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|image=[[File:PiT Swiggler.png]]<br>Angry sprite from ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
|first_appearance= ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|species=[[Wiggler]]
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'''Swiggler''' is a large, [[Shroob]]-created, bio-mechanical green [[Wiggler]] with yellow spots that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', who acts as the boss of the [[Vim Factory]] in [[Toadwood Forest]] and is found on the bottom floor of the factory. Its name is a portmanteau of "Wiggler" and "swig". It has the unique ability to transform the [[vim]] sucked from [[Toad (species)|Toads]] into a fuel source for the Shroobs' [[Shroob saucer]]s. It drinks vim from a glass and then transfers it into the saucers via tubes in its body to which they connect. It is the first boss to be fought by all four Mario brothers.
==Design==
Swiggler, as with other Wigglers, resembles a giant caterpillar with a segmented, yellow-spotted body made up of spheres and with a pair of legs with shoes on each segment. However, unlike its normal counterpart, it sports a tubular mouth, glowing eyes with black sclerae, antenna-like structures on top of its head and tail, and pointed shoes with yellow tips. Normally, Swiggler has a green body with red eyes and head antenna, but when angered, its body turns red and its eyes and antenna yellow. When ill, its body turns seafoam green with beige spots and its eyes and both its antennae turn red while the creature's antennae droop. Its tail antenna is also capable of extending and turning into a white, forked pair of plugs used to charge Shroob saucers.
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
[[File:MLPiT Swiggler screenshot.png|thumb|Mario, Luigi and their baby counterparts battling Swiggler.]]
[[File:MLPiTSwigglerOverworld.png|frame|left|Swiggler before battle.]]
During the events of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]], and [[Baby Luigi]] confront Swiggler deep inside the Vim Factory, who is drinking glasses of vim to power Shroob saucers. After Baby Mario knocks over one of its glasses with his [[hammer]], the monstrous caterpillar becomes angry and attacks the quartet.


'''Swiggler''' is a large, [[Shroob]]-created, robotic [[Wiggler]] that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. The game's first boss, it acts as the boss of the [[Toadwood Forest]] and is found on the bottom floor of the [[Vim Factory]]. Swiggler has the unique ability to transform the [[Vim]] sucked from [[Toad (species)|Toads]] into a fuel source for the Shroob's [[Shroob UFO]]s. It drinks it from a glass and then transfers it into the UFOs via tubes in its body to which they connect.
In battle, Swiggler can shoot poisonous clouds at the brothers. These attacks can be countered with Hammer hits, with some taking two hits to stop, and might [[poison (status effect)|poison]] the brothers if not countered. Swiggler also has a glass of green vim, which it drinks and uses to power-up nearby Shroob saucers. This allows them to shoot energy blasts at Mario and Luigi. The brothers can [[jump]] over these blasts to avoid damage. By default, the left blast will shoot at Mario, and the right blast will shoot at Luigi; however, they can swap places to throw the Bros. off.
[[File:MLPiT Swiggler screenshot.png|thumb|left|Mario, Luigi, their baby counterparts and Swiggler battling.]]
During the events of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]], and [[Baby Luigi]] confront Swiggler inside the Vim Factory after Baby Mario hits knocks over its glass of Vim with his [[Hammer]]. In battle, Swiggler can shoot poisonous clouds at the brothers. These attacks can be countered with Hammer hits, with some taking two hits to stop. Since these clouds are poisonous, they might [[poison (status effect)|poison]] the brothers if not countered. Swiggler also has a glass of green Vim, which it drinks and uses to power-up nearby Shroob UFOs. This allows them to shoot energy blasts at Mario and Luigi. Fortunately, the brothers can [[jump]] over these blasts to avoid damage. The left blast will shoot at Mario, and the right blast will shoot at Luigi; however, they can swap places.


Attacking Swiggler proves to be relatively useless, as the monster has extremely high [[defense]] and will always counterattack the Mario quartet with several shockwaves immediately afterwards, forcing the heroes to jump to avoid them. This attack comes in addition to Swiggler's regular attacks.
Attacking Swiggler proves to be relatively useless, as it has extremely high [[defense]] and will always counterattack the brothers with several shockwaves immediately afterwards, forcing them to jump to avoid them. This attack comes in addition to Swiggler's regular attacks.


