Blurker
| Blurker | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) |
Blurkers[1] are enemies appearing primarily in Super Mario 3D World and its port. Their name is a play on "blocker," referring to their shape and how they block the player, and "lurk." These squishy pink block creatures were likely inspired by Mokumokuren, a yokai consisting of many pairs of eyes lined up across a decrepit paper wall. Blurkers are introduced in Shadow-Play Alley. Blurkers appear in groups and primarily serve as guardians to secret passages. Contact with one damages the player. Blurkers can be temporarily disposed of by any normal means of attack except jumps, by striking a nearby gong, or by use of the touchscreen and microphone functions on the Wii U GamePad, although they quickly respawn upon being defeated this way. They can be defeated permanently through the use of a Mega Mushroom, a Potted Piranha Plant, White Tanooki Mario, or Lucky Cat Mario.
Blurkers are also found in the Wii U version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, where they reappear in Shadow-Play Alley.
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker |
content/ObjectData/Moamoa.szs | Moamoa | Smorg |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モコモコ[2] Mokomoko |
Memetic term for "fluffy" or "bulging"; shared with Ratooey | |
| French (NOE) | Blurker[3] | - | |
| German | Flauschi[4] | From Flauschig ("fluffy") | |
| Italian | Blurker[5] | - | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Aglomebloque[6] | From aglomerar ("to stick together") and bloque ("block") |
References[edit]
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 27.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in『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』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 227.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 227.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 227.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 227.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 227.
