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[[Image:Nosedozer.png|right|thumb|A '''Nosedozer'''.]]
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'''Nosedozers''' are uncommon enemies in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''. They act the same as a [[Red Bandinero|Red]] [[Bandinero]], but are much different in appearence. They have white eyes, red forehead, yellow body and a drill. If [[Wario]] touches the drill, Wario will hurt. Wario must execute an [[Earthshake Punch]], jump on them, or do a [[Dash Attack]] on their back to defeat them.
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|comparable=[[Mask-Guy]]<br>[[Pirate Goom]]<br>[[Pitchfork]]<br>[[Spearhead (enemy)|Spearhead]]<br>[[Spear-Mask]]
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'''Nosedozers''' are semi-common enemies in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' They have white eyes, red forehead, yellow body and a drill. If [[Wario]] touches the drill, Wario takes damage. Wario must execute an [[Earthshake Punch]], jump on them, or do a [[Dash Attack]] on their back to defeat them. While stunned, Wario cannot stomp on it and has to either take it out with a [[Dash Attack]] or by throwing another enemy at it.


==Trivia==
==Profiles and statistics==
*Nosedozer is a pun on ''Nose'' and ''Bulldozer''.
{{Multilang profile
*Nosdozer resembles a badnik from ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' called a "grounder"
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|EngA=Nosedozers have big drills on their faces. See it? It's right in front of you! Anyway, I can't dash into these guys head-on. I've gotta use strategy and butt-stomp 'em.''<ref name=websiteNA>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20080924150410/http://www.wariolandshakeit.com/launch/index.html|title=North American website for ''Wario Land: Shake It!''|accessdate=July 17, 2024|deadlink=y}}</ref>
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*'''[[Prima Games]] Official Game Guide:'''
**'''Threat:''' {{WLSI threat|2}}
**''Use caution when confronted by these drill-faced villains: Though slow, they're quick to hurt Wario if he carelessly dashes into them. Always stun Nosedozers with Earthshake Punches to flip them onto their backs, causing their sharp drills to point upward. Then quickly lash out with dashes to dispatch them before they recover!''<ref name=Prima>{{cite|isbn=978-0-7615-6113-2|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' PRIMA Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=September 22, 2008|language=en-us|page=12}}</ref>
**{{color|crimson|'''CAUTION:''' ''Avoid bouncing off Nosedozers' heads to stun them. It works, but you risk getting poked by their drills after they tip over!''}}<ref name=Prima/>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドリー
|JapR=Dorī
|JapM=Dolly; derived from「ドリル」(''doriru'', drill)
}}
==References==
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{{WLSI}}
[[Category:Animate objects]]
[[Category:Wario Land: Shake It! enemies]]

Latest revision as of 13:43, August 22, 2024

Nosedozer
Nosedozer in Wario Land: Shake It!
First appearance Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)
Comparable

Nosedozers are semi-common enemies in Wario Land: Shake It! They have white eyes, red forehead, yellow body and a drill. If Wario touches the drill, Wario takes damage. Wario must execute an Earthshake Punch, jump on them, or do a Dash Attack on their back to defeat them. While stunned, Wario cannot stomp on it and has to either take it out with a Dash Attack or by throwing another enemy at it.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      Nosedozers have big drills on their faces. See it? It's right in front of you! Anyway, I can't dash into these guys head-on. I've gotta use strategy and butt-stomp 'em.[1]
  • Prima Games Official Game Guide:
    • Threat: RedStar.svgRedStar.svgStarOutline.svg
    • Use caution when confronted by these drill-faced villains: Though slow, they're quick to hurt Wario if he carelessly dashes into them. Always stun Nosedozers with Earthshake Punches to flip them onto their backs, causing their sharp drills to point upward. Then quickly lash out with dashes to dispatch them before they recover![2]
    • CAUTION: Avoid bouncing off Nosedozers' heads to stun them. It works, but you risk getting poked by their drills after they tip over![2]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドリー[?]
Dorī
Dolly; derived from「ドリル」(doriru, drill)

References[edit]

  1. ^ North American website for Wario Land: Shake It!. Archived September 24, 2008, 15:04:10 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Stratton, Steve (September 22, 2008). Wario Land: Shake It! PRIMA Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-6113-2. Page 12.