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{{quote|Wahahaha! [[Mario|You]] made it! But I won't even need [[Bowser|my dad]]'s help to take care of you! Go at 'em, Megaleg! Stomp 'em with the power of your [[Grand Star]]!|Bowser Jr.|Super Mario Galaxy}}
'''Megaleg''' is a boss in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It is a gigantic mechanical construct with a vague resemblance to a [[Snifit]]. It is found in [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor]], and is owned and possibly commanded by [[Bowser Jr.]] Megaleg is incredibly large and lives on a planet just big enough to hold it. It has three long legs, like a tripod, and each leg has various tricks and traps designed to trip [[Mario]] up. It has fly-like eyes with huge lights beaming out of them. On top of Megaleg's head is a red cage with a rotating lighthouse-like light on top that contains a [[Grand Star]]. Megaleg is much bigger than [[Digga-Leg]], a similar boss encountered in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
 
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', when Mario enters Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor, Megaleg is positioned on the bottom of the [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor#Robot Reactor|Robot Reactor]]. When Mario uses the [[Launch Star]] on the [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]] to reach the Robot Reactor, Bowser Jr. appears and orders Megaleg to attack Mario. Megaleg mainly attacks by consistently firing multiple [[Bullet Bill]]s from various locations on its head, legs, and underbelly. It also tries to stomp on Mario while he is on the Robot Reactor. Mario must [[jump]] on one of its three huge feet and climb up its leg, avoiding Bullet Bills along the way. When Mario reaches Megaleg's head, he has to lead a Bullet Bill into the larger cage surrounding the red cage, after which a barrier forms around the red cage and more Bullet Bills are fired. The music also speeds up. Mario must then lead another Bullet Bill into the red cage to release the Grand Star trapped inside and defeat Megaleg.
 
The concept of climbing atop and moving on a large being was originally intended to be used in the final fight against {{iw|zeldawiki|Ganon}} in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', but this was scrapped due to the fact that one would be unable to see Ganon while atop him. However, it was later reused in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', much to the excitement of the development team.<ref>{{cite|date=February 2008|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue 225|page=64|language=en-us|publisher=Future US}}</ref> Megaleg underwent several changes prior to the release of ''Super Mario Galaxy''. In the [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content#E3 2006 (May 10-12)|E3 2006 demo]] of the game, there was nothing in its cage. The earliest version of Megaleg was labeled "BossCrab", which had a different body design, no nose or mouth, four legs, and a half oval shaped head.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title={{iw|tcrf|Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models#BossCrab|Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § BossCrab}}|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
 
There is a [[List of Super Mario Galaxy glitches#Unactivated Megaleg|glitch]] whereby the player can access Megaleg's planet without triggering the cutscene or battle.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=A+Start|date=March 6, 2015|url=youtu.be/qC-ypi33wMY?t=133|timestamp=02:13|title=Super Mario Galaxy Glitches - Son Of A Glitch - Episode 39|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 15, 2020}}</ref>
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' preview for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', it was stated that Megaleg would return.<ref>{{cite|publisher=Future US|language=en-us|date=February 2010|title=''Nintendo Power'' Issue 251|page=37}}</ref> This was later proven false, however, with [[Digga-Leg]] appearing instead.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
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|mission=[[Megaleg's Moon]]
|dome=[[Terrace]]
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{{Quote|Go at [[Mario|'em]] Megaleg! Stomp 'em with the power of your [[Grand Star]]!|Bowser Jr.|Super Mario Galaxy}}


'''Megaleg''' is one of several bosses in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It somewhat resembles a gigantic mechanical [[Snifit]]. It is found in [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor]] and is owned and possibly commanded by [[Bowser Jr.]]
===Trading card description===
{{content description
|image1=[[File:MegalegTradingCard.png|150px]]
|name1=Megaleg
|description1=''A Grand Star is at stake in the battle against Megaleg, so Mario knows it won't be easy. With its flylike, light-beam eyes and three huge mechanical legs, this boss lives on its own planet in Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor. To defeat Megaleg, confuse the monster's own Bullet Bills so that they slam into its head and destroy it.''
}}
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==Appearance==
==Gallery==
[[File:Snifit3.jpg|thumb|left|Megaleg standing on the Robot Reactor.]]
<gallery>
Megaleg is incredibly large and lives on a planet just big enough to hold it. It has three long legs, like a tripod, and each leg has various tricks and traps designed to trip [[Mario]] up. It has a Snifit-like face and fly-like eyes with huge lights beaming out of them. On top of Megaleg's head is a red cage with a rotating lighthouse-like light on top that contains a [[Grand Star]]. Megaleg is much bigger than Digga-Leg, a similar boss encountered in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
SMG Concept Art 7.png|Concept artwork
{{Br|left}}
GalaxyBosses.jpg|Key artwork
SMG Megaleg Moon.png|Megaleg standing on the Robot Reactor.
SMG Megaleg Foot.png|Mario at the base of Megaleg
SMG Megaleg Defenses.png|Mario climbing up Megaleg's leg
SMG Megaleg Destroyed.png|Megaleg explodes after Mario frees the Grand Star.
SMG Megaleg Gears.png|Mario traverses the moving gears
SMG Megaleg Head Bullet Bills.png|Mario being followed by a Bullet Bill on Megaleg's head.
</gallery>


