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{{About|the enemy from ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''|the chicken enemy from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''|[[Coo Coo]]}}
{{about|the enemy from ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''|the chicken enemy from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''|[[Plurp]]}}
{{quote|This featherless fowl looks like his name sounds, Coo Coo! He has two bulging eyeballs and a clock's hand on his forehead. Coo Coo leaves bombs to hurt Wario.|Coo-Coo description|Nintendo Character Guide}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Coo-Coo.jpg]]
|image=[[File:Coo-Coo.jpg]]<br>Artwork from ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|variants=[[Bomb (enemy)]]
|variants=[[Bomb (enemy)]]
}}
}}
[[File:VBWL - Coo Coo Clock Sprite.png|frame|left]]
'''Coo-Coo'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' instruction booklet|page=31}}</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] in ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''. These birds resides within the clocks found in [[Stage 10 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 10]]. Whenever [[Wario]] enters an area containing clocks, the long hand may rotate two to three times around the clock face before a Coo-Coo emerges from its door, resembling a {{wp|cuckoo clock}}. The Coo-Coo then begins laying eggs which break upon hitting the ground, releasing [[bomb (enemy)|bomb]]s. These creatures chase Wario, quickly exploding like a bomb. Coo-Coos normally return back inside their doors after one to two rotations of the clock's long hand.
'''Coo-Coo'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 31.</ref> is a bird enemy from ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', residing within the clocks found in [[Stage 10 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 10]]. Whenever [[Wario]] enters an area containing clocks, the long hand may rotate two to three times around the clock face before a Coo-Coo emerges from its door, resembling a {{wp|cuckoo clock}}. The Coo-Coo then begins laying eggs which break upon hitting the ground, releasing [[bomb (enemy)|bomb]]s. These creatures chase Wario, quickly exploding like a bomb. Coo-Coos normally return back inside their doors after one to two rotations of the clock's long hand.


Coo-Coos may be sent flying off-screen if Wario bumps them. They are also defeatable by performing a [[Dash Attack|Barge]], or by using the flames of [[Sea Dragon Wario|Sea Dragon]] or [[King Dragon Wario]]. Once a Coo-Coo is defeated, its clock door will remain open. The [[gate key]] of this stage is hidden within a Coo-Coo's clock, whose long hand rotates faster than normal.
Coo-Coos may be sent flying off-screen if Wario bumps them. They are also defeatable by performing a [[Dash Attack|Barge]], or by using the flames of [[Sea Dragon Wario|Sea Dragon]] or [[King Dragon Wario]]. Once a Coo-Coo is defeated, its clock door will remain open. The [[gate key]] of this stage is hidden within a Coo-Coo's clock, whose long hand rotates faster than normal.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160px>
<gallery widths="160px>
VBWL - Coo Coo Clock Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
VBWL Shot - Coo Coo.png|Screenshot of Wario with several Coo-Coos and [[bomb (enemy)|bomb]]s.
VBWL Shot - Coo Coo.png|Screenshot of Wario with several Coo-Coos and [[bomb (enemy)|bomb]]s.
VBWL Shot - Coo Coo Clock Key.png|Screenshot showing the stage's [[gate key]] emerging from a Coo-Coo's clock.
VBWL Shot - Coo Coo Clock Key.png|Screenshot showing the stage's [[gate key]] emerging from a Coo-Coo's clock.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヌードリ<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>
|Jap=ヌードリ<ref>{{cite|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|title=''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' instruction booklet|page=27}}</ref>
|JapR=Nūdori
|JapR=Nūdori
|JapM=Pun on "nude" and the compounded form of「鳥」(''tori'', bird)
|JapM=Pun on "nude" and the voiced version of「鳥」(''tori'', "bird")
}}
}}


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[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Chickens]]
[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land enemies]]
[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land enemies]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, August 5, 2024

This article is about the enemy from Virtual Boy Wario Land. For the chicken enemy from Super Mario Sunshine, see Plurp.
“This featherless fowl looks like his name sounds, Coo Coo! He has two bulging eyeballs and a clock's hand on his forehead. Coo Coo leaves bombs to hurt Wario.”
Coo-Coo description, Nintendo Character Guide
Coo-Coo
Artwork of Coo-Coo from Virtual Boy Wario Land.
Artwork from Virtual Boy Wario Land
First appearance Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995)
Variants

Coo-Coo[1] is an enemy in Virtual Boy Wario Land. These birds resides within the clocks found in Stage 10. Whenever Wario enters an area containing clocks, the long hand may rotate two to three times around the clock face before a Coo-Coo emerges from its door, resembling a cuckoo clock. The Coo-Coo then begins laying eggs which break upon hitting the ground, releasing bombs. These creatures chase Wario, quickly exploding like a bomb. Coo-Coos normally return back inside their doors after one to two rotations of the clock's long hand.

Coo-Coos may be sent flying off-screen if Wario bumps them. They are also defeatable by performing a Barge, or by using the flames of Sea Dragon or King Dragon Wario. Once a Coo-Coo is defeated, its clock door will remain open. The gate key of this stage is hidden within a Coo-Coo's clock, whose long hand rotates faster than normal.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヌードリ[2]
Nūdori
Pun on "nude" and the voiced version of「鳥」(tori, "bird")

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1995. Virtual Boy Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  2. ^ 1995. Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 27.