File:Unagiboken.png|thumb|Scan of Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong encountering Unagi in ''Mario no Bōken Land'']]
The manga ''[[Mario no Bōken Land]]'' features adaptations of various games, one of them including ''Super Mario 64''. The ''Super Mario 64'' section of the book features Mario, Luigi and [[Donkey Kong]] traversing through several of the worlds in ''Super Mario 64''; one of them, being an encounter with Unagi in Jolly Roger Bay. Unagi eats them, but Mario's sword allows them to escape.

===''Mario Golf''===
In ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', Unagi's name is sometimes on the score card.

===''Mario Party'' series===
Maw-Rays appear only a few times in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', a brown Unagi appears in the foreground of [[Deep Bloober Sea]], attempting to take a bite from a pink [[Sushi]]'s tail. A similar giant turquoise eel also appears nearby. In the minigame [[Manta Rings]] from ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', a reddish-brown eel resembling an Unagi darts in front of the characters with a high-pitched noise as they pass a sunken ship. If bumped into, three points are deducted.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
Several Unagi in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' appear in the background of the underwater tunnel segment [[Koopa Cape]], poking their heads out of various [[Warp Pipe|Pipe]]s, and a closer Unagi can be seen swimming outside of [[Chain Chomp Wheel]].

====''Mario Kart 7''====
Unagi in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' similarly appear in the [[Underwater driving|underwater]] sections of {{classic link|GCN|Daisy Cruiser}} and {{classic link|Wii|Koopa Cape}}.

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', Unagi make a small appearance in the underwater parts of the race track [[Tropical Coast]].

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8 Dolphin Shoals Unagi.png|thumb|left|Unagi in Dolphin Shoals]]
A single Unagi appears in an underwater section of the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' course [[Dolphin Shoals]], where players race along its body for a short section and can perform [[Jump Boost]]s from its undulating body. They also make a return in the [[Classic_course#Booster_Course_Pass_courses|booster courses]] {{classic|GCN|Daisy Cruiser}}, {{classic|Wii|Koopa Cape}}, and [[Piranha Plant Cove]], once again making cameos in the underwater sections of each course and retaining their design and model from ''Mario Kart Tour''.
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====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT GCN Daisy Cruiser aquarium.jpg|thumb|A Maw-Ray in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Maw-Rays appear in the underwater sections of several courses. They utilize their design from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' in this appearance, which was also used in previous ''Mario Kart'' games. Unlike other sentient obstacles in the game, they are not affected by items whatsoever. They are found in the following courses:
{{columns|
*[[Piranha Plant Cove]]
*Piranha Plant Cove R
*Piranha Plant Cove R/T
*Piranha Plant Cove 2
*Piranha Plant Cove 2R
*Piranha Plant Cove 3
*Piranha Plant Cove 3R
*[[GCN Daisy Cruiser]]
*GCN Daisy Cruiser T
}}

Most Maw-Rays simply roam around an area above the track, usually after emerging from a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] in a wall. In Piranha Plant Cove 2, Piranha Plant Cove 2R, and GCN Daisy Cruiser T, Maw-Rays can be interacted with, as there are [[current]]s that can send drivers high enough to reach them; they act as minor, wall-like obstacles that simply cause drivers to lose some speed when run into. The Maw-Ray in Piranha Plant Cove 2 can be bounced off of for Jump Boosts.

In Piranha Plant Cove 3 and its T variant, one Maw-Ray lurks inside a hole, lunging at drivers to bite them. Drivers who run into this Maw-Ray spin out.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:Maw-Ray_TSMBM.png|thumb|left|The Maw-Ray leaping out of the water in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
{{quote|So this is the end: being slowly digested by an eel next to an... [[Mario|idiot in overalls]].|Donkey Kong}}
A large Maw-Ray appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', where it consumes [[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] after they plummet from [[Rainbow Road]]. Soon after, the two are able to escape the Maw-Ray by using a [[Rocket Barrel]] from the remains of DK's kart. The Maw-Ray's design is based off the enemy's appearance in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Playingeel.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 64''
SMAGPB6 Unagi.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Bōken Game Ehon 6 3 Tsu no Takara''
Unagi-MKW.png|Several Unagi in ''Mario Kart Wii''
Maw-Ray Icon SMO.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Odyssey''
MKT Maw-Ray.jpg|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|file1=<tt>data/enemy/moray</tt>
|name1=moray
|meaning1=English translation of the [[#Names in other languages|Japanese name]]
|game2=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|file2=<tt>data/enemy/moray.nsbmd</tt>
|name2=moray
|meaning2=English translation of the [[#Names in other languages|Japanese name]]
|game3=''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|file3=<tt>Data/Model/Object/moray</tt>
|name3=moray
|meaning3=English translation of the [[#Names in other languages|Japanese name]]
|game4=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|file4=<tt>assets/main/content/mapobj/moray/moray_prm.asset</tt>
|name4=moray
|meaning4=English translation of the [[#Names in other languages|Japanese name]]
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ウツボ
|JpnR=Utsubo
|JpnM={{wp|Moray eel|Moray}}
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors|date=2018|title=『[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey|スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=ambit|isbn=978-4-19-864696-7|page=235}}</ref>
|Jpn2={{ruby|大|おお}}ウツボ
|Jpn2R=Ō Utsubo
|Jpn2M=Big Moray
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 36 - ''Super Mario 64'' part 1|page={{file link|SM64 Character Info Book.jpg|6}}}}</ref>
|ChiS=海鳗
|ChiSR=Hǎimán
|ChiSM=Moray
|ChiT=海鰻
|ChiTR=Hǎimán
|ChiTM=Moray
|Dut=Maw-Ray
|DutN=''Super Mario Odyssey''
|Dut2=Moeraal
|Dut2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''
|Dut2M=Moray
|Fre=Anguy
|Fre2=Mordrène
|Fre2N=''Super Mario Odyssey''
|Fre3=Murène<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/NM6401/mode/2up?view=theater|title=Nintendo official French magazine N1|page=86}}</ref>
|FreM=From ''anguille'' ("eel") and possibly the male name "Guy"
|Fre2M=From ''mordre'' ("to bite") and ''murène'' ("moray"). The name is written in lowercase in the Canadian version (''mordrène'') while it is capitalized in the European version (''Mordrène'')
|Fre3M=Moray
|Ger=Kano<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=7}}</ref>
|Ger2=Murani
|Ger2N=''Super Mario Odyssey''
|Ger2M=From "Muränen" ("moray")
|Ita=Mordorena
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''mordere'' ("to bite") and ''murena'' ("moray")
|Kor=곰치
|KorR=Gomchi
|KorM=Moray
|Rus=Мурена
|RusR=Murena
|RusM=Moray
|Spa=Morena
|Spa2=Mordimore
|Spa2N=''Super Mario Odyssey''
|SpaM=Moray
|Spa2M=From ''morder'' ("to bite") and ''morena'' ("moray"). The name is written in lowercase in the Latin American version (''mordimore'') while it is capitalized in the European version (''Mordimore'')
}}

==References==
{{NIWA|Ukikipedia=Unagi}}
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