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| {{species infobox | | {{about|the ball-throwing enemies from ''Wario Land II''|the penguins found in the ''Mario'' series|[[Penguin]]}} |
| |image=[[File:WL2 E PenguinA.png]]<br>Screenshot from ''Wario Land II'' | | [[File:WL2 E PenguinA.PNG|right|frame|A '''Penguin''' as it appears in the English version of ''Wario Land II''.]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]]) | | '''Penguins'''<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 a menacing beak and a bandanna tied around their head. In the English version of the game, they carry large black orbs with them, which they will throw at [[Wario]] if he gets in range. If the orb hits Wario, he will become [[Crazy Wario|dizzy]] and controlling him will become much harder. 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 which can be used to cure the status ailments they evoke. |
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| '''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. | |
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| 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. | |
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| ==Gallery==
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| WL2 E PenguinJ.png|A penguin intoxicates Wario with beer in the Japanese version.
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| Penguin WL2J sprite.png|Game Boy Color sprite (Japanese version)
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| Penguin WL2C sprite.png|Game Boy Color sprite (Western version)
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| </gallery>
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| | [[File:WL2 E PenguinJ.PNG|left|frame|Penguins appear with mugs of beer in the Japanese version of ''Wario Land II''.]] |
| | ==Differences in the Japanese version== |
| | Penguins have a different design in the Japanese version of ''Wario Land II'', where they carry beer mugs around and will splash alcohol in Wario's face when they see him. The beer mugs have been replaced with iron orbs in other versions, probably in order to not encourage excessive alcohol consumption. |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jap=ペンペン<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide|page=102|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]}}</ref> | | |Jap=ペンギン<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book12/P151110141.JPG Scan of 「ワリオランド2 盗まれた財宝攻略ガイドブック」 ''(Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Kōryaku Guidebook)'']</ref> |
| |JapR=Penpen | | |JapR=Pengin |
| |JapM=Partial repetition of "'''pen'''guin"; shared with [[Penpen#Names in other languages|an enemy]] from [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' | | |JapM=Penguin}} |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| {{WL2}} | | {{WL2}} |
| [[Category:Penguins]] | | [[Category:Penguins]] |
| [[Category:Black Sugar Gang]] | | [[Category:Wario Land II Enemies]] |
| [[Category:Wario Land II enemies]] | | [[Category:Pirates]] |
