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'''Tobī''' are aquatic creatures, which appear in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. They leap out of the water, similar to [[Cheep Cheep]]s of the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] except they make the player bounce backwards rather than cause damage. They are depicted with gazing eyeballs and their mouths are wide open, showing their disproportionally huge incisors. They are brown in the Game Boy Color-enhanced re-release. [[Wario]] first encounters them in [[Wario Castle|his castle]] after the [[Black Sugar Gang]] has [[One Noisy Morning|flooded his entire home]]. Though Tobī are absent from ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', another enemy resembling a [[Tadpole (enemy)|tadpole]] adapts its behavior, with the added effect of causing Wario to roll.
|image=[[File:WL2 E FlyingFish.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Wario Land II''
 
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|comparable=[[Akamajakushi]]<br>[[Cheep Cheep]]
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'''Tobī''' are aquatic creatures, which appear in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. They leap out of the water, similar to [[Cheep Cheep]]s of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] except they make the player bounce backwards rather than cause damage. They are depicted with gazing eyeballs and their mouths are wide open, showing their disproportionally huge incisors. They are brown in the [[Game Boy Color]]-enhanced re-release. [[Wario]] first encounters them in [[Wario Castle|his castle]] after the [[Black Sugar Gang]] has [[One Noisy Morning|flooded his entire home]]. Though Tobī are absent from ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', another enemy resembling a [[Akamajakushi|tadpole]] adapts its behavior, with the added effect of causing Wario to roll.
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=トビー<ref>''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide, page 117.</ref>
|Jap=トビー<ref>''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide, page 117.</ref>
|JapR=Tobī
|JapR=Tobī
|JapM=Common name "Toby", also likely from「飛魚」(''tobiuo'', {{wp|flying fish}})
|JapM=Possibly from「{{ruby|飛魚|トビウオ}}」(''tobiuo'', {{wp|flying fish}}); shared with [[Noknok]]
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Tobī
WL2 E FlyingFish.png
Sprite from Wario Land II
First appearance Wario Land II (1998)
Comparable

Tobī are aquatic creatures, which appear in Wario Land II. They leap out of the water, similar to Cheep Cheeps of the Super Mario franchise except they make the player bounce backwards rather than cause damage. They are depicted with gazing eyeballs and their mouths are wide open, showing their disproportionally huge incisors. They are brown in the Game Boy Color-enhanced re-release. Wario first encounters them in his castle after the Black Sugar Gang has flooded his entire home. Though Tobī are absent from Wario Land 3, another enemy resembling a tadpole adapts its behavior, with the added effect of causing Wario to roll.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トビー[1]
Tobī
Possibly from「飛魚トビウオ」(tobiuo, flying fish); shared with Noknok

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide, page 117.