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|image=[[File:Undergrunt Gunner.png]]<br>Artwork of an Undergrunt Gunner manning a Water Bazooka in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
{{SMG boss infobox
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|title=Undergrunt Gunner (Water Bazooka) (up), (Electric Bazooka) (down)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|image=[[File:Undergrunt Gunner.png|200px]][[File:Undergrunt Gunner Close-Up.jpg|200px]]
|variant_of=[[Undergrunt]]
|species=[[Undergrunt]]
|mission=[[When It Rains, It Pours]]<br>[[Bubble Blastoff]] (Water Bazooka), [[Bouncing Down Cake Lane]] (Electric Bazooka)
|galaxy=[[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]<br>[[Deep Dark Galaxy]] (Water Bazooka), [[Toy Time Galaxy]] (Electric Bazooka)
|dome=[[Engine Room]]<br>[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]]
|star=[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]]
}}
}}
 
'''Undergrunt Gunners'''<ref>{{cite|quote={{file link|UndergruntGunnerNameProof.png|That Undergrunt Gunner is keeping us from exploring the area!}}|author=[[Captain Toad]]|title=''Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|date=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=30|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> appear as bosses in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are cyan [[Undergrunt]]s that use [[cannon]]s to attack, similar to the [[Monty Mole]]s in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.
'''Undergrunt Gunners'''<ref>"''[[Media:UndergruntGunnerNameProof.png|That Undergrunt Gunner is keeping us from exploring the area!]]''" — '''[[Captain Toad]]''', ''Super Mario Galaxy''</ref><ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, page 30.</ref> appear as bosses in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are cyan [[Undergrunt]]s that use [[cannon]]s to attack, similar to the [[Monty Mole]]s in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
Undergrunt Gunners appear in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' as bosses. They appear in three galaxies and in each galaxy they must be hit three times on the cockpit to be destroyed. The second time they get hit, they get angry just like [[Major Burrows]] and start firing in bursts.
Undergrunt Gunners appear in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' as bosses. They appear in three galaxies and in each galaxy they must be hit three times on the cockpit to be destroyed. The second time they are hit, they become angry just like [[Major Burrows]] and start firing in bursts. Also, they can spin the cockpits to knock Mario off if he stands on the glass for too long. The cannons come in '''Water Bazooka''' and '''Electric Bazooka''' varieties.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en}}</ref>


====Gold Leaf Galaxy====
[[File:Undergruntgunnerwater.png|thumb|left|An Undergrunt Gunner shoots bubbles at [[Mario]]]]
[[File:Undergruntgunnerwater.png|thumb|left|An Undergrunt Gunner shoots bubbles at [[Mario]]]]
In the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]], the Undergrunt Gunner is at the very end of the level "[[When It Rains, It Pours]]" in a pit full of [[Spike (obstacle)|spike]]s and one raincloud. To get up there, the player must have used a [[Bee Mushroom]] to transform into [[Bee Mario]]. This time there is only one way to defeat it, ground pounding the cockpit, but there are two ways to go about doing that. The first way is to use Bee Mario's power of flight to rise above the cockpit and ground pound there but that can be difficult because there is a thundercloud and the gunner is shooting water. The second way takes longer, but the water is no longer a worry, regular [[Mario]] must go across the pit of spikes using moving platforms and then ground pound a switch to raise a staircase. He must then race to the staircase, climb up and ground pound the gunner. After this gunner is defeated, it releases a [[Power Star|star]].
In the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]], the Undergrunt Gunner is at the very end of the level "[[When It Rains, It Pours]]" in a pit full of [[Spike Trap|spike]]s and one raincloud. To get up there, the player must have used a [[Bee Mushroom]] to transform into [[Bee Mario]]. This time there is only one way to defeat it, ground pounding the cockpit, but there are two ways to go about doing that. The first way is to use Bee Mario's power of flight to rise above the cockpit and ground pound there but that can be difficult because there is a thundercloud and the gunner is shooting water. The second way takes longer, but the water is no longer a worry, regular [[Mario]] must go across the pit of spikes using moving platforms and then ground pound a switch to raise a staircase. He must then race to the staircase, climb up and ground pound the gunner. After this gunner is defeated, it releases a [[Power Star|star]]. The [[Prima Games|Prima]] official game guide refers to the machine in the Gold Leaf Galaxy as a "bubble cannon."<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=131, 156, 222|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-7615-5643-5}}</ref>
 
