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{{distinguish|Torkdrift}}
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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:TorkscrewSprite.gif]]<br>Sprite from ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
}}


'''Torkscrew''' is a screw-like boss from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. While searching for the Deco [[Pi'illo]]s, Torkscrew eats one of them, leading [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] to chase it with the [[Drilldigger]]. After hitting Torkscrew with the drills five times, it spits out the Pi'illo. Later, it swallows [[Britta]] while she is searching for treasure, at which point Mario and Luigi battle it.
'''Torkscrew''' is a screw-like boss from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. While searching for the Deco [[Pi'illo]]s, Torkscrew eats one of them, leading [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] to chase it with the [[Drilldigger]]. After hitting Torkscrew with the drills five times, it spits out the Pi'illo. Later, it swallows [[Britta]] while she is searching for treasure, at which point Mario and Luigi battle it.
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It may also dive underground to have his drill pop out of the sand and slowly submerge again as it approaches a Bro. The Bro. it approaches must then jump once Torkscrew entirely disappears to avoid it when it abruptly pops out of the sand. If Mario and Luigi dodge successfully, they will avoid getting stuck on Torkscrew's drill top. If a Bro. gets stuck, Torkscrew will initiate a chase sequence as the stuck Bro. loses coins. The other Bro. must chase Torkscrew and attempt to collect these fallen coins while avoiding the mines it drops until the Bro. falls off.
It may also dive underground to have his drill pop out of the sand and slowly submerge again as it approaches a Bro. The Bro. it approaches must then jump once Torkscrew entirely disappears to avoid it when it abruptly pops out of the sand. If Mario and Luigi dodge successfully, they will avoid getting stuck on Torkscrew's drill top. If a Bro. gets stuck, Torkscrew will initiate a chase sequence as the stuck Bro. loses coins. The other Bro. must chase Torkscrew and attempt to collect these fallen coins while avoiding the mines it drops until the Bro. falls off.


Torkscrew may also chase Mario into the background in an attempt to attack him through charging attacks while half-submerged. While doing so, Luigi is attacked by the [[Flounderflage|various]] [[Sandoon|enemies]] who inhabit Dozing Sands. The Bros. must avoid these attacks by jumping over or on to their respective attackers. This attack can still occur even with Luigi knocked out, as there is just a lack of action in the foreground. Much later in the game [[Torkscrew X]] can be fought in the [[Battle Ring (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)|Battle Ring]].
Torkscrew may also chase Mario into the background in an attempt to attack him through charging attacks while half-submerged. While doing so, Luigi is attacked by the [[Flounderflage|various]] [[Sandoon|enemies]] who inhabit Dozing Sands. The Bros. must avoid these attacks by jumping over or on to their respective attackers. This attack can still occur even with Luigi knocked out, as there is just a lack of action in the foreground. Torkscrew's drill attacks can inflict the [[DEF-Down]] status effect. Much later in the game [[Torkscrew X]] can be fought in the [[Battle Ring (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)|Battle Ring]].
 
==Statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Torkscrew|image=[[File:TorkscrewSprite.gif]]|align=horizontal}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
MLDT - Boss Torkscrew 2.png
MLDT - Boss Torkscrew 2.png|The battle against Torkscrew
DoSPhoto.png|Torkscrew in the Dozing Sands photo puzzle
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ツノゴン
|Jap=ツノゴン
|JapR=tsunogon
|JapR=Tsunogon
|JapM=From 「角」(tsuno, horn) and  「ドラゴン」(dragon), possibly referring to its spine.
|JapM=From「角」(''tsuno'', "horn") and possibly "dragon"
|SpaA=Cuernillo
|Dut=
|SpaAM=From ''cuerno'' (horn) and ''-illo'', a diminutive suffix.
|DutM=
|SpaE=Taladrón
|Fre=Cornevisse
|SpaEM=From ''taladro'' (drill) and ''-ón'', an augmentative suffix.
|FreM=From ''corne'' ("horn") and ''tournevisse'' ("screwdriver")
|FreE=Cornevisse
|FreEM=From ''corne'' (horn) and ''tournevisse'' (screwdriver).
|Ger=Grimmdorn
|Ger=Grimmdorn
|GerM=Grimmig adj. (grim) + Dorn (Thorn)
|GerM=From ''grimmig'' (adjective word for "grim") and ''Dorn'' ("thorn")
|Ita=Cornogon
|ItaM=From ''corno'' ("horn") and possibly the Japanese name
|Kor=뿔더지
|Kor=뿔더지
|KorR=Ppuldeoji
|KorR=Ppuldeoji
|KorM=Portmanteau of 뿔 (''Ppul''/horn) and 두더지 (''Dudeoji''/mole). It may also be a pun on 불도저 (''Buldojeo''/Bulldozer).
|KorM=Portmanteau of "" (''ppul'', "horn") and "두더지" (''dudeoji'', "mole"); also likely a play on "불도저" (''buldojeo'', "bulldozer")
|Ita=Cornogon
|ItaM=From "corno" (horn).
|Por=Parachifre
|Por=Parachifre
|PorM=From ''parafuso'' (screw) and ''chifre'' (horn).
|PorM=From ''parafuso'' ("screw") and ''chifre'' ("horn")
|Rus=Винторог
|Rus=Винторог
|RusR=Vintorog
|RusR=Vintorog
|RusM=From ''Винт'' (Screw) and ''Рог'' (Horn)
|RusM=From ''винт'' (''vint'', "screw") and ''рог'' (''rog'', "horn")
|SpaA=Cuernillo
|SpaAM=From ''cuerno'' ("horn") and diminutive suffix ''-illo''
|SpaE=Taladrón
|SpaEM=From ''taladro'' ("drill") and augmentative suffix ''-ón''
}}
}}


