Pouncer
| Pouncer | |||
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 Artwork of a Pouncer | |||
| First appearance | Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) | ||
| Latest appearance | Wario Land II (1998) | ||
| Variant of | Thwomp | ||
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Pouncers[1] are stone creatures from the Wario Land series, appearing in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and Wario Land II. They look and behave almost exactly like Thwomps, except they have no spikes on their tops. Wario can hop up on them as a platform to cross gaps. In some cases, instead of acting like Thwomps, they slowly follow a path, such as moving through a cramped hall after Wario. If a Pouncer lands on an enemy, it turns into a 10 Gold Coin for Wario to collect. On the other hand, in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, contact with a Pouncer's spikes instantly causes the loss of a life. The Pouncers of Wario Land II were redesigned and referred to as weights[2][3] or blocks.[4] They have no spikes and are carried and routinely dropped by D-Bats. They are no longer harmful, transforming Wario into Flat Wario if it lands on him.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]
- Japanese Virtual Console manual: 天井から落ちてきたり、追いかけてきたりします。頭の上に乗れます。[5](They can fall from the ceiling or chase you. You can ride on their heads.)
- English manual: This sturdy creature drops down and pursues Wario. Wario can get a lift on its flat top.[1]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ドドン (JP) / Pouncer (EN) | ||||||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | |||||
| 岸石族 | Tribe | Rock clan | ||||
| 頑固一徹 | Disposition | Stubborn | ||||
| ランド3 | Game appearances | Land 3 | ||||
| 上に乗って移動することも トゲの生えた岩の固まり。侵入者が接近すると落下したり、左右に移動して押しつぶそうとする。上に乗ることができるので、場所によっては、乗り物としても利用できる。[6] |
You can even get on top of it and move around. A mass of spiny rocks. When an intruder approaches, it falls or moves to the left or right in an attempt to crush the intruder. Since it can be ridden on top, it can be used as a vehicle in some places. | |||||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Wario standing on a Pouncer from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
A Pouncer as depicted in the Kodansha manga
Wario being flattened by a weight in Wario Land II
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ドドン[7][8][6] Dodon |
From「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp) and「どん」(don, a Japanese onomatopoeia for crashing sound) |
| German | Pouncer |
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| Italian | Assalitore Improvviso[9] Saltatore[10] Thowmp[11] |
Sudden Attacker Jumper; shared with the nickname of the Wonder Hoppin - |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nintendo (1994). Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
- ^ "One bat drops a lead weight that flattens Wario; the other picks him up and steals coins." – (March 1998). Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 63.
- ^ Nintendo: Wario Land II. Nintendo.com. Archived June 10, 1998, 01:24:01 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "These bats have nothing better to do all day than drop blocks. If you jump on a block, you can jump from the top to reach more coins." – (March 1998). Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 64.
- ^ Japanese Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console manual, section 15.
- ^ a b (1994). 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 132.
- ^ Nintendo (1994). Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
- ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 92.
- ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 European manual. Page 117.
- ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.
- ^ (1994). Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 4. Page 20.
| Thwomps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Waruiwa-gumi (leader) • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Super Dossun • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator | |
| Species | Grindels | Grindel • Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon • Pouncer | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Mega Thwomp • Security Thwomp • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Spiked Thwomp • Star Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform | |
| Relatives | Grrrols | Grrrol • Mega Grrrol |
| Ka-thunks | Ka-thunk • King Ka-thunk | |
| Konks | Big Konk • Konk | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp | |
| Thwacks | Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack | |
| Wallops | Wallop • Walleye | |
| Whomps | Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp • Whomp King | |
| Other | Bomp • Flomp • Grumblump • Rhomp • Stairface Ogre • Stone-Eye • Tox Box • Tsuboshi • Walking Block | |
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characters | Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario | ||
| Bosses | Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie | ||
| Worlds | Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle | ||
| Power-ups | Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star | ||
| Collectibles | ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure | ||
| Enemies and obstacles | Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake | ||
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff | ||
| Wario Land II | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Wario • Captain Syrup |
| Supporters | Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle |
| Bosses | Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri |
| Chapters | Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter |
| Conditions | Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario |
| Enemies | Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie |
| Objects | 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch |
