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'''Eggplant Men''',<ref>"''You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!''" - ''Wrecking Crew'' back of NES box.</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Pages 5 and 8.</ref> or '''Egg Plant Men''',<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Page 2.</ref> are eggplants with masks covering a pair of white eyes (resembling welding masks or sandblasting masks) found in the [[Wrecking Crew (series)|''Wrecking Crew'' series]].
'''Eggplant Men''',<ref>{{cite|quote=You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!|title=''Wrecking Crew'' back cover}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Wrecking Crew'' (NES) instruction booklet|page=5 and 8|date=1985|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo}}</ref> or '''Egg Plant Men''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Wrecking Crew'' (NES) instruction booklet|page=2|date=1985|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo}}</ref> are eggplants with masks covering a pair of white eyes (resembling welding masks or sandblasting masks) found in the [[Wrecking Crew (series)|''Wrecking Crew'' series]].
==History==
==History==
===''Wrecking Crew'' series===
===''Wrecking Crew'' series===
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====''Wrecking Crew '98''====
====''Wrecking Crew '98''====
In ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'', an Eggplant Man is the first challenger in puzzle mode. Unlike the Eggplant Men in the previous game, his feet are attached directly to his underside instead of having legs. Eggplant Men also appear in their original capacity in the port of the previous game featured on the cartridge.
An Eggplant Man is the first challenger in puzzle mode in ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]''. Unlike the Eggplant Men in the previous game, his feet are attached directly to his underside instead of having legs. Eggplant Men also appear in their original capacity in the port of the previous game featured on the cartridge.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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===Other appearances===
===Other appearances===
[[File:Kid Eggplant.jpg|thumb|Kid Eggplant in ''Chibi-Robo!'']]
[[File:Kid Eggplant.jpg|thumb|Kid Eggplant in ''Chibi-Robo!'']]
The [[icaruspedia:Eggplant Wizard|Eggplant Wizard]] enemy from Nintendo's 1986 game ''[[icaruspedia:Kid Icarus (game)|Kid Icarus]]'' were designed in part as a tribute to ''Wrecking Crew''{{'}}s Eggplant Men, as well as ''Kid Icarus'' graphics designer Toru Osawa's "passion for eggplants."<ref>Monnens, Devin (March 19, 2012). [http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29565/making-of-a-myth-the-grueling-development-of-the-original-kid-icarus Making of a Myth: The Grueling Development of the Original ''Kid Icarus''.] ''Nintendo World Report''. Retrieved September 14, 2014. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140502005053/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29565/making-of-a-myth-the-grueling-development-of-the-original-kid-icarus Archived] May 2, 2014, 00:50:53 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
The [[icaruspedia:Eggplant Wizard|Eggplant Wizard]] enemy from Nintendo's 1986 game ''[[icaruspedia:Kid Icarus (game)|Kid Icarus]]'' were designed in part as a tribute to ''Wrecking Crew''{{'}}s Eggplant Men, as well as ''Kid Icarus'' graphics designer Toru Osawa's "passion for eggplants."<ref>{{cite|author=Monnens, Devin|date=March 19, 2012|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29565/making-of-a-myth-the-grueling-development-of-the-original-kid-icarus|title=Making of a Myth: The Grueling Development of the Original ''Kid Icarus''|publisher=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=June 30, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140502005053/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29565/making-of-a-myth-the-grueling-development-of-the-original-kid-icarus}}</ref>
 
An Eggplant Man also appears in ''{{iw|nwiki|Chibi-Robo!}}'' as '''Kid Eggplant''', one of the three treasures Captain Plankbeard is searching for. The captain is wild about eggplants, and attempts to capture Kid Eggplant, but he does not succeed. For freeing him, Kid Eggplant rewards Chibi-Robo with a Super Eggplant and a Kid Eggplant Sticker, after Chibi kindly rejects Kid Eggplant's offer to turn him into an eggplant. Kid Eggplant's name in the Japanese version of ''Chibi-Robo!'' is "Nasubi Kamen", which is the same Japanese name as Eggplant Man.


