Astro-Lanceur
| Astro-Lanceur | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) | ||
| Variant of | Gushen | ||
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Astro-Lanceurs[1] are enemies in Super Mario Odyssey. Only six ever appear, specifically within the Moon Kingdom and one of its bonus areas. They resemble Mollusque-Lanceur, a boss fought in the Seaside Kingdom. These enemies are large flying silver octopus-like creatures with blue eyes and six arms. Spikes protrude from each arm, though the enemies' heads are also harmful. Each Astro-Lanceur wears a glass helmet with a black-colored opening on the front that appears to be some kind of mouth, though it also serves as a cannon. Astro-Lanceurs are always seen floating.
Astro-Lanceurs move slowly, and their direction ignores Mario. It is set depending on the location. Ones on the Moon Kingdom's main map always move in a counterclockwise circle, but the others can move in a circle, move back and forth in a very shallow arc, or not move at all. When they see Mario, they try to stare at him to aim. However, they cannot look at especially high or low angles, and therefore their aim is imperfect. Occasionally, they spit red cone shell projectiles to attack, regardless of if Mario is actually in the sight line. These shells fly directly forward but slowly, exploding on impact. If they fly out into the distance, they vanish without an animation.
The top of an Astro-Lanceur's head bears the outline of a light-blue Ground Pound symbol; it indicates that Mario can defeat this enemy with a Ground Pound. This shatters the helmet and squishes the Astro-Lanceur. Once defeated, the enemy leaves behind eight coins. Astro-Lanceurs do not respawn after being defeated, nor necessarily after the given area is reloaded. The player has to reload the Moon Kingdom, either by leaving and returning or by loading the save file.
Gallery
An Astro-Lanceur in the Moon Kingdom
An Astro-Lanceur about to fire an attack
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | スペースホーダン[?] Supēsu Hōdan |
From "space" and「ホーダン伯爵」(Hōdan Hakushaku, "Mollusque-Lanceur") | |
| French | Bombopode spatial[?] | Spatial Mollusque-Lanceur | |
| Italian | Astropolpo[?] | From astro ("aster") and polpo ("octopus") | |
| Korean | 스페이스포탄[?] Supeiseu Potan |
From "space" and "포탄백작" (Potan Baekjak, "Mollusque-Lanceur") | |
| Spanish | Pulpinauta[?] | From pulpo ("octopus") and astronauta ("astronaut") |
References
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe (October 27, 2017). Super Mario Odyssey Prima Collector's Edition Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 9780744018875. Page 349.
