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{{quote|This little bee shoots out thorn balls. Its only goal is to thwart Wario in his quest.|Thorn-Ball description|Nintendo Character Guide}}
|image=[[File:Thorn-Ball VBWL.png]]<br>Artwork of a '''Thorn-Ball'''.
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|species_origin=[[Bee]]
|image=[[File:Thorn-Ball.jpg]]
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
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[[File:VBWL-Thorn Ball Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:VBWL-Thorn Ball Sprite.png|frame|left|Sprite showing the two different appearances of Thorn-Ball.]]
A '''Thorn-Ball''' is an [[:Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land|enemy]] found in the game ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', released for the [[Virtual Boy]] in [[1995]]. They are only encountered during the thirteenth level of the game, within enclosed rooms in groups of two or three. Thorn-Balls are very similar in appearance to the generic Bumble Bee, possessing a golden body with dark, orange stripes, a stinger and a pair of wings which allows the creature to hover on regular intervals. Their artwork depicts that they have purple legs that wear blue shoes. The most notable characteristic of the Thorn-Ball is their tendency to eject an inexhaustible supply of spiked balls from the opening on the top of their head. The ball will fly up into the air and quickly come falling back down, harming [[Wario]] if he is to come into contact with one. The creatures tend to reside in the foreground and background of the level. In result, the ones in the background appear further away and less detailed in terms of appearance. Neither can be touched (and likewise defeated) by Wario. However, Wario is able to prevent harm from a single spiked ball by holding another enemy, such as a [[Mask-Guy]], in between himself and the falling ball. This will cause both the picked-up enemy and the ball to disappear, but the Thorn-Ball will release another ball after a few seconds.
 
'''Thorn-Ball'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 31.</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] found in the game ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''. They are only encountered in [[Stage 13 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 13]], within enclosed rooms in groups of two or three. Thorn-Balls are very similar in appearance to the generic {{wp|bumblebee}}. Thorn-Balls continually eject spiked balls from the opening on the top of their head, which then falls and potentially harm [[Wario]].
 
Thorn-Balls tend to reside in the foreground and background of the level, therefore they cannot touched by Wario. However, Wario is able to prevent harm from a single spiked ball by holding another enemy, such as a [[Mask-Guy]], in between himself and the falling ball. This will cause both the picked-up enemy and the ball to disappear, but the Thorn-Ball will release another ball after a few seconds.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
[[File:VBWL-Thorn Ball Screenshot.png|frame|left|Screenshot of several '''Thorn-Balls'''.]]
<gallery widths="160px">
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VBWL-Thorn Ball Screenshot.png|Screenshot of Wario with several Thorn-Balls.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=つぼはち<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>
|JapR=Tsubo Hachi
|JapM=Pot Bee
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land]]
[[Category:Bees]]
[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land Enemies]]
[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land enemies]]
[[Category:Wario Species]]
[[Category:Insects]]

Latest revision as of 14:34, May 18, 2024

“This little bee shoots out thorn balls. Its only goal is to thwart Wario in his quest.”
Thorn-Ball description, Nintendo Character Guide
Thorn-Ball
Artwork of a Thorn-Ball from Virtual Boy Wario Land.
First appearance Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995)
Thorn-Ball sprites from Virtual Boy Wario Land
Sprite showing the two different appearances of Thorn-Ball.

Thorn-Ball[1] is an enemy found in the game Virtual Boy Wario Land. They are only encountered in Stage 13, within enclosed rooms in groups of two or three. Thorn-Balls are very similar in appearance to the generic bumblebee. Thorn-Balls continually eject spiked balls from the opening on the top of their head, which then falls and potentially harm Wario.

Thorn-Balls tend to reside in the foreground and background of the level, therefore they cannot touched by Wario. However, Wario is able to prevent harm from a single spiked ball by holding another enemy, such as a Mask-Guy, in between himself and the falling ball. This will cause both the picked-up enemy and the ball to disappear, but the Thorn-Ball will release another ball after a few seconds.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese つぼはち[2]
Tsubo Hachi
Pot Bee

References[edit]

  1. ^ Virtual Boy Wario Land English instruction booklet, page 31.
  2. ^ Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.