==Combat==
==Additional names==
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===Internal names===
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When Mario enters Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor, Megaleg is positioned on the bottom of the [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor#Robot Reactor|Robot Reactor]]. When Mario uses the [[Launch Star]] on the [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]] to reach the Robot Reactor, Bowser Jr. appears and orders Megaleg to attack Mario. Megaleg mainly attacks by consistently firing multiple [[Bullet Bill]]s from various locations on its head, legs, and underbelly. It also tries to stomp on Mario while he's on the Robot Reactor. Mario must [[jump]] on one of its three huge feet and climb up its leg, avoiding Bullet Bills along the way. When Mario reaches Megaleg's head, he has to lead a Bullet Bill into the larger cage surrounding the red cage, after which a barrier forms around the red cage and more Bullet Bills are fired. Mario must then lead another Bullet Bill into the red cage to release the Grand Star trapped inside and defeat Megaleg.
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==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
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{{foreign names
|Fra=Mégapod
|Jap=メガレッグ
|FraM=Megapod
|JapR=Megareggu
|JapM=Megaleg
|Fre=Mégapod
|FreM=Megapod
|Ger=Megabein
|Ger=Megabein
|GerM=literal translation
|GerM=Megaleg
|SpaE= Megatrípode<br> Trípode Grandullón (Megaleg's Moon name only)
|SpaE=Megatrípode
|SpaEM=Megatripod<br>Burly Tripod
|SpaE2=Trípode Grandullón (Megaleg's Moon name only)
|SpaEM=Megatripod
|SpaE2M=Burly Tripod
|SpaA=Megatrípode
|SpaA=Megatrípode
|SpaAM=Megatripod
|SpaAM=Megatripod
|Ita=Tripodobot
|Ita=Tripodobot
|ItaM=Combination of ''tri-'' (latin for "three"), ''podo'' (related with legs) and ''-bot'' (which indicates it's a robot)}}
|ItaM=From ''tripode'' ("tripod") and "robot"
 
|Kor=메가레그
==Trivia==
|KorR=Megalegeu
*Megaleg underwent several changes prior to the release of ''Super Mario Galaxy'': it was originally encountered in an [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|early]] version of the [[Good Egg Galaxy]] under the name "Snifit Bot", at which point there was nothing in its cage. The earliest version of Megaleg was labelled "BossCrab", which had a different body design, as it had no Snifit-like nose, four legs, and a half oval shaped head.
|KorM=Megaleg
*The concept of climbing atop and moving on a large being was originally intended to be used in the final fight against [[Ganondorf|Ganon]] in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', though this was scrapped due to the fact that one would be unable to see Ganon while atop him. It was later reused in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', much to the excitement of the development team.<ref>As stated by ''Super Mario Galaxy'' director [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] in Issue 225 of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.</ref>
|Chi=机械巨腿<ref>{{cite|language=ja|author=真キノピコ|date=June 20, 2018|url=youtu.be/OqL-B6PTsRI?t=56m19s|timestamp=56:19|title=スーパーマリオギャラクシー Part1 ワールド1 テラス|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
*Megaleg's design and functions have some similarities to the original design of the Tripod Walkers from H.G. Wells' novel, "War of the Worlds", such as having searchlights for eyes and three legs.
|ChiR=Jīxiè Jùtuǐ
*All of the other bosses in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' resemble another enemy in the game to some extent. Since Snifits don't appear in the game, Megaleg is the only boss that does not resemble another enemy. However, [[Digga-Leg]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' looks almost identical to Megaleg, though it's different in size.
|ChiM=Mechanical Huge Legs
*In a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' interview, it was stated that Megaleg would return for ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. This was later proven false, with Digga-Leg appearing instead.
}}


