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| {{distinguish|Digga-Leg}} | | {{quote|Megaleg! Destroy Mario!|Bowser Jr.|Super Mario Galaxy}} |
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| |image=[[File:SMG Megaleg and Moon Model.png|250px]] | | |image=[[Image:Galaxy_Artwork_Megaleg.jpg|200px]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | | |galaxy=[[Bowser Jr's Robot Reactor]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | | |level=[[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor#Megaleg's Moon|Megaleg's Moon]] |
| |species=Robot
| | |dome=[[Terrace]] |
| | |star=[[Image:GrandStarIcon.gif]] |
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| {{quote|Wahahaha! [[Mario|You]] made it! But I won't even need [[Bowser|my dad]]'s help to take care of you! Go at 'em, Megaleg! Stomp 'em with the power of your [[Grand Star]]!|Bowser Jr.|Super Mario Galaxy}}
| | '''Megaleg''' is one of the cosmic bosses in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''; it somewhat resembles a large, mechanical [[Snifit]]. It is found in [[Bowser Jr's Robot Reactor]] and is owned and possibly commanded by [[Bowser Jr]].. |
| '''Megaleg''' is a boss in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It is a gigantic mechanical construct with a vague resemblance to an [[Octoomba|Electrogoomba]]. It is found in [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor]], and is owned and possibly commanded by [[Bowser Jr.]] Megaleg is incredibly large and lives on a planet just big enough to hold it. It has three long legs, like a tripod, and each leg has various tricks and traps designed to trip [[Mario]] up. It has fly-like eyes with huge lights beaming out of them. On top of Megaleg's head is a red cage with a rotating lighthouse-like light on top that contains a [[Grand Star]]. Megaleg is much bigger than [[Digga-Leg]], a similar boss encountered in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. | |
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| Its appearance as a massive tripod is likely an homage to the {{wp|Martian (The War of the Worlds)|Martian}} {{wp|fighting machine (The War of the Worlds)|fighting machines}} from ''{{wp|The War of the Worlds}}''. Additionally, its Electrogoomba-like head may be a nod to the octopus-like appearance of the Martians in the novel.
| | ==Appearance== |
| | Megaleg is incredibly large and lives on a planet just big enough to hold it. It has three long legs, like a tripod, and each leg has tricks and traps designed to trip up Mario. It has a [[Snifit]]-like face and fly-like eyes with huge lights beaming out of them. |
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| ==History== | | ==Attacks== |
| ===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
| | [[image:Snifit3.jpg|thumb|250px|right|'''Megaleg''' on Tech Planet.]] |
| In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', when Mario enters Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor, Megaleg is positioned on the bottom of the [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor#Robot Reactor|Robot Reactor]]. When Mario uses the [[Launch Star]] on the [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]] to reach the Robot Reactor, Bowser Jr. appears and orders Megaleg to attack Mario. Megaleg mainly attacks by consistently firing multiple [[Bullet Bill]]s from various locations on its head, legs, and underbelly. It also tries to stomp on Mario while he is on the Robot Reactor. Mario must [[jump]] on one of its three huge feet and climb up its leg, avoiding Bullet Bills along the way. When Mario reaches Megaleg's head, he has to lead a Bullet Bill into the larger cage surrounding the red cage, after which a barrier forms around the red cage and more Bullet Bills are fired. The music also speeds up. Mario must then lead another Bullet Bill into the red cage to release the Grand Star trapped inside and defeat Megaleg.
| | Megaleg shoots [[Bullet Bill]]s from its underbelly, which consists of various cannons. Megaleg fires them at Mario while he attempts to climb up its legs. It also attempts to stomp on Mario while he runs around Tech Planet. |
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| The concept of climbing atop and moving on a large being was originally intended to be used in the final fight against {{iw|zeldawiki|Ganon}} in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', but this was scrapped due to the fact that one would be unable to see Ganon while atop him. However, it was later reused in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', much to the excitement of the development team.<ref>{{cite|date=February 2008|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue 225|page=64|language=en-us|publisher=Future US}}</ref> Megaleg underwent several changes prior to the release of ''Super Mario Galaxy''. In the [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content#E3 2006 (May 10-12)|E3 2006 demo]] of the game, there was nothing in its cage. The earliest version of Megaleg was labeled "BossCrab", which had a different body design, no nose or mouth, four legs, and a half oval shaped head.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title={{iw|tcrf|Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models#BossCrab|Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § BossCrab}}|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
| | To kill Megaleg in Super Mario Galaxy 2,you must drill the cage with the star 3 times.Once you drilled him twice,he will get steamed and much harder to drill.Once you defeat him,take the power star. |
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| There is a [[List of Super Mario Galaxy glitches#Unactivated Megaleg|glitch]] whereby the player can access Megaleg's planet without triggering the cutscene or battle.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=A+Start|date=March 6, 2015|url=youtu.be/qC-ypi33wMY?t=133|timestamp=02:13|title=Super Mario Galaxy Glitches - Son Of A Glitch - Episode 39|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 15, 2020}}</ref>
| | ==Introduction== |
| | When Mario enters the Robot Reactor, Megaleg is perched on the bottom of Tech Planet. When Mario uses the [[Launch Star]] to reach Tech Planet from Mix Planet, Bowser Jr. appears and orders Megaleg to attack Mario. |
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| ===Unused appearances=== | | ==Strategy== |
| ====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
| | [[Image:Megaleghead.jpg|thumb|left|This is only the tip of '''Megaleg''''s head]] |
| In a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' preview for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', it was stated that Megaleg would return.<ref>{{cite|publisher=Future US|language=en-us|date=February 2010|title=''Nintendo Power'' Issue 251|page=37}}</ref> This was later proven false, however, with [[Digga-Leg]] appearing instead.
