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|image=[[File:Shiisa.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Seizer Wario Woods artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Wario's Woods'' (NES)
|first_appearance=''[[Wario's Woods]]'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]) ([[1994]])
|first_appearance=[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Wario's Woods'' (NES)]] ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|affiliation=[[Wario]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|Volume 13]] (1995)
|species=Grim Reaper
|species=Skeleton
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'''Seizer'''<ref>''Wario's Woods'' NES instruction booklet, page 15.</ref> is the fifth and ninth boss that [[Toad]] faces in Game B of Round Mode in the [[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES version of ''Wario's Woods'']]. Seizer is a skeleton wearing a hooded robe and carrying a strange book.


'''Shiisa''' is the fifth and ninth boss that [[Toad]] faces in Game B of Round Mode in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of ''[[Wario's Woods]]''. Shiisa is a skeleton wearing a hooded robe and carrying a strange book. His overall appearance gives him the appearance of a Grim Reaper like creature.  
==History==
===''Wario's Woods''===
Seizer makes his first game appearance in the NES version of ''Wario's Woods'' where he was a boss character that Toad has to face off against. Seizer makes his appearance in the forty-ninth round and has 14 hit points. He has the power to make two complete rows of enemies fall at a time. He also sports the generic abilities of throwing enemies and re-locating himself to different areas of the stage. If Seizer is to re-materialize on Toad after re-locating himself, he instantly defeats Toad.


==Appearances==
===''Super Mario'' (KC Deluxe)===
====''Wario's Woods''====
Seizer appears in two chapters of the [[Super Mario: Wario no Mori|''Wario's Woods'' adaptation]]. He is summoned with [[Boom]] and [[Mad]] by [[Fauster]], after regaining some of his powers with [[Wario]] sacrificing [[Baby Luigi]] to him. Seizer imediately starts targetting the heroes, but summoning [[Goro]] to squash them, but the heroes manage to defeat him. After the heroes split up, [[Birdo]] encounters Seizer. Creeped out by his skeleton, Birdo flings her bomb bag and her tail against Seizer, breaking his bones and killing him. Before continuing on her path, Birdo makes a puzzle with his pieces.
[[File:WWShisha.png|thumb|left|'''Shiisa''']]
Shiisa makes his first game appearance in the NES version of ''Wario's Woods'' where he was a boss character that Toad had to face off against. Shiisa makes his appearance in the forty ninth round and has 14 hit points. He has the power to make two complete rows of enemies fall at a time. He also sports the generic abilities of throwing enemies and re-locating himself to different areas of the stage. If Shiisa is to re-materialise on Toad after re-locating himself, he would instantly kill Toad.


Much like the other NES exclusive bosses of ''Wario's Woods'', it is unknown as to why Shiisa had aided [[Wario]] in his scheme of taking over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].
===''Super Mario-kun''===
Seizer appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 12|volume 12]] as the main antagonist of chapter 12. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], Toad, [[Yoshi]], Birdo, and [[Wanda]] are separated after an avalache in the snowy region of Wario's Woods. Toad, all alone and scared, trips on Seizer skull, awakening him. He presents himself as Wario's herborist, lost in the snow while looking for some herbs for his master and died due to the cold (even his monster minions are all bones). When Seizer explains he was looking for mushroom powder, Toad flees, but gets trapped after Seizer tossed his skeleton onto him, but Yoshi emerges from the snow munching on the bones, leaving only his skull. Seizer then freezes Yoshi and Toad runs, but he is too scared to make it far and when the rest of his friends arrive, they are too cold to do something. After Yoshi, still frozen, takes a magic bullet for him, Toad decides to face his fears and his courage even arms him with an invincible sword that he uses to defeat Seizer.


