Editing Penguin (enemy)

{{about|the ball-throwing enemies from ''Wario Land II''|the penguins found in the ''Mario'' series|[[penguin]]}}

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[[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.

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>

WL2 E PenguinJ.png|Penguins intoxicate Wario with a beer mug in the Japanese version.

Penguin WL2C sprite.png|Sprite from the Game Boy Color version.

Penguin WL2J sprite.png|Sprite from the Japanese Game Boy Color version.

|Jap=ペンペン<ref>''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide, page 102.</ref>

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