Talk:Drill Mario
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"Abilities are similar to Spin Drill from SMG2"[edit]
I strongly disagree with this statement. They're both just based on drills.
| Drill Mario | Spin Drill | Similar? |
|---|---|---|
| Wears a costume | Holds the object | X |
| Defeats enemies from above | Doesn't defeat enemies from above | X |
| Stays in the ground, just under the surface | Doesn't stay in the ground | X |
| Has fully controllable horizontal movement | Has automatic vertical movement | X |
| Can burrow into the ceiling | Cannot burrow into the ceiling | X |
| Has a drill | Has a drill | ✓ |
| Attacks enemies from above | Attacks enemies from above | ✓ |
| Digs up buried things | Opens a hole to let water out once | X/✓ I guess |
Saying they are similar is misleading in my opinion. If anything Drill Mario is more similar to the Drill ability from Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Yook Bab-imba 12:09, May 8, 2024 (EDT)
- I mean... they both can dig into the ground. That alone makes them similar. -- KOOPA CON CARNE 12:46, May 8, 2024 (EDT)
- The phrasing of the article implies the similarities are deeper than that, though. "Mario can defend from attacks coming from the above [not in SMG2], drill into breakable objects [marginally comparable] with it (resembling a more powerful version of the Ground Pound), and burrow both underground and into the ceiling [not in SMG2]. (...) These abilities are similar to those of the Spin Drill in Super Mario Galaxy 2." The SMBW and SMG2 articles even cite Drill Mario as a reference to the Spin Drill, which as far as I know is pure speculation, and is part of my issue with how this is parsed. Yook Bab-imba 13:12, May 8, 2024 (EDT)
