Big Urchin
Big Urchin spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, based off its trophy render from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025)
Variant of Urchin

A Big Urchin is a colossal species of Urchin with puffed cheeks that first appears in the game New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

HistoryEdit

Super Mario seriesEdit

New Super Mario Bros. WiiEdit

 
A Big Urchin in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Big Urchins only appear in World 4, and just like regular Urchins, they will float up and down, trying to poke Mario and the others. However, unlike regular Urchins, they are almost invincible, only vulnerable to a Star. Also unlike regular Urchins, their pupils follow Mario's movements. They mostly appear alongside regular Urchins.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeEdit

In New Super Mario Bros. U, they appear in two of the Sparkling Waters levels, Tropical Refresher and Urchin Shoals, retaining their behavior from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Big Urchins return in New Super Luigi U in Urchin Reef Romp and Dragoneel Depths. In this game, they can be defeated by Dragoneels.

Mario Golf: World TourEdit

Big Urchins appear in Mario Golf: World Tour on the Cheep Cheep Lagoon course, where they serve as obstacles for the golfers. They are also seen as background characters and tee markers on the Sparkling Waters course.

Super Smash Bros. seriesEdit

 
A Big Urchin in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Big Urchins appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as one of the stage hazards for the Mushroom Kingdom U stage. They appear on top of some Water Geysers and damage any players that touch them.

There have been a few collectible items of a Big Urchin. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, there is a trophy of a Big Urchin. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Big Urchin appears as a shield-type, primary spirit, which makes the user weak to electric attacks when equipped. Its artwork is taken from its trophy render in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which itself is derived from its appearance in the New Super Mario Bros. series.

Mario Party seriesEdit

Mario Party 10Edit

Big Urchins reappear in Mario Party 10 in the minigame Fruit of the Doom. Here, they look like and act similarly to normal Urchins, falling from the waterfall along with the fruit that is required to be collected. However, they move more slowly than normal Urchins and take up more space. Touching them will deduct three points.

Super Mario Party JamboreeEdit

Big Urchins appear in Super Mario Party Jamboree as obstacles during the minigame Dragoneel Slayers.

Paper Mario: Color SplashEdit

 
A Big Urchin, ready to pop Mario's bubble during Snifit or Whiffit

A Big Urchin appears in Paper Mario: Color Splash in the Snifit or Whiffit: Seabed Edition quiz show. If Mario fails a question, a Big Urchin will appear. If Mario fails four questions in total, it will pop the bubble Mario is in and ultimately result in a Game Over. In the bonus round, the Big Urchin pops the bubble after failing one question. The Big Urchin will also pop the bubble if the player refuses to take part in the game show.

Profiles and statisticsEdit

Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit

Trophy
Big Urchin
 
Category: Stage
( ) Appears in:
Wii New Super Mario Bros. Wii (11/2009)
Wii U New Super Mario Bros. U (11/2012)
( ) Trophy Box: 16: New Super Mario Bros.
How to unlock:
Random
Many fancy restaurants serve sea urchins as a delicacy, but they're more of an obstacle in Mario's world. And the friendly looking Big Urchins have the sharpest spikes! They're also, you know, huge. They probably have to be careful not to poke each other while they wait for Mario. (American English)
While any deep-sea diver would be glad to come across a sea urchin, for Mario, giant ones like this are a massive nuisance. Their large eyes may make them kind of adorable to look at, but that doesn't make their spikes any less spiky. Don't get too close unless you fancy being turned into a shish kebab! (British English)

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

Spirit
#65 Big Urchin
  Series/game Super Mario Series
Type Primary
Slots 1
Class Advanced
Strength / effect(s) Shield
Electric Weakness
How to obtain Beedle's Tent; Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Giant Jigglypuff
Conditions

Rule: Item: Unira

  • The enemy is giant
  • The enemy is easily distracted by items
Stage Mushroom Kingdom U
Song Ground Theme / Underwater Theme - Super Mario 3D Land

GalleryEdit

NamingEdit

Internal namesEdit

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. U
1 Data/files/Object/unizoBig.arc
content/Common/actor/unizoBig.szs
unizoBig Big Urchin

Names in other languagesEdit

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese でかウニラ[1][2]
Deka Unira
Big Urchin
Chinese (simplified) 海胆大哥[2]
Hǎidǎn Dàgē (Mandarin)
Hóidáam Daaihgō (Cantonese)
Big Brother Urchin
Chinese (traditional) 海膽大哥[2]
Hǎidǎn Dàgē (Mandarin)
Hóidáam Daaihgō (Cantonese)
Big Brother Urchin
Danish Stort søpindsvin[3] Large urchin
Dutch Reuzen-Urchin[4][2] Giant Urchin
French (NOA) Oursino géant[5] Giant Urchin
Oursin géant[2] Giant sea urchin Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
French (NOE) Maxi-Oursin[6] Contraction of "maximum" with Oursin ("Urchin")
Méga Oursin[7] Mega Urchin Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
German Maxi-Igluck[8][2] Contraction of "maximum" with Igluck ("Urchin")
Italian Ricciospino gigante[9][2] Giant Urchin
Grande Ricciospino[10] Big Urchin Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Ricciospino[11]:145 Super Urchin Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Mega Ricciospino[11]:210 Mega Urchin
Korean 점보성게돌이[2]
Jeombo Seonggedori
Jumbo Urchin
Latvian Lielā eža[12] Big hedgehog
Polish Duży jeżowiec[13] Large urchin
Portuguese Ouriço Gigante[14][15] Giant Urchin
Russian Огромный еж[16][2]
Ogromnyy yezh
Huge urchin
Spanish (NOA) Erizón[2] Erizo ("Urchin") with the augmentative suffix -ón
Spanish (NOE) Grande Erincho[17][18] Great Urchin
Gran Erincho[19] Giant Urchin New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Ukrainian Великий їжак[20]
Velykyy yizhak
Big hedgehog

ReferencesEdit

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