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{{distinguish|Squiggler}}
{{distinguish|Squiggler}}
{{character infobox
{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:PiT Swiggler.png]]<br>Angry sprite from ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
|image=[[File:PiT Swiggler.png]]
|first_appearance= ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|first_appearance= ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|species=[[Wiggler]]
|species=[[Wiggler]]
}}
}}
'''Swiggler''' is a large, [[Shroob]]-created, bio-mechanical green [[Wiggler]] with yellow spots that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', who acts as the boss of the [[Vim Factory]] in [[Toadwood Forest]] and is found on the bottom floor of the factory. Its name is a portmanteau of "Wiggler" and "swig". It has the unique ability to transform the [[vim]] sucked from [[Toad (species)|Toads]] into a fuel source for the Shroobs' [[Shroob saucer]]s. It drinks vim from a glass and then transfers it into the saucers via tubes in its body to which they connect. It is the first boss to be fought by all four Mario brothers.
'''Swiggler''' is a large, [[Shroob]]-created, bio-mechanical green [[Wiggler]] with yellow spots that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', who acts as the boss of the [[Vim Factory]] in [[Toadwood Forest]] and is found on the bottom floor of the factory. Swiggler's name is a portmanteau of the word "Wiggler" and the word "swig", a small sip. Swiggler has the unique ability to transform the [[vim]] sucked from [[Toad (species)|Toads]] into a fuel source for the Shroobs' [[Shroob saucer]]s. It drinks vim from a glass and then transfers it into the saucers via tubes in its body to which they connect. It is the first boss to be fought by all four Mario brothers.
==Design==
 
Swiggler, as with other Wigglers, resembles a giant caterpillar with a segmented, yellow-spotted body made up of spheres and with a pair of legs with shoes on each segment. However, unlike its normal counterpart, it sports a tubular mouth, glowing eyes with black sclerae, antenna-like structures on top of its head and tail, and pointed shoes with yellow tips. Normally, Swiggler has a green body with red eyes and head antenna, but when angered, its body turns red and its eyes and antenna yellow. When ill, its body turns seafoam green with beige spots and its eyes and both its antennae turn red while the creature's antennae droop. Its tail antenna is also capable of extending and turning into a white, forked pair of plugs used to charge Shroob saucers.
==History==
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
[[File:MLPiT Swiggler screenshot.png|thumb|Mario, Luigi and their baby counterparts battling Swiggler.]]
[[File:MLPiT Swiggler screenshot.png|thumb|right|Mario, Luigi and their baby counterparts battling Swiggler.]]
[[File:MLPiTSwigglerOverworld.png|frame|left|Swiggler before battle.]]
[[File:MLPiTSwigglerOverworld.png|frame|left|Swiggler before battle.]]
During the events of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]], and [[Baby Luigi]] confront Swiggler deep inside the Vim Factory, who is drinking glasses of vim to power Shroob saucers. After Baby Mario knocks over one of its glasses with his [[hammer]], the monstrous caterpillar becomes angry and attacks the quartet.
During the events of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]], and [[Baby Luigi]] confront Swiggler deep inside the Vim Factory, who is drinking glasses of vim to power Shroob saucers. After Baby Mario hits knocks over one of its glasses with his [[hammer]], Swiggler turns red, indicating that its angry, and attacks the quartet.


In battle, Swiggler can shoot poisonous clouds at the brothers. These attacks can be countered with Hammer hits, with some taking two hits to stop, and might [[poison (status effect)|poison]] the brothers if not countered. Swiggler also has a glass of green vim, which it drinks and uses to power-up nearby Shroob saucers. This allows them to shoot energy blasts at Mario and Luigi. The brothers can [[jump]] over these blasts to avoid damage. By default, the left blast will shoot at Mario, and the right blast will shoot at Luigi; however, they can swap places to throw the Bros. off.
In battle, Swiggler can shoot poisonous clouds at the brothers. These attacks can be countered with Hammer hits, with some taking two hits to stop, and might [[poison (status effect)|poison]] the brothers if not countered. Swiggler also has a glass of green vim, which it drinks and uses to power-up nearby Shroob saucers. This allows them to shoot energy blasts at Mario and Luigi. The brothers can [[jump]] over these blasts to avoid damage. The left blast will shoot at Mario, and the right blast will shoot at Luigi; however, they can swap places.


Attacking Swiggler proves to be relatively useless, as it has extremely high [[defense]] and will always counterattack the brothers with several shockwaves immediately afterwards, forcing them to jump to avoid them. This attack comes in addition to Swiggler's regular attacks.
Attacking Swiggler proves to be relatively useless, as it has extremely high [[defense]] and will always counterattack the brothers with several shockwaves immediately afterwards, forcing them to jump to avoid them. This attack comes in addition to Swiggler's regular attacks.


During the fight, Swiggler is aided by two [[Dr. Shroob]] guards. If one is destroyed, another Dr. Shroob will appear to take the fallen Dr. Shroob's place. The Dr. Shroobs behave exactly as they do in earlier encounters: they use red and gray [[Mushroom]]s to grow and shrink, respectively, attacking once they assume the new form. By attacking them, the brothers can knock the Mushrooms into Swiggler's vim drink. If a gray Mushroom is knocked in, Swiggler will become sick upon drinking it, lowering its defense and making it unable to attack for a few turns. On the other hand, if a red Mushroom is knocked in, the solution will heal Swiggler by either 21, 41, 71, or 86 [[Heart Point|HP]].
During the fight, Swiggler is aided by two [[Dr. Shroob]] guards. If one is destroyed, another Dr. Shroob will appear to take its place. The Dr. Shroobs behave exactly as they do in earlier encounters: they use red and gray [[Mushroom]]s to grow and shrink, respectively, attacking once they assume the new form. By attacking them, the brothers can knock the Mushrooms into Swiggler's vim drink. If a gray Mushroom is knocked in, Swiggler will become sick upon drinking it, lowering its defense and making it unable to attack for a few turns. On the other hand, if a red Mushroom is knocked in, the solution will heal Swiggler by either 21, 41, 71, or 86 [[Heart Point|HP]].


After the battle, Swiggler is destroyed and drops the second [[Cobalt Star]] shard. However, [[Baby Bowser]] arrives and steals both shards in their possession (the first one was acquired in [[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Baby Bowser's Castle]]), jumps in his [[Koopa Clown Car]], and flies to [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] with [[Kamek]].
After the battle, Swiggler is destroyed and drops the second [[Cobalt Star]] shard. However, [[Baby Bowser]] arrives and steals both shards in their possession (the first one was acquired in [[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Baby Bowser's Castle]]), jumps in his [[Koopa Clown Car]], and flies to [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] with [[Kamek]].
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|Jap=ゲナちゃん
|Jap=ゲナちゃん
|JapR=Genachan
|JapR=Genachan
|JapM=Combination of「ゲドンコ」(''Gedonko'', "Shroob") and「ハナちゃん」(''Hanachan'', "Wiggler")
|JapM=Combination of「ゲドンコ」(''Gedonko'', [[Shroob]]) and「ハナチャン」(''Hanachan'', [[Wiggler]])
|Fre=Xhwiggler
|Spa=Trompiruga
|FreM=Combination of ''Xhampi'' ("Shroob") and "Wiggler"
|SpaM=From ''trompa'' (''trunk'') and ''floruga'' (''Wiggler'').
|Fra=Xhwiggler
|FraM=Pun on ''Wiggler'' and ''Xhampi'', the French name of ''Shroob''.
|Ger=Swiggler
|Ger=Swiggler
|GerM=Same as English.
|Ita=Storcibruco
|Ita=Storcibruco
|ItaM=S-Wiggler, the "S" stands for "Shroob"
|ItaM=From ''Torcibruco'', Wiggler's Italian name.}}
|Kor=게돈꽃충이
|KorR=Gedonkkotchung'i
|KorM=Combination of "게돈코" (''Gedonko'', "Shroob") and "꽃충이" (''Kkotchung'i'', "Wiggler")
|Spa=Trompiruga
|SpaM=From ''trompa'' ("trunk") and ''Floruga'' ("Wiggler")
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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[[Category:Wigglers]]
[[Category:Wigglers]]
[[Category:Shroobs]]
[[Category:Shroobs]]
[[Category:Cyborgs]]
[[Category:Robots]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time bosses]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time bosses]]
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[[de:Swiggler]]
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[[it:Storcibruco]]

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