Draglet
| Draglet | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Draglet from Super Mario 3D Land | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) |
Draglets[1] are enemies appearing in Super Mario 3D Land. They are small blue dragons with small purple bat-like wings and pink spikes attached to their backs. Draglets have two fangs, and their eyes have dash-like pupils instead of circular ones. They bear a slight resemblance to Eeries, Rexes, and Dino-Torches.
Draglets are found in the castle stages of the game and stay in one spot. If they spot Mario or Luigi, they will attack him by shooting a single fireball at him. Draglets make a distinct sneezing sound before shooting a fireball, indicating that their attack is coming. Draglets can easily be defeated by jumping on them or swinging Tanooki Mario's tail at them, or with a projectile such as a fireball or boomerang.
Draglets also appear briefly during the cutscene that plays when Mario is entering World 8 for the first time.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
- European Website Bio: "Draglets use their tiny wings to hover just above the ground. They also use their fiery breath to shoot fireballs at Mario!"
Gallery[edit]
Rendered model
Super Mario 3D Land
World 8 cutscene
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メラゴン[2] Meragon |
Pun on「めらめら」(meramera, onomatopoeia for something flaring up) and「ドラゴン」(doragon, dragon) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 吐焰龙[3] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 吐焰龍[4] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon |
| Dutch | Draglet | |
| French | Pyrodragon | From "pyro" (Greek word for "fire") + "dragon" |
| German | Loderdrache | Blaze Dragon |
| Italian | Dragardo | Possibly a portmanteau of "drago" (dragon) and "testardo" (stubborn) |
| Korean | 이글래곤 Igeullaegon |
Possibly from "이글이글" (igeul-igeul, onomatopoeia for burning) + "드래곤" (deuraegon, dragon) |
| Portuguese | Dragão chama | Flame dragon |
| Russian | Дракон-огнеплюй Drakon-ogneplyuy |
From "дракон" (drakon, dragon) + "огненный" (ognennyy, fiery) and "плевать" (plebat, to spit) |
| Spanish (NOE) | Draguígneo | Pun on "dragón" (dragon) and "ígneo" (igneous) |
References[edit]
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 14.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section, page 181.
- ^ https://www.ique.com/3ds/arej/adventure/index.html
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/adventure/index.html