====Toy Time Galaxy====
[[File:UndergruntgunnerCake.png|thumb|right|An Undergrunt Gunner shoots electricity spheres at [[Mario]]]]
The Undergrunt Gunner in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]] is much different from those in the other levels in that it shoots electricity instead of water. His shots also try to home in on Mario. The electricity can hurt Mario as he tries to defeat the gunner. This gunner is at the end of the Toy Time Galaxy's level "[[Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]" on the top of a large pole in the middle of a cake. Off to the side of the cake there is a [[Spring Mushroom]] that is to be used to defeat the gunner. Mario must grab the Spring Mushroom and turn into [[Spring Mario]] with it and then use the spring's high jump to jump up on top of the gunner where he must ground pound it. If Mario gets hit by the electricity at any time, he will lose a health and the Spring Mushroom. Another thing that is different about this gunner that is not in the other gunners is that after the second hit, it does not only get angry as the other gunners do. It also puts up an electric shield that goes on and off zapping Mario if he is so unlucky as to be on top of the gunner as its shield turns on. If this gunner is defeated, it releases a Power Star. Mario also needs to bounce in the right place or he will bounce off the Undergrunt Gunner without causing any damage.


It is also possible to defeat this Undergrunt Gunner without using the Spring Mushroom, via a [[Somersault|Backwards Somersault]] off of either of the nearby [[Fire Pressure]]s, followed by a [[Wall Jump]] and a [[spin]].
[[File:UndergruntgunnerCake.png|thumb|An Undergrunt Gunner shoots electricity spheres at [[Mario]]]]
The Undergrunt Gunner in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]] is much different from those in the other levels in that it shoots electricity instead of water. His shots also try to home in on Mario. The electricity can hurt Mario as he tries to defeat the gunner. This gunner is at the end of the Toy Time Galaxy's level "[[Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]" on the top of a large pole in the middle of a cake. Off to the side of the cake there is a [[Spring Mushroom]] that is to be used to defeat the gunner. Mario must grab the Spring Mushroom and turn into [[Spring Mario]] with it and then use the spring's high jump to jump up on top of the gunner where he must ground pound it. If Mario gets hit by the electricity at any time, he will lose a health and the Spring Mushroom. Another thing that is different about this gunner that is not in the other gunners is that after the second hit, it does not only get angry as the other gunners do. It also puts up an electric shield that goes on and off zapping Mario if he is so unlucky as to be on top of the gunner as its shield turns on. If this gunner is defeated, it releases a Power Star. Mario also needs to bounce in the right place or he will bounce off the Undergrunt Gunner without causing any damage. It is also possible to defeat this Undergrunt Gunner without using the Spring Mushroom, via a [[Somersault|Backwards Somersault]] off of either of the nearby [[Fire Shooter]]s, followed by a [[Wall Jump]] and a [[spin]]. The [[Boomsday Machine]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' shares similarities to the Electric Bazooka, including the pattern of the glass and the trajectory of the electric balls. The Prima official game guide refers to the machine in Toy Time Galaxy as a "cannon."<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=245}}</ref>


====Deep Dark Galaxy====
[[File:SMG Undergrunt angry.png|thumb|left|An Undergrunt Gunner in the Deep Dark Galaxy.]]
[[File:SMG Undergrunt angry.png|thumb|200px|left|An Undergrunt Gunner in the Deep Dark Galaxy.]]
In the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], the Undergrunt Gunner appears in the level "[[Bubble Blastoff]]" at the very start on the beach on top of the cannon leading to the Wooden Planet. The gunner is mostly harmless as it shoots water balls at Mario which will just blast him back on the beach. There are three ways to beat it here. The first one is the regular way; [[Ground Pound]] the top of its machine. The second is to [[Star Spin]] the [[Coconut]]s all over the ground into the machine. And finally, the third way is to grab a [[Koopa Shell]] from underwater, and fire it into any part of the machine. The cannon is under this gunner so it must be defeated to traverse to the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Wooden Planet|Wooden Planet]] and then to beat the level. This Undergrunt Gunner does not leave behind a star.
In the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], the Undergrunt Gunner appears in the level "[[Bubble Blastoff]]" at the very start on the beach on top of the cannon leading to the Wooden Planet. The gunner is mostly harmless as it shoots water balls at Mario which will just blast him back on the beach. There are three ways to beat it here. The first one is the regular way; [[Ground Pound]] the top of its machine. The second is to [[Star Spin]] the [[Coconut]]s all over the ground into the machine. And finally, the third way is to grab a [[Koopa Shell]] from underwater, and fire it into any part of the machine. The cannon is under this gunner so it must be defeated to traverse to the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Wooden Planet|Wooden Planet]] and then to beat the level.