| | To defeat Megaleg, Mario must run toward its feet and wait until they stomp down, then [[jump]] on them and climb up his trap-filled leg, until he reaches to the top where Bullet Bills are ready to chase him. Obstacles on Megaleg's leg include a row of rotating gears which are easy to slip off of and a triple cannon that shoots Bullet Bills. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | Megaleg has a large cage on the top of its head; this is its weak point. Several cannons scattered around its head continuously fire heat-seeking Bullet Bills. There are about six coins to find on the edges of the head. To defeat Megaleg, Mario must have a Bullet Bill home in on him as he's near the cage on Megaleg's head, and duck out of the way. The Bullet Bill cannot turn to hit Mario if it is timed right. The crash will obliterate the cage. Once that cage is annhilated, several walls will emerge and start spinning to protect the flashing CPU that controls Megaleg through the [[Grand Star]] inside it. Mario must then have another Bullet Bill break the walls and ram into the CPU, thus obliterating the tremendous Megaleg and freeing the Grand Star. |
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| | [[Image:Super-mario-galaxy-20060531041739960_640w.jpg|thumb|200px|Megaleg explodes after Mario frees the Grand Star.]] |
| |image=[[File:SMG Megaleg and Moon Model.png|x200px]]
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| |galaxy=[[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor]]
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| |mission=[[Megaleg's Moon]]
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| |dome=[[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]]
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| |reward=[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=Grand Star]]
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| |image1=[[File:MegalegTradingCard.png|150px]]
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| |name1=Megaleg | |
| |description1=''A Grand Star is at stake in the battle against Megaleg, so Mario knows it won't be easy. With its flylike, light-beam eyes and three huge mechanical legs, this boss lives on its own planet in Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor. To defeat Megaleg, confuse the monster's own Bullet Bills so that they slam into its head and destroy it.'' | |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Trivia== |
| <gallery>
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| SMG Concept Art 7.png|Concept artwork
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| GalaxyBosses.jpg|Key artwork
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| SMG Megaleg Moon.png|Megaleg standing on the Robot Reactor.
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| SMG Megaleg Foot.png|Mario at the base of Megaleg
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| SMG Megaleg Defenses.png|Mario climbing up Megaleg's leg
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| SMG Megaleg Destroyed.png|Megaleg explodes after Mario frees the Grand Star.
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| SMG Megaleg Gears.png|Mario traverses the moving gears
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| SMG Megaleg Head Bullet Bills.png|Mario being followed by a Bullet Bill on Megaleg's head.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Additional names==
| | *It was actually called Snifit Bot in [[Beta]] images, but was changed. |
| ===Internal names===
| | * The concept of climbing atop and moving on a large being was originally intended to be used in the final fight against [[Ganondorf|Ganon]] in ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', though this was scrapped due to the fact that one would be unable to see Ganon while atop him. It was later reused in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', much to the excitement of the development team. <ref>As stated by ''Super Mario Galaxy'' director [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] in Issue 225 of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.</ref> |
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| | *It is one of the four bosses to have its own battle theme. |
| |game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | | *There was a robot shown in the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' trailer that looks strikingly similar to Megaleg. |
| |file1=<tt>ObjectData/TripodBoss.arc</tt>
| | *Megaleg's design and functions has some similarities to the original design of the Tripod Walkers from H.G. Wells' novel, "War of the Worlds", such as having search-lights for eyes and three legs. |
| |name1=TripodBoss
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| |meaning1=Tripod Boss
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| |game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''
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| |file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
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| |name2=三脚ボス (''Sankyaku Bosu'')
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| |meaning2=Tripod Boss
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| ===Names in other languages=== | | ==Foreign Names== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreignname| |
| |Jap=メガレッグ
| | Fra=Mégapod| |
| |JapR=Megareggu | | FraM=Megatripod |
| |JapM=Megaleg
| | |Spa= Megatrípode |
| |Fre=Mégapod
| | |SpaM=Megatripod}} |
| |FreM=Megapod
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| |Ger=Megabein
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| |GerM=Megaleg
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| |SpaE=Megatrípode
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| |SpaE2=Trípode Grandullón (Megaleg's Moon name only) | |
| |SpaEM=Megatripod
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| |SpaE2M=Burly Tripod | |
| |SpaA=Megatrípode
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| |SpaAM=Megatripod | |
| |Ita=Tripodobot
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| |ItaM=From ''tripode'' ("tripod") and "robot"
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| |Kor=메가레그
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| |KorR=Megalegeu
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| |KorM=Megaleg
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| |Chi=机械巨腿<ref>{{cite|language=ja|author=真キノピコ|date=June 20, 2018|url=youtu.be/OqL-B6PTsRI?t=56m19s|timestamp=56:19|title=スーパーマリオギャラクシー Part1 ワールド1 テラス|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
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| |ChiR=Jīxiè Jùtuǐ
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| |ChiM=Mechanical Huge Legs
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