Spike Eel
| Spike Eel | |||
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 A Spike Eel from Super Mario 3D Land | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) | ||
| Variant of | Maw-Ray | ||
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Spike Eels[1] are enemies that appear only in Super Mario 3D Land. They are magenta-colored Maw-Rays with purple spikes on their backs and three big yellow spikes on their head; the yellow spikes slightly resemble hairs. Their tails are also spiked. Each Spike Eel has a big mouth with white lips and a single sharp tooth.
History
Super Mario 3D Land
In Super Mario 3D Land, Spike Eels appear only in underwater tropical levels, notably in World 3-2, World 7-1, and Special 2-2. Spike Eels stay in holes and swim in Mario's (or Luigi's) way, like Maw-Rays and Gringills. They take 15 hits to defeat with the Fire Flower or Boomerang Flower, but can be defeated in a single hit with invincibility or by transforming into Statue Mario and crushing them. They can also be attacked from the front or behind.
Unused appearances
Super Mario Odyssey
At least one Spike Eel was originally going to appear in the Underwater Tunnel to the Lighthouse from the Seaside Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey with their appearance from Super Mario 3D Land, as shown in the area's concept artwork, but they were eventually replaced by Maw-Rays.[2]
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D Land | romfs/ObjectData/Utsubo.szs | Utsubo | Romanization of「ウツボ」(moray eel) Also the Japanese name of Maw-Ray, which otherwise usually goes by the internal filename "moray" |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トゲトゲウオ[3] Togetoge Uo |
Spiky Fish | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 尖刺鱼[4] Jiān Cì Yǘ |
Sharp Spike Fish | |
| German | Dornenaal[?] | From Dornen ("thorn") and Aal ("eel") | |
| Italian | Anguillo Spino[?] | Masculine form of the words anguilla ("eel") and spina ("spike") | |
| Portuguese | Peixe-Espinho[?] | Spike-Fish | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Peciespino[?] | From pez ("fish") and espinoso ("spiny") |
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.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, et al. (November 5, 2019). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (First English Edition). Dark Horse Comics (American English). ISBN 978-1-50671-375-5. Page 228.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 181.
- ^ 超级马力欧 ３Ｄ乐园：游戏画面. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
