Eely-Mouth
| Eely-Mouth | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine | |
| Species | Eel |
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “The gunk in the ocean is caused by... A giant eel! It's moved into our ancestral home... ...at the sea floor, and it's nursing some nasty cavities there.”
- —Noki elder, Super Mario Sunshine
Eely-Mouth is a boss in Super Mario Sunshine. It is an eel with gingivitis who resides in the Nokis' ancestral home deep below Noki Bay, causing widespread pollution on the surface. Mario first learns that Eely-Mouth is causing the pollution at the start of the episode "Eely-Mouth's Dentist." Mario is asked to remedy this by cleaning Eely-Mouth's teeth.
When Mario gets near Eely-Mouth, it spins around very fast before rising upward and opening its mouth. During this time, Mario has a chance to clean Eely-Mouth's teeth. Seconds later, Eely-Mouth sucks in water, as well as Mario if he is too close. Eely-Mouth then spits Mario out after sucking him in. Eely-Mouth's eyes emit damaging purple bubbles, though they can still refill Mario's air supply. If Mario sprays these bubbles with water from FLUDD, they pop into a cluster of smaller regular bubbles that do not harm Mario and replenish his air supply. Similarly, teeth that get dislodged from Eely-Mouth also refill Mario's air supply. Once all of Eely-Mouth's teeth have been cleaned, it spits out its golden tooth, which turns into a Shine Sprite. When Eely-Mouth returns into its cave, 20 coins in the shape of a heart appear. When Eely-Mouth retreats, FLUDD comments, "Remember to take proper care of your teeth!"
"Eely-mouth" is one of the names on the scoreboard in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Golf: Advance Tour.
Gallery[edit]
The poisonous bubbles from Eely-Mouth's eyes
Mario cleaning one of Eely-Mouth's teeth
Eely-Mouth's golden tooth revealed after the boss is defeated
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Sunshine | Bosseel[1] | Bosseel | Boss Eel |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | むしばうなぎ[2][3][4] Mushiba Unagi |
Muddy Eel | |
| French | Anguy[5][3] | Portmanteau between anguille ("eel") and the masculine given name "Guy" | |
| German | Aallaa[3] | A palindrome derived from Aal ("eel"), potentially in reference to the design of its head | |
| Italian | Guillalillo[5][3] | Portmanteau of a contraction of anguilla ("eel") and the masculine given name "Lillo" | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Anguila gigante[6] | Giant Eel | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Angulona[5][3] | From anguila ("eel"), the augmentative suffix -ona, and possibly gula ("gluttony") |
Notes[edit]
- Even if it cannot be seen in-game, Eely-Mouth's interior is fully modeled.[7]
- A screenshot of an early version of Ricco Harbor is used in Eely-Mouth's eyes as a reflection texture, despite the battle taking place in Noki Bay.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/mareBoss.szs/scene/bosseel
- ^ Takashi, Watanabe, Noriko Oketani, Geesen Ueno, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオサンシャイン 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106064-1. Page 192.
- ^ a b c d e In-game name displayed on the scoreboard of the Cheep Cheep Tournament from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Sunshine" 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 100.
- ^ a b c In-game name for "Eely-Mouth's Dentist" from Super Mario Sunshine.
- ^ "Una vez que le limpies todos los dientes, la agradecida Anguila gigante te dará el Shine." – Sierra, José, and Gustavo Rodriguez, editoral directors (Jan. 2003). "Super Mario Sunshine" in Club Nintendo, no. 1, year 12. Nintendo en Mexico, Editorial Televisia (Mexican Spanish). Page 19.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine/Unseen Object Features. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Particular Mushroom. Tricks, Secrets, Glitches & More in Noki Bay in Super Mario Sunshine. YouTube. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