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Latest revision as of 18:58, October 9, 2024

Not to be confused with Digga-Leg.
Megaleg
SMG Megaleg and Moon Model.png
Species Robot
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“Wahahaha! You made it! But I won't even need my dad's help to take care of you! Go at 'em, Megaleg! Stomp 'em with the power of your Grand Star!”
Bowser Jr., Super Mario Galaxy

Megaleg is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy. It is a gigantic mechanical construct with a vague resemblance to a Snifit. It is found in Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor, and is owned and possibly commanded by Bowser Jr. Megaleg is incredibly large and lives on a planet just big enough to hold it. It has three long legs, like a tripod, and each leg has various tricks and traps designed to trip Mario up. It has fly-like eyes with huge lights beaming out of them. On top of Megaleg's head is a red cage with a rotating lighthouse-like light on top that contains a Grand Star. Megaleg is much bigger than Digga-Leg, a similar boss encountered in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy, when Mario enters Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor, Megaleg is positioned on the bottom of the Robot Reactor. When Mario uses the Launch Star on the Starting Planet to reach the Robot Reactor, Bowser Jr. appears and orders Megaleg to attack Mario. Megaleg mainly attacks by consistently firing multiple Bullet Bills from various locations on its head, legs, and underbelly. It also tries to stomp on Mario while he is on the Robot Reactor. Mario must jump on one of its three huge feet and climb up its leg, avoiding Bullet Bills along the way. When Mario reaches Megaleg's head, he has to lead a Bullet Bill into the larger cage surrounding the red cage, after which a barrier forms around the red cage and more Bullet Bills are fired. The music also speeds up. Mario must then lead another Bullet Bill into the red cage to release the Grand Star trapped inside and defeat Megaleg.

The concept of climbing atop and moving on a large being was originally intended to be used in the final fight against Ganon in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but this was scrapped due to the fact that one would be unable to see Ganon while atop him. However, it was later reused in Super Mario Galaxy, much to the excitement of the development team.[1] Megaleg underwent several changes prior to the release of Super Mario Galaxy. In the E3 2006 demo of the game, there was nothing in its cage. The earliest version of Megaleg was labeled "BossCrab", which had a different body design, no nose or mouth, four legs, and a half oval shaped head.[2]

There is a glitch whereby the player can access Megaleg's planet without triggering the cutscene or battle.[3]

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

In a Nintendo Power preview for Super Mario Galaxy 2, it was stated that Megaleg would return.[4] This was later proven false, however, with Digga-Leg appearing instead.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Megaleg
SMG Megaleg and Moon Model.png
Dome Terrace Galaxy Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor
Mission Megaleg's Moon Reward Grand Star

Trading card description[edit]

Image Name Description

MegalegTradingCard.png Megaleg A Grand Star is at stake in the battle against Megaleg, so Mario knows it won't be easy. With its flylike, light-beam eyes and three huge mechanical legs, this boss lives on its own planet in Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor. To defeat Megaleg, confuse the monster's own Bullet Bills so that they slam into its head and destroy it.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy ObjectData/TripodBoss.arc TripodBoss Tripod Boss
Super Mario Galaxy StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl 三脚ボス (Sankyaku Bosu) Tripod Boss

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メガレッグ[?]
Megareggu
Megaleg
Chinese 机械巨腿[5]
Jīxiè Jùtuǐ
Mechanical Huge Legs
French Mégapod[?] Megapod
German Megabein[?] Megaleg
Italian Tripodobot[?] From tripode ("tripod") and "robot"
Korean 메가레그[?]
Megalegeu
Megaleg
Spanish (NOA) Megatrípode[?] Megatripod
Spanish (NOE) Megatrípode[?] Megatripod
Trípode Grandullón (Megaleg's Moon name only)[?] Burly Tripod

References[edit]

  1. ^ February 2008. Nintendo Power Issue 225. Future US (American English). Page 64.
  2. ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § BossCrab. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. ^ A+Start (March 6, 2015). Super Mario Galaxy Glitches - Son Of A Glitch - Episode 39 (02:13). YouTube (English). Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ February 2010. Nintendo Power Issue 251. Future US (American English). Page 37.
  5. ^ 真キノピコ (June 20, 2018). スーパーマリオギャラクシー Part1 ワールド1 テラス (56:19). YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2020.