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{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:Dai Goro model.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|title=Mega Grrrol
|image=[[File:Mega Grrrol model.png|150px]]<br>The unshaded, data-based, default-posed render of a Mega Grrrol from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|parent_species=[[Grrrol]]
|variant_of=[[Grrrol]]
|related=[[Spiny Tromp]]
|comparable=[[Spiny Tromp]]
}}
}}
[[File:NSMBU T-GrindingStoneTowerSE.Still004.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Big Grrrols in [[Grinding-Stone Tower]]]]
'''Mega Grrrols'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_u/?lang=en|title=English ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.is/2022.08.12-234111/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_u/?lang=en}}</ref> are large [[Grrrol]]s that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They are similar to [[Spiny Tromp]]s from the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. They share a similar appearance to Grrrols down to the missing tooth, though with twenty spikes and a much wider smile.
'''Big Grrrols''' first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' along with their smaller counterparts. They are similar to [[Spiny Tromp]]s from the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series.
 
==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
Big Grrrols are found in the first [[Rock-Candy Mines]] tower, [[Grinding-Stone Tower]], in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', and its equivalent level in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', [[Smashing-Stone Tower]]. One is also found at the end of [[Underground Grrrols]], and a few more are found in [[Stone-Snake Tower]]. In all four levels, Grrrols are the primary obstacles. Big Grrrols generally appear in confined areas and roll back and forth as obstacles, rather than coming from generators like normal Grrrols. Like normal Grrrols, they can also smash through [[Brick Block]]s; however, unlike them, which have twelve spikes, Big Grrrols have twenty spikes.
[[File:NSMBU Grinding Stone Tower Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mega Grrrols in [[Grinding-Stone Tower]]]]
Mega Grrrols are found alongside their smaller counterparts in the first [[Rock-Candy Mines]] tower, [[Grinding-Stone Tower]], in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', and its equivalent level in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', [[Smashing-Stone Tower]]. One is also found at the end of [[Underground Grrrols]], and a few more are found in [[Stone-Snake Tower]]. In all four levels, Grrrols are the primary obstacles. Mega Grrrols generally appear in confined areas and roll back and forth as obstacles, rather than coming from generators like normal Grrrols. Like normal Grrrols, they can also smash through [[Brick Block]]s.
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===''Super Mario Party''===
===''Super Mario Party''===
In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', Big Grrrols can appear as obstacles in the [[Follow the Money]] minigame.
Mega Grrrols can appear as obstacles in the [[Follow the Money]] [[minigame]] in ''[[Super Mario Party]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMBUMegaGrrrol.png|A Big Grrrol in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSMBU Dai Goro Screenshot.png|A Mega Grrrol in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
Super Mario Party - Mega Grrrol.png|A Dai Gorō in ''Super Mario Party''
Super Mario Party - Mega Grrrol.png|A Mega Grrrol in ''Super Mario Party''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ダイゴロー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 209.</ref>
|Jap=ダイゴロー<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="New Super Mario Bros. U" in『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=209|isbn=4-091065-69-4}}</ref>
|JapR=Dai Gorō
|JapR=Dai Gorō
|JapM=Big Grrrol
|JapM=Big Grrrol
|Ger=Riesen-Grrroll
|Ger=Riesen-Grrroll
|GerM=Giant Grrroll
|GerM=Giant Grrroll
|Fre=Méga Mabroule
|FreM=Mega Grrrol
|Ita=Mega Grollo<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=207}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mega Grrrol
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:58, August 28, 2024

Mega Grrrol
Model of a Mega Grrrol from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Model from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Variant of Grrrol
Comparable

Mega Grrrols[1] are large Grrrols that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U. They are similar to Spiny Tromps from the Paper Mario series. They share a similar appearance to Grrrols down to the missing tooth, though with twenty spikes and a much wider smile.

History[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U
Mega Grrrols in Grinding-Stone Tower

Mega Grrrols are found alongside their smaller counterparts in the first Rock-Candy Mines tower, Grinding-Stone Tower, in New Super Mario Bros. U, and its equivalent level in New Super Luigi U, Smashing-Stone Tower. One is also found at the end of Underground Grrrols, and a few more are found in Stone-Snake Tower. In all four levels, Grrrols are the primary obstacles. Mega Grrrols generally appear in confined areas and roll back and forth as obstacles, rather than coming from generators like normal Grrrols. Like normal Grrrols, they can also smash through Brick Blocks.

Super Mario Party[edit]

Mega Grrrols can appear as obstacles in the Follow the Money minigame in Super Mario Party.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ダイゴロー[2]
Dai Gorō
Big Grrrol
French Méga Mabroule[?] Mega Grrrol
German Riesen-Grrroll[?] Giant Grrroll
Italian Mega Grollo[3] Mega Grrrol

References[edit]

  1. ^ English New Super Mario Bros. U entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:41:11 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091065-69-4. Page 209.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 207.