Editing Wiggler (Super Mario Sunshine)

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{{about|the boss from ''Super Mario Sunshine''|the species|[[Wiggler]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Wiggler SMS.png|280px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|species=[[Wiggler]]
}}
{{quote|That caterpillar sure woke up on the wrong side of the bed!|Pianta|Super Mario Sunshine}}
'''Wiggler''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|date=September 3, 2002|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en|isbn=0-7615-3961-1|page=20}}</ref> also known as '''Boss Hana''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim and Doug Walsh|date=January 1, 2002|title= ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide|publisher=BradyGames|language=en|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|page=64}}</ref> is a [[List of characters|character]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. It is a giant green [[Wiggler]] who appears as the boss of [[Gelato Beach]]. Wiggler first appears in the episode [[Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam!]], where it sleeps on top of the glass case housing the [[Sand Bird]] egg, blocking sunlight and delaying its hatching. [[Mario]] has to correctly angle three mirrors after removing the [[Plungelo]]s found on the mirrors so that the resulting sunlight causes Wiggler to fall off the case, revealing a [[Shine Sprite]]. Wiggler's second appearance and actual battle take place in [[Wiggler Ahoy! Full Steam Ahead!]], where Mario has to fight an enraged Wiggler. It moves very quickly and can damage Mario by running into him. Wiggler also blows steam from its nose and makes sounds like a {{wp|steam locomotive}}. Mario can stun it by spraying [[Dune Bud]]s with [[water]] when Wiggler approaches them, flipping it onto its back, revealing a weak point on any one of its segments, which needs to be [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ed to deal damage to Wiggler. When it is damaged, its mobility speeds up, but Wiggler does not change color. Likewise, the boss music speeds up once per hit, making Wiggler the only boss in the game with this distinction. After Wiggler has been hit three times, it turns into sand, revealing another Shine Sprite.

The [[Wiggler Wagon]]s in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' found on [[Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Mushroom City]] bear resemblance to this Wiggler.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMS Gelato Beach Overview.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
BossWigglerAsleep.png|Wiggler asleep on top of the [[Shine Tower]] from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ボスハナチャン
|JpnR=Bosu Hanachan
|JpnM=Boss Wiggler
|Chi=花毛毛老大
|ChiR=Huā Máomao Lǎodà
|ChiM=Boss Wiggler
|Fre=Wiggler
|Ger=Riesen-Wiggler
|GerM=Giant Wiggler
|Ita=Torcibruco
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=[[Wiggler Ahoy! Full Steam Ahead!|Torcibruco express!]]|author=''Super Mario Sunshine''|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Wiggler
|Kor=왕꽃충이
|KorR=Wang Kkotchung'i
|KorM=King Wiggler
|Spa=Floruga
|SpaM=Wiggler
}}

==Trivia==
*Due to a [[glitch]], if the player presses the {{button|gcn|Z}} button as soon as Wiggler is defeated and is beginning to turn into sand, the music will slow down even more than in normal gameplay.<ref>{{cite|author=HiLeonardo|date=June 17, 2009|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ucVEV67eQ|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' - Glitch Showcase|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
*In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', [[Petey Piranha]], [[Mom Piranha]], and the [[Big Piranha Plant]]s, respectively, use some of Wiggler's sound clips.

==References==
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