Ground Urchin
| Ground Urchin | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Variant of | Urchin |
Ground Urchins,[1] also named Hot Urchins,[2] are enemies introduced in Super Mario Galaxy. They look and act much like normal Urchins, except they are red and appear to be covered in some sort of fuzz, unlike the solid skin of normal Urchins. When defeated by fire, Ground Urchins burn into black chalk before disintegrating into dust.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
Ground Urchins are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy. They are encountered in the Freezeflame Galaxy, being the primary enemy encountered in the lava area, where some emerge from box-shaped generators. Ground Urchins can be defeated either from being shot at with fireballs or from being lured into the lava. One also appears in the mission Boo in a Box of the Deep Dark Galaxy.
Appearances
marks missions where Ground Urchins are completely absent.
marks missions where Ground Urchins are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
|---|---|---|
| Bedroom | Freezeflame Galaxy | 
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| Garden | Deep Dark Galaxy |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
Hot Urchins are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They behave exactly like how they did previously. They are found on only a single planet in the Battle Belt Galaxy.
Appearances
- marks missions where Hot Urchins are completely absent.
- marks missions where Hot Urchins are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
|---|---|---|
| World 6 | Battle Belt Galaxy |  
|
Profiles
Super Mario Galaxy
- Trading card description: Urchins are spiky blue fish that Mario must face in an underwater challenge in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and a land mission in the Freezeflame Galaxy. They roll along the seafloor or ground trying to poke Mario with their spikes. There are also red Urchins in lava areas that Mario can hit with a fireball or trick into falling into the lava.
Gallery
Render of a Ground Urchin from Super Mario Galaxy. The fuzz does not appear due to it being a particle effect.
Fire Luigi hurling fireballs at two Ground Urchins in the Freezeflame Galaxy
The box that releases Ground Urchins in the Freezeflame Galaxy
Hot Urchins in the Battle Belt Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/UnizoLand.arc | UnizoLand | Land Urchin |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 陸ウニゾー[3] Riku Unizō |
Land Urchin | |
| 陸ウニラ[4] Riku Unira | |||
| French | Oursin Terrestre[5] | Land Urchin | |
| German | Lava-Igluck[?] | Lava Urchin | |
| Italian | Ricciospino[6] | Urchin Land Urchin |
Super Mario Galaxy |
| Riccioterrestre[7] | - | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Erincho Terrestre[?] | Land Urchin |
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ 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 128.
- ^ 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 161.
- ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 128.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 161.