During the fight, Swiggler is aided by two [[Dr. Shroob]] guards. If one is destroyed, another Dr. Shroob will appear to take its place. The Dr. Shroobs behave exactly as they do in earlier encounters: they use red and gray [[Mushroom]]s to grow and shrink, respectively, attacking once they assume the new form. These Dr. Shroobs unintentionally aid in Swiggler's demise. By attacking them, the brothers can knock the Mushrooms into Swiggler's Vim drink. If a gray Mushroom is knocked in, Swiggler will become sickly upon drinking it, lowering its defense and making it unable to attack. This presents a perfect opportunity for attack. Regardless, Swiggler will always return to normal after a few turns. On the other hand, if a red Mushroom is knocked in, the solution will heal Swiggler by either 21, 41, 71, or 86 HP.
During the fight, Swiggler is aided by two [[Dr. Shroob]] guards. If one is destroyed, another Dr. Shroob will appear to take the fallen Dr. Shroob's place. The Dr. Shroobs behave exactly as they do in earlier encounters: they use red and gray [[Mushroom]]s to grow and shrink, respectively, attacking once they assume the new form. By attacking them, the brothers can knock the Mushrooms into Swiggler's vim drink. If a gray Mushroom is knocked in, Swiggler will become sick upon drinking it, lowering its defense and making it unable to attack for a few turns. On the other hand, if a red Mushroom is knocked in, the solution will heal Swiggler by either 21, 41, 71, or 86 [[Heart Point|HP]].
 
After the battle, Swiggler is destroyed and drops the second [[Cobalt Star]] shard. However, [[Baby Bowser]] arrives and steals both shards in their possession (the first one was acquired in [[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Baby Bowser's Castle]]), jumps in his [[Koopa Clown Car]], and flies to [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] with [[Kamek]].


After the battle, Swiggler is destroyed, and a [[Cobalt Star|Cobalt Shard]] is discovered, which makes the Mario Bros. and their counterparts emerge victorious. However, the victory ends as a partial loss; [[Baby Bowser]] arrives and steals both shards in their possession (the first was in [[Bowser's Castle|Baby Bowser's Castle]]), jumps in his [[Koopa Clown Car]] and flies to [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]] with [[Kamek]].
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==Official profiles and statistics==
==Official profiles and statistics==
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|Jap=ゲナちゃん
|Jap=ゲナちゃん
|JapR=Genachan
|JapR=Genachan
|JapM=From ''Gedonko'' (''Shroob'') and ''Hanachan'', Wiggler's Japanese name.
|JapM=Combination of「ゲドンコ」(''Gedonko'', "Shroob") and「ハナちゃん」(''Hanachan'', "Wiggler")
|Spa=Trompiruga
|Fre=Xhwiggler
|SpaM=From ''trompa'' (''trunk'') and ''floruga'' (''Wiggler'').
|FreM=Combination of ''Xhampi'' ("Shroob") and "Wiggler"
|Fra=Xhwiggler
|FraM=Pun on ''Wiggler'' and ''Xhampi'', the French name of ''Shroob''.
|Ger=Swiggler
|Ger=Swiggler
|GerM=Same as English.
|Ita=Storcibruco
|Ita=Storcibruco
|ItaM=From ''Torcibruco'', Wiggler's Italian name.}}
|ItaM=S-Wiggler, the "S" stands for "Shroob"
|Kor=게돈꽃충이
|KorR=Gedonkkotchung'i
|KorM=Combination of "게돈코" (''Gedonko'', "Shroob") and "꽃충이" (''Kkotchung'i'', "Wiggler")
|Spa=Trompiruga
|SpaM=From ''trompa'' ("trunk") and ''Floruga'' ("Wiggler")
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Swiggler's name is a portmanteau of the word "Wiggler" and the word "swig", a small sip.
*During the battle, the four Mario Bros. will be awarded [[Experience Point]]s and [[coin]]s for every Dr. Shroob that is defeated, meaning the player can delay the end of the fight to boost their stats and maximize their EXP.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/mlpit_guide.shtml TMK Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Enemy Guide]</ref>
*During the battle, the four Mario Bros. will be awarded [[Experience Point]]s and [[Coin]]s for every Dr. Shroob that is defeated, meaning the player can delay the end of the fight to boost their stats and maximize their EXP.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/mlpit_guide.shtml TMK Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Enemy Guide]</ref>
*The energy blasts that the Shroob saucers shoot during one of Swiggler's attacks, if looked at closely, are actually purple [[Bullet Bill]]s coated in fire.
*Even though the Swiggler is a source of the Shroob UFOs' power, they continue to run even after he is defeated, meaning that it might be one of many fuel sources.
*The energy blasts that the Shroob UFOs shoot during one of Swiggler's attacks, if looked at closely, are actually purple [[Bullet Bill]]s coated in fire.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:04, August 8, 2024

Not to be confused with Squiggler.
Swiggler
Sprite piece of Swiggler from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Angry sprite from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Species Wiggler
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)

Swiggler is a large, Shroob-created, bio-mechanical green Wiggler with yellow spots that appears in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, who acts as the boss of the Vim Factory in Toadwood Forest and is found on the bottom floor of the factory. Its name is a portmanteau of "Wiggler" and "swig". It has the unique ability to transform the vim sucked from Toads into a fuel source for the Shroobs' Shroob saucers. It drinks vim from a glass and then transfers it into the saucers via tubes in its body to which they connect. It is the first boss to be fought by all four Mario brothers.

