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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
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'''Neijī''' (generically referred to by [[Nintendo Power]] as '''screws'''<ref>"''The mechanical Mario has a few loose screws.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 48.</ref>) is an uncommon enemy that can be found in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are screws that appear only near the end of the zone's [[Fiery Blocks|first stage]]. They wind themselves out of the ground and bounce toward [[Mario]] to attack, attempting to drill into him from above. They can be defeated by [[jump]]ing on them or using a [[fireball]].
A '''screw'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=December 1992|quote=The mechanical Mario has a few loose screws.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43|page=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-135145/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en}}</ref> appears in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' as a type of sentient [[List of enemies|enemy]]. Screws are encountered near the end of the [[Mario Zone]]'s [[Fiery Blocks|first stage]] only. The screws wind themselves out of the ground and bounce toward [[Mario]] to attack while attempting to drill into him from above. Screws can be defeated either from being [[jump]]ed on or from a [[fireball]].
 
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ネイジー (JP) / Screw (EN)
|shuzoku=メカ族
|seikaku=根性がねじれている
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>はねまわるネジ</big></b><br>
マリオランド2に出現する巨大なネジ。ピョンピョンはねながら接近してくるが、これといった攻撃はしかけてこない。ファイアか踏みつけで簡単に倒すことができる。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/rnlgM20.jpeg 144]}}</ref>
|tribe=Mecha clan
|disposition=Guts are twisted
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>Spring-loaded screw</big><br>
''A giant screw that appears in Mario Land 2. It approaches with a bouncing leap, but does not attack in any particular way. It can be easily defeated by fire or stomping on it.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Screwer-SML2.png
Screwer-SML2.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
SML2 Screw.png
SML2 Screw.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ネイジー<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''), page 15.</ref>
|Jap=ネイジー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'')|page=15|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1992}}</ref>
|JapR=Neijī
|JapR=Neijī
|JapM=Corruption of「ねじ」(''neji'', screw)  
|JapM=Corruption of「{{ruby|螺子|ねじ}}」(''neji'', "screw")  
|Ger=Neiji
|Ger=Neiji
|GerM=-
|Ita=Ninji<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=75}}</ref>
|Ita=Ninji<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 75</ref>
|ItaM=Possible translation error or miswriting of the romanization or the name.
|ItaM=Possible translation error or miswriting of the romanization or the name.
}}
}}
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]
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Latest revision as of 19:51, October 7, 2024

Screw
Artwork of a screw, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

A screw[1][2] appears in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as a type of sentient enemy. Screws are encountered near the end of the Mario Zone's first stage only. The screws wind themselves out of the ground and bounce toward Mario to attack while attempting to drill into him from above. Screws can be defeated either from being jumped on or from a fireball.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ネイジー (JP) / Screw (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく メカ族 Tribe Mecha clan
性格せいかく 根性がねじれている Disposition Guts are twisted
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
はねまわるネジ

マリオランド2に出現する巨大なネジ。ピョンピョンはねながら接近してくるが、これといった攻撃はしかけてこない。ファイアか踏みつけで簡単に倒すことができる。[3]

Spring-loaded screw

A giant screw that appears in Mario Land 2. It approaches with a bouncing leap, but does not attack in any particular way. It can be easily defeated by fire or stomping on it.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

  • Screenshot from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    Screenshot from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ネイジー[4]
Neijī 		Corruption of「螺子ねじ」(neji, "screw")
German Neiji[?] -
Italian Ninji[5] Possible translation error or miswriting of the romanization or the name.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The mechanical Mario has a few loose screws." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
  2. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 144.
  4. ^ 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 15.
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.
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Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Protagonist Mario • Heavy Zed • Hippo
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Bunny Mario • Space Mario • Aqua Mario • Invincible Mario • Bomb Mario
Bosses Big Bird • Tatanga • Sewer rat • Witch • Three Little Pigs • Octopus • Wario
Items 1-Up Heart • 3-Up Heart • Carrot • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Coin • Moneybag • Mushroom • Star
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Enemies Ant • Aqua Goomba • Battle Beetle • Bear • Bee Fly • Beebee • Bero • Bigbee • Birdfish • Blurp • Bomubomu • Boo • Bopping Toady • Bullet Bill • Cheep-Cheep • Chikunto • Collector • Dokanto • Dondon • Fireball Boy • Floating Face • Ghost Goomba • Goomba • Goronto • Grubby • Honebon • Jack-in-the-Box • Karakara • Kiddokatto • Koopa Troopa • Kyororo • Kyotonbo • Kurokyura • Masked Ghoul • Minikyura • Moofish • No.48 • Noko Bombette • Para-Goomba • Pikku • Piranha Plant • Poro • Ragumo • Rerere • Screw • Shark • Skeleton Bee • Spikey • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Star • Tamara • Tosenbo • Unera • Unibo • Venus Fire Trap
Obstacles Boulder • Cannonball • Crystal ball • Falling spike • Furizo • Karamenbo • Lance • Lava • Mechanical fist • Piranha Plant (statue) • Satellite • Spiked ball • Spiked ball (Pumpkin Zone) • Tatenoko • Turtle Cannon • Wakiri • Yashichi
Levels Overworld Mushroom Zone • Hippo • Scenic Course • Mario's castle • Casino
Tree Zone Invincibility! • In the Trees • The Exit • Honeybees • Final Boss: The Big Bird • Secret Course 1
Space Zone Moon stage • Star stage • Secret Course 2
Macro Zone The Ant Monsters • In the Syrup Sea • Fiery Mario–Special Agent • Final Boss: One Mighty Mouse! • Secret Course 3
Pumpkin Zone Bat Course • Pumpkin Zone Level 2 • Pumpkin Zone Level 3 • Witch's Mansion Course • Secret Course 4 • Secret Course 5
Mario Zone Fiery Blocks • Mario the Circus Star! • Beware: Jagged Spikes • Final Bosses: Three Mean Pigs!
Turtle Zone Cheep Cheep Course • Turtle Zone • Whale Course • Secret Course 6
Other Gallery • Glitches • Staff
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