Maw-Maw
- Not to be confused with Maw-Ray.
| Maw-Maw | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
Maw-Maws are enemies that first appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Resembling two-legged Japanese giant salamanders, they are featured prominently in a level named after them, Maw-Maw Mouthful. Most of them chase and eat anything and everything in their path, including other enemies and power-ups left on the ground. However, they cannot eat players, who will only take damage on contact with their mouths (unless the players are in their Goomba form via a Wonder Effect, in which case the player will be eaten and instantly lose a life). After chasing for a period of time, they stop for a moment, panting in exhaustion with their eyes wide open and their tongue hanging out. There are, however, some Maw-Maws that do not move from their spot, only changing the direction they are facing and opening their mouths when a player or projectile is a short distance in front of them.
Maw-Maws get stunned when jumped on or when they attempt to open their mouths while under a low ceiling and consequently hit their head, which can activate or break blocks above it. Maw-Maws can be defeated by jumping on them while they are stunned, ground pounding them once regardless of their current state, drill attacks, or by striking them with a single shell or with nine fireballs, but if they are facing the projectile thrown at them and they are not eating anything at that moment, they will swallow the projectile and spit it back out (with spat fireballs traveling in a straight trajectory rather than bouncing on the ground).
Gallery
Artwork
Model
A Maw-Maw with its mouth open
A stunned Maw-Maw after being stomped
A tired Maw-Maw after missing its target
A Maw-Maw pursing Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Blue Toad in their Goomba forms
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アングリ[1] Anguri |
Possibly a pun mixing「あんぐり」(anguri, Japanese ideophonic word for "openmouthed") and the English word "hungry" | |
| Chinese | 大嘴怪[2][3] Dàzuǐ Guài |
Big Mouth Monster | |
| Dutch | Maw-Maw[?] | - | |
| French | Salabafre[?] | Portmanteau of salamandre ("salamander") and bâfrer ("to gobble") | |
| German | Sagaaah[?] | From sag aaah ("say ahh") | |
| Italian | Squalamandra[?] | Portmanteau of squalo ("shark") and salamandra ("salamander") | |
| Korean | 와앙그리[?] Waanggeuri |
Portmanteau of "와앙" (waang, Korean ideophone meaning "openmouthed") and English word "hungry" | |
| Portuguese | Gulartixa[?] | Portmanteau of gula ("gluttony") and lagartixa ("lizard") | |
| Russian | Жрамандра[?] Zhramandra |
Portmanteau of жрать (zhrat', "to gobble") and саламандра (salamandra, "salamander") | |
| Spanish | Digaah[?] | Contraction of diga aah ("say ahh") |
References
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (August 31, 2023). スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー Direct 2023.8.31. YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (August 31, 2023). 《超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇》Direct 2023.8.31（中文字幕）. YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ 瑪利歐與同伴們也和大家一起冒險。介紹本系列歷來最多的12種操作角色。 【前往驚奇的世界Vol.2】. Nintendo Hong Kong. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