This Undergrunt Gunner does not leave behind a star.
They are the only bosses whose names are not mentioned in the mission titles (in Gold Leaf Galaxy, the bees call one a [[Monty|mole]], and in Toy Time Galaxy, one is never mentioned), instead having them mentioned by [[Captain Toad]] in the Deep Dark Galaxy. The theme music when fighting them is usually the same as when fighting [[Major Burrows]], except on Deep Dark Galaxy, where [[Baron Brrr]]'s theme music is used instead.
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
[[File:SMG2 Fearsome Fleet Gunner Path.png|thumb|right|Undergrunt Gunners in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]]]]
[[File:SMG2 Fearsome Fleet Gunner Path.png|thumb|Undergrunt Gunners in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]]]]
[[File:SMG2 Undergrunt Gunner.png|left|thumb|150px|The Bullet Bill Undergrunt Gunners]]
[[File:SMG2 Undergrunt Gunner.png|left|thumb|150px|The Bullet Bill Undergrunt Gunners]]
Undergrunt Gunners return as basic enemies in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. They first appear in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]], where they use [[Bullet Bill]] cannons resembling smaller, red-colored [[Koopa Clown Car]]s to attack. However, the player can use [[Yoshi]] to send the Bullet Bills back at the Undergrunt Gunner. In the overview of Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet, which can be seen at the top of the screen while hovering over the galaxy with Starship Mario, it shows an Undergrunt Gunner firing a cannonball, which they do not do in the actual stage. Some Undergrunt Gunners also fire [[cannonball]]s instead of Bullet Bills. They also appear in the [[Fleet Glide Galaxy]] as enemies trying to shoot [[Fluzzard]].
Undergrunt Gunners return as basic enemies in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. They first appear in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]], where they use [[Bullet Bill]] cannons resembling smaller, orange-colored [[Koopa Clown Car]]s to attack. However, the player can use [[Yoshi]] to send the Bullet Bills back at the Undergrunt Gunner. In the overview of Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet, which can be seen at the top of the screen while hovering over the galaxy with Starship Mario, it shows an Undergrunt Gunner firing a cannonball, which they do not do in the actual stage. Some Undergrunt Gunners also fire [[cannonball]]s instead of Bullet Bills. They also appear in the [[Fleet Glide Galaxy]] as enemies trying to shoot [[Fluzzard]].
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==Names in other languages==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
{{SMG boss
|image=[[File:SMG Water Bazooka model.png|200px]]
|altname=Water Bazooka
|mission=[[When It Rains, It Pours]]<br>[[Bubble Blastoff]]
|galaxy=[[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]<br>[[Deep Dark Galaxy]]
|dome=[[Engine Room]]<br>[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]]
|reward=[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Power Star]][[File:SMG Asset Model Cannon.png|x32px|link=Cannon]]
}}
{{SMG boss
|image=[[File:SMG Electric Bazooka model.png|200px]]
|altname=Electric Bazooka
|mission=[[Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]
|galaxy=[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|dome=[[Engine Room]]
|reward=[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Power Star]]
}}
 
