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{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Dragoneel Screenshot.jpg|200px]]<br>A Dragoneel, swimming along the players in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|image=[[File:NSMBUDX Dragoneel model.png|200x200px]]<br>[[File:NSMBUDX twin Dragoneel model.png|200x200px]]<br>Models of both Dragoneel types from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
|comparable=[[Snorkel Snake]]
}}
}}
'''Dragoneels''' are gigantic eels that make their debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. These enemies have angry closed eyes that resemble those of a [[Porcupuffer]], and large zigzag-shaped red jaws, the upper one having a pink lip. Also, they have long sleek bodies with a long purple crest running along their red backs and their underside is white with pale purple polka dots, and a long purple fin along their back. Dragoneel's wing-like pectoral fins and three-lobed caudal fin are similar to those of [[Cheep Cheep]]s. They closely resemble [[Gobblegut]] (and [[Fracktail]]) and behave similar to the [[Snorkel Snake]] as they try to encircle players with their bodies; in fact, their internal file name in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' suggests they may be directly based on the Snorkel Snake.
'''Dragoneels''' are gigantic eels that make their debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. These enemies have angry closed eyes that resemble those of a [[Porcupuffer]], and large zigzag-shaped red jaws, the upper one having a pink lip. Also, they have long sleek bodies with a long purple crest running along their red backs and their underside is white with pale purple polka dots, and a long purple fin along their back. Dragoneel's wing-like pectoral fins and three-lobed caudal fin are similar to those of [[Cheep Cheep]]s. They closely resemble [[Gobblegut]] (and [[Fracktail]]) and behave similar to the [[Snorkel Snake]] as they try to encircle players with their bodies; in fact, their internal file name in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' suggests they may be directly based on the Snorkel Snake.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NSMBUDX Dragoneel model.png|Model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
NSMBU Dragoneel Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSMBUDX twin Dragoneel model.png|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''
LittleDragoneels.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
LittleDragoneels.png| Two purple Dragoneels, swimming alongside Mario
Mp10trailer5.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Mario Party 10''
Mp10trailer5.png|thumb|A Dragoneel in Whimsical Waters in ''Mario Party 10''
Gourd Lake Dragoneel M+RSoH.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
Gourd Lake Dragoneel M+RSoH.jpg|Dragoneel as it appears in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=タツノン
|Jap=タツノン<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="New Super Mario Bros. U" in『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|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]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=209|isbn=4-091065-69-4}}</ref>
|JapR=Tatsunon
|JapR=Tatsunon
|JapM=From「竜」(''tatsu'', "dragon") or possibly「竜の落し子」(''tatsu no otoshigo'', "seahorse"), and an allusion to「ウナボン」(''Unabon'', "Snorkel Snake")
|JapM=From「竜」(''tatsu'', "dragon") or possibly「竜の落し子」(''tatsu no otoshigo'', "seahorse"), and an allusion to「ウナボン」(''Unabon'', "Snorkel Snake")
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|ItaM=Pun on ''drago'' ("dragon") and ''anguilla'' ("eel")
|ItaM=Pun on ''drago'' ("dragon") and ''anguilla'' ("eel")
|Kor=용돌이
|Kor=용돌이
|KorR=Yongdol'i
|KorR=Yongdori
|KorM=from "용" (''yong'', "dragon") and "~돌이" (''-dol'i'', a Korean suffix that refers to a man)
|KorM=from "용" (''yong'', "dragon") and "~돌이" (''-dori'', a Korean suffix that refers to a man)
|Por=Dragoreia
|Por=Dragoreia
|PorM=From ''dragão'' ("dragon") and ''moreia'' ("moray eel")
|PorM=From ''dragão'' ("dragon") and ''moreia'' ("moray eel")
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|SpaEM=From ''hidra'' ("hydra") and ''dragón'' ("dragon")
|SpaEM=From ''hidra'' ("hydra") and ''dragón'' ("dragon")
}}
}}
==References==
<references/>


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Latest revision as of 16:50, August 28, 2024

Dragoneel
Model of a red Dragoneel from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Model of a blue Dragoneel from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Models of both Dragoneel types from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Latest appearance Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022)
Comparable