An Eggplant Man also appears in ''[[nwiki:Chibi-Robo!|Chibi-Robo!]]'' as '''Kid Eggplant''', one of the three treasures Captain Plankbeard is searching for. The captain is wild about eggplants, and attempts to capture Kid Eggplant, but he does not succeed. For freeing him, Kid Eggplant rewards Chibi-Robo with a Super Eggplant and a Kid Eggplant Sticker, after Chibi kindly rejects Kid Eggplant's offer to turn him into an eggplant. Kid Eggplant's name in the Japanese version of ''Chibi-Robo!'' is "Nasubi Kamen", which is the same Japanese name as Eggplant Man.
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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|name=ナスビ{{ruby|仮面|かめん}} (JP) / Eggplant Man (EN)
|name=ナスビ{{ruby|仮面|かめん}} (JP) / Eggplant Man (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Eggplant man.png]]
|artwork=[[File:Eggplant man.png]]
|shusshin=フラワー{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|shuzoku=フラワー{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=ボケナス
|seikaku=ボケナス
|tojo_gemu=クリー
|tojo_gemu=クリー
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|巨大|きょだい}}ナスビの{{ruby|大群|たいぐん}}だ！</big><br>
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|巨大|きょだい}}ナスビの{{ruby|大群|たいぐん}}だ！</big><br>
レッキングクルーに{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}するナスビのばけもの。ブラッキーの{{ruby|手下|てした}}として、マリオの{{ruby|仕事|しごと}}をじゃまする。ハンマーでたたいてもしばらくすると{{ruby|生|い}}き{{ruby|返|かえ}}ってしまう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 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''). [https://i.imgur.com/dNS2985.jpeg Page 142].</ref>
レッキングクルーに{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}するナスビのばけもの。ブラッキーの{{ruby|手下|てした}}として、マリオの{{ruby|仕事|しごと}}をじゃまする。ハンマーでたたいてもしばらくすると{{ruby|生|い}}き{{ruby|返|かえ}}ってしまう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/dNS2985.jpeg 142]}}</ref>
|origin=Flower clan
|tribe=Flower clan
|disposition=Slow-witted
|disposition=Slow-witted
|game_appearances=Crew
|game_appearances=Crew
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}}
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
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{{Spirit
|-
|no=115
!rowspan=2 width=3%|#
|name=Eggplant Man
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Name
|image=[[File:SSBU_Eggplant_Man_Spirit.png|x100px]]
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable width=10%|Image
|series=''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' Series
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Series / game
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Type
|slots=1
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Class
|class=Novice
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Strength / effect(s)
|effects='''{{color|deepskyblue|Shield}}'''
!rowspan=2 width=13%|How to obtain
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
!colspan=4 width=40%|Spirit battle
|opponents=[[Wario]] x6
|-
|conditions='''Rule:''' Item: [[Golden Hammer]]
!width=7%|Opponent(s)
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!width=7%|Stage
!width=7%|Song
|-
|115
!Eggplant Man
|[[File:SSBU_Eggplant_Man_Spirit.png|x100px]]
|''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' Series
|Primary (1)
|Novice
|'''{{color|deepskyblue|Shield}}'''
|Spirit Board
|[[Wario]] x6
|align=left|'''Rule:''' Item: [[Golden Hammer]]
*Defeat an army of enemies
*Defeat an army of enemies
|[[Wrecking Crew (stage)|Wrecking Crew]]
|stage=[[Wrecking Crew (stage)|Wrecking Crew]]
|Wrecking Crew Medley
|song=Wrecking Crew Medley
|}
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ナスビ{{ruby|仮面|かめん}}<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' Famicom instruction booklet. [https://archive.org/details/WreckingCrewFCManualOnlyHiResOz/Wrecking%20Crew%20manual%2007.jpg Page 7].</ref>
|Jap=ナスビ{{ruby|仮面|かめん}}<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=レッキングクルー (''Rekkingu Kurū'') instruction booklet|url=archive.org/details/WreckingCrewFCManualOnlyHiResOz/Wrecking%20Crew%20manual%2007.jpg|page=7|format=JPG|date=1985|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapR=Nasubi Kamen
|JapR=Nasubi Kamen
|JapM=Eggplant Mask
|JapM=Eggplant Mask
|Ger=Aubergine
|Ger=Aubergine
|GerM=Eggplant
|GerM=Eggplant
|Ita=Mostro<ref>''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', Italian e-manual</ref><br>Eggplant Man <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small>
|Ita=Mostro<ref>''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', Italian e-manual</ref>
|ItaM=Monster<br>-
|Ita2=Eggplant Man <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small>
|ItaM=Monster
|Rus=Баклажанмен
|Rus=Баклажанмен
|RusR=Baklazhanmen
|RusR=Baklazhanmen

Revision as of 07:28, June 30, 2024

Not to be confused with Eggplant Warrior.
Eggplant Man
Model of Kid Eggplant in Chibi-Robo!
Model from Chibi-Robo!
First appearance Wrecking Crew (1985)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)

Eggplant Men,[1][2] or Egg Plant Men,[3] are eggplants with masks covering a pair of white eyes (resembling welding masks or sandblasting masks) found in the Wrecking Crew series.

History

Wrecking Crew series

Wrecking Crew

Eggplant Men first appear in Phase 2 of the construction site in the game Wrecking Crew. An Eggplant Man runs around in a predictable pattern - it runs straight until it hits a drum and has to turn around. It climbs up or down any ladder it comes across in its path. If both a ladder up and a ladder down are in its path, it goes down if moving left and up if moving right. Its behavior is similar to how Gotchawrenches behaved in VS. Wrecking Crew.

Wrecking Crew '98

An Eggplant Man is the first challenger in puzzle mode in Wrecking Crew '98. Unlike the Eggplant Men in the previous game, his feet are attached directly to his underside instead of having legs. Eggplant Men also appear in their original capacity in the port of the previous game featured on the cartridge.

