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{{Species-infobox | {{Species-infobox | ||
|image=[[File:WL_Pouncer.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Pouncer | |image=[[File:WL_Pouncer.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Pouncer | ||
|relatives=[[Thwomp]] | |relatives=[[Thwomp]]<br>[[Omodon]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]]) | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:Pouncer.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Pouncer.png|frame|left]] | ||
'''Pouncers'''<ref>''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are stone creatures from ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They look and behave almost exactly like [[Thwomp]]s, except they have no spikes on their tops. [[Wario]] can hop up on them as a platform to cross gaps. In some cases, instead of acting like Thwomps, they slowly follow a path, such as moving through a cramped hall after Wario. | '''Pouncers'''<ref>''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are stone creatures from ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They look and behave almost exactly like [[Thwomp]]s, except they have no spikes on their tops. [[Wario]] can hop up on them as a platform to cross gaps. In some cases, instead of acting like Thwomps, they slowly follow a path, such as moving through a cramped hall after Wario. If a Pouncer lands on an enemy, it turns into a [[10-Coin|10 Gold Coin]] for Wario to collect. On the other hand, contact with a Pouncer's spikes instantly causes the loss of a life. | ||
In ''[[Wario Land II]]'', redesigned Pouncers make an appearance, referred to as '''weights'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 106, page 63. "''One bat drops a lead weight that flattens Wario; the other picks him up and steals coins.''"</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980610012401/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/wario_land_ii/1.html Official American ''Wario Land II'' website (Internet Archive)]</ref> or '''blocks'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 106, page 64. "''These bats have nothing better to do all day than drop blocks. If you jump on a block, you can jump from the top to reach more coins.''"</ref>. They are have no spikes and are carried and routinely dropped by [[D-Bat]]s. They are no longer harmful, transforming Wario into [[Flat Wario]] if it lands on him. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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RiceBeachCourse4.png|Wario standing on a Pouncer | RiceBeachCourse4.png|Wario standing on a Pouncer | ||
Pouncer KC Mario Artwork.png|A Pouncer as depicted in ''KC Deluxe'' | Pouncer KC Mario Artwork.png|A Pouncer as depicted in ''KC Deluxe'' | ||
Flat Wario WL2.png|Wario being flattened by a weight in ''[[Wario Land II]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ドドン<ref>''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> | |Jap=ドドン<ref>''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><ref>''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide, page 92.</ref> | ||
|JapR=Dodon | |JapR=Dodon | ||
|JapM=From ''dosun'', a Japanese onomatopoeia for dropping object (see [[Thwomp]]). | |JapM=From ''dosun'', a Japanese onomatopoeia for dropping object (see [[Thwomp]]). | ||
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{{Thwomps}} | {{Thwomps}} | ||
{{WL}} | {{WL}} | ||
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[[Category:Thwomps]] | [[Category:Thwomps]] | ||
[[Category:Animate Objects]] | [[Category:Animate Objects]] | ||
[[Category:Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Enemies]] | [[Category:Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Wario Land II Objects]] | |||
[[it:Saltatore]] | [[it:Saltatore]] | ||
[[de:Pouncer]] | [[de:Pouncer]] | ||
Revision as of 20:45, August 14, 2020
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Pouncers[1] are stone creatures from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They look and behave almost exactly like Thwomps, except they have no spikes on their tops. Wario can hop up on them as a platform to cross gaps. In some cases, instead of acting like Thwomps, they slowly follow a path, such as moving through a cramped hall after Wario. If a Pouncer lands on an enemy, it turns into a 10 Gold Coin for Wario to collect. On the other hand, contact with a Pouncer's spikes instantly causes the loss of a life.
In Wario Land II, redesigned Pouncers make an appearance, referred to as weights[2][3] or blocks[4]. They are have no spikes and are carried and routinely dropped by D-Bats. They are no longer harmful, transforming Wario into Flat Wario if it lands on him.
Gallery
Wario standing on a Pouncer
A Pouncer as depicted in KC Deluxe
Wario being flattened by a weight in Wario Land II
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | Pouncer[?] | - | |
| Italian | Saltatore[?] | Jumper |
References
- ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 English instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 106, page 63. "One bat drops a lead weight that flattens Wario; the other picks him up and steals coins."
- ^ Official American Wario Land II website (Internet Archive)
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 106, page 64. "These bats have nothing better to do all day than drop blocks. If you jump on a block, you can jump from the top to reach more coins."
- ^ Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide, page 92.
| Thwomps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Dossunmengyo • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Super Dossun • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator • Waruiwa-gumi (leader) | |
| Species | Grindels | Grindel • Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon • Pouncer | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Kongā • Mega Thwomp • Security Thwomp • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Star Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform | |
| Relatives | Grrrols | Grrrol • Mega Grrrol |
| Ka-thunks | Ka-thunk • King Ka-thunk | |
| Konks | Konk • Wonder Konk | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp | |
| Thwacks | Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack | |
| Wallops | Wallop • Walleye | |
| Whomps | Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp • Whomp King | |
| Other | Bomp • Flomp • Grumblump • Rhomp • Stairface Ogre • Stone-Eye • Tox Box • Tsubushi • Walking Block | |
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characters | Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario | ||
| Bosses | Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie | ||
| Worlds | Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle | ||
| Power-ups | Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star | ||
| Collectibles | ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure | ||
| Enemies and obstacles | Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake | ||
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff | ||
| Wario Land II | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Wario • Captain Syrup |
| Supporters | Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle |
| Bosses | Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri |
| Chapters | Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter |
| Conditions | Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario |
| Enemies | Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie |
| Objects | 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch |
