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'''Penguins'''<ref name=NP>{{cite|date=March 1998|title='' | '''Penguins'''<ref name=NP>{{cite|date=March 1998|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 106|page=65|quote=Wario battles penguins with insanity bombs, little fire-breathing dragons and plenty of obstacles in the woods. Luckily, it’s a short trip and you’ll soon be aboard the S.S. Tea Cup.|langauge=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610012500/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/wario_land_ii/2.html|title=Nintendo: Wario Land II|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>[[Talk:Wario Land II#Enemy names|E-mail response from Nintendo of America]]</ref> are enemies found in ''[[Wario Land II]]'', where they are members of the [[Black Sugar Gang]]. They look like bipedal penguins with menacing beaks and bandanas tied around their heads. | ||
In the {{wp|Western world|Western}} version, penguins carry large black balls with handles (also called "insanity bombs"),<ref name=NP/> which they throw at [[Wario]] if he gets in their range; in the Japanese version, penguins hold on to beer mugs, and they instead try to splash alcohol on him. Despite the regional difference, [[Prima Games|Prima]] guides published after the [[Game Boy Color]] release show a screenshot of a penguin holding a beer mug.<ref>{{cite|author=Campbell, Stuart|date=May 5, 1999|title=''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=11|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-2085-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady|title=''Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=87|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=February 5, 2001|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3090-8}}</ref> In either case, if the projectile hits Wario, he becomes [[Crazy Wario|dizzy]], making it harder for the player to control him. As penguins mostly appear in areas with small platforms and many opportunities to fall down a pit, there is also always a body of [[water]] near them that can be used to cure the status ailment they evoke. | In the {{wp|Western world|Western}} version, penguins carry large black balls with handles (also called "insanity bombs"),<ref name=NP/> which they throw at [[Wario]] if he gets in their range; in the Japanese version, penguins hold on to beer mugs, and they instead try to splash alcohol on him. Despite the regional difference, [[Prima Games|Prima]] guides published after the [[Game Boy Color]] release show a screenshot of a penguin holding a beer mug.<ref>{{cite|author=Campbell, Stuart|date=May 5, 1999|title=''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=11|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-2085-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady|title=''Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=87|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=February 5, 2001|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3090-8}}</ref> In either case, if the projectile hits Wario, he becomes [[Crazy Wario|dizzy]], making it harder for the player to control him. As penguins mostly appear in areas with small platforms and many opportunities to fall down a pit, there is also always a body of [[water]] near them that can be used to cure the status ailment they evoke. | ||
