Editing Mollusque-Lanceur

{{character infobox
|full_name=Brigadier Mollusque-Lanceur III, Dauphin of Bubblaine
|image=[[File:Mollosque-Lanceur Artwork SMO.jpg|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|species=[[Gushen]]
|portrayed_by=[[Tsuguo Mogami]]
}}
{{quote|Owie-wee! Try all [[Mario|you]] want, I will never surrender the delicious [[Sparkle Water]]!|Mollusque-Lanceur|Super Mario Odyssey}}
'''Mollusque-Lanceur'''<ref>{{cite|author=Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' Prima Collector's Edition Guide|page=348|language=en-us|publisher=Prima Games|date=October 27, 2017|isbn=9780744018875}}</ref> (French for "Mollusk Launcher"; also referred to as '''Brigadier Mollusque-Lanceur III, Dauphin of Bubblaine'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Odyssey: [[Prima Games|Prima]] Collector's Edition Guide''|page=178-179}}</ref><ref>Track title "Angering Brigadier Mollusque-Lanceur III, Dauphin of Bubblaine" on [[Nintendo Music]]</ref>) is a giant, well-dressed [[Gushen]] who is a boss in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. He is presumably related to the similar-looking cosmic creatures called [[Astro-Lanceur]]s.

He initially appears atop the [[Glass Tower]] in the [[Seaside Kingdom]], sucking the [[Sparkle Water]] from it with a bendy straw, driving tourists away. In order to stop him, [[Mario]] must hit several glass case-protected [[ground-pound switch]]es scattered throughout the kingdom, which will cause a giant cork to be shot onto his head. Mollusque-Lanceur will attempt to stop him by launching [[shell (Super Mario Odyssey)|shell]]s that explode after a short period into the water near Mario. Once Mollusque-Lanceur has taken enough damage, he will leave the tower to confront Mario directly, now with a large puddle of lava on his head, and without his hat.

In battle, Mollusque-Lanceur swims around, occasionally spitting a shell or drill-like cone shell. To defeat him, Mario must [[capture]] a Gushen and use its water to clear the lava off of his head, exposing it. From there, Mario can either keep pounding his head with the water, or Ground Pound his head, until eventually, he is defeated. However, he can spin to escape Mario's attacks for a brief moment. When he is defeated, Mario, in his normal state, will appear on top of Mollusque-Lanceur's head, which rapidly begins to inflate and glow before exploding, sending Mario and the [[Multi Moon]] flying over the chalice, where they are suspended by its Sparkle Water.

The rematch in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]] takes place in the sky instead of the ocean. Mario starts on a small island, with a pool of water and a single Gushen to capture. While there is no other ground, the Glass Tower is still present. Mario must remain in the air at all times as he fights Mollusque-Lanceur again, but the Gushen has an infinite supply of water due to constant rain in the area. If Mario stops moving, then the refilling animation plays to no practical effect. When Mollusque-Lanceur is defeated again, the explosion sends Mario and the Multi Moon to the Glass Tower.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMO Mollusque Lanceur Shooting Shells.jpg|Mollusque-Lanceur fought in the Seaside Kingdom
MullusqueLanceurPainting-SMO.jpg|The painting from Mushroom Kingdom to Mollusque-Lanceur's rematch
SMO Mollusque Lanceur Mushroom Kingdom.jpg|Mollusque-Lanceur fought in the Mushroom Kingdom
SMO Mollusque Lanceur Gushen Battle.jpg|Attacking Molluseque-Lanceur
SMO Mollusque Lanceur Head Inflation.jpg|Mollusque-Lanceur's head inflates as he is defeated
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホーダン伯爵
|JapR=Hōdan Hakushaku
|JapM=「ホーダン」is a pun on「ホースイ」(''Hōsui'', "[[Gushen]]") and「砲弾」(''hōdan'', "cannonball"), referring to his shell-spitting attack, and「伯爵」means noble "count".
|JapC=<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=236}}</ref>
|Fre=Bombopode, Duc de Pétillance
|FreM=Bombopod, Duke of Bubblaine. From the French words for "bomb" + "cephalopod"
|Ger=Kunibert von Krak
|GerM=Kunibert von Octo
|Spa=Brigadier Pulpierre III
|SpaM=Brigadier Octopierre III
|Ita=Capitaine Polpidù
|ItaM=French word for captain + pun on "polpo", the Italian word for octopus, and French surname "Pompidou".
|Dut=Mollusque-Lanceur III
|DutM=Mollusque-Lanceur III (also shortened to M.-Lanceur III)
|Rus=Моллюск-Лансье
|RusR=Mollyusk-Lans'ye
|RusM=Mollusque-Lanceur
|Kor=포탄백작
|KorR=Potan Baekjak
|KorM=From "포탄" (''potan'', "cannonball") and "백작" (''baekjak'', "count"); translation of the Japanese name
|ChiS=炮弹伯爵
|ChiSR=Pàodàn bójué
|ChiSM=Count of Cannonball
|ChiT=炮彈伯爵
|ChiTR=Pàodàn bójué
|ChiTM=Count of Cannonball
}}

==Trivia==
*Due to the boss battle taking place throughout the whole kingdom, Mollusque-Lanceur is the only boss in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' to have an 8-bit variant of a battle music.
*In concept artwork, Mollusque-Lanceur is portrayed with an unused red coloration.<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, et al.|date=November 5, 2019|format=First English Edition|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|isbn=978-1-50671-375-5|language=en-us|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]|page=236}}</ref>
*During the fight in the [[Seaside Kingdom]], none of the NPCs can be spoken to and the [[Crazy Cap]] shop will be unavailable as Dorrie is "too scared to work."

==References==
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[[Category:Cephalopods]]
[[Category:Princes]]
[[Category:Captains]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey bosses]]
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