Tropical Wiggler
Template:Species-infobox Tropical Wigglers[1] are long, colorful Wiggler variants resembling inchworms wearing floppy purple hats. They first appear in Super Mario Odyssey, where they appear in the Lost Kingdom and the Underground Moon Caverns in the Moon Kingdom. They are not aggressive, and are in fact described with such terms as "genial" and "pleasant"; however, their spiked bodies can still cause them to unwittingly damage Mario. They move by stretching their bodies outward before contracting, much like an accordion.[2] They often do this across pathways; this, combined with their coloration, has earned them the nickname "traffic lights of the island."[1] Mario is capable of capturing it to travel over the poison or lava that fills the area, but it can be defeated by having it fall into a pit of poison or lava or by throwing a hammer at it as a Hammer Bro, like it can be seen in the Moon Kingdom. A Tropical Wiggler will sweat when traversing over large gaps.
Gallery
A Tropical Wiggler captured by Cappy
Two Tropical Wigglers
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イモムー (pre-release / internal)[3][4] Imomū シマハナチャン Shima Hanachan |
From 「イモムシ」(imomushi, caterpillar) Isle Wiggler |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 岛花之子[?] Dǎo huā zhī zǐ |
Island Wiggler | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 島花毛毛[?] Dǎo huā máomao |
Island Wiggler | |
| Dutch | Tropical Wiggler[?] | - | |
| German | Tropen-Wiggler[?] | Tropic Wiggler | |
| Italian | Torcibruco tropicale[?] | Tropical Wiggler | |
| Korean | 섬꽃충이[?] Seomkkotchungi |
Island Wiggler | |
| Russian | Тропическая Егоза[?] Tropicheskaya Yegoza |
Tropical Wiggler | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Floruga tropical[?] | Tropical Wiggler | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Floruga Tropical[?] | Tropical Wiggler |
References
- ^ a b Kingdom Brochures
- ^ According to the Bonneter biologist
- ^ Official Japanese Mario Odyssey Twitter
- ^ Super Mario Odyssey internal filename (Imomu)
| Wigglers | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Battra Hanachan • Gattai monster • Mechawiggler • Racing Wiggler • Swiggler • Wiggler (Super Mario Sunshine) • Wiggler Family • Wiggler Segments |
| Species | Flutter • Fuzzy Wiggler • Mega Wiggler • Squiggler • Tropical Wiggler |
| Relatives | Cataquack • Fuzzler • Plungelo |
| Related items | Flutter Orb • Wiggler Train • Wiggler Wagon • Wild Wiggler |
