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|title=Mega Unagi
|image=[[File:NSMB World 8-3.png|200px|A '''Mega Unagi''' in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
|image=[[Image:megaeel.jpg|200px|A '''Mega Unagi''' in ''New Super Mario Bros.''.]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|species_origin=[[Unagi]]
|variant_of=[[Maw-Ray]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[2006]])
|comparable=[[Big Gringill]]<br>[[Smackerel]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[2008]])
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'''Mega Unagis''' are a gigantic sub-species of the [[Unagi]] that appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. Mega Unagis chase [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) through two underwater stages in the game, being [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)#4-3|4-3]] and [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)#8-3|8-3]], trying to eat him. They are very dangerous, and eat everything they can, such as [[Brick Block]]s and [[Question Block|? Block]]s. There is no way to defeat a Mega Unagi. However, Mario can go "through" one with a [[Mega Mushroom]] or a [[Star|Starman]]. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a Mega Unagi appears in the [[Chain Chomp Wheel]] battle course. They also appear in Koopa Cape as freely-swimming eels that swim under the tunnel, unlike their smaller relatives in the same course, who are seen as living in pipes.
'''Mega Unagi'''<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=12|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref> are a gigantic version of [[Maw-Ray|Unagi]] that appear only in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Mega Unagi appear in two underwater stages in the game, [[World 4-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-3]], where they function as obstacles swimming to the left, and [[World 8-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-3]], where one swims to the right and actively chases [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) throughout the latter half of the stage. Mega Unagi are very dangerous, and they destroy many objects in their path, such as [[Brick Block|brick]]s and [[? Block]]s. There is no way to defeat a Mega Unagi. However, Mario can go "through" one by using a [[Mega Mushroom]] or a [[Super Star|Starman]], and [[swim]]ming through its back; he will be pushed away if he collides with its face. In World 8-3, if Mario tries to stay above or below the Mega Unagi and let it pass, it will swim slower and move towards Mario, trying to corner him in the top or bottom of the screen. If this is unsuccessful, the Mega Unagi will eventually swim forward and vanish from the screen, but will return after about one minute. Unlike [[Cheep Chomp|Cheep-Chomp]]s, Mega Unagi cannot swallow Mario whole, but instead damages him regularly.
 
Normal Unagi are larger in most subsequent appearances and thus appear to be closer in size to Mega Unagi, although normal Unagi do not display the destructive qualities of Mega Unagi.
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|file1=<tt>data/enemy/moray_big.nsbmd</tt>
|name1=moray_big
|meaning1=Big [[Maw-Ray#Internal names|Unagi]]
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=巨大ウツボ<ref>{{cite|author=Shogakukan editors|title=「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|url=i.imgur.com/dfDUNt6.jpg|date=2006|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=17|isbn=4-091063-07-1}}</ref>
|JapR=Kyodai Utsubo
|JapM=Giant Moray
|Ger=Riesen-Kano
|GerM=Giant Kano
|Ita=Mega Mordorena<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=114}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mega Maw-Ray
}}
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
*An issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' voted the Mega Unagi to be the scariest villain in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', and was then called a "giant screen-taking eel".
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Latest revision as of 21:42, November 3, 2024

Mega Unagi
A Mega Unagi in New Super Mario Bros.
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Variant of Maw-Ray
Comparable

Mega Unagi[1] are a gigantic version of Unagi that appear only in New Super Mario Bros. Mega Unagi appear in two underwater stages in the game, World 4-3, where they function as obstacles swimming to the left, and World 8-3, where one swims to the right and actively chases Mario (or Luigi) throughout the latter half of the stage. Mega Unagi are very dangerous, and they destroy many objects in their path, such as bricks and ? Blocks. There is no way to defeat a Mega Unagi. However, Mario can go "through" one by using a Mega Mushroom or a Starman, and swimming through its back; he will be pushed away if he collides with its face. In World 8-3, if Mario tries to stay above or below the Mega Unagi and let it pass, it will swim slower and move towards Mario, trying to corner him in the top or bottom of the screen. If this is unsuccessful, the Mega Unagi will eventually swim forward and vanish from the screen, but will return after about one minute. Unlike Cheep-Chomps, Mega Unagi cannot swallow Mario whole, but instead damages him regularly.

Normal Unagi are larger in most subsequent appearances and thus appear to be closer in size to Mega Unagi, although normal Unagi do not display the destructive qualities of Mega Unagi.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. data/enemy/moray_big.nsbmd moray_big Big Unagi

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 巨大ウツボ[2]
Kyodai Utsubo
Giant Moray
German Riesen-Kano[?] Giant Kano
Italian Mega Mordorena[3] Mega Maw-Ray

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 12.
  2. ^ Shogakukan editors (2006). 「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 17.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 114.