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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 the box.</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet, pg. 5 & 8.</ref>, or '''Egg Plant Men'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet, pg. 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>"''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 the box.</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet. Pages 5 and 8.</ref>, or '''Egg Plant Men'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' 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]].
==History==
==History==
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===Other appearances===
===Other appearances===
The [[icaruspedia:Eggplant Wizard|Eggplant Wizard]] enemy from Nintendo's 1986 game ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}'' were designed in part as a tribute to <i>Wrecking Crew</i>'s Eggplant Men, as well as ''Kid Icarus'' graphics designer Toru Osawa's "passion for eggplants."<ref>[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.</ref>
The [[icaruspedia:Eggplant Wizard|Eggplant Wizard]] enemy from Nintendo's 1986 game ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}'' were designed in part as a tribute to <i>Wrecking Crew</i>'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>


An Eggplant Man also appears in ''{{wp|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.
An Eggplant Man also appears in ''{{wp|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.
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Revision as of 17:46, August 8, 2022

Not to be confused with Eggplant Warrior.
Eggplant Man
Eggplant man.png
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 Man

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 from Wrecking Crew '98.

In the sequel 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.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

An Eggplant Man appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a collectible trophy. It can only be obtained in the Lottery.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, an Eggplant Man appears as a Novice-class Shield-type primary spirit. The image used for this spirit is simply a scaled-up sprite from Wrecking Crew. When equipped, the 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 in the microgame Wrecking Crew, found in 9-Volt's stage. 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

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.

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy

Type Image Game Description
Eggplant Man Eggplant Man Wrecking Crew
10/85 		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

# Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effect(s) How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponent(s) Battle conditions Stage Song
115 Eggplant Man Eggplant Man spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Wrecking Crew Series Primary (1) Novice deepskyblue Spirit Board Wario x6 Rule: Item: Golden Hammer
  • Defeat an army of enemies
 Wrecking Crew Wrecking Crew Medley

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ナスビ仮面[?]
Nasubi Kamen 		Eggplant Mask
German Aubergine[?] Eggplant
Italian Melanzana (Wrecking Crew)
Eggplant Man (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)[?] 		Eggplant
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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 of the box.
  2. ^ Wrecking Crew instruction booklet. Pages 5 and 8.
  3. ^ Wrecking Crew instruction booklet. Page 2.
  4. ^ Monnens, Devin (March 19, 2012). Making of a Myth: The Grueling Development of the Original Kid Icarus. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved September 14, 2014. (Archived May 2, 2014, 00:50:53 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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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
Miscellaneous Staff
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