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|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''squalo'' ("shark") and ''salamandra'' ("salamander")
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''squalo'' ("shark") and ''salamandra'' ("salamander")
|Kor=와앙그리
|Kor=와앙그리
|KorR=Waang-geuli
|KorR=Waanggeuri
|KorM=Portmanteau of "와앙" (''waang'', Korean ideophone meaning "openmouthed") and English word "hungry"
|KorM=Portmanteau of "와앙" (''waang'', Korean ideophone meaning "openmouthed") and English word "hungry"
|Por=Gulartixa
|Por=Gulartixa

Revision as of 15:56, June 9, 2024

Not to be confused with Maw-Ray.
Maw-Maw
Maw-Maw
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

Maw-Maws are enemies that first appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Resembling a cross between tadpoles and sirens (salamanders that only have two legs), they are featured prominently in a level named after them, Maw-Maw Mouthful. Most of them chase and eat anything and everything in their path, including other enemies and power-ups left on the ground. However, they cannot eat players, who will only take damage on contact with their mouths (unless the players are in their Goomba form via a Wonder Effect, in which case the player will be eaten and instantly lose a life). After chasing for a period of time, they stop for a moment, panting in exhaustion with their eyes wide open and their tongue hanging out. There are, however, some Maw-Maws that do not move from their spot, only changing the direction they are facing and opening their mouths when a player or projectile is a short distance in front of them.

Maw-Maws get stunned when jumped on or when they attempt to open their mouths while under a low ceiling and consequently hit their head, which can activate or break blocks above it. Maw-Maws can be defeated by jumping on them while they are stunned, ground pounding them once regardless of their current state, drill attacks, or by striking them with a single shell or with nine fireballs, but if they are facing the projectile thrown at them and they are not eating anything at that moment, they will swallow the projectile and spit it back out (with spat fireballs traveling in a straight trajectory rather than bouncing on the ground).

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アングリ[1]
Anguri
Possibly a pun mixing「あんぐり」(anguri, Japanese ideophonic word for "openmouthed") and the English word "hungry"
Chinese 大嘴怪[2][3]
Dàzuǐ Guài
Big Mouth Monster
Dutch Maw-Maw[?] -
French Salabafre[?] Portmanteau of salamandre ("salamander") and bâfrer ("to gobble")
German Sagaaah[?] From sag aaah ("say ahh")
Italian Squalamandra[?] Portmanteau of squalo ("shark") and salamandra ("salamander")
Korean 와앙그리[?]
Waanggeuri
Portmanteau of "와앙" (waang, Korean ideophone meaning "openmouthed") and English word "hungry"
Portuguese Gulartixa[?] Portmanteau of gula ("gluttony") and lagartixa ("lizard")
Russian Жрамандра[?]
Zhramandra
Portmanteau of жрать (zhrat', "to gobble") and саламандра (salamandra, "salamander")
Spanish Digaah[?] Contraction of diga aah ("say ahh")

References

  1. ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (August 31, 2023). スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー Direct 2023.8.31. YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (August 31, 2023). 《超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇》Direct 2023.8.31(中文字幕). YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ^ 瑪利歐與同伴們也和大家一起冒險。介紹本系列歷來最多的12種操作角色。 【前往驚奇的世界Vol.2】. Nintendo Hong Kong. Retrieved October 14, 2023.