====Trading card====
{{content description
|image=[[File:UndergruntTradingCard.png|150px]]
|name=Undergrunt Gunner
|description=''Dodges and ground pounds are the way to bring down these mean-spirited moles who man cannons in the Gold Leaf Galaxy, the Toy Time Galaxy, and the Deep Dark Galaxy. Mario can also grab a Spring Mushroom to jump on them or throw coconuts at them. Whatever his strategy, he must repeat it three times to destroy this persistent boss.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Undergrunt Gunner.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
Undergrunt Gunner Close-Up.jpg|The Electric Bazooka defeated in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Fleet Glide Fastest Feathers in the Galaxy.png|An Undergrunt Gunner firing [[cannonball]]s in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/ElectricBazooka.arc</tt>
|name1=ElectricBazooka
|meaning1=Transliteration of below
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=エレクトリックバズーカ (''Erekutorikku Bazūka'')
|meaning2=Electric Bazooka
|game3=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file3=<tt>ObjectData/GliderShooter.arc</tt>
|name3=GliderShooter
|meaning3=Glider Shooter
|game4=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file4=<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name4=グライダー狙撃手 (''Guraidā Sogekishu'')
|meaning4=Glider Sniper
|game5=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file5=<tt>ObjectData/KillerShooter.arc</tt>
|name5=KillerShooter
|meaning5=[[Bullet Bill#Names in other languages|Bullet Bill]] Shooter
|game6=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file6=<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name6=キラー狙撃手 (''Kirā Sogekishu'')
|meaning6=Bullet Bill Sniper
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ウォーターバズーカ<ref name=Bazooka>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 126.</ref> (water variant)<br>''Wōtā Bazūka''<br>エレキバズーカ<ref name=Bazooka/> (electric variant)<br>''Ereki Bazūka''<br>モグへい（ポッド付き）<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 161.</ref> (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>''Moguhei (poddo tsuki)''
|Jap=ウォーターバズーカ<ref name=Bazooka>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section|page=126|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> (water variant)
|JapM=Water Bazooka<br><br>Elec Bazooka (short for Electric Bazooka<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filename (<tt>ElectricBazooka</tt>)</ref>)<br><br>Undergrunt (with pod)
|JapR=Wōtā Bazūka
|Jap2=エレキバズーカ<ref name=Bazooka/> (electric variant)
|Jap2R=Ereki Bazūka
|Jap3=モグへい（ポッド付き）<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section|page=161|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jap3R=Moguhei (poddo tsuki)
|JapM=Water Bazooka
|Jap2M=Elec Bazooka (short for Electric Bazooka)
|Jap3M=Undergrunt (with pod)
|SpaE=Soldado Topete
|SpaE=Soldado Topete
|SpaEM=Mole Soldier
|SpaEM=Mole Soldier
|Ita=Talpone Soldato<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pagg. 126</ref><br>Bazooka ad acqua, Elettrobazooka (weapons)<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 126</ref><br>Talpone Soldato (con macchina); (''SMG2''<nowiki/>'s flying variant)<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 161</ref>
|Ita=Talpone Soldato<ref name="itguide">{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=126}}</ref>
|ItaM=Big Mole Soldier<br>Water Bazooka, Electo-bazooka<br>Undergrunt Gunner (with machine)
|Ita2=Bazooka ad acqua, Elettrobazooka (weapons)<ref name="itguide"/>
|Fra=Soldat Mogu
|Ita3=Talpone Soldato (con macchina); (''SMG2''<nowiki/>'s flying variant)<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=161}}</ref>
|FraM=Undergrunt Soldier
|ItaM=Big Mole Soldier
|Ger=Monty-Blasenkanone<br>Elektro-Bazooka<br>Monty Maulwurf (im Kopter)
|Ita2M=Water Bazooka, Electo-bazooka
|GerM=Monty Bubble Cannon<br>Electro Bazooka<br>Monty Mole (in the copter)
|Ita3M=Undergrunt Gunner (with machine)
|Fre=Soldat Mogu
|FreM=Undergrunt Soldier
|Ger=Monty-Blasenkanone
|Ger2=Elektro-Bazooka
|Ger3=Monty Maulwurf (im Kopter)
|GerM=Monty Bubble Cannon
|Ger2M=Electro Bazooka
|Ger3M=Monty Mole (in the copter)
|Ger3N=Shared with Monty Mole, despite being unrelated species
|Kor=두덩병
|Kor=두덩병
|KorR=Dudeongbyeong
|KorR=Dudeongbyeong
|KorM=from 두더지 ''Dudeoji'' (Mole) and 병(兵) ''Byeong'' (Soldier)
|KorM=from "두더지" (''dudeoji'', "mole") and "{{hover|兵|병}}" (''byeong'', "soldier")
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*The theme music when fighting them is usually the same as when fighting [[Major Burrows]], except on [[Deep Dark Galaxy]] where [[Baron Brrr]]'s theme music is used instead.
*The Undergrunt Gunner is the only boss whose name is not mentioned in the mission titles (in [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]], the bees call it a [[Monty (Super Mario Galaxy)|mole]], and in [[Toy Time Galaxy]], the boss is never mentioned), instead having it mentioned by [[Captain Toad]] in the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]].
*The [[Prima Games|Prima]] official game guide refers to the machine in the Gold Leaf Galaxy as a "bubble cannon"<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, pg. 222.</ref>, and the one in Toy Time Galaxy as a "cannon"<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, pg. 245.</ref>.
*Undergrunt Gunners share the same German name as Monty Moles despite being an unrelated species.


