Gotchawrench

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Gotchawrench
Unnamed "monsters" in VS. Wrecking Crew. The two on the left reappear in the NES version where they receive their name Gotchawrench. The hatchet monster never appeared again and remains unnamed.
Artwork of the three types of Gotchawrench in VS. Wrecking Crew, from the game's instruction card
First appearance VS. Wrecking Crew (1984)
Latest appearance Arcade Archives: VS. Wrecking Crew (2020)

A Gotchawrench,[1][2] also written as Gotcha Wrench[3] and referred to generically as a monster,[4] is a living metal wrench in the Wrecking Crew series. It has huge teeth to attack and legs to help it walk around.

History[edit]

Wrecking Crew series[edit]

VS. Wrecking Crew[edit]

Sprite of the first type of Gotchawrench in VS. Wrecking Crew Sprite of the second type of Gotchawrench in VS. Wrecking Crew Sprite of the third type of Gotchawrench in VS. Wrecking Crew

Gotchawrenches first appear in VS. Wrecking Crew as nameless enemies and are among the only major enemy obstacles. Red ones move slowly while purple ones, introduced in Phase 3 (Phase 5 in the Western version) move quickly. The two types are found together in Phases 7 to 10, but not in Western versions. Gotchawrenches nearly always use the ladder nearest to them. They transit between the foreground and background screens through opened doors in their path. A Gotchawrench on the opposite screen appears as a harmless silhouette.

Starting in Phase 11, red ones are replaced by a hatchet-like variant that behaves the same. This variation is entirely exclusive to VS. Wrecking Crew. In the Western version, the hatchet type debuts in Phase 13 as the slowest enemy. In Phase 15, all three types appear on the stage.

Wrecking Crew[edit]

Purple Gotchawrench
Red Gotchawrench

Gotchawrenches are first seen in Phase 1 of Wrecking Crew. They now actively chase Mario around. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red (Gotchawrench Jr.,[5] which moves more slowly). Gotchawrenches can become trapped in drums permanently.

Wrecking Crew '98[edit]

Gotchawrench celebrating in Wrecking Crew '98.

Gotchawrench is the third challenger of Wrecking Crew '98, in which it is purple and has arms.

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]

The microgame Wreck. Crew of WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase involves having to defeat two red Gotchawrenches as they climb down a wall ladder.[6]

NES Remix series[edit]

In the NES Remix series, Gotchawrenches appear in several Wrecking Crew challenges in NES Remix and its compilation NES Remix Pack.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

スパナゴン (JP) / Gotchawrench (EN)
A Gotchawrench, as it appears in Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく メカ族ぞく Tribe Mecha clan
性格せいかく しつこい Disposition Persistent
登場とうじょうゲーム クルー Game appearances Crew
しつこいスパナの化物ばけものだ

レッキングクルーで、マリオをしつこくつけまわすスパナの化物ばけもの。赤あかと紫むらさきの２種類しゅるいがいて、マリオの解体作業かいたいさぎょうをじゃまする。工事現場こうじげんばらしい、ユニークなキャラクターだ。[7]

A persistent spanner in the works

In Wrecking Crew, these spanner monsters pester Mario. There are two types, red and purple, and they are used to mess with Mario's demolition work. They are unique characters typical of a construction site.

Gallery[edit]

  • VS. Wrecking Crew, Japanese flyer

    VS. Wrecking Crew, Japanese flyer

  • VS. Wrecking Crew hatchet version, from Japanese flyer

    VS. Wrecking Crew hatchet version, from Japanese flyer

  • VS. Wrecking Crew hatchet version, from Japanese flyer

    VS. Wrecking Crew hatchet version, from Japanese flyer

  • In-game screenshot of hatchet version, VS. Wrecking Crew

    In-game screenshot of hatchet version, VS. Wrecking Crew

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

Names in other languages[edit]

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 they are associated with in the "notes" column.

Gotchawrench[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スパナゴン2[8]
Supanagon 2 		A portmanteau of「スパナ」(supana, "spanner") and「ドラゴン」(doragon, "dragon"); the "2" is to contrast it with Gotchawrench Jr.
Dutch Gotchawrench[9]:5 -
French Pince-Monseigneur[9]:23 Crowbar
German Zwinge[10] Clamp
Italian Mostro[11][12] Monster
Spanish Gotcha wrench[sic][13] -

Gotchawrench Jr.[edit]

"Gotchawrench Jr." refers to a type of of red, slow-moving Gotchawrench in the Famicom and NES versions of Wrecking Crew. In the Japanese release, it is denoted with the number 1, indicating it is the primary Gotchawrench.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スパナゴン1[8]
Supanagon 1 		Gotchawrench 1
Dutch Gotchawrench Jr.[9]:5 -
French Pince-Monseigneur Jr.[9]:23 Crowbar Jr.
German Klein-Zwinge[10] Small Clamp
Spanish Gotchawrench Jr.[13] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!" – Wrecking Crew back cover.
  2. ^ 1985. Wrecking Crew English instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 5 and 8.
  3. ^ Wrecking Crew English instruction booklet. Page 2.
  4. ^ Arcade Archives VS. Wrecking Crew in-game manual. Page 4 and 7.
  5. ^ Wrecking Crew English instruction booklet. Page 5.
  6. ^ "Best way to defeat an enemy? Ladders." – Wreck. Crew description (2009). WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase. Nintendo.
  7. ^ November 20, 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). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 98.
  8. ^ a b 1985. 『レッキングクルー 取扱説明書』. Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 4.
  9. ^ a b c d 1987. Wrecking Crew Handleiding / mode d'emploi. Brussels: Nintendo (Dutch, French).
  10. ^ a b 1985. Wrecking Crew Anleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo (German). Page 4.
  11. ^ Wrecking Crew, Italian e-manual
  12. ^ Arcade Archives VS: Wrecking Crew, in-game manual
  13. ^ a b 1987. Wrecking Crew Manual de Instrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 5.
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Characters Mario • Luigi
Items and objects Coin • Door • Druma • Dynamite • Floor • Golden Hammera • Ladder (Ladder wall) • Lettera • Pillara • Wall
Enemies Eggplant Mana • Fireball • Foreman Spikea • Gotchawrench
Phases Bonus Stage • VS. Wrecking Crew • Wrecking Crewa
Music "Bonus Phase" • "Phase BGM"
Miscellaneous Gallery • Game Sound Museum: Wrecking Crew • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Wrecking Crew (playing cards)
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Enemies Forkun • Blonya • Buruccho • Burnya • Dumpty • Jenya • Kanbank • Guruccho • Gata Gata • Poles • U Dokun
Objects Floor • Handle • Panels (Block • Bomb) • Warp Pipe
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