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(Malboros usually have way, way, WAAAAAY more than "two sets of eyes". Calling the five eyes it has in Mario Hoops "many" is laughable in comparison; it's probably some of the LEAST amount of eyes they've ever been depicted with, if not THE least.) |
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{{species infobox | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File:MalboroHoops.jpg]] | |image=[[File:MalboroHoops.jpg]] | ||
|first_appearance='' | |first_appearance=''{{wp|Final Fantasy II}}'' (1988, overall)<br>''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]], ''Super Mario''-related media) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Malboros''' are plant-like enemies in the ''{{wp|Final Fantasy}}'' games that debuted in ''{{wp|Final Fantasy II}}''. They appear in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' on the [[Malboro Garden]] stage, one positioned behind both baskets. The Malboros in this game have a unique appearance from most other titles, with five huge orange eyes and a long mouth. In other games, Malboros usually have dozens of small eyes on stalks and tentacles, rather than the five large eyes and three tentacles in this game. When a player gets too close to one, it will use its signature attack, Bad Breath, a toxic purple gas that will knock any player who touches it down and make them slower. | '''Malboros''' are plant-like enemies in the ''{{wp|Final Fantasy}}'' games that debuted in ''{{wp|Final Fantasy II}}''. They appear in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' on the [[Malboro Garden]] stage, one positioned behind both baskets. The Malboros in this game have a unique appearance from most other titles, with five huge orange eyes and a long mouth. In other games, Malboros usually have dozens of small eyes on stalks and tentacles, rather than the five large eyes and three tentacles in this game. When a player gets too close to one, it will use its signature attack, Bad Breath, a toxic purple gas that will knock any player who touches it down and make them slower. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jpn=モルボル | ||
| | |JpnR=Moruboru | ||
| | |JpnM=Possibly derived from the prefix "mal-" (bad) and「ボロ」(''boro'', exhausting); also likely a reference to「マールボロ」({{wp|Marlboro}}) due to their toxic gas | ||
|Fre=Xylomid | |Fre=Xylomid | ||
|Ger=Morbol | |Ger=Morbol | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{fandom|finalfantasy|Malboro|Malboro on the Final Fantasy Wiki}} | ||
{{Crossover characters}} | |||
{{MH3O3}} | {{MH3O3}} | ||
[[Category:Third-party species]] | [[Category:Third-party species]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, January 7, 2025
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| First appearance | Final Fantasy II (1988, overall) Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, Super Mario-related media) |
Malboros are plant-like enemies in the Final Fantasy games that debuted in Final Fantasy II. They appear in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 on the Malboro Garden stage, one positioned behind both baskets. The Malboros in this game have a unique appearance from most other titles, with five huge orange eyes and a long mouth. In other games, Malboros usually have dozens of small eyes on stalks and tentacles, rather than the five large eyes and three tentacles in this game. When a player gets too close to one, it will use its signature attack, Bad Breath, a toxic purple gas that will knock any player who touches it down and make them slower.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | モルボル[?] Moruboru |
Possibly derived from the prefix "mal-" (bad) and「ボロ」(boro, exhausting); also likely a reference to「マールボロ」(Marlboro) due to their toxic gas | |
| French | Xylomid[?] | - | |
| German | Morbol[?] | From the Japanese name; also possibly from "morbus" ("disease" in Latin) | |
| Italian | Molboro[?] | - |