==References==
==References==
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Undergrunt Gunner
Undergrunt Gunner.png
Artwork of an Undergrunt Gunner manning a Water Bazooka in Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Undergrunt

Undergrunt Gunners[1][2] appear as bosses in Super Mario Galaxy and enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are cyan Undergrunts that use cannons to attack, similar to the Monty Moles in Super Mario Sunshine.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Undergrunt Gunners appear in Super Mario Galaxy as bosses. They appear in three galaxies and in each galaxy they must be hit three times on the cockpit to be destroyed. The second time they are hit, they become angry just like Major Burrows and start firing in bursts. Also, they can spin the cockpits to knock Mario off if he stands on the glass for too long. The cannons come in Water Bazooka and Electric Bazooka varieties.[3]

An Undergrunt Gunner shoots at Bee Mario
An Undergrunt Gunner shoots bubbles at Mario

In the Gold Leaf Galaxy, the Undergrunt Gunner is at the very end of the level "When It Rains, It Pours" in a pit full of spikes and one raincloud. To get up there, the player must have used a Bee Mushroom to transform into Bee Mario. This time there is only one way to defeat it, ground pounding the cockpit, but there are two ways to go about doing that. The first way is to use Bee Mario's power of flight to rise above the cockpit and ground pound there but that can be difficult because there is a thundercloud and the gunner is shooting water. The second way takes longer, but the water is no longer a worry, regular Mario must go across the pit of spikes using moving platforms and then ground pound a switch to raise a staircase. He must then race to the staircase, climb up and ground pound the gunner. After this gunner is defeated, it releases a star. The Prima official game guide refers to the machine in the Gold Leaf Galaxy as a "bubble cannon."[4]

Undergrunt Gunner's Cake Planet.
An Undergrunt Gunner shoots electricity spheres at Mario

The Undergrunt Gunner in the Toy Time Galaxy is much different from those in the other levels in that it shoots electricity instead of water. His shots also try to home in on Mario. The electricity can hurt Mario as he tries to defeat the gunner. This gunner is at the end of the Toy Time Galaxy's level "Bouncing Down Cake Lane" on the top of a large pole in the middle of a cake. Off to the side of the cake there is a Spring Mushroom that is to be used to defeat the gunner. Mario must grab the Spring Mushroom and turn into Spring Mario with it and then use the spring's high jump to jump up on top of the gunner where he must ground pound it. If Mario gets hit by the electricity at any time, he will lose a health and the Spring Mushroom. Another thing that is different about this gunner that is not in the other gunners is that after the second hit, it does not only get angry as the other gunners do. It also puts up an electric shield that goes on and off zapping Mario if he is so unlucky as to be on top of the gunner as its shield turns on. If this gunner is defeated, it releases a Power Star. Mario also needs to bounce in the right place or he will bounce off the Undergrunt Gunner without causing any damage. It is also possible to defeat this Undergrunt Gunner without using the Spring Mushroom, via a Backwards Somersault off of either of the nearby Fire Shooters, followed by a Wall Jump and a spin. The Boomsday Machine from Super Mario Galaxy 2 shares similarities to the Electric Bazooka, including the pattern of the glass and the trajectory of the electric balls. The Prima official game guide refers to the machine in Toy Time Galaxy as a "cannon."[5]

An angry Undergrunt Gunner in the Deep Dark Galaxy
An Undergrunt Gunner in the Deep Dark Galaxy.

In the Deep Dark Galaxy, the Undergrunt Gunner appears in the level "Bubble Blastoff" at the very start on the beach on top of the cannon leading to the Wooden Planet. The gunner is mostly harmless as it shoots water balls at Mario which will just blast him back on the beach. There are three ways to beat it here. The first one is the regular way; Ground Pound the top of its machine. The second is to Star Spin the Coconuts all over the ground into the machine. And finally, the third way is to grab a Koopa Shell from underwater, and fire it into any part of the machine. The cannon is under this gunner so it must be defeated to traverse to the Wooden Planet and then to beat the level. This Undergrunt Gunner does not leave behind a star.

