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m (Added to animate objects. It is based on a melon (As evident by its japanese name) but isn't an actual melon or plant so it doesn't go in the melon category and instead goes in the animate object category due to also being based on a mask. Blade-Face sure is one complex character isn't he)
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|image=[[File:BladeFaceVBWL.png |250px]]<br>Artwork of a Blade-Face.
|image=[[File:BladeFaceVBWL.png |250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
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[[File:VBWL-Blade Face Sprite.png|frame|left]]
'''Blade-Face'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' instruction booklet|page=31|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo}}</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] in ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''. They are encountered throughout [[Stage 10 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 10]] only, where they emerge from the background as [[Wario]] approaches. Blade-Faces float through the air, tracing a circular path and aiming to harm Wario with its blades on either side of its body. A Blade-Face can be defeated if [[jump]]ed on, causing it to fly offscreen. If Wario instead bumps its unprotected jaw during its flight, the Blade-Face will fall to the ground, temporarily stunned. Attacking a Blade-Face with the flames of [[King Dragon Wario|King Dragon]] and [[Sea Dragon Wario]] causes the Blade-Face to disappear into the background, and returning a short time later. It will also temporarily disappear if it hits any [[block]]s while moving through the air.
'''Blade-Face'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 31.</ref> is an enemy found in the game ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''. They are found throughout [[Stage 10 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 10]], emerging from the background as [[Wario]] approaches. Blade-Faces float through the air, tracing a circular path and aiming to harm Wario with its blades on either side of its body.
 
Wario is able to defeat a Blade-Face by performing a jump to the top of its head, causing the creature to fly off the screen. If Wario instead bumps its unprotected jaw during its flight, the Blade-Face will fall to the ground, temporarily stunned. Attacking a Blade-Face with the flames of [[King Dragon Wario|King Dragon]] and [[Sea Dragon Wario]] causes the Blade-Face to disappear into the background, and returning a short time later. It will also temporarily disappear if it hits any [[block]]s while moving through the air.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160px">
<gallery widths="160px">
VBWL-Blade Face Screenshot.png|Screenshot of Wario with a Blade-Face.
VBWL-Blade Face Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
VBWL-Blade Face Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=マスクメン<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>
|Jap=マスクメン<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|title=''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' instruction booklet|page=27}}</ref>
|JapR=Masukumen
|JapR=Masukumen
|JapM=A play on "muskmelon", as well as a combination of "mask" and「面」(''men'', face)
|JapM=A play on "muskmelon", as well as a combination of "mask" and「面」(''men'', "face")
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Revision as of 14:59, July 7, 2024

Blade-Face
Artwork of a Blade-Face from Virtual Boy Wario Land
Artwork from Virtual Boy Wario Land
First appearance Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995)

Blade-Face[1] is an enemy in Virtual Boy Wario Land. They are encountered throughout Stage 10 only, where they emerge from the background as Wario approaches. Blade-Faces float through the air, tracing a circular path and aiming to harm Wario with its blades on either side of its body. A Blade-Face can be defeated if jumped on, causing it to fly offscreen. If Wario instead bumps its unprotected jaw during its flight, the Blade-Face will fall to the ground, temporarily stunned. Attacking a Blade-Face with the flames of King Dragon and Sea Dragon Wario causes the Blade-Face to disappear into the background, and returning a short time later. It will also temporarily disappear if it hits any blocks while moving through the air.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マスクメン[2]
Masukumen
A play on "muskmelon", as well as a combination of "mask" and「面」(men, "face")

References

  1. ^ Nintendo (1995). Virtual Boy Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  2. ^ Nintendo (1995). Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 27.