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|image=[[File:WarioWorld Scythe-armed Monster.png|180px]]
|image=[[File:Scythe-armed Monster Model.png|180px]]<br>Model from ''Wario World''
|first_appearance=''[[Wario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
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The '''Scythe-armed Monster'''<ref>''Wario World'' Player's Guide, page 99</ref> (referred to as '''Big Scorper''' in the game's European website<ref>[http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/warioworld/enGB/ Wario World official site]</ref> despite this being the name of [[Big Scorper|an unrelated enemy]], and named '''Sandworm''' in the [[Prima Games]] guide<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''Wario World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 34</ref>) is a boss in ''[[Wario World]]''. It is the boss of [[Greenhorn Ruins]], and the second of the three bosses in [[Excitement Central]] (the others being [[Greenfist]] and [[DinoMighty]]).
The '''Sandworm'''<ref>{{cite|date=July 1, 2003|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''Wario World: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''|page=34|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4323-6}}</ref> (referred to as '''Big Scorper''' in the game's European website<ref>[http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/warioworld/enGB/ Wario World official site]{{dead link}}</ref> despite this being the name of [[Big Scorper|an unrelated enemy]]) is an antagonist in ''[[Wario World]]''. It is a scythe-armed monster based mostly on {{wp|antlion}} larvae, which make sand pits and have very large jaws, though the scythe arms of the Sandworm appear to reference the {{wp|praying mantis}}, which has arms shaped like a scythe. The Sandworm is fought as a boss in a large [[quicksand]] pit at the end of [[Greenhorn Ruins]] and then later as an enemy in [[Pecan Sands]]. It attacks mainly by spitting [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]]s at [[Wario]]. Sandworm takes damage from being hit repeatedly, but it cannot be stunned. When the Sandworm loses a health skull, it becomes temporarily invincible and either slashes after Wario or burrows to the center of the arena to spit several spiked balls in random directions as the sand pit moves faster. The Sandworm slices with its arms at Wario as it becomes more damaged. Sandworm takes five hits to defeat, or four in Pecan Sands.
 
The Scythe-armed Monster is fought in a large sand pit that continually pulls [[Wario]] towards the center. Its main attack is spitting [[Spiked Ball|spiked balls]] at Wario; Wario can easily damage it with repeated attacks. The Scythe-armed Monster cannot be stunned; when it loses one of its health skulls, it instead becomes temporarily invincible, and either slashes after Wario with its scythe-like hands, or burrows to the center of the arena and starts spitting many spiked balls in random directions. When this happens, the sand pit pulls Wario in much faster. If damaged enough, it will also strike back with more powerful moves, including slicing Wario with its hands. Defeating the Scythe-armed Monster gives Wario access to DinoMighty.
 
The Scythe-armed Monster also appears in [[Pecan Sands]] as a regular enemy, where its attacks are a bit faster, but it is fought and defeated in the same way. This time, it only takes four cycles to defeat instead of five, and during its invincibility phases, it will only attack with its scythes.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Scythe-armed Monster WW screenshot.png|The Scythe-armed Monster sticks its head out of the sand.
Scythe-armed Monster Wario World screenshot.png|The Sandworm sticks its head out of the sand.
Scythe-armed Monster attacks.png|The Scythe-armed Monster reveals its sharp claws.
Scythe-armed Monster attacks.png|The Sandworm reveals its sharp claws.
Pecan Sands Scythe Monster.jpg|The Scythe-armed Monster in [[Pecan Sands]].
Pecan Sands Scythe Monster.jpg|The Sandworm in [[Pecan Sands]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=アンツキラー
|Jap=アンツキラー
|JapR=Antsu kirā
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=July 10, 2004|isbn=4-09-106168-0|title=「ワリオワールド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Wario World Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|WW Shogakukan P151.jpg|151}}}}</ref>
|JapM=Corruption of "ant killer".
|JapR=Antsu Kirā
|JapM=Ants Killer
|Ita=Scorpione Scarlatto
|ItaM=Scarlet Scorpion
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*The Scythe-armed Monster, along with [[Dual Dragon]] and [[Red-Brief J]], are the only bosses that do not require throws to defeat, as they cannot be used at all; the Scythe-armed Monster cannot be grabbed and carried, and there is nothing to pick up around its arena.
*The Scythe-armed Monster and [[Greenfist]] are the only bosses whose names are never mentioned in-game. All of the other level bosses are mentioned by [[Spriteling]]s in their respective levels, while the boss-only stages that the world bosses appear in are named after the bosses themselves.
*It appears to be based mostly on [[Wikipedia:Antlion|antlion]] larvae, which make sand pits like the one in which the Scythe-armed Monster is fought and have very large jaws that they use to catch and eat arthropods that fall into said pits. Additionally, its Japanese name, which translates roughly to a corruption of "Ant killer", references antlion larvae, which largely prey on wondering ants. Its scythe arms seem to reference the [[Wikipedia:Praying Mantis|praying mantis]], an animal whose arms are shaped like scythes.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:29, September 21, 2024

Sandworm
Sandworm
Model from Wario World
First appearance Wario World (2003)

The Sandworm[1] (referred to as Big Scorper in the game's European website[2] despite this being the name of an unrelated enemy) is an antagonist in Wario World. It is a scythe-armed monster based mostly on antlion larvae, which make sand pits and have very large jaws, though the scythe arms of the Sandworm appear to reference the praying mantis, which has arms shaped like a scythe. The Sandworm is fought as a boss in a large quicksand pit at the end of Greenhorn Ruins and then later as an enemy in Pecan Sands. It attacks mainly by spitting spiked balls at Wario. Sandworm takes damage from being hit repeatedly, but it cannot be stunned. When the Sandworm loses a health skull, it becomes temporarily invincible and either slashes after Wario or burrows to the center of the arena to spit several spiked balls in random directions as the sand pit moves faster. The Sandworm slices with its arms at Wario as it becomes more damaged. Sandworm takes five hits to defeat, or four in Pecan Sands.

Gallery[edit]

  • The Sandworm sticks its head out of the sand.

    The Sandworm sticks its head out of the sand.

  • The Sandworm reveals its sharp claws.

    The Sandworm reveals its sharp claws.

  • The Sandworm in Pecan Sands.

    The Sandworm in Pecan Sands.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アンツキラー[3]
Antsu Kirā 		Ants Killer
Italian Scorpione Scarlatto[?] Scarlet Scorpion

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve (July 1, 2003). Wario World: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4323-6. Page 34.
  2. ^ Wario World official site[dead link]
  3. ^ July 10, 2004. 「ワリオワールド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Wario World Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106168-0. Page 151Media:WW Shogakukan P151.jpg.
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