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|image=[[File:WL4-Hotaru Sprite.png]] | |image=[[File:WL4-Hotaru Sprite.png]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]]) | ||
|comparable=[[Firefly (insect)]] | |||
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'''Hotaru''' | '''Hotaru''' is an enemy found in the [[Game Boy Advance]] game ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. It only appears in the boss battle against [[Cractus]] in the [[Emerald Passage]]. While considered an enemy and indeed attackable, Hotaru has no negative effects on Wario and acts purely helpful to the player. | ||
[[File:WL4-Firefly.png|frame|left|A Hotaru appears in the battle against [[Cractus]] to reverse the effects of [[Zombie Wario]].]] | [[File:WL4-Firefly.png|frame|left|A Hotaru appears in the battle against [[Cractus]] to reverse the effects of [[Zombie Wario]].]] | ||
Each time [[Wario]] damages Cractus, it will stand immobile on the stage for a few seconds. While it does so, it drools a clear, toxic liquid which will transform Wario into [[Zombie Wario]], which would waste valuable time. As soon as he transforms, Hotaru will be seen, slowly moving across the screen. Since light can reverse the effects of Zombie Wario, the player would need to try and touch Hotaru by jumping. As soon as the status effect is reversed, Hotaru will disappear. It will return again whenever Wario transforms into his zombie form. | Each time [[Wario]] damages Cractus, it will stand immobile on the stage for a few seconds. While it does so, it drools a clear, toxic liquid which will transform Wario into [[Zombie Wario]], which would waste valuable time. As soon as he transforms, Hotaru will be seen, slowly moving across the screen. Since light can reverse the effects of Zombie Wario, the player would need to try and touch Hotaru by jumping. As soon as the status effect is reversed, Hotaru will disappear. It will return again whenever Wario transforms into his zombie form. | ||
[[File:WL4 Screenshot Pre-release - Cractus.png|thumb|Pre-release screenshot of the Cractus fight with an unlit Hotaru.]] | [[File:WL4 Screenshot Pre-release - Cractus.png|thumb|Pre-release screenshot of the Cractus fight with an unlit Hotaru.]] | ||
In a [[List of Wario Land 4 pre-release and unused content|prototype]] version of ''Wario Land 4'', Hotaru was always visible; however, the firefly did not emit an aura of light when Wario was not transformed into a zombie. | In a [[List of Wario Land 4 pre-release and unused content|prototype]] version of ''Wario Land 4'', Hotaru was always visible; however, the firefly did not emit an aura of light when Wario was not transformed into a zombie. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | |||
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|Jap=ホタル<ref>''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' Shogakukan game guide, p. 50.</ref> | |||
|JapR=Hotaru | |||
|JapM=Firefly | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{WL4}} | {{WL4}} | ||
[[Category:Beetles]] | [[Category:Beetles]] | ||
[[Category:Wario Land 4 | [[Category:Wario Land 4 enemies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:15, September 3, 2023
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.
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Hotaru is an enemy found in the Game Boy Advance game Wario Land 4. It only appears in the boss battle against Cractus in the Emerald Passage. While considered an enemy and indeed attackable, Hotaru has no negative effects on Wario and acts purely helpful to the player.
Each time Wario damages Cractus, it will stand immobile on the stage for a few seconds. While it does so, it drools a clear, toxic liquid which will transform Wario into Zombie Wario, which would waste valuable time. As soon as he transforms, Hotaru will be seen, slowly moving across the screen. Since light can reverse the effects of Zombie Wario, the player would need to try and touch Hotaru by jumping. As soon as the status effect is reversed, Hotaru will disappear. It will return again whenever Wario transforms into his zombie form.
In a prototype version of Wario Land 4, Hotaru was always visible; however, the firefly did not emit an aura of light when Wario was not transformed into a zombie.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ホタル[1] Hotaru |
Firefly |
References[edit]
- ^ Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara Shogakukan game guide, p. 50.
