Pouncer

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Pouncer
A Pouncer, as seen in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 artwork.
Artwork of a Pouncer
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)
Latest appearance Wario Land II (1998)
Variant of Thwomp
Variants
Comparable

Pouncers[1] are stone creatures from the Wario Land series, appearing in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and Wario Land II. They look and behave almost exactly like Thwomps, except they have no spikes on their tops. Wario can hop up on them as a platform to cross gaps. In some cases, instead of acting like Thwomps, they slowly follow a path, such as moving through a cramped hall after Wario. If a Pouncer lands on an enemy, it turns into a 10 Gold Coin for Wario to collect. On the other hand, in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, contact with a Pouncer's spikes instantly causes the loss of a life. The Pouncers of Wario Land II were redesigned and referred to as weights[2][3] or blocks.[4] They have no spikes and are carried and routinely dropped by D-Bats. They are no longer harmful, transforming Wario into Flat Wario if it lands on him.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      This sturdy creature drops down and pursues Wario. Wario can get a lift on its flat top.[1]
    • Other languages:
      • Italian:
        Questa robusta creatura piomba giù e dà la caccia a Wario. Ma Wario può farsi dare un passaggio salendo sopra alla sua sommità piatta![5]
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      This sturdy creature will fall from the ceiling and pursue Wario. You can get a free ride on his flat top.[6]
    • Other languages:
      • Japanese:
        天井から落ちてきたり、追いかけてきたりします。頭の上に乗れます。[7]
        (Translation: They can fall from the ceiling or chase you. You can ride on their heads.)
      • Italian:
        Una robusta creatura che cade dal soffitto e si lancia al tuo inseguimento. Salta sulla superficie piatta del suo corpo per farti dare il passaggio.[8]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ドドン (JP) / Pouncer (EN)
Pouncer
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく 岸石族がんせきぞく Tribe Rock clan
性格せいかく 頑固一徹がんこいってつ Disposition Stubborn
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド３ Game appearances Land 3
上うえに乗のって移動いどうすることも

トゲの生はえた岩いわの固かたまり。侵入者しんにゆうしゃが接近せっきんすると落下らっかしたり、左右さゆうに移動いどうして押おしつぶそうとする。上うえに乗のることができるので、場所ばしょによっては、乗のり物ものとしても利用りようできる。[9]

You can even get on top of it and move around.

A mass of spiny rocks. When an intruder approaches, it falls or moves to the left or right in an attempt to crush the intruder. Since it can be ridden on top, it can be used as a vehicle in some places.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • Wario standing on a Pouncer from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Wario standing on a Pouncer from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • A Pouncer as depicted in the Kodansha manga

    A Pouncer as depicted in the Kodansha manga

  • Wario being flattened by a weight in Wario Land II

    Wario being flattened by a weight in Wario Land II

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドドン[10][11][9]
Dodon 		From「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp) and「どん」(don, a Japanese onomatopoeia for crashing sound)
German Pouncer[?] -
Italian Assalitore Improvviso[5] Sudden Attacker Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet
Thowmp[12] - Club Nintendo
Saltatore[8] Jumper Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console e-manual; shared with the nickname of the Wonder Hoppycat

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 1994. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  2. ^ "One bat drops a lead weight that flattens Wario; the other picks him up and steals coins." – March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 63.
  3. ^ Nintendo: Wario Land II. Nintendo.com. Archived June 10, 1998, 01:24:01 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "These bats have nothing better to do all day than drop blocks. If you jump on a block, you can jump from the top to reach more coins." – March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 64.
  5. ^ a b Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 European manual. Page 117.
  6. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) English e-manual. Page 15.
  7. ^ Japanese Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console manual, section 15.
  8. ^ a b Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.
  9. ^ a b 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 132.
  10. ^ 1994. Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
  11. ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 92.
  12. ^ 1994. Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 4. Page 20.
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Thwomps
Characters Dossunmengyo • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Super Dossun • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator • Waruiwa-gumi (leader) • Whomp King
Species Grindels Grindel • Spindel
Pouncers Omodon • Pouncer
Whomps Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp
Miscellaneous Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Kongā • Mega Thwomp • Security Thwomp • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Star Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform
Relatives Grrrols Grrrol • Mega Grrrol
Ka-thunks Ka-thunk • King Ka-thunk
Konks Konk • Wonder Konk[derived]
Spiny Tromps Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp
Thwacks Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack
Wallops Wallop • Walleye
Other Bomp • Flomp • Grumblump • Rhomp • Stairface Ogre • Stone-Eye • Tox Box • Tsubushi • Walking Block
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Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Characters Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario
Bosses Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie
Worlds Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle
Power-ups Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star
Collectibles ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure
Enemies and obstacles Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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Wario Land II
Main characters Wario • Captain Syrup
Supporters Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle
Bosses Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri
Chapters Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter
Conditions Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario
Enemies Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie
Objects 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch
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