Mega Maw-Ray
| Mega Maw-Ray | |||
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| Appears in | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) | ||
| Variant of | Maw-Ray | ||
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Mega Maw-Rays,[1] previously referred to as Mega Unagi,[2] are a gigantic variant of Maw-Ray that appears only in New Super Mario Bros. Mega Maw-Rays appear in two underwater stages in the game: World 4-3, where they function as obstacles swimming to the left, and World 8-3, where one swims to the right and actively chases Mario (or Luigi) throughout the latter half of the stage. Mega Maw-Rays are very dangerous, and they destroy many objects in their path, such as bricks and ? Blocks. There is no way to defeat a Mega Maw-Ray. However, Mario can go "through" one by using a Mega Mushroom or a Starman and swimming through its back; he will be pushed away if he collides with its face. In World 8-3, if Mario tries to stay above or below the Mega Unagi and let it pass, it will swim slower and move towards Mario, trying to corner him at the top or bottom of the screen. If this is unsuccessful, the Mega Maw-Ray will eventually swim forward and vanish from the screen, but it will return after about one minute. Unlike Cheep-Chomps, Mega Maw-Rays cannot swallow Mario whole, but they instead damage him regularly.
Normal Maw-Rays are larger in most subsequent appearances and thus appear to be closer in size to Mega Maw-Rays, although normal Maw-Rays do not display the destructive qualities of Mega Maw-Rays.
GalleryEdit
A Mega Unagi in World 4-3 of New Super Mario Bros.
NamingEdit
Internal namesEdit
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| New Super Mario Bros. | data/enemy/moray_big.nsbmd | moray_big | Big Maw-Ray |
Names in other languagesEdit
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 with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 巨大ウツボ[3][4] Kyodai Utsubo |
Giant Maw-Ray | |
| ウツボ（ Utsubo (Dai) |
Maw-Ray (Big) | ||
| French | Mega Unagi[6] | - | |
| Maxi Anguy[7] | Truncation of "maximum" with Anguy ("Maw-Ray") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Murena gigante[8] | Giant moray | |
| Mega Mordorena[9] | Mega Maw-Ray | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Mega Angulo[10] | Mega Maw-Ray |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025). New Super Mario Bros.. Mario Portal. Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025.
- ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 12.
- ^ Watanabe, Takashi, Geesen Ueno, Noriko Oketani, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yoshimori Kato, Mizuho Nitta, Chie Maruyama, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 17.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros." in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 114.
- ^ Kashima, Aya, Daisuke Kitayama, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Isamu Horie, and Yoji Watanabe (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 4-8399-2000-1. Page 14.
- ^ Loe, Casey (2006). New Super Mario Bros., le guide de stratégie officiel. Hamburg: Future Press (French). ISBN 3-937336-61-3. Page 12.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 114.
- ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (July 2006). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 54. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 51.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 114.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros." in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 114.