Design[edit]

Swiggler, as with other Wigglers, resembles a giant caterpillar with a segmented, yellow-spotted body made up of spheres and with a pair of legs with shoes on each segment. However, unlike its normal counterpart, it sports a tubular mouth, glowing eyes with black sclerae, antenna-like structures on top of its head and tail, and pointed shoes with yellow tips. Normally, Swiggler has a green body with red eyes and head antenna, but when angered, its body turns red and its eyes and antenna yellow. When ill, its body turns seafoam green with beige spots and its eyes and both its antennae turn red while the creature's antennae droop. Its tail antenna is also capable of extending and turning into a white, forked pair of plugs used to charge Shroob saucers.

History[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi battling Swiggler with two Shroob saucers and two Dr. Shroob guards.
Mario, Luigi and their baby counterparts battling Swiggler.
Sprite of Swiggler in the overworld from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Swiggler before battle.

During the events of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi confront Swiggler deep inside the Vim Factory, who is drinking glasses of vim to power Shroob saucers. After Baby Mario knocks over one of its glasses with his hammer, the monstrous caterpillar becomes angry and attacks the quartet.

In battle, Swiggler can shoot poisonous clouds at the brothers. These attacks can be countered with Hammer hits, with some taking two hits to stop, and might poison the brothers if not countered. Swiggler also has a glass of green vim, which it drinks and uses to power-up nearby Shroob saucers. This allows them to shoot energy blasts at Mario and Luigi. The brothers can jump over these blasts to avoid damage. By default, the left blast will shoot at Mario, and the right blast will shoot at Luigi; however, they can swap places to throw the Bros. off.

Attacking Swiggler proves to be relatively useless, as it has extremely high defense and will always counterattack the brothers with several shockwaves immediately afterwards, forcing them to jump to avoid them. This attack comes in addition to Swiggler's regular attacks.

During the fight, Swiggler is aided by two Dr. Shroob guards. If one is destroyed, another Dr. Shroob will appear to take the fallen Dr. Shroob's place. The Dr. Shroobs behave exactly as they do in earlier encounters: they use red and gray Mushrooms to grow and shrink, respectively, attacking once they assume the new form. By attacking them, the brothers can knock the Mushrooms into Swiggler's vim drink. If a gray Mushroom is knocked in, Swiggler will become sick upon drinking it, lowering its defense and making it unable to attack for a few turns. On the other hand, if a red Mushroom is knocked in, the solution will heal Swiggler by either 21, 41, 71, or 86 HP.

After the battle, Swiggler is destroyed and drops the second Cobalt Star shard. However, Baby Bowser arrives and steals both shards in their possession (the first one was acquired in Baby Bowser's Castle), jumps in his Koopa Clown Car, and flies to Yoshi's Island with Kamek.

Official profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Swiggler
Swiggler HP 250 (200) POW 36 Defense 100
Experience 160 Coins 120 Speed 23
Location(s) Vim Factory Role Boss Item drop 1-Up Super – 50%
None – 0%
Level 8 Battled by Everyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Swiggler (sick)
Swiggler sick in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. HP 250 (200) POW 36 Defense 36
Experience 160 Coins 120 Speed 19
Location(s) Vim Factory Role Boss Item drop 1-Up Super – 50%
None – 0%
Level 8 Battled by Everyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゲナちゃん[?]
Genachan
Combination of「ゲドンコ」(Gedonko, "Shroob") and「ハナちゃん」(Hanachan, "Wiggler")
French Xhwiggler[?] Combination of Xhampi ("Shroob") and "Wiggler"
German Swiggler[?] -
Italian Storcibruco[?] S-Wiggler, the "S" stands for "Shroob"
Korean 게돈꽃충이[?]
Gedonkkotchung'i
Combination of "게돈코" (Gedonko, "Shroob") and "꽃충이" (Kkotchung'i, "Wiggler")
Spanish Trompiruga[?] From trompa ("trunk") and Floruga ("Wiggler")

Trivia[edit]

  • During the battle, the four Mario Bros. will be awarded Experience Points and coins for every Dr. Shroob that is defeated, meaning the player can delay the end of the fight to boost their stats and maximize their EXP.[1]
  • The energy blasts that the Shroob saucers shoot during one of Swiggler's attacks, if looked at closely, are actually purple Bullet Bills coated in fire.

References[edit]