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|image=[[File:RedUrchins.png|190px]]<br>A Ground Urchin in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|image=[[File:RedUrchins.png|190px]]<br>Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variant_of=[[Urchin]]
|variant_of=[[Urchin]]
}}
}}
Ground Urchins are a land variant of the '''[[Urchin]]'''<ref>[[Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card]] description of Urchin: "''Urchins are spiky blue fish that Mario must face in an underwater challenge in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and a land mission in the Freezeflame Galaxy. They roll along the seafloor or ground trying to poke Mario with their spikes. There are also red Urchins in lava areas that Mario can hit with a fireball or trick into falling into the lava.''"</ref> is an enemy in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Ground Urchins look and act much like normal Urchins, except they are red and appear to be covered in some sort of fuzz, unlike the solid skin of normal Urchins. When defeated by fire, they burn into black chalk before disintegrating into dust.
'''Ground Urchins''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|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.is/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en}}</ref> also named '''Hot Urchins''',<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|language=en|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.is/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They look and act much like normal [[Urchin]]s, except they are red and appear to be covered in some sort of fuzz, unlike the solid skin of normal Urchins. When defeated by fire, Ground Urchins burn into black chalk before disintegrating into dust.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', '''Ground Urchins'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> appear in the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]], where they are found in the [[lava]] area and act as the primary enemy. The player can defeat them by either shooting them with [[fireball]]s or luring them into the lava. One also appears in the mission [[Boo in a Box]] of the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]].
Ground Urchins are enemies in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. They are encountered in the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]], being the primary enemy encountered in the [[lava]] area. Ground Urchins can be defeated either from being shot at with [[fireball]]s or from being lured into the lava. One also appears in the mission [[Boo in a Box]] of the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]].
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
Ground Urchins reappear in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', where they are named '''Hot Urchins'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>. They behave exactly like how they did previously. They are found on only a single planet in the [[Battle Belt Galaxy]].
Hot Urchins are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They behave exactly like how they did previously. They are found on only a single planet in the [[Battle Belt Galaxy]].
 
==Profiles==
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
*'''Trading card description:''' ''Urchins are spiky blue fish that Mario must face in an underwater challenge in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and a land mission in the Freezeflame Galaxy. They roll along the seafloor or ground trying to poke Mario with their spikes. There are also red Urchins in lava areas that Mario can hit with a fireball or trick into falling into the lava.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SMG Ground Urchin model.png|Render of a Ground Urchin from ''Super Mario Galaxy''. The fuzz does not appear due to it being a flat texture.
SMG Ground Urchin model.png|Render of a Ground Urchin from ''Super Mario Galaxy''. The fuzz does not appear due to it being a flat texture.
SMG Fire Luigi.png|[[Fire Mario|Fire Luigi]] hurling fireballs at two Ground Urchins in the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]]
SMG Fire Luigi.png|[[Fire Mario|Fire Luigi]] hurling fireballs at two Ground Urchins in the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]]
SMG2 Battle Belt Urchin Planet.png| Ground Urchins in the Battle Belt Galaxy from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SMG2 Battle Belt Urchin Planet.png|Hot Urchins in the Battle Belt Galaxy from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=陸ウニゾー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 128.</ref><br>''Riku Unizō''<br>陸ウニラ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 161.</ref><br>''Riku Unira''
|Jap=陸ウニゾー<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=128|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Riku Unizō
|Jap2=陸ウニラ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=161|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Riku Unira
|JapM=Land Urchin
|JapM=Land Urchin
|Jap2M=Land Urchin
|Fre=Oursin Terrestre<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=128}}</ref>
|FreM=Land Urchin
|Ger=Lava-Igluck
|Ger=Lava-Igluck
|GerM=Lava Urchin
|GerM=Lava Urchin
|Ita=Ricciospino (''SMG'')<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag 128</ref><br>Riccioterrestre (''SMG2'')<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 161</ref>
|Ita=Ricciospino<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=128}}</ref>
|ItaM=Urchin<br>Landurchin
|ItaN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Ita2=Riccioterrestre<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>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|ItaM=Urchin<br>Land Urchin
|SpaE=Erincho Terrestre
|SpaE=Erincho Terrestre
|SpaEM=Land Urchin
|SpaEM=Land Urchin
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[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
[[de:Lava-Igluck]]
[[de:Lava-Igluck]]
[[it:Riccioterrestre]]

Latest revision as of 21:03, November 8, 2024

Ground Urchin
Ground Urchin in Freezeflame Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Urchin

Ground Urchins,[1] also named Hot Urchins,[2] are enemies introduced in Super Mario Galaxy. They look and act much like normal Urchins, except they are red and appear to be covered in some sort of fuzz, unlike the solid skin of normal Urchins. When defeated by fire, Ground Urchins burn into black chalk before disintegrating into dust.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Ground Urchins are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy. They are encountered in the Freezeflame Galaxy, being the primary enemy encountered in the lava area. Ground Urchins can be defeated either from being shot at with fireballs or from being lured into the lava. One also appears in the mission Boo in a Box of the Deep Dark Galaxy.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Hot Urchins are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They behave exactly like how they did previously. They are found on only a single planet in the Battle Belt Galaxy.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

  • Trading card description: Urchins are spiky blue fish that Mario must face in an underwater challenge in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and a land mission in the Freezeflame Galaxy. They roll along the seafloor or ground trying to poke Mario with their spikes. There are also red Urchins in lava areas that Mario can hit with a fireball or trick into falling into the lava.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/UnizoLand.arc UnizoLand Land Urchin

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 陸ウニゾー[3]
Riku Unizō
Land Urchin
陸ウニラ[4]
Riku Unira
French Oursin Terrestre[5] Land Urchin
German Lava-Igluck[?] Lava Urchin
Italian Ricciospino[6] Urchin
Land Urchin
Super Mario Galaxy
Riccioterrestre[7] - Super Mario Galaxy 2
Spanish (NOE) Erincho Terrestre[?] Land Urchin

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128.
  4. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 161.
  5. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 128.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
  7. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 161.