Drillby

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Drillby
A character from Mario & Luigi: Brothership
A Drillby in Mario & Luigi: Brothership
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Variants

Drillbies are enemies that appear in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. They are commonly encountered on Desolatt Island, but also appear on Liil Islet. When they see Mario and Luigi, they will leap out of the ground at them, burrowing in the ground if the enemy misses. Drillbies are slug-like and orange in color, with a drill protruding from their head and have two spikes on their backs.

Stronger variants of Drillbies, known as Drillby Rs, appear on Slippenglide Island. After Reclusa's reawakening, Drillbies become infected with Glohm, becoming Glohm Drillbies.

Battle

In battle, Drillbies cannot be jumped on because they have drills on their heads. They have two attacks, both of which involve defending with hammers:

  • They can look to either Mario or Luigi before burrowing. After a few moments, they will emerge directly in front of whoever they looked at before jumping at them. The targeted character must counterattack the Drillby before it leaps at them.
  • Drillbies can emerge from the ground before sliding at Mario or Luigi at a fast speed. The Bros. must time their counterattack to defend themselves.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドリマル[?]
Dorimaru
Portmanteau of "drill" and「丸」(-maru, "round" and also a suffix for young boys' names that was popular during the days of the samurai)
Chinese 钻丸[?]
Zuànwán
Portmanteau of「钻头」(zuāntóu, "drill") and「丸」(wán, "round")
Dutch Drillby[?] -
French Asticreuse[?] Portmanteau of asticot ("maggot") and creuser ("to dig")
Italian Trivellik[1] From trivella ("drill")

References

  1. ^ Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #3. By Mariuigi Khed on YouTube. Retrieved on November 19, 2024.