Gringill
| Gringill | |||
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 Artwork of a Gringill from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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- “Can you beat those Gringills by hitting them with shells?”
- —Penguin, Super Mario Galaxy
Gringills are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. These huge orange eels have large eyes and teeth, and these eels act as an alien counterpart to the recurring Maw-Ray. Much like Maw-Ray, they attack simply by trying to bite Mario or Luigi. Gringills can be defeated by throwing a Koopa Shell at them. An even larger version called Big Gringill also exists.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, Gringills come in two varieties, being ones in caves and ones that swim freely. Caved ones' behavior also has two variations: Some become visible only if Mario gets close, at which point they emerge and bite whenever he approaches but remain visible in their caves regardless; others constantly emerge, bite, and retract regardless of what Mario does. Free-swimming Gringills always swim in wide, medium-speed loops similarly to the Sushi enemy in Super Mario 64. The latter type is the focus of Giant Eel Outbreak, where Mario must defeat three Gringills that are menacing the Drip Drop Galaxy.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Gringills are completely absent.
marks missions where Gringills are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Caved, emerges when approached | ||
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| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Kitchen | Beach Bowl Galaxy |  
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| Caved, emerges constantly | ||
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Engine Room | Sea Slide Galaxy | 
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| Swimming | ||
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Kitchen | Drip Drop Galaxy |
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| Bedroom | Bigmouth Galaxy |
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| Garden | Deep Dark Galaxy |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Gringills are a lot less common, with only the caved versions making occasional appearances. This variety still has its behavioral variation from the first game.
Appearances[edit]
- marks missions where Gringills are completely absent.
- marks missions where Gringills are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Caved, emerges when approached | ||
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| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
| World 2 | Cosmic Cove Galaxy | 
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| Caved, emerges constantly | ||
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
| World 6 | Slimy Spring Galaxy |
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Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy trading card[edit]
| Image | Name | Description
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Gringill | With their large eyes, and even larger, more terrifying teeth, Gringills would like nothing more than to have Mario for lunch! Mario must fight these gigantic eel-like creatures in several galaxies — some enemies just don't know when to quit. Gringills can be defeated by throwing a Koopa shell at them while underwater. |
Gallery[edit]
Model of a swimming Gringill from Super Mario Galaxy
Thumbnail from Mario Portal
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/SnakeheadSmall.arc | SnakeheadSmall | Small Snakehead (nested variant) |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | 雷魚（小） (Raigyo (shō)) | Snakehead (small) | |
| ObjectData/SnakeFish.arc | Snake Fish | Snake Fish (swimming variant) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アナゴン[?] Anagon |
Derived from「 |
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| French | Anguillon[?] | From anguille ("eel") and diminutive suffix -on | |
| German | Aal[?] | Eel | |
| Italian | Pesce Boa[?] | Boa Fish | |
| Korean | 붕장어[?] Bungjang-eo |
Korean name for the whitespotted conger | |
| Spanish | Anagorn[?] | From Japanese name |
