Pouncer
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| Pouncer | |||
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 Artwork of a Pouncer | |||
| First appearance | Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) | ||
| Latest appearance | Wario Land II (1998) | ||
| Variant of | Thwomp | ||
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Pouncers[1] are stone creatures from the Wario Land series, appearing in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and Wario Land II. 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, in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, contact with a Pouncer's spikes instantly causes the loss of a life. The Pouncers of Wario Land II were redesigned and referred to as weights[2][3] or blocks.[4] They 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.
Profiles and statistics
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
- Japanese Virtual Console manual: 天井から落ちてきたり、追いかけてきたりします。頭の上に乗れます。[5](They can fall from the ceiling or chase you. You can ride on their heads.)
- English manual: This sturdy creature drops down and pursues Wario. Wario can get a lift on its flat top.[1]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
Gallery
Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Wario standing on a Pouncer from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
A Pouncer as depicted in the Kodansha manga
Wario being flattened by a weight in Wario Land II
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドドン[6][7][8] Dodon |
From「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp) and「どん」(don, a Japanese onomatopoeia for crashing sound) | |
| German | Pouncer[?] | - | |
| Italian | Assalitore Improvviso[9] | Sudden Attacker | |
| Saltatore[10] | Jumper; shared with the nickname of the Wonder Hoppin | ||
| Thowmp[11] | - |
References
- ^ a b 1994. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
- ^ "One bat drops a lead weight that flattens Wario; the other picks him up and steals coins." – March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 63.
- ^ Nintendo: Wario Land II. Nintendo.com. Archived June 10, 1998, 01:24:01 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "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." – March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 64.
- ^ Japanese Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console manual, section 15.
- ^ 1994. Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
- ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 92.
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDaijiten - ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 European manual. Page 117.
- ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.
- ^ 1994. Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 4. Page 20.
| Thwomps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Dossunmengyo • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Super Dossun • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator • Waruiwa-gumi (leader) • Whomp King | |
| Species | Grindels | Grindel • Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon • Pouncer | |
| Whomps | Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Kongā • Mega Thwomp • Security Thwomp • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Spiked 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 Gottsun | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp | |
| Thwacks | Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack | |
| Wallops | Wallop • Walleye | |
| 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 |
