Guragura
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Guragura | |||
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 A Guragura from the Japanese guide of Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land | |||
| First appearance | Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun ("Unexpected formation! Is it easy being a manzai trio!?") (1995) | ||
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Guragura are moles of Kitchen Island and large enemy creatures in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.
History[edit]
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]
They are members of the Brown Sugar Pirates that attack Wario by swinging spiked balls at him. Sometimes when the camera view is scrolled away from them, then returned to them, they lose their flails, but still act as though they are swinging them. This is simply a glitch, and stunning them and allowing them to recover will restore their weapons.
The first Guragura of the game, who appears at the end of the first level, shows how to activate locked skulls.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
In the Super Mario Kodansha manga, a single Guragura appears in Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 1, depicted as small as an actual mole. After Wario defeats the Spiked Koopa, impressing Peach, Mario tries to save face by bullying the Guragura to tell them where the pirates took the Golden Statue. Guragura points to the locked skull and explains how it functions, causing Mario to be once again embarassed when he has to ask Wario for a coin to open the door.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
Guragura are common enemies in the Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 adaptation in Super Mario-kun.
In chapter 3 of volume 11, two Guragura trap Mario, Yoshi, and small Wario in the maw of a Muncher, but one of them ends up hitting a Face Block, releasing a Bull Pot that falls onto Wario, who grows bigger, breaking the Muncher and teaching a lesson to the Guragura. Faking to surrender, the Guragura give up their treasure chest, but inside Wario finds a Penkoon. In the end, Mario stuffs Yoshi's mouth with Penkoon's bombs and throws him at the enemies, blowing them up. The two Guragura reappear in chapter 8, trying to take down the trio with a falling bridge on the boiling water, but the water ends up just melting off the dirt off of them, and Mario punches the two moles.
In chapter 2 of volume 12, various Guragura and a Pouncer are responsible for the movement of Devil's Head's eyes.
In the bonus chapter of volume 13, a Guragura is seen at the New Year party the pirates throw in Syrup Castle but has no relevant roles.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| グラグラ (JP) / Guragura (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| Tribe | Pirate | ||
| お |
Disposition | Someone who readily chimes in with others | |
| ランド３ | Game appearances | Land 3 | |
| トゲ トゲ |
The spiked iron ball looks painful. A mole pirate wielding a spiked iron ball (morning star). When the pirate throws the iron ball at you, stomp on it from above or hit it from behind to knock it down. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite
Spritesheet
A Guragura as depicted in the Kodansha manga
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グラグラ Guragura |
A Japanese term for "unsteadily" or "tottering", also from a partial repetition of「モグラ」(mogura, "mole") | [2][1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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). Page 70.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (6 Oct. 1994). Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 1, Super Mario, vol. 25. Tokyo: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319539-2. Page 7.
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