They are the only bosses whose names are not mentioned in the mission titles (in Gold Leaf Galaxy, the bees call one a mole, and in Toy Time Galaxy, one is never mentioned), instead having them mentioned by Captain Toad in the Deep Dark Galaxy. The theme music when fighting them is usually the same as when fighting Major Burrows, except on Deep Dark Galaxy, where Baron Brrr's theme music is used instead.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Undergrunt Gunners in Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet
An Undergrunt Gunner in Bowser Jr's Fearsome Fleet
The Bullet Bill Undergrunt Gunners

Undergrunt Gunners return as basic enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They first appear in Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet, where they use Bullet Bill cannons resembling smaller, orange-colored Koopa Clown Cars to attack. However, the player can use Yoshi to send the Bullet Bills back at the Undergrunt Gunner. In the overview of Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet, which can be seen at the top of the screen while hovering over the galaxy with Starship Mario, it shows an Undergrunt Gunner firing a cannonball, which they do not do in the actual stage. Some Undergrunt Gunners also fire cannonballs instead of Bullet Bills. They also appear in the Fleet Glide Galaxy as enemies trying to shoot Fluzzard.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Water Bazooka
Model of a Water Bazooka from Super Mario Galaxy
Dome Engine Room
Garden 		Galaxy Gold Leaf Galaxy
Deep Dark Galaxy
Mission When It Rains, It Pours
Bubble Blastoff 		Reward Power StarCannon
Electric Bazooka
Model of an Electric Bazooka from Super Mario Galaxy
Dome Engine Room Galaxy Toy Time Galaxy
Mission Bouncing Down Cake Lane Reward Power Star

Trading card[edit]

Image Name Description

UndergruntTradingCard.png Undergrunt Gunner Dodges and ground pounds are the way to bring down these mean-spirited moles who man cannons in the Gold Leaf Galaxy, the Toy Time Galaxy, and the Deep Dark Galaxy. Mario can also grab a Spring Mushroom to jump on them or throw coconuts at them. Whatever his strategy, he must repeat it three times to destroy this persistent boss.

Gallery[edit]

  • Model from Super Mario Galaxy

    Model from Super Mario Galaxy

  • The Electric Bazooka defeated in Super Mario Galaxy

    The Electric Bazooka defeated in Super Mario Galaxy

  • An Undergrunt Gunner firing cannonballs in Super Mario Galaxy 2

    An Undergrunt Gunner firing cannonballs in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy ObjectData/ElectricBazooka.arc ElectricBazooka Transliteration of below
Super Mario Galaxy StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl エレクトリックバズーカ (Erekutorikku Bazūka) Electric Bazooka
Super Mario Galaxy 2 ObjectData/GliderShooter.arc GliderShooter Glider Shooter
Super Mario Galaxy 2 SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl グライダー狙撃手 (Guraidā Sogekishu) Glider Sniper
Super Mario Galaxy 2 ObjectData/KillerShooter.arc KillerShooter Bullet Bill Shooter
Super Mario Galaxy 2 SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl キラー狙撃手 (Kirā Sogekishu) Bullet Bill Sniper

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ウォーターバズーカ[6] (water variant)
Wōtā Bazūka 		Water Bazooka
エレキバズーカ[6] (electric variant)
Ereki Bazūka 		Elec Bazooka (short for Electric Bazooka)
モグへい（ポッド付き）[7]
Moguhei (poddo tsuki) 		Undergrunt (with pod)
French Soldat Mogu[?] Undergrunt Soldier
German Monty-Blasenkanone[?] Monty Bubble Cannon
Elektro-Bazooka[?] Electro Bazooka
Monty Maulwurf (im Kopter)[?] Monty Mole (in the copter) Shared with Monty Mole, despite being unrelated species
Italian Talpone Soldato[8] Big Mole Soldier
Bazooka ad acqua, Elettrobazooka (weapons)[8] Water Bazooka, Electo-bazooka
Talpone Soldato (con macchina); (SMG2's flying variant)[9] Undergrunt Gunner (with machine)
Korean 두덩병[?]
Dudeongbyeong 		from "두더지" (dudeoji, "mole") and "兵" (byeong, "soldier")
Spanish (NOE) Soldado Topete[?] Mole Soldier

References[edit]

