Magmaargh
| Magmaargh | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Blargg | ||
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Magmaarghs are a species of Blarggs that first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear as large molten lava creatures with a huge mouth that attack by rising up from lava pools and biting down or opening their mouth, wading towards anything in front of them. Like their relative, the Magmaw, they seem to be mostly liquid, as they can pass through solid objects.
HistoryEdit
Super Mario seriesEdit
Super Mario Galaxy 2Edit
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Magmaarghs mostly appear in Melty Monster Galaxy, being the titular monster. In "A Stroll Down Rolling Lane" only, they are loaded but cannot be faced. Magmaarghs also appear in Fleet Glide Galaxy and Bowser's Galaxy Generator. They do not move very much, mostly staying under the lava, arising to chomp down on anything in front of them. If Mario or Luigi gets chomped, he loses one wedge of health. In the Melty Monster Galaxy, they appear mostly where there are Pull Stars. In Bowser's Galaxy Generator, three of them appear during the Snake Block section. Here, the Snake Blocks split into two paths, where there is one Magmaargh per path and when the Snake Blocks come back together, one last one appears, where Mario (on Yoshi) must swallow a nearby Blimp Fruit to pass over the monstrous creature (or he needs to go out of the way onto one of the four platforms if he already lost it).
AppearancesEdit
marks missions where they are completely absent.
marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
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| World 5 | Fleet Glide Galaxy |  |
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| World 6 | Melty Monster Galaxy | |
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| Bowser's Galaxy Generator |  |
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Super Mario 3D LandEdit
Magmaarghs later return as enemies in Super Mario 3D Land; they only appear in the lava pools of World 8-Bowser: Part 1 and Special 8-Bowser, passing perpendicularly through Mario's path. In this game, they are much smaller than in their first appearance. Magmaarghs cannot be defeated, even if the player is invincible. Sandmaarghs, sand variations that follow Mario or Luigi underground and pop out to chomp them, also debut in this game.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeEdit
Magmaarghs return in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. They only appear during the boss battle in Iggy's Volcanic Castle in New Super Mario Bros. U and Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle in New Super Luigi U. Iggy can fire special magic beams with a skull design on them. First three beams appear, two green, one red; then when Iggy is hit he will fire five of them, three green, two red; and when Iggy Koopa is stomped twice, he manages to fire twice. When Iggy Koopa fires a red magic beam at the lava, the Magmaargh will emerge upon touching it. The Magmaargh then roars and attacks by moving towards the players in a wave-like movement. If Nabbit comes in contact with them, he will simply be bounced back like other large hazards.
Mario Party seriesEdit
Mario Party: Star RushEdit
Magmaarghs appear in Mario Party: Star Rush as obstacles in the minigame Lava Labyrinth.
Super Mario Party JamboreeEdit
Magmaarghs reappear in Super Mario Party Jamboree as obstacles in the Free-For-All minigame Hot-Hot Hop alongside Fire Bars.
Mario Golf: Super RushEdit
Magmaarghs appear for the first time in the Mario Golf series in Mario Golf: Super Rush. They appear in Bowser Highlands and the Volcano course of Trick Golf. It attracts a one-stroke penalty, and also makes a sound when the ball hits one.
Profiles and statisticsEdit
Mario Party: Star RushEdit
| Image | Name | Bio |
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Magmaargh This monster likes to hide in magma. |
"These foes are hot like fire. No, really! Touching them causes damage, so be sure to avoid them at all costs." |
GalleryEdit
NamingEdit
EtymologyEdit
- See also: Blargg § Naming
The English "Magmaargh" is a portmanteau between "magma" and "blargh," an expression of disgust or frustration. This alludes to Blargg, whose English name incorporates an alternative spelling ("blarg"). The Japanese name for the enemy,「ウーガン」(Ūgan), similarly seems derived from the one for Blargg. The Japanese and English names for Magmaargh are incorporated into the nomenclature for related enemies introduced after Super Mario Galaxy 2, namely Sandmaargh, Charvaargh, and Raargh.
Internal namesEdit
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/Unbaba.arc | Unbaba | Blargg; note that they shared an attack pattern at the time. |
| Super Mario 3D Land | romfs/ObjectData/WooGan.szs | WooGan | Romanization of Japanese name. |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | content/Common/actor/woogan.szs | woogan |
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウーガン[1][2][3] Ūgan |
From「ウンババ」(Unbaba, "Blargg") and「 |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 乌卡熔岩[4] Wūkǎróngyán (Mandarin) Wūkāyùhngngàahm (Cantonese) |
Transliteration of the Japanese name with "熔岩" (róngyán / yùhngngàahm, "lava") | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 烏卡熔岩[5] Wūkǎróngyán (Mandarin) Wūkāyùhngngàah (Cantonese) |
Transliteration of the Japanese name with「熔岩」(róngyán / yùhngngàahm, "lava") | |
| Dutch | Magmaargh[3] | - | |
| French | Avalave[6][3][7] | Portmanteau between avaler ("to swallow") and lave ("lava") | |
| German | Glutsauger[8][3][9] | Ember Sucker, a play on Blutsauger ("bloodsucker") | |
| Italian | Magmabruto[10][3][11] | Magma-brute | |
| Korean | 짜자용[3] Jjajayong |
Portmanteau between "짜자잔" (Jjajajan, "Blargg") and "용" (yong, "dragon") | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Magmaargh[3] | - | |
| Russian | Магмарод[3] Magmarod |
Portmanteau between магма (magma, "magma") and род (rod, "genus" or "clan") | |
| Spanish | Lavoncio[3] | From "lava" and possibly the given name "Poncio" |
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 30.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 159.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 28.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 159.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 28.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 159, 180, 209.