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|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 '''Sandworm'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''Wario World: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''. Page 34.</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]]) is a scythe-armed monster 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 Sandworm 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 Sandworm 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 arms, 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 arms. Defeating the Sandworm gives Wario access to DinoMighty.
The Sandworm 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.
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==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=アンツキラー<ref>「ワリオワールド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Wario World Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), [[media:WW Shogakukan P151.jpg|page 151]].</ref>
|Jap=アンツキラー
|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>
|JapR=Antsu Kirā
|JapR=Antsu Kirā
|JapM=Ants Killer
|JapM=Ants Killer
|Ita=Scorpione scarlatto
|Ita=Scorpione Scarlatto
|ItaM=Scarlet Scorpion
|ItaM=Scarlet Scorpion
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==Trivia==
*The Sandworm, 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 Sandworm cannot be grabbed and carried, and there is nothing to pick up around its arena.
*The Sandworm 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 {{wp|antlion}} larvae, which make sand pits like the one in which the Sandworm is fought and have very large jaws that they use to catch and eat arthropods that fall into said pits. Additionally, its Japanese name references antlion larvae, which largely prey on wandering ants. Its scythe arms seem to reference the {{wp|praying mantis}}, an animal whose arms are shaped like scythes.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:29, 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]

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.