  1. ^ "That Undergrunt Gunner is keeping us from exploring the area!Media:UndergruntGunnerNameProof.png" – Captain Toad (2007). Super Mario Galaxy. Nintendo (English).
  2. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 30.
  3. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
  4. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 131, 156, 222.
  5. ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 245.
  6. ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 126.
  7. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 161.
  8. ^ a b November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 126.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 161.
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Super Mario Galaxy
Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Forms Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Ice Mario • Fire Mario • Spring Mario • Flying Mario
Non-playable characters Apricot Luma • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Lumas • Polari • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Comet Tico • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade Captain · Mailtoad · Blue Toad · Yellow Toad · Green Toad) • Star Bunnies • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Boards • Ray • Penguins • Coach • Penguru • Penguin Racers • Gearmos • Worm • Spooky Speedster • Guppy • Cosmic Mario
Enemies Amp • Atomic Boo • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Bone Twister • Bonefin • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Clampy • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Electrogoomba • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Giant Gringill • Golden Chomp • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ice bat • Ice Bubble • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha-Bowser • Micro Goomba • Mikey Mine • Mini Chomp • Monty • Octoguy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Pulse Beam • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Sentry Garage • Slurple • Spiky Topman • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Spangler • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tracks • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler • Zap Ball
Obstacles Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars / Crystal • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bramble • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Cannonball • Chomp box • Dark matter • Electric rail • Eye Beamer • Fire Bar • Fire geyser • Fireball • Freezing water • Giant prickly plant • Gravity field • Honey • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Meat • Meteor • Moving sand • Mud • Poison Swamp • Prickly plant • Quicksand • Sand tide • Spike • Spring • Torpedo tube • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bowser • Bouldergeist • Bowser Jr. • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin
Items and power-ups ? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Bomb • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Gold Shell • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Shell • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip
Objects ? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Assembly Block • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Block • Blue switch • Bob-omb dispenser • Bolt (object) • Bolts (platform) • Bowser Statue • Brick • Bubble • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cage • Cannon • Case • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crystal • Dome • Flip Tile • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (platform) • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Gravity switch • Ground Pound Switch • Hole • Honey wall • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Robot turtle • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Rubbery bulb • Seagull • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle / Shell circle • Stone wheel • Swing • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Underwater ring • Valve • Vine • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Water spout • Watermelon
Locations Terrace Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor • Sweet Sweet Galaxy
Fountain Space Junk Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor • Sling Pod Galaxy
Kitchen Beach Bowl Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada • Drip Drop Galaxy
Bedroom Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant • Bigmouth Galaxy
Engine Room Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor • Sand Spiral Galaxy
Garden Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy
Gate Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
Planet of Trials Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy
Other Castle Gardens • Comet Observatory • Garage • Library • Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Moves Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Fly • Ground pound • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Co-Star Super Jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements Bob-omb Blasting • Completion • Galaxies • Gravity • Letter • Life meter • Missions • Prankster Comet • Ray surfing • Rosalina's Story • Star List • Star Pointer • Trial Galaxies • Wii Message Board
Music compositions "Egg Planet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Trading cards
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Co-Star Luma
Rideable characters Yoshi • Fluzzard
Forms Cloud Mario • Rock Mario • Fire Mario • Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Spring Mario • Dash Yoshi • Blimp Yoshi • Bulb Yoshi
