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[[Image:Puncher.PNG|thumb|'''Punch'''.]]
{{species infobox
{{Quote|He's small, but he packs a mighty wallop!|Wario|Wario Land II}}
|image=[[File:Puncher.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Wario Land II''
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Picross NP]] Vol.7'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|comparable=[[Pirate Goom]]
}}
{{quote|He's small, but he packs a mighty wallop!|Wario|Wario Land II}}
'''Punches'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land II'' instruction booklet|page=16|language=en-us|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. They wear football helmets that conceal most of their body and wield a pair of boxing gloves to attack their opponents. Punches are one of the most common enemies in the game, along with [[Pirate Goom]]s. Their attack pattern consists of walking from side to side and trying to hit [[Wario]] with their fists. Like Pirate Gooms, Wario cannot [[Dash Attack|Dash]] into them head-on while they are moving, but they are safe to touch from any other side. Unlike Pirate Gooms, however, Punches become harmless whenever they stop moving. Getting hit by a Punch's attack will cause Wario to lose some [[coin]]s.


'''Punches''' are small enemy creatures associated with the [[Black Sugar Gang]] in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. They wear football helmets that conceal most of their body and wield a pair of boxing gloves to attack their opponents.
A Punch makes a cameo in ''[[Picross NP]] Vol.7''.
 
==Names in other languages==
Alongside the [[Pirate Goom]]s, Punches are one of the most common enemies in the game. Their attack pattern consists of walking from side to side and trying to hit [[Wario]] with their fists. Like Pirate Gooms, Wario cannot [[Dash Attack|Dash]] into them head-on, but they are safe to touch from above and from behind. Getting hit by a Punch's attack will cause Wario to lose some [[coin]]s.
{{foreign names
 
|Jap=パンチ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/aw2j/page4.html|author=Nintendo|title=ワリオランド2|publisher=www.nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=July 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>Character cameo as Problem G in ''[[Picross NP]] Vol.7''</ref>
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreignname
|Jap=パンチ
|JapR=Panchi
|JapR=Panchi
|JapM=Punch
|JapM=Punch
|Spa=Puñetazo
|Spa=Puñetazo
|SpaM=Punch
|SpaM=Punch
|Fra=Coup de Poing
|Fre=Coup de Poing
|FraM=Punch
|FreM=Punch
|Ger=Punch
|Ger=Punch
|GerM=-
|Dut=Klop
|Dut=Klop
|DutM=Knock}}
|DutM=Knock
|Ita=Punch<ref>{{cite|language=it|title=''Wario Land II'' European manual|page=116|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1999}}</ref>
}}
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
*Another enemy from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' named [[Goombeetle]] looks very similar to this enemy.
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[[Category:Wario Species]]
[[Category:Black Sugar Gang]]
[[Category:Wario Land II Enemies]]
[[Category:Wario Land II enemies]]
[[Category:Pirates]]

Latest revision as of 09:59, July 7, 2024

Punch
Puncher.png
Artwork from Wario Land II
First appearance Wario Land II (1998)
Latest appearance Picross NP Vol.7 (2000)
Comparable
“He's small, but he packs a mighty wallop!”
Wario, Wario Land II

Punches[1] are enemies in Wario Land II. They wear football helmets that conceal most of their body and wield a pair of boxing gloves to attack their opponents. Punches are one of the most common enemies in the game, along with Pirate Gooms. Their attack pattern consists of walking from side to side and trying to hit Wario with their fists. Like Pirate Gooms, Wario cannot Dash into them head-on while they are moving, but they are safe to touch from any other side. Unlike Pirate Gooms, however, Punches become harmless whenever they stop moving. Getting hit by a Punch's attack will cause Wario to lose some coins.

A Punch makes a cameo in Picross NP Vol.7.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パンチ[2][3]
Panchi
Punch
Dutch Klop[?] Knock
French Coup de Poing[?] Punch
German Punch[?] -
Italian Punch[4] -
Spanish Puñetazo[?] Punch

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1998. Wario Land II instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  2. ^ Nintendo. ワリオランド2. www.nintendo.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Character cameo as Problem G in Picross NP Vol.7
  4. ^ 1999. Wario Land II European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 116.