{{M&LDT}}
{{M&LDT}}
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bosses]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bosses]]
[[it:Cornogon]]
[[it:Cornogon]]

Latest revision as of 13:26, August 11, 2024

Not to be confused with Torkdrift.
Torkscrew
Torkscrew sprite from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013)

Torkscrew is a screw-like boss from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. While searching for the Deco Pi'illos, Torkscrew eats one of them, leading Mario and Luigi to chase it with the Drilldigger. After hitting Torkscrew with the drills five times, it spits out the Pi'illo. Later, it swallows Britta while she is searching for treasure, at which point Mario and Luigi battle it.

Battle[edit]

Torkscrew can attack by digging into the ground, shooting out of the sand and while in mid-air, spinning to a point above either Mario or Luigi, where it will then drop down on the Bro. it spun towards head-first. If they successfully hammer it away, it will land on its backside and be vulnerable to jump attacks and take more damage from attacks in general. The attack resembles the Splash Bros. move used by Mario and Luigi in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

It may also dive underground to have his drill pop out of the sand and slowly submerge again as it approaches a Bro. The Bro. it approaches must then jump once Torkscrew entirely disappears to avoid it when it abruptly pops out of the sand. If Mario and Luigi dodge successfully, they will avoid getting stuck on Torkscrew's drill top. If a Bro. gets stuck, Torkscrew will initiate a chase sequence as the stuck Bro. loses coins. The other Bro. must chase Torkscrew and attempt to collect these fallen coins while avoiding the mines it drops until the Bro. falls off.

Torkscrew may also chase Mario into the background in an attempt to attack him through charging attacks while half-submerged. While doing so, Luigi is attacked by the various enemies who inhabit Dozing Sands. The Bros. must avoid these attacks by jumping over or on to their respective attackers. This attack can still occur even with Luigi knocked out, as there is just a lack of action in the foreground. Torkscrew's drill attacks can inflict the DEF-Down status effect. Much later in the game Torkscrew X can be fought in the Battle Ring.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy
Torkscrew
Torkscrew sprite from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. HP 656 Role Boss Level 13 Location(s) Dozing Sands
Power 101 Position Normal No Hitter
Defense 97 World Real Weakness None Item drop None (0%)
Coin Boots (100%)
Speed 34 Experience 500 (600) Coins 250 (100%)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ツノゴン[?]
Tsunogon
From「角」(tsuno, "horn") and possibly "dragon"
French Cornevisse[?] From corne ("horn") and tournevisse ("screwdriver")
German Grimmdorn[?] From grimmig (adjective word for "grim") and Dorn ("thorn")
Italian Cornogon[?] From corno ("horn") and possibly the Japanese name
Korean 뿔더지[?]
Ppuldeoji
Portmanteau of "뿔" (ppul, "horn") and "두더지" (dudeoji, "mole"); also likely a play on "불도저" (buldojeo, "bulldozer")
Portuguese Parachifre[?] From parafuso ("screw") and chifre ("horn")
Russian Винторог[?]
Vintorog
From винт (vint, "screw") and рог (rog, "horn")
Spanish (NOA) Cuernillo[?] From cuerno ("horn") and diminutive suffix -illo
Spanish (NOE) Taladrón[?] From taladro ("drill") and augmentative suffix -ón