Hauger

Hauger
Artwork from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Appears in	Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026)

Haugers are large, boar-like creatures that appear in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Its snout acts as a drill, allowing it to dig into the ground and break hard objects. Yoshi can hang on to the back or the tail of a Hauger.

List of discoveries

• "A heavy head makes swimming hard..."
• "An acrobatic back landing!"
• "Breaks apart statues too."
• "Broke open a nut in midair!"
• "Defeated Bowser Jr. and Kamek!"
• "Defeated the golden bug!"
• "Drilled up a rock."
• "Even drills through the ground!"
• "Even hard jewels are no match for the drill."
• "Flew high to land on the Yu Ef Oh!"
• "Flew to the rainbow!"
• "Found a Smiley Flower near something odd..."
• "Got a Smiley Flower in the tree."
• "Juggled the Yu Ef Oh!"
• "Knocked the Yu Ef Oh down."
• "Lobbed a bomb with the drill."
• "Pulled its tail as far as it goes."
• "Pulled its tail hard to slam into the Yu Ef Oh."
• "Ran atop the storm and didn't harm a single Floofly!"
• "Shocked it!"
• "Smashed the jewel bug!"
• "Soared skyward for a Smiley Flower."
• "Strong enough to blast big rocks too."
• "Went flying after you let go."
• "Won't stop even if you grab its tail."

Naming

The name "Hauger" is a pun on "hog".

When the name is suggested by Mr. E, he says the following:

“It uses its swinish snout to burrow like a drill... so how about Hauger?”

—Mr. E

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ドリシシ	?
Chinese (Simplified)	钻头野猪	?
Chinese (Traditional)	鑽頭野豬	?
Dutch	Eboor	From everzwijn ("wild boar") and boor ("drill")
French (Canada)	Sanglifore	From sanglier ("boar") and forer ("to drill")
French (Europe)
German	Ebohr	?
Italian	Leotrivello	?
Korean	드릴메지	?
Portuguese (Brazil)	Escavali	?
Spanish (Europe)	Jabaladro	From jabalí ("boar") and taladro ("drill")