Draglet
| Draglet | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Draglet from Super Mario 3D Land | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) |
Draglets[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D Land. They are small blue dragons with small purple bat-like wings and pink spikes attached to their backs. Draglets have two fangs, and their eyes have dash-like pupils instead of circular ones. They bear a slight resemblance to Eeries, Rexes, and Dino-Torches. Draglets are found in the castle stages. They stay in one spot, but when a Draglet spots Mario or Luigi, they will attack by shooting a single fireball at him. Draglets make a distinct sneezing sound before shooting a fireball, indicating that their attack is coming. Draglets can easily be defeated by jumping on them or swinging Tanooki Mario's tail at them, or with a projectile such as a fireball or boomerang. Draglets also appear briefly during the cutscene that plays when Mario is entering World 8 for the first time.
Profiles
Super Mario 3D Land
- European website bio: "Draglets use their tiny wings to hover just above the ground. They also use their fiery breath to shoot fireballs at Mario!"
Gallery
Rendered model from Super Mario 3D Land
Screenshot from Super Mario 3D Land
Screenshot from Super Mario 3D Land
World 8 cutscene from Super Mario 3D Land
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メラゴン[2] Meragon |
Pun on「めらめら」(meramera, onomatopoeia for something flaring up) and「ドラゴン」(doragon, "dragon") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 吐焰龙[3] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 吐焰龍[4] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon | |
| Dutch | Draglet[?] | - | |
| French | Pyrodragon[?] | From pyro (Greek word for "fire") + "dragon" | |
| German | Loderdrache[?] | Blaze Dragon | |
| Italian | Dragardo[?] | Possibly a portmanteau of drago ("dragon") and testardo ("stubborn") | |
| Korean | 이글래곤[?] Igeullaegon |
Possibly from "이글이글" (igeul-igeul, onomatopoeia for burning) + "드래곤" (deuraegon, "dragon") | |
| Portuguese | Dragão chama[?] | Flame dragon | |
| Russian | Дракон-огнеплюй[?] Drakon-ogneplyuy |
From дракон (drakon, "dragon") + огненный (ognennyy, "fiery") and плевать (plebat, "to spit") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Draguígneo[?] | Pun on dragón ("dragon") and ígneo ("igneous") |
References
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 14.
- ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 181.
- ^ Super Mario 3D Land website. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ Super Mario 3D Land website. Nintendo.com.hk (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