Non-playable characters Baby Luma • Princess Peach • Lubba • Lumas • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade Captain · Banktoad · Mailtoad · Blue Toad · Yellow Toad) • The Chimp • Star Bunnies • Gearmos • Gold Gearmo • Silver Gearmo • Penguins • Penguru • Coach • Jibberjays • Black Jibberjay • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Whittles • Bill Board • Piantas • Bob-omb Buddies • Rosalina • Cosmic Spirit
Enemies Amp • Banzai Bill • Bat • Big Boo • Big Gringill • Big Paragoomba • Big Thwomp • Big Wiggler • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Buzz saw • Cannonball • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Choppah • Clampy • Cluckboom • Cosmic Clone • Crabber • Digga • Dry Bones • Elite Octoomba • Fire Shooter • Fizzlit • Flaptack • Flipbug • Flomp • Fuzzy • Giant Goomba • Giant Koopa • Gold Chomp • Golden Gummit • Goomba • Goombeetle • Gringill • Gummit • Hammer Bro • Homing Chomp • Hot Urchin • Jack O'Goomba • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Kleptoad • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Li'l Brr • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mandibug • Mattermouth • Mega Boo • Meteor • Micro Mecha-Bowser • Mikey Mine • Mini Goomba • Octoboo • Octoguy • Octoomba • Paragoomba • Pinhead • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Prickly Piranha Plant • Prickly plant • Pulse Beam • Pupdozer • Rhomp • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Skeeter • Slurple • Small Chomp • Smeech • Snoodle • Spangler • Spiky Gummit • Spindleburr • Spinecone • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Super Piranha Plant • Swaphopper • Thwomp • Topman • Topmini • Tox Box • Tracks • Trapdragon • Twirlip • Undergrunt • Undergrunt Gunner • Urchin • Water Shooter • Whimp • Whomp • Wiggler • Zap Ball • Zap Nozzle
Obstacles Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bob-omb dispenser • Cactus • Chomp box • Current • Dark • Dark matter • Electric rail • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Gravity field • Lava • Lava Geyser • Ledge Hammer • Millstone • Mud • Poison swamp • Quicksand • Spike Block • Wind
Bosses Peewee Piranha • King Lakitu • Digga-Leg • Gobblegut • Mandibug Stack • Rollodillo • Bowser • Sorbetti • Megahammer • Glamdozer • Squizzard • Prince Pikante • Boomsday Machine • Bowser Jr. • Whomp King • Bugaboom • Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Major Burrows • Bouldergeist
Items and power-ups ? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Blimp Fruit • Boo Mushroom • Bronze Star • Bulb Berry • Clock • Cloud Flower • Coin • Comet Medal • Dash Pepper • Fire Flower • Fruit • Grand Star • Green Shell • Green Star • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Rock Mushroom • Silver Star • Spin Drill • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Yellow Star Chip • Yoshi egg
Objects ? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Assembly Block • Balloon • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Beat Block • Block • Blue switch • Brick • Bubble • Bubbler • Cage • Cannon • Chance Cube • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud • Coconut • Crate • Crystal • Divot • Drum • Flipping panel • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (grapple) • Flower (platform) • Flying ? Block • Gate • Glass case • Golden peg • Grate • Gravity switch • Ground-Pound Switch • Honeycomb wall • Ice block • Ice Meteor • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf raft • Lever Switch • Lift • Meteorite • Picture block • Pink block • Pipe • Pole • Pull Star • Ramp • Red and blue blocks • Rock • Rubbery bulb • Sand Bird • Seagull • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowball • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Ball • Star Barrier • Star Piece Cluster Rock • Starshroom • Stone circle • Stone wheel • Stump • Swing • Teeter-totter moon • Teleporter • Tip Network • Torch • Tornado • Trampoline • Treasure chest • Tree • Underwater ring • Warp Pad • Water Ball • Water spout • Watermelon
Locations World 1 Sky Station Galaxy • Yoshi Star Galaxy • Spin-Dig Galaxy • Fluffy Bluff Galaxy • Flip-Swap Galaxy • Rightside Down Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla
World 2 Puzzle Plank Galaxy • Hightail Falls Galaxy • Boulder Bowl Galaxy • Cosmic Cove Galaxy • Wild Glide Galaxy • Honeybloom Galaxy • Bowser's Lava Lair
World 3 Tall Trunk Galaxy • Cloudy Court Galaxy • Haunty Halls Galaxy • Freezy Flake Galaxy • Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy • Beat Block Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet
World 4 Supermassive Galaxy • Flipsville Galaxy • Starshine Beach Galaxy • Chompworks Galaxy • Sweet Mystery Galaxy • Honeyhop Galaxy • Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet
World 5 Space Storm Galaxy • Slipsand Galaxy • Shiverburn Galaxy • Boo Moon Galaxy • Upside Dizzy Galaxy • Fleet Glide Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker
World 6 Melty Monster Galaxy • Clockwork Ruins Galaxy • Throwback Galaxy • Battle Belt Galaxy • Flash Black Galaxy • Slimy Spring Galaxy • Bowser's Galaxy Generator
World S Mario Squared Galaxy • Rolling Coaster Galaxy • Twisty Trials Galaxy • Stone Cyclone Galaxy • Boss Blitz Galaxy • Flip-Out Galaxy • Grandmaster Galaxy
Other Mushroom Kingdom • Starship Mario • Comet Observatory
Moves Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Eat • Flutter jump • Ground pound • Head Shake • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements Crate Burning • Fluzzard gliding • Galaxies • Ghost • Grand World Map • Letter • Life meter • Portal • Prankster Comet • Star List • Star Pointer
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
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