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[[File:KuriboChuggingSockop.png|frame|right|'''Kuribo''' holding the Attack Piece block.]]
[[File:KuriboChuggingSockop.png|thumb|right|200px|'''Kuribo''' holding the Attack Piece block.]]
'''Kuribo''' is the name of a [[Sockop]] that appears in the [[Nintendo DS]] game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. It lives in [[Dimble Wood]] and tries to attack [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] along with three other Sockops. It is seen holding one of the [[Attack Piece]] blocks that, once 10 of them are collected, unlocks the attack [[Snack Basket]]. It is affiliated with the Sockops who briefly kidnapped Mario. Kuribo is referred to as a "hog" among its companions because it claims the Attack Piece before the others.  
'''Kuribo''' is the name of a [[Sockop]] that appears in the [[Nintendo DS]] game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. Its name is a reference to the [[Goomba's Shoe]], referred to as "Kuribo's Shoe" for the original release of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', which Sockops generally look like.


==Appearance==
Like all Sockops it lives in [[Dimble Wood]], and is found alongside two other Sockops, the three arguing over who gets to "chug" the unconscious [[Mario]]. Kuribo is referred to as a "hog" among its companions, as it wants to chug Mario and even Luigi after already chugging an [[Attack Piece Block]]. However, after Mario is revived and helps Luigi out of the Sockop he is trapped in, they and the [[Giant Sockop|Sockop]] Luigi was using team up to battle them.
Kuribo is the typical color of a Sockop, a lime green. It has yellow, stubby feet and two black eyes just below its hole on top.


==Trivia==
In the Japanese release of the game, Kuribo is unnamed, meaning that this particular reference was not originally in the game and was added for the international releases.<ref>Mandelin, Clyde (June 27, 2016). [http://legendsoflocalization.com/qa-what-is-this-mario-luigi-sock-creature-named-in-japanese/ Q&A: What is This Mario & Luigi Sock Creature Named in Japanese?]. Legends of Localization. Retrieved June 28, 2016.</ref>
*Kuribo is the shape of [[Goomba's Shoe]], also known as "Kuribo's Shoe" in most versions.  
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*In battle Kuribo is still referred to as Sockop.
 
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Revision as of 20:59, June 28, 2016

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Not to be confused with Galoomba or Kuribon.
Kuribo holding the Attack Piece block.

Kuribo is the name of a Sockop that appears in the Nintendo DS game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Its name is a reference to the Goomba's Shoe, referred to as "Kuribo's Shoe" for the original release of Super Mario Bros. 3, which Sockops generally look like.

Like all Sockops it lives in Dimble Wood, and is found alongside two other Sockops, the three arguing over who gets to "chug" the unconscious Mario. Kuribo is referred to as a "hog" among its companions, as it wants to chug Mario and even Luigi after already chugging an Attack Piece Block. However, after Mario is revived and helps Luigi out of the Sockop he is trapped in, they and the Sockop Luigi was using team up to battle them.

In the Japanese release of the game, Kuribo is unnamed, meaning that this particular reference was not originally in the game and was added for the international releases.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mandelin, Clyde (June 27, 2016). Q&A: What is This Mario & Luigi Sock Creature Named in Japanese?. Legends of Localization. Retrieved June 28, 2016.