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| |image=[[File:VSWC monsters.jpg|300px]]<br>Artwork of the three types of Gotchawrench in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'', from the game's instruction card | | |image=[[File:Gotchawrench.png]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[NES Remix Pack]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) |
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| A '''Gotchawrench''',<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' back of NES box. "''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!''"</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Pages 5 and 8.</ref> also written as '''Gotcha Wrench'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Page 2.</ref> and referred generically to as a '''monster''',<ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] VS. Wrecking Crew'' in-game manual. Pages 4 and 7.</ref> is a living metal wrench found in the [[Wrecking Crew (series)|''Wrecking Crew'' series]]. It has huge teeth to attack, and legs to help it walk around. | | A '''Gotchawrench'''<ref>"''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 of the box.</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet, pg. 5 & 8.</ref>, or '''Gotcha Wrench'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet, pg. 2.</ref>, is a living metal wrench. It has huge teeth to attack, and legs to help it walk around. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Wrecking Crew'' series===
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| ====''VS. Wrecking Crew''====
| | Gotchawrenches first appeared in the ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' arcade game for the [[VS. System]], where they were among the only major enemy obstacles. They appear much as they do in the subsequent console game. Red ones move slowly while purple ones are quick. |
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| Gotchawrenches first appear in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' as nameless enemies, where they are among the only major enemy obstacles. They appear much as they do in the subsequent console game but do not actively hunt [[Mario]]. Red ones move slowly while purple ones, introduced in Phase 3 in the Japanese version and Phase 5 in the US version, are quick. In Japan, the two types are found together only in Phases 7 to 10. They will almost always use the nearest ladder they come across. Gotchawrenches will transit between the foreground and background screens through opened [[door (Wrecking Crew series)|door]]s in their path. A Gotchawrench on the opposite screen appears as a harmless silhouette. | |
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| Starting in Phase 11 of the Japanese version, red ones are replaced by a hatchet-like version that behave the same. This variation is entirely exclusive to ''VS. Wrecking Crew'', as it is not present in any later-released ''Wrecking Crew'' titles. In the US version, the hatchet type debuts in Phase 13 as the slowest enemy. In Phase 15, all three types share the stage. | | Starting in Phase 11, red ones are replaced by unnamed hatchet enemies that behave the same. This enemy is entirely exclusive to ''VS. Wrecking Crew'', as it is not present in any later-released ''Wrecking Crew'' titles. |
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| ====''Wrecking Crew''====
| | ===''Wrecking Crew''=== |
| [[File:WC Purple Gotchawrench.png|frame]] | | [[File:WC Purple Gotchawrench.png|frame]] |
| [[File:WC Red Gotchawrench.png|left|frame]] | | [[File:WC Red Gotchawrench.png|left|frame]] |
| Gotchawrenches reappear in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', starting from [[Phase 1 (Wrecking Crew)|Phase 1]]. They actively chase Mario around the construction site. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red ('''Gotchawrench Jr.'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Page 5.</ref>, which moves more slowly). They can be permanently trapped with [[drum (Wrecking Crew)|drums]]. | | Gotchawrenches appear on the first stage of the game ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''. A Gotchawrench climbs around the construction site chasing [[Mario]]. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red ('''Gotchawrench Jr.''', which moves more slowly). |
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| ====''Wrecking Crew '98''====
| | ===''Wrecking Crew '98''=== |
| [[File:GotchaWrench98.png|thumb]] | | [[File:GotchaWrench98.png|thumb|right]] |
| Gotchawrench is the third challenger in ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]''. Gotchawrench is purple and unlike the previous game, it has arms. It also appears in the port of the NES version. | | Gotchawrench is the third challenger in ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]''. Gotchawrench is purple and looks the same as he does in the original. He also appears in the port of the original game. |
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| ===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''===
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| Two red Gotchawrenches must be defeated as they climb down a wall ladder in the ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' [[microgame]] [[Wreck. Crew]].
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| ===Other appearances===
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| In the [[NES Remix (series)|''NES Remix'' series]], Gotchawrenches appear in several ''Wrecking Crew'' challenges in ''[[NES Remix]]'' and its compilation ''[[NES Remix Pack]]''.
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
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| ===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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| |name=スパナゴン (JP) / Gotchawrench (EN)
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| |artwork=[[File:Gotchawrench.png|100px]]
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| |shusshin=メカ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
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| |seikaku=しつこい
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| |tojo_gemu=クルー
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| |desc='''<big>しつこいスパナの{{ruby|化物|ばけもの}}だ</big><br>
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| 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{{ruby|化物|ばけもの}}。{{ruby|赤|あか}}と{{ruby|紫|むらさき}}の２{{ruby|種類|しゅるい}}がいて、マリオの{{ruby|解体作業|かいたいさぎょう}}をじゃまする。{{ruby|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。<ref>Shogakukan. 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''). [https://i.imgur.com/4gPhzs1.jpeg Page 98].</ref>
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| |origin=Mecha clan
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| |disposition=Persistent
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| |game_appearances=Crew
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| |eng_desc='''''<big>A persistent spanner in the works</big><br>
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| ''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.''
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| Gotchawrench1.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'', Japanese flyer | | Gotchawrench1.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'', Japanese flyer |
| HatchetMonster2.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet version, from Japanese flyer | | HatchetMonster2.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet enemy, from Japanese flyer |
| HatchetMonster.png|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet version, from Japanese flyer | | HatchetMonster.png|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet enemy, from Japanese flyer |
| HatchetMonster1.png|In-game screenshot of hatchet version, ''VS. Wrecking Crew'' | | HatchetMonster1.png|In-game screenshot of hatchet enemy, ''VS. Wrecking Crew'' |
| WreckingCrewArt3.png|''Wrecking Crew''
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| WreckingCrewArt4.png|''Wrecking Crew''
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| WreckingCrewArt7.png|''Wrecking Crew''
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| WreckingCrewArt8.png|''Wrecking Crew''
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| Gotchawrench.png|''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
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| NES Remix Stamp 029.png|[[List of NES Remix stamps|''NES Remix'' stamp]]
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| ===Gotchawrench===
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| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jap=スパナゴン | | |Jap={{nowrap|スパナゴン}} |
| |JapR=Supanagon | | |JapR=Supanagon |
| |JapM=A portmanteau of「スパナ」(''supana'', "spanner") and「ドラゴン」(''doragon'', "dragon") | | |JapM="Spanner Gon", a portmanteau of the word 「スパナ」 ''spanner'' (another name for a wrench) and the word 「ドラゴン」 ''dragon''. |
| |Jap2=スパナゴン２<ref name=famicom>''Wrecking Crew'' Famicom instruction booklet. [https://archive.org/details/WreckingCrewFCManualOnlyHiResOz/Wrecking%20Crew%20manual%2004.jpg Page 4].</ref>
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| |Jap2R=Supanagon 2
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| |Jap2M=Gotchawrench 2
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| |Ita=Mostro<ref>''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', Italian e-manual</ref><ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] VS: Wrecking Crew'', in-game manual</ref>
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| |ItaM=Monster
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| ===Gotchawrench Jr.===
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| |Jap=スパナゴン１<ref name=famicom/>
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| |JapR=Supanagon 1
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| |JapM=Gotchawrench 1
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