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|image=[[File:Blurker SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Blurker SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])

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Blurker
A Blurker from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

Blurkers[1] are enemies appearing primarily in Super Mario 3D World and its port. Their name is a play on "blocker," referring to their shape and how they block the player, and "lurk." These squishy pink block creatures were likely inspired by Mokumokuren, a yokai consisting of many pairs of eyes lined up across a decrepit paper wall. Blurkers are introduced in Shadow-Play Alley. Blurkers appear in groups and primarily serve as guardians to secret passages. Contact with one damages the player. Blurkers can be temporarily disposed of by any normal means of attack except jumps, by striking a nearby gong, or by use of the touchscreen and microphone functions on the Wii U GamePad, although they quickly respawn upon being defeated this way. They can be defeated permanently through the use of a Mega Mushroom, a Potted Piranha Plant, White Tanooki Mario, or Lucky Cat Mario.

Blurkers are also found in the Wii U version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, where they reappear in Shadow-Play Alley.

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Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
content/ObjectData/Moamoa.szs Moamoa Smorg

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モコモコ[2]
Mokomoko
Japanese term meaning "fluffy"; shared with Ratooey
French Blurker[3] -
German Flauschi[?] From flauschig ("fluffy")
Italian Blurker[4] -
Spanish Aglomebloque[?] Portmanteau of aglomerar (to stick or glue together) and bloque ("block")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 27.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 227.
  3. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 227.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 227.