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|image=[[Image:Undergrunt.PNG|100px]]<br/> An '''Undergrunt''' popping out of the ground.
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])
|image=[[File:SMG Undergrunt grounded model.png|200x200px]]<br>Model of an Undergrunt peeking out from the ground in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|species_origin=[[Monty Mole]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|affiliations= [[Koopa Troop]], [[Undergrunt Gunner]], [[Major Burrows]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
|variant_of=[[Monty]]
|variants=[[Undergrunt Gunner]]
|notable=[[Major Burrows]]
}}
}}
 
{{quote|Those moles are digging up [[Gusty Garden Galaxy|our garden]]! It's just terrible!|Star Bunny|Super Mario Galaxy}}
'''Undergrunt'''s are mole-like enimies That appear in [[Super Mario Galaxy]] and [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]] in the galaxies [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]] (SMG) and [[Battle Belt Galaxy]] (SMG2) making '''Undergrunts''' quite rare.
'''Undergrunts'''<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> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. These large moles appear to be militaristic [[Monty]]s: Under''grunt'' refers to a low rank, while [[Major Burrows|''Major'' Burrows]] and [[Undergrunt Gunner|Undergrunt ''Gunners'']] also use military terms in their names. They slightly resemble early depictions of [[Monty Mole]]s due to their light-colored cheeks and rounded snouts, but have large eyes, toothy grins, and yellow camo-plated helmets, the last of which is the only thing of them visible while they dig.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
In the game [[Super Mario Galaxy]] Undergrunts appear in Gusty Garden Galaxy in "''The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows''" as uncommon enimies only appearing on two planets. You cannot do anything to the Undergrunts while they are tunneling in the ground because of their helmets. They can be defeated by [[ground pound]]ing the ground near them to pop out the Undergrunt. Then the player must [[Spinning|spin]] the enemy while it is still out of the ground.
[[File:SMG Gusty Garden Undergrunt Screenshot.png|200px|thumb|left|A regular Undergrunt in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Undergrunts appear in [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]] in the mission [[The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows]] as uncommon enemies on two planets. Even though the Undergrunts' helmets lack spikes on the top (though they do have spikes on the sides), [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] cannot safely jump on them. However, Undergrunts can be defeated by [[Ground Pound]]ing near them, then [[spin]]ning them after they have popped out. They give a [[coin]] when defeated. Undergrunts also appear in [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]].
 
Blue Undergrunts on a cannon, called [[Undergrunt Gunner]]s, appear in the Gold Leaf Galaxy, the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]] and the [[Toy Time Galaxy]].


At the end of that level there is a boss extremely similar to an Undergrunt in appearance, [[Major Burrows]], and is defeated in a nearly identical way.
At the end of Gusty Garden Galaxy, there is the boss of this galaxy, [[Major Burrows]], who is the leader of the Undergrunts and can be defeated in almost the same way.
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
Only three undergrunts appear in [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]] on one planet in [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]. They are deafeated in the same way with no changes added.
Only two normal Undergrunts appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' on the Undergrunt Planet in [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]. They are defeated the same way as in the previous game. However, they give three [[Star Bit]]s instead of a coin when defeated. Undergrunt Gunners have now become a much more common enemy species.


In addition, Major Burrows appears again in [[Boss Blitz Galaxy]].
In addition, Major Burrows reappears in [[Boss Blitz Galaxy]].


==Appearance==
==Gallery==
An Undergrunt's appearance is similar to most mole like characters ([[Monty Moles]], [[Rocky Wrench|Rocky Wrenches]] etc.). They have dark brown fur, and light brown bellies, noses, and cheeks. Undergrunts also have yellow spiked helmets preventing the player from stomping or spinning the mole. This is the only indication of an undergrunt beside the fact that they leave a dirt trail behind when they tunnel in the ground.
<gallery>
SMG Artwork Gusty Garden Galaxy 02.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Asset Model Undergrunt.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
QuestionMarkPlanets.png|The question mark-shaped planets covered in Undergrunts from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Undergrunt.png|Screenshot of an Undergrunt being forced out of the ground in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Battle Belt Undergrunt Planet.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SMG2 Undergrunt.png|Screenshot of a dazed Undergrunt from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/Mogucchi.arc</tt>
|name1=Mogucchi
|meaning1=Transliteration of below
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt><br><tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=モグッチ (''Mogutchi'')
|meaning2=Derived from「モグ」(''Mogu'', "[[Monty]]") and「っち」(''-tchi''), an abbreviated form of honorific「ちゃん」(''-chan'')
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=モグへい
|JapR=Moguhei
|JapM=[[Monty]] Trooper; derived from「モグ」(''Mogu'', Monty) and「{{ruby|兵|へい}}」(''hei'', "soldier")
|Fre=Mogu
|FreM=Romanization of the Japanese name for Monty
|Spa=Tope
|SpaM=Mole
|Ita=Moguccio<ref>{{cite|title=PRIMA Guida Ufficiale di ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''|page=30, 231-232}}</ref>
|ItaM=Small Monty; derived from the Japanese name for Monty and the suffix "-uccio", conveying a diminutive stature
|Ita2=Talpone<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>
|Ita2M=Big Mole
|Ita3=Talpone Soldato<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>
|Ita3M=Big Mole Soldier; shared with [[Undergrunt Gunner]]
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*Besides the helmet, undergrunt have the exact same appearance of a [[Rocky Wrench]].
<references/>
*Although they are listed as enemies in the offical PRIMA game guide for Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, Undergrunts are not listed in the Mariowiki list of enemies (as shown below)


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[[Category:Rocky Wrenches]]
[[category:Goombas]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]]
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[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 22:26, November 27, 2024

Undergrunt
Model of an Undergrunt from Super Mario Galaxy half-underground.
Model of an Undergrunt peeking out from the ground in Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Monty
Variants
Notable members
“Those moles are digging up our garden! It's just terrible!”
Star Bunny, Super Mario Galaxy

Undergrunts[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. These large moles appear to be militaristic Montys: Undergrunt refers to a low rank, while Major Burrows and Undergrunt Gunners also use military terms in their names. They slightly resemble early depictions of Monty Moles due to their light-colored cheeks and rounded snouts, but have large eyes, toothy grins, and yellow camo-plated helmets, the last of which is the only thing of them visible while they dig.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

A regular Undergrunt in Super Mario Galaxy

In Super Mario Galaxy, Undergrunts appear in Gusty Garden Galaxy in the mission The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows as uncommon enemies on two planets. Even though the Undergrunts' helmets lack spikes on the top (though they do have spikes on the sides), Mario or Luigi cannot safely jump on them. However, Undergrunts can be defeated by Ground Pounding near them, then spinning them after they have popped out. They give a coin when defeated. Undergrunts also appear in Gold Leaf Galaxy.

Blue Undergrunts on a cannon, called Undergrunt Gunners, appear in the Gold Leaf Galaxy, the Deep Dark Galaxy and the Toy Time Galaxy.

At the end of Gusty Garden Galaxy, there is the boss of this galaxy, Major Burrows, who is the leader of the Undergrunts and can be defeated in almost the same way.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Only two normal Undergrunts appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2 on the Undergrunt Planet in Battle Belt Galaxy. They are defeated the same way as in the previous game. However, they give three Star Bits instead of a coin when defeated. Undergrunt Gunners have now become a much more common enemy species.

In addition, Major Burrows reappears in Boss Blitz Galaxy.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/Mogucchi.arc Mogucchi Transliteration of below
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
モグッチ (Mogutchi) Derived from「モグ」(Mogu, "Monty") and「っち」(-tchi), an abbreviated form of honorific「ちゃん」(-chan)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モグへい[?]
Moguhei
Monty Trooper; derived from「モグ」(Mogu, Monty) and「へい」(hei, "soldier")
French Mogu[?] Romanization of the Japanese name for Monty
Italian Moguccio[2] Small Monty; derived from the Japanese name for Monty and the suffix "-uccio", conveying a diminutive stature
Talpone[3] Big Mole
Talpone Soldato[4] Big Mole Soldier; shared with Undergrunt Gunner
Spanish Tope[?] Mole

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ PRIMA Guida Ufficiale di Super Mario Galaxy 2. Page 30, 231-232.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 161.