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Pouncer
A Pouncer, as seen in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 artwork.
Artwork of a Pouncer
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)
Latest appearance Wario Land II (1998)
Variant of Thwomp
Variants
Comparable

Pouncers[1] are stone creatures from the Wario Land series, appearing in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and Wario Land II. They look and behave almost exactly like Thwomps, except they have no spikes on their tops. Wario can hop up on them as a platform to cross gaps. In some cases, instead of acting like Thwomps, they slowly follow a path, such as moving through a cramped hall after Wario. If a Pouncer lands on an enemy, it turns into a 10 Gold Coin for Wario to collect. On the other hand, in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, contact with a Pouncer's spikes instantly causes the loss of a life. The Pouncers of Wario Land II were redesigned and referred to as weights[2][3] or blocks.[4] They have no spikes and are carried and routinely dropped by D-Bats. They are no longer harmful, transforming Wario into Flat Wario if it lands on him.

Profiles and statistics

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • Japanese Virtual Console manual: 天井から落ちてきたり、追いかけてきたりします。頭の上に乗れます。[5](They can fall from the ceiling or chase you. You can ride on their heads.)
  • English manual: This sturdy creature drops down and pursues Wario. Wario can get a lift on its flat top.[1]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

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Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Pouncer[?] -
Italian Assalitore Improvviso[9] Sudden Attacker
Saltatore[10] Jumper Shared with the nickname of the Wonder Hoppin
Thowmp[11] -

References

  1. ^ a b 1994. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  2. ^ "One bat drops a lead weight that flattens Wario; the other picks him up and steals coins." – March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 63.
  3. ^ Nintendo: Wario Land II. Nintendo.com. Archived June 10, 1998, 01:24:01 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "These bats have nothing better to do all day than drop blocks. If you jump on a block, you can jump from the top to reach more coins." – March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 64.
  5. ^ Japanese Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console manual, section 15.
  6. ^ 1994. Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
  7. ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 92.
  8. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Daijiten
  9. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 European manual. Page 117.
  10. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.
  11. ^ 1994. Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 4. Page 20.