Protobatter

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Protobatter
Sprite of a Protobatter from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Relatives

Protobatters are enemies found inside the Pump Works of Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. A more powerful variation called Pwallops appear in the Energy Hold.

Design[edit]

Protobatters have spherical, cream-colored bodies with a black "o"-shaped mouth, a pair of simplistic arms, brown, shoe-like feet, and raised, black eyes. They wield black clubs with white spikes.

Battle[edit]

Protobatters attack by spitting out a piece of batter and slamming it with its club at the Mario Bros. The direction it holds its club indicates which one of the Bros. will be attacked, and it may miss the swing up to two times in an attempt to lower the player's guard. This attack can be countered with the hammer. Protobatters will also grow up to two to three times larger whenever Mario and Luigi attack them.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Protobatter
Protobatter's idle HP 36 (54) POW 22 (55) DEF 22 (33) SPEED 13 (20)
Coins 5 (8) Level 5 Fire Double Burn? Double
Role Common Battled by Mario & Luigi Location(s) Pump Works Dizzy? Double
Stat down? Double KO? Normal Experience 15 Item drop Syrup Jar - 30%
Nut - 20%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Protobatter
Sprite of a Protobatter from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey HP 24 POW 22 DEF 15 SPEED 13 Experience 15
Fire Critical Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 5
Burn 2x Dizzy 2x Stat down 1x Speed down 1x Item drop Syrup Jar - 30%
Nut - 15%
Level           4 Location(s) Pump Works

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タンパくん[?]
Tanpa-kun
Portmanteau of「蛋白」(tanpaku, protein) and「~くん」(-kun, an honorific typically used for young boys)
French (NOA) Battozoïde[?] -
French (NOE) Albumion[?] From "albumine" (albumin) and the augmentative suffix "-on"
German Protzeino[?] Play on "protzen" (to flaunt) and possibly "Protein", with Italian/Spanish diminutive "-ino"
Italian Protentoso[?] Play on "proteina" (protein) and "portentoso" (powerful)
Spanish (NOA) Batezoide[?] From "batear" (to bat) and the adjective-forming suffix "-oide"
Spanish (NOE) Albuminio[?] From "albúmina" (albumin) and the suffix for some Spanish male names "-io"