Dragoneels are gigantic eels that make their debut in New Super Mario Bros. U. These enemies have angry closed eyes that resemble those of a Porcupuffer, and large zigzag-shaped red jaws, the upper one having a pink lip. Also, they have long sleek bodies with a long purple crest running along their red backs and their underside is white with pale purple polka dots, and a long purple fin along their back. Dragoneel's wing-like pectoral fins and three-lobed caudal fin are similar to those of Cheep Cheeps. They closely resemble Gobblegut (and Fracktail) and behave similar to the Snorkel Snake as they try to encircle players with their bodies; in fact, their internal file name in New Super Mario Bros. U suggests they may be directly based on the Snorkel Snake.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

In the game, they attack by chasing the player's character. They can only be defeated with a Super Star, and doing so causes it to spit out several coins. Dragoneels appear in the Sparkling Waters level, Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto and World Coin-5. It follows the player throughout the underwater course, while the players must avoid the monster. Throwing fireballs at its head will slow it down, but throwing them at its body will speed it up. If the player swims behind a Dragoneel and remains out of reach, the Dragoneel will begin circling the player. In a multiplayer game, it will go after the player furthest to the right of the screen. The Dragoneel is also capable of swimming through walls and other objects.

A shorter, purple-blue variant of Dragoneels, appearing only in New Super Mario Bros. U, can be found in Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto. Only two purple Dragoneels appear in a small section with coins and a Star Coin. They have the same strategies that Dragoneels have; they follow the player(s) while they must avoid them. However, they make tighter turns, and are significantly slower. Throwing fireballs at their heads will make them move gradually slower.

Dragoneels reappear in New Super Luigi U in the Sparkling Waters level, Dragoneel Depths where two of them chase the player. In this game, they can defeat enemies, such as Urchins and Big Urchins, by running into them.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, Dragoneels make a cameo in the background of the vertical section of underwater levels in the New Super Mario Bros. U style. They do not appear as course parts.

Mario Party series[edit]

Rumble Fishing results from Super Mario Party
Caught Dragoneels in the Rumble Fishing minigame of Super Mario Party

In the Mario Party series, Dragoneels first appear in Mario Party 10, where they host the Dragoneel Treasure events in Whimsical Waters. Dragoneels reappear in Super Mario Party in the minigames Rattle and Hmmm, where one may appear during the final round, and more notably in Rumble Fishing, where players each have to reel out a Dragoneel in hopes of finding the longest Dragoneel to win the minigame.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope[edit]

“ This poor Dragoneel is yet another victim of Woodrow's Woodrow icon cursed - and in my honest opinion - vastly overrated poetry. ”
Beep-0, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

In Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, a giant, dazed Dragoneel makes a cameo appearance in Gourd Lake.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. U content/Common/actor/unabon.szs unabon Snorkel Snake

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タツノン[1]
Tatsunon
From「竜」(tatsu, "dragon") or possibly「竜の落し子」(tatsu no otoshigo, "seahorse"), and an allusion to「ウナボン」(Unabon, "Snorkel Snake")
Chinese (simplified) 海龙[?]
Hǎi Lóng
Sea Dragon
Chinese (traditional) 海龍[?]
Hǎi Lóng
Sea Dragon
Dutch Dragoneel[?] -
French Dranguille[?] From "dragon" and anguille ("eel")
German Drachenaal[?] Dragoneel
Italian Dranguilla[?] Pun on drago ("dragon") and anguilla ("eel")
Korean 용돌이[?]
Yongdori
from "용" (yong, "dragon") and "~돌이" (-dori, a Korean suffix that refers to a man)
Portuguese Dragoreia[?] From dragão ("dragon") and moreia ("moray eel")
Russian Драконоугорь[?]
Drakonougor'
From дракон (drakon, "dragon") and угорь (ugor, "eel")
Spanish (NOA) Anguisaurio[?] From anguilla ("eel" in Latin) and the suffix -saurio ("-saurus")
Spanish (NOE) Hidragón[?] From hidra ("hydra") and dragón ("dragon")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in『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』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091065-69-4. Page 209.