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{{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''
{{distinguish|Penpen}}
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
[[File:WL2 E PenguinA.png|frame|A Penguin in ''Wario Land II''.]]
}}
'''Penguins'''<ref name=NP>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 106, page 65. "''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.''"</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980610012500/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/wario_land_ii/2.html Official American ''Wario Land II'' website (Internet Archive)]</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 a menacing beak and a bandanna tied around their head. In the English version of the game, they carry large black balls with handles (also called "insanity bombs"<ref name=NP/>), which they will throw at [[Wario]] if he gets in range. If the ball 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.
'''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 Japanese version of ''Wario Land II'', penguins carry around beer mugs instead of balls. When they notice Wario, they intoxicate him by splashing alcohol on his face. The beer mugs were most likely removed to censor any reference to alcohol consumption. Despite this, a penguin holding a beer mug can be seen in a screenshot in [[Prima Games]] guides.<ref>Campbell, Stuart. ''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 11.</ref><ref>Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady. ''Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 87.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
WL2 E PenguinJ.png|A penguin intoxicates Wario with beer in the Japanese version.
WL2 E PenguinJ.png|Penguins intoxicate Wario with a beer mug in the Japanese version.
Penguin WL2J sprite.png|Game Boy Color sprite (Japanese version)
Penguin WL2C sprite.png|Sprite from the Game Boy Color version.
Penguin WL2C sprite.png|Game Boy Color sprite (Western version)
Penguin WL2J sprite.png|Sprite from the Japanese Game Boy Color version.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==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=ペンペン<ref>''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide, page 102.</ref>
|JapR=Penpen
|JapR=Penpen
|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=From penguin
}}
}}


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