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[[File:Doll Boy WL3.png|thumb|70px|Doll Boy]]
{{character infobox
The '''Doll Boy'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010501091156/http://www.warioland3.com/strategy/body.asp?key_id=W2_SILVER&land_id=W2 Official American ''Wario Land 3'' website (Internet Archive)]</ref> is a giant {{wp|Daruma doll}} who appears in ''[[Wario Land 3]]''. He sits atop three barrels and attacks by throwing [[hammer]]s that turn [[Wario]] into [[Bouncy Wario|Springy Wario]], forcing him to replay the battle. To defeat the Doll Boy, Wario must strike the [[barrel]]s when they flash. When all the barrels are gone, the Doll Boy will glow green and cruise around the area, trying to hit Wario with his hammers. [[Jump]]ing on his head will stun him, giving a chance for Wario to deliver the finishing blow. The Doll Boy may be based on the Japanese ''Daruma Otoshi'' board game.
|image=[[File:Doll Boy WL3.png]]<br>Sprite
|species=Daruma doll
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ({{y|2000}})
}}
The '''Doll Boy'''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20010501091156/http://www.warioland3.com/strategy/body.asp?key_id=W2_SILVER&land_id=W2|title=W2|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is a giant {{wp|Daruma doll}} and a boss in ''[[Wario Land 3]]''. He is fought in [[The Volcano's Base]].<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/iIxamOPR1K0?feature=shared&t=36|timestamp=0:36|title=''Wario Land 3'' - The Volcano's Base (Gray Chest)|publisher=YouTube|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|date=April 27, 2019}}</ref> Doll Boy is atop three barrels, where he throws [[hammer]]s that can turn [[Wario]] into [[Bouncy Wario]] on contact, forcing him out of the arena and restarting the battle when he re-enters. Doll Boy begins with short hammer throws, but they go increasingly farther. Doll Boy throws hammers in a straight line at Wario if he is on the same row. After Wario has struck each of Doll Boy's [[barrel]]s when they flash, making them disappear, the Doll Boy glows green and moves around, continuing to throw hammers. Doll Boy can be stunned briefly from either a [[jump]] or a [[Dash Attack]], followed by another Dash Attack to defeat him. Afterward, a hammer with an up arrow floats up and down for Wario to access the door to the Gray Chest, containing the Lead Overalls.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ダルマン<ref>''Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel'' Shogakukan guide, page 124.</ref>
|Jpn=ダルマン
|JapR=Daruman
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-102838-1|title=''Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel'' Guide|page=124|date=2000}}</ref>
|JapM=Derived from「達磨」(''{{wp|Daruma doll|daruma}}'') with common monster name ending「ン」(''-n'')
|JpnR=Daruman
|Spa=Totem<ref>[http://www.guiasnintendo.com/3_GB_GameBoy/waland3/waland3_sp/welcome.html Official ''Wario Land 3'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref>
|JpnM=Portmanteau of「達磨」(''{{wp|Daruma doll|daruma}}'') and the English word "man"
|Spa=Totem
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.guiasnintendo.com/3_GB_GameBoy/waland3/waland3_sp/welcome.html|title=Official ''Wario Land 3'' website|publisher=Guías Nintendo|accessdate=June 1, 2024|language=es-es}}</ref>
|SpaM=Totem
|SpaM=Totem
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 22:22, March 9, 2025

Doll Boy
Doll Boy
Sprite
Species Daruma doll
First appearance Wario Land 3 (2000)

The Doll Boy[1] is a giant Daruma doll and a boss in Wario Land 3. He is fought in The Volcano's Base.[2] Doll Boy is atop three barrels, where he throws hammers that can turn Wario into Bouncy Wario on contact, forcing him out of the arena and restarting the battle when he re-enters. Doll Boy begins with short hammer throws, but they go increasingly farther. Doll Boy throws hammers in a straight line at Wario if he is on the same row. After Wario has struck each of Doll Boy's barrels when they flash, making them disappear, the Doll Boy glows green and moves around, continuing to throw hammers. Doll Boy can be stunned briefly from either a jump or a Dash Attack, followed by another Dash Attack to defeat him. Afterward, a hammer with an up arrow floats up and down for Wario to access the door to the Gray Chest, containing the Lead Overalls.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ダルマン[3]
Daruman
Portmanteau of「達磨」(daruma) and the English word "man"
Spanish Totem[4] Totem

References

  1. ^ W2. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived May 1, 2001, 09:11:56 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ VideoGamePhenom (April 27, 2019). Wario Land 3 - The Volcano's Base (Gray Chest) (0:36). YouTube.
  3. ^ 2000. Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102838-1. Page 124.
  4. ^ Official Wario Land 3 website. Guías Nintendo (European Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2024.