====''Super Mario-Kun''====
==Gallery==
In the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth issues of the Japanese exclusive manga series ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', Shiisa makes an appearance as a boss character that [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], Toad, [[Yoshi]], and [[Wanda]] had to face within the ''Wario's Woods'' adaptation in these issues. However, being one of the harder opponents that the group of protagonists had faced, Shiisa easily defeats Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Wanda using his powers and nearly claims victory.
<gallery>
Seizer WarioWoods NES.png|Sprite
Fauster minions KC Mario.png|Seizer stopping Boom from eating Baby Luigi in ''Super Mario: Wario no Mori''
Goro KC Mario.png|Seizer summoning Goro in ''Super Mario: Wario no Mori''
Seizer KC Mario.png|Seizer ambushing Birdo in ''Super Mario: Wario no Mori''
Seizer SMKun.png|''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>


Fortunately, Toad (who originally fled the battle due to being frightened by Shiisha's threatening appearance) manages to gather his strength (after seeing his fallen friends) and challenges Shiisha by his lonesome. After a long battle, Toad manages to defeat the Grim Reaper-like boss and claim victory for the heroes.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=シーサ<ref>''Wario no Mori'' Famicom instruction booklet, fold-out.</ref>
|JapR=Shīsa
|JapM=May refer to「シーサー」({{wp|shisa|''shīsā''}}) or「司祭」(''shisai'', priest or minister), or simply based on「死」(''shi'', death)
|Ita=Seizer<ref>''Wario's Woods'' (NES version) Italian instruction booklet, page 15.</ref>
}}


==Name==
==References==
The meaning of this name is hard to ascertain. "Shiisa" is the name for lion statues found primarily in Okinawa that have the ability to ward off evil spirits. The name may, however, instead be related to the word for a [[wikipedia:Christianity|Christian]] priest, "shisai".
<references/>


==Origin==
{{Wario's Woods}}
*Shiisa has the appearance of the figure of death, the [[wikipedia:Death (personification)|Grim Reaper]].
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[[Category:Wario's Woods bosses]]
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Revision as of 06:35, September 6, 2024

Seizer
Artwork of Seizer from the NES version of Wario's Woods
Artwork from Wario's Woods (NES)
Species Skeleton
First appearance Wario's Woods (NES) (1994)
Latest appearance Super Mario-kun Volume 13 (1995)

Seizer[1] is the fifth and ninth boss that Toad faces in Game B of Round Mode in the NES version of Wario's Woods. Seizer is a skeleton wearing a hooded robe and carrying a strange book.

History

Wario's Woods

Seizer makes his first game appearance in the NES version of Wario's Woods where he was a boss character that Toad has to face off against. Seizer makes his appearance in the forty-ninth round and has 14 hit points. He has the power to make two complete rows of enemies fall at a time. He also sports the generic abilities of throwing enemies and re-locating himself to different areas of the stage. If Seizer is to re-materialize on Toad after re-locating himself, he instantly defeats Toad.

Super Mario (KC Deluxe)

Seizer appears in two chapters of the Wario's Woods adaptation. He is summoned with Boom and Mad by Fauster, after regaining some of his powers with Wario sacrificing Baby Luigi to him. Seizer imediately starts targetting the heroes, but summoning Goro to squash them, but the heroes manage to defeat him. After the heroes split up, Birdo encounters Seizer. Creeped out by his skeleton, Birdo flings her bomb bag and her tail against Seizer, breaking his bones and killing him. Before continuing on her path, Birdo makes a puzzle with his pieces.

Super Mario-kun

Seizer appears in Super Mario-kun volume 12 as the main antagonist of chapter 12. Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, Birdo, and Wanda are separated after an avalache in the snowy region of Wario's Woods. Toad, all alone and scared, trips on Seizer skull, awakening him. He presents himself as Wario's herborist, lost in the snow while looking for some herbs for his master and died due to the cold (even his monster minions are all bones). When Seizer explains he was looking for mushroom powder, Toad flees, but gets trapped after Seizer tossed his skeleton onto him, but Yoshi emerges from the snow munching on the bones, leaving only his skull. Seizer then freezes Yoshi and Toad runs, but he is too scared to make it far and when the rest of his friends arrive, they are too cold to do something. After Yoshi, still frozen, takes a magic bullet for him, Toad decides to face his fears and his courage even arms him with an invincible sword that he uses to defeat Seizer.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese シーサ[2]
Shīsa
May refer to「シーサー」(shīsā) or「司祭」(shisai, priest or minister), or simply based on「死」(shi, death)
Italian Seizer[3] -

References

  1. ^ Wario's Woods NES instruction booklet, page 15.
  2. ^ Wario no Mori Famicom instruction booklet, fold-out.
  3. ^ Wario's Woods (NES version) Italian instruction booklet, page 15.