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Eggplant Man is a trophy which can be obtained randomly.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, an Eggplant Man is a Novice-class Shield-type primary spirit, which simply depicts a scaled-up sprite of one from Wrecking Crew. Equipping the Eggplant Man spirit simply increases the fighter's power without granting any particular effect. In the spirit battle, the player confronts a team of six Warios on the Wrecking Crew stage.

WarioWare: Twisted!

Eggplant Men made an appearance one of 9-Volt's microgames, Wrecking Crew. Here, Mario has to destroy all of their ladders with his hammer. If they touch Mario, the player loses the game.

NES Remix

Eggplant Men feature in several Wrecking Crew challenges in NES Remix.

Other appearances

Kid Eggplant in Chibi-Robo!

The Eggplant Wizard enemy from Nintendo's 1986 game Kid Icarus were designed in part as a tribute to Wrecking Crew's Eggplant Men, as well as Kid Icarus graphics designer Toru Osawa's "passion for eggplants."[4]

An Eggplant Man also appears in Chibi-Robo! as Kid Eggplant, one of the three treasures Captain Plankbeard is searching for. The captain is wild about eggplants, and attempts to capture Kid Eggplant, but he does not succeed. For freeing him, Kid Eggplant rewards Chibi-Robo with a Super Eggplant and a Kid Eggplant Sticker, after Chibi kindly rejects Kid Eggplant's offer to turn him into an eggplant. Kid Eggplant's name in the Japanese version of Chibi-Robo! is "Nasubi Kamen", which is the same Japanese name as Eggplant Man.

Profiles

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ナスビ仮面かめん (JP) / Eggplant Man (EN)
Eggplant man.png
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく フラワー族ぞく Tribe Flower clan
性格せいかく ボケナス Disposition Slow-witted
登場とうじょうゲーム クリー Game appearances Crew
巨大きょだいナスビの大群たいぐんだ！

レッキングクルーに登場とうじょうするナスビのばけもの。ブラッキーの手下てしたとして、マリオの仕事しごとをじゃまする。ハンマーでたたいてもしばらくすると生いき返かえってしまう。[5]

Huge swarms of giant eggplants!

An eggplant monster who appears in Wrecking Crew. As Foreman Spike's lackey, they mess up Mario's work. They come back to life after a while even if you hit them with a hammer.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Trophy
Eggplant Man
Eggplant Man
Game/move:
Wrecking Crew
10/85
How to unlock: Randomly obtained from the Lottery
Eggplant Man debuted as an enemy in the NES game Wrecking Crew. Even though his movement pattern was very simple, he was a fairly formidable foe, since Mario and Luigi had limited means of attack. You could beat this enemy by dropping a Dead-End Drum on him or by trapping him behind a door and blowing up the room.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit
#115 Eggplant Man
Eggplant Man spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Series/game Wrecking Crew Series
Type Primary
Slots 1
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Shield
How to obtain Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Wario x6
Conditions

Rule: Item: Golden Hammer

  • Defeat an army of enemies
Stage Wrecking Crew
Song Wrecking Crew Medley

Gallery

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

  • Wrecking Crew '98

    Wrecking Crew '98

  • The January 2018 LINE calendar

    The January 2018 LINE calendar

  • The January 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)

    The January 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ナスビ仮面かめん[6]
Nasubi Kamen
 Eggplant Mask

German Aubergine
 Eggplant
Italian Mostro[7]
Eggplant Man (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
 Monster
-
Russian Баклажанмен
Baklazhanmen
 Eggplant Man

References

  1. ^ "You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!" – Wrecking Crew back cover.
  2. ^ Nintendo (1985). Wrecking Crew (NES) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5 and 8.
  3. ^ Nintendo (1985). Wrecking Crew (NES) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  4. ^ Monnens, Devin (March 19, 2012). Making of a Myth: The Grueling Development of the Original Kid Icarus. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved June 30, 2024. (Archived May 2, 2014, 00:50:53 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ 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 142.
  6. ^ Nintendo (1985). レッキングクルー (Rekkingu Kurū) instruction booklet (JPG). Nintendo (Japanese). Page 7.
  7. ^ Wrecking Crew, Italian e-manual
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VS. Wrecking Crew / Wrecking Crew
Characters Mario • Luigi
Items and objects Coin • Door • Druma • Dynamite • Floor • Golden Hammera • Ladder (Ladder wall) • Lettera • Pillara • Wall
Enemies Eggplant Mana • Fireball • Foreman Spikea • Gotchawrench
Phases VS. Wrecking Crew • Wrecking Crewa
a Only in Wrecking Crew
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Wrecking Crew '98
Characters Mario • Eggplant Man • Koopa Troopa • Gotchawrench • Foreman Spike • Bowser • Princess Peach • Luigi • Onigiri • Onnanoko • Oyazi • Dogu
Enemies Forkun • Blonya • Buruccho • Burnya • Dumpty • Jenya • Kanbank • Guruccho • Gata Gata • Poles • U Dokun
Objects Floor • Handle • Panels (Block • Bomb) • Warp Pipe
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