Draglet
| Draglet | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Draglet from Super Mario 3D Land | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) |
Draglets[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D Land. They are small blue dragons with small purple bat-like wings and pink spikes attached to their backs. Draglets have two fangs, and their eyes have dash-like pupils instead of circular ones. They bear a slight resemblance to Eeries, Rexes, and Dino-Torches. Draglets are found in the castle stages. They stay in one spot, but when a Draglet spots Mario or Luigi, they will attack by shooting a single fireball at him. Draglets make a distinct sneezing sound before shooting a fireball, indicating that their attack is coming. Draglets can easily be defeated by jumping on them or swinging Tanooki Mario's tail at them, or with a projectile such as a fireball or boomerang. Draglets also appear briefly during the cutscene that plays when Mario is entering World 8 for the first time.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
- European website bio: "Draglets use their tiny wings to hover just above the ground. They also use their fiery breath to shoot fireballs at Mario!"
Gallery[edit]
Rendered model from Super Mario 3D Land
Screenshot from Super Mario 3D Land
Screenshot from Super Mario 3D Land
World 8 cutscene from Super Mario 3D Land
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メラゴン[2] Meragon |
Pun on「めらめら」(meramera, onomatopoeia for something flaring up) and「ドラゴン」(doragon, "dragon") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 吐焰龙[3] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 吐焰龍[4] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon | |
| Dutch | Draglet[?] | - | |
| French | Pyrodragon[?] | From pyro (Greek word for "fire") + "dragon" | |
| German | Loderdrache[?] | Blaze Dragon | |
| Italian | Dragardo[?] | Possibly a portmanteau of drago ("dragon") and testardo ("stubborn") | |
| Korean | 이글래곤[?] Igeullaegon |
Possibly from "이글이글" (igeul-igeul, onomatopoeia for burning) + "드래곤" (deuraegon, "dragon") | |
| Portuguese | Dragão chama[?] | Flame dragon | |
| Russian | Дракон-огнеплюй[?] Drakon-ogneplyuy |
From дракон (drakon, "dragon") + огненный (ognennyy, "fiery") and плевать (plebat, "to spit") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Draguígneo[?] | Pun on dragón ("dragon") and ígneo ("igneous") |
References[edit]
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 14.
- ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 181.
- ^ Super Mario 3D Land website. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ Super Mario 3D Land website. Nintendo.com.hk (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
