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'''Sarcopha Guys''' are mummy enemies in ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' that appear in [[Poobah the Pharaoh's Pyramid]]. When [[Wario]] first sees them, they will be inside their grave. When Wario gets closer, they will pop out and hurt him if he gets too near. Sarcopha Guys are immune to [[Sparky Wario]]'s electricity, but can be defeated using any other attack.
'''Sarcopha Guys''' are mummy enemies in ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' that appear in [[Poobah the Pharaoh's Pyramid]]. When [[Wario]] first sees them, they will be inside their grave. When Wario gets closer, they will pop out and hurt him if he gets too near. Sarcopha Guys are immune to [[Sparky Wario]]'s electricity, but can be defeated using any other attack.


The in-game description states that Sarcopha Guys are "a bit bashful", and indeed blush when they open their graves. Their name is a play on the word "sarcophagi," the plural form of the word "{{wp|sarcophagus}}," referring to the tomb that mummies are stored in.
The in-game description states that Sarcopha Guys are "a bit bashful", and indeed blush when they open their graves. Their name is a homophonic pun on "sarcophagi", the plural form of "{{wp|sarcophagus}}", referring to the tomb that mummies are stored in.


==In-game description==
==In-game description==
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|Jap=チタンカーメン
|Jap=チタンカーメン
|JapR=Chitankāmen
|JapR=Chitankāmen
|JapM=Pun on「チタン」(''chitan'', meaning "{{wp|titanium}}", originally deriving from German word "Titan") and "{{wp|Tutankhamun}}"
|JapM=Play on「チタン」(''chitan'', meaning "{{wp|titanium}}", originally deriving from German word "Titan") and "{{wp|Tutankhamun}}"
|Fra=Sarcofarce
|Fra=Sarcofarce
|FraM=From "sarcophage" and "farce" (prank)
|FraM=From "sarcophage" and "farce" (prank)
|Ita=Sarcoffio
|Ita=Sarcoffio
|ItaM=Likely a portmanteau of "sarcofago" (sarcophagi) and "coff" (cough), with Italian noun-forming suffix "-io"  
|ItaM=From "sarcofago" (sarcophagus) with Italian noun- and adjective-forming suffix "-io"  
}}
}}
{{WMOD}}
{{WMOD}}
[[Category:Mummies]]
[[Category:Mummies]]
[[Category:Wario: Master of Disguise enemies]]
[[Category:Wario: Master of Disguise enemies]]

Revision as of 01:41, December 3, 2023

Sprite of Sarcopha Guy in Wario: Master of Disguise

Sarcopha Guys are mummy enemies in Wario: Master of Disguise that appear in Poobah the Pharaoh's Pyramid. When Wario first sees them, they will be inside their grave. When Wario gets closer, they will pop out and hurt him if he gets too near. Sarcopha Guys are immune to Sparky Wario's electricity, but can be defeated using any other attack.

The in-game description states that Sarcopha Guys are "a bit bashful", and indeed blush when they open their graves. Their name is a homophonic pun on "sarcophagi", the plural form of "sarcophagus", referring to the tomb that mummies are stored in.

In-game description

This mummy got his name from the titanium-alloy sarcophagus he was discovered in. He's a bit bashful, so he doesn't get out much.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チタンカーメン[?]
Chitankāmen
Play on「チタン」(chitan, meaning "titanium", originally deriving from German word "Titan") and "Tutankhamun"
Italian Sarcoffio[?] From "sarcofago" (sarcophagus) with Italian noun- and adjective-forming suffix "-io"