Editing Sandworm

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|image=[[Image:sandworm.jpg]]<br>The '''SandWorm''' sticking its head out of the sand.
|full_name=SandWorm
|first_appearance=''[[Wario World]]'' ([[2003]])
|species=[[Worm]]
|affiliation=[[Black Jewel]], [[Greenhorn Ruins]]
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The '''SandWorm''' is a worm-like boss in ''[[Wario World]]'', fought in a large sand pit that continually pulls [[Wario]] in the center. SandWorm is the boss of [[Greenhorn Ruins]]. Its main attack is spitting spiky balls, but if damaged enough, it will strike back with more powerful moves, including slicing Wario with its scythe-like hands. It is quite easy to damage, though, as all Wario must do to damage it is give it repeated punches.

SandWorm never becomes stunned. But when one of its health skulls gets chopped off, it slashes after Wario with its scythe-like hands. Also, SandWorm may burrow to the center of the arena and start spitting many spiked balls in random directions. When this happens, the sand pit pulls Wario in much faster. Sooner or later, it will be deafeated, giving Wario access to [[Dinomighty]].

SandWorm is the second of the three bosses in [[Excitement Central]], [[Greenfist]] being the first.

The SandWorm also appears in [[Pecan Sands]]. In this fight, its attacks are a bit faster, but otherwise unchanged.

==Trivia==
*The [[wikipedia:sandworm|sandworm]] is an actual generic creature in the [[Real World]].
*SandWorm, along with [[Dual Dragon]] and [[Red-Brief J]], is one of only three bosses that doesn't require Mad Moves to defeat. In fact, Mad Moves can't be used at all. The SandWorm can't be grabbed and carried, and there is nothing to pick up around its arena. The same applies to Dual Dragon and Red Brief-J.
*Its tactics and arena are similar to [[Squizzard]] and his arena from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
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-|image=[[File:Scythe-armed Monster Model.png|180px]]<br>Model from ''Wario World''
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-|first_appearance=''[[Wario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
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+|image=[[Image:sandworm.jpg]]<br>The '''SandWorm''' sticking its head out of the sand.
+|full_name=SandWorm
+|first_appearance=''[[Wario World]]'' ([[2003]])
+|species=[[Worm]]
+|affiliation=[[Black Jewel]], [[Greenhorn Ruins]]
+|latest_appearance=
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-The '''Sandworm'''<ref>{{cite|date=July 1, 2003|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''Wario World: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''|page=34|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4323-6}}</ref> (referred to as '''Big Scorper''' in the game's European website<ref>[http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/warioworld/enGB/ Wario World official site]{{dead link}}</ref> despite this being the name of [[Big Scorper|an unrelated enemy]]) is a scythe-armed monster in ''[[Wario World]]''. It is the boss of [[Greenhorn Ruins]] and the second boss of [[Excitement Central]]. The Sandworm appears to be based mostly on {{wp|antlion}} larvae, which make sand pits like the one in which the Sandworm is fought and have very large jaws that they use to catch and eat arthropods that fall into said pits. Additionally, its Japanese name references antlion larvae, which largely prey on wandering ants. Its scythe arms seem to reference the {{wp|praying mantis}}, an animal whose arms are shaped like scythes. The Sandworm is fought in a large [[quicksand]] pit. Its main attack is spitting [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]]s at Wario. Sandworm can be damaged from repeated attacks. It cannot be stunned, and when the Sandworm loses a health skull, it becomes temporarily invincible, and either slashes after Wario with its scythe-like arms or burrows to the center of the arena and spits many spiked balls in random directions. When this happens, the sand pit pulls Wario in much faster. The Sandworm will also strike back with more powerful moves if damaged enough, including slicing Wario with its arms. Later on, Sandworm is relegated to being a regular enemy in [[Pecan Sands]], where its attacks are a bit faster, but it now takes only four cycles to defeat instead of five, and will only attack with its scythes during its invincibility phases.
-==Gallery==
+The '''SandWorm''' is a worm-like boss in ''[[Wario World]]'', fought in a large sand pit that continually pulls [[Wario]] in the center. SandWorm is the boss of [[Greenhorn Ruins]]. Its main attack is spitting spiky balls, but if damaged enough, it will strike back with more powerful moves, including slicing Wario with its scythe-like hands. It is quite easy to damage, though, as all Wario must do to damage it is give it repeated punches.
-<gallery>
-Scythe-armed Monster Wario World screenshot.png|The Sandworm sticks its head out of the sand.
-Scythe-armed Monster attacks.png|The Sandworm reveals its sharp claws.
-Pecan Sands Scythe Monster.jpg|The Sandworm in [[Pecan Sands]].
-</gallery>
-==Names in other languages==
+SandWorm never becomes stunned. But when one of its health skulls gets chopped off, it slashes after Wario with its scythe-like hands. Also, SandWorm may burrow to the center of the arena and start spitting many spiked balls in random directions. When this happens, the sand pit pulls Wario in much faster. Sooner or later, it will be deafeated, giving Wario access to [[Dinomighty]].
-{{foreign names
-|Jap=アンツキラー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ワリオワールド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Wario World Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:WW Shogakukan P151.jpg|151]]}}</ref>
+SandWorm is the second of the three bosses in [[Excitement Central]], [[Greenfist]] being the first.
-|JapR=Antsu Kirā
-|JapM=Ants Killer
-|Ita=Scorpione Scarlatto
-|ItaM=Scarlet Scorpion
-}}
-==References==
+The SandWorm also appears in [[Pecan Sands]]. In this fight, its attacks are a bit faster, but otherwise unchanged.
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+==Trivia==
-[[Category:Insects]]
+*The [[wikipedia:sandworm|sandworm]] is an actual generic creature in the [[Real World]].
-[[Category:Wario World bosses]]
+*SandWorm, along with [[Dual Dragon]] and [[Red-Brief J]], is one of only three bosses that doesn't require Mad Moves to defeat. In fact, Mad Moves can't be used at all. The SandWorm can't be grabbed and carried, and there is nothing to pick up around its arena. The same applies to Dual Dragon and Red Brief-J.
-[[Category:Wario World enemies]]
+*Its tactics and arena are similar to [[Squizzard]] and his arena from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
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+[[Category:Wario Bosses]]
+[[Category:Wario World Bosses]]