Pipegunk

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Pipegunk
Pipegunk in Mario & Luigi: Brothership
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
“You're gonna learn about power from THIS thing... It's taken in plenty of Spite Bulbs! Go, Pipegunk!”
Shun, Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Pipegunk is a boss who appears in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. It is a glob of toxic goo who is unleashed by Shun to prevent Mario and Luigi from stopping the Zok Troops' plans to take over Concordia with Glohm. Its name is compounded from "pipe" and "gunk".

Battle[edit]

At the start of the battle, Pipegunk attacks by charging into one of the Mario Bros., which the targeted Bro. must counter its attack with a hammer. Pipegunk can also fire poison balls at the Bros., so the targeted Bro. must jump on one to pop it. Pipegunk will also transform into a poison ball, which the Bros. must counterattack with a jump.

When its HP gets dropped in a quarter, Shun will use the remote control to rotate the stage into the Magma Area, an action that changes Pipegunk's toxic body into lava. In this form, Pipegunk can summon a heat wave that restores a little HP and shoot balls of fiery energy at the Bros. However, if the Bros. dodge the energy balls, the latter will create a molten puddle that will hurt the former, so Mario and Luigi must jump to avoid taking damage. Pipegunk can also shoot fireballs at the Bros., which Mario and Luigi must avoid by jumping over them or knocking them back at it. Luigi can eventually use Luigi Logic to defeat Shun by moving him to the edge of the stage and steal the remote away from him. Luigi can rotate the stage at any direction; however, if Luigi rotates the stage to the Ice Area when Pipegunk is in its fiery form, an icy wind will damage it by 300 HP and revert it back to normal.

Eventually, Pipegunk's toxic body will be frozen all over by chilled air. In this form, Pipegunk can cover the screen in frost that obscures it, requiring the Bros. to counterattack it in careful timing. An icy wind can also restore a bit of its HP. Likewise, Pipegunk can shoot icicles at the Bros., which Mario and Luigi must jump over or knocking back at it to avoid taking damage. Like before, Luigi can use Luigi Logic later on to defeat Shun my moving him to the edge of the stage and steal the remote away from him. If Luigi rotates the stage to the Magma Area when Pipegunk is in its icy form, a heat wave will damage it and revert it back to normal. Defeating Pipegunk rewards the Pipegunk Boots for the Bros. and some Sprite Bulbs for Snoutlet.

Eventually, a stronger and Glohmy form of Pipegunk, Glohm Pipegunk, can be fought.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Pipegunk
Pipegunk in Mario & Luigi: Brothership HP 4500 POW 129 Defense 83
Experience 6600 Coins 900 Speed 285
Location(s) Brrrning Sea, Great Lighthouse Island Role Boss Item drop(s) Pipegunk Boots (100%)
Level 27 Type Zok Troop
Notes: N/A

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese デロンゲル[?]
Derongeru
Compound of「デロン」(deron), a synonym for ideophone「ぐにゃ」(gunya, "mushy"), and「ゲル」(geru, "gel")
Chinese 黏糊浓稠胶[?]
Niánhu-nóngchóu Jiāo
Sticky Thick Gel
Dutch Smeerpeip[?] From smeerpijp ("dirty person") and pun on pijp ("pipe")
French Détriphar[4] From détritus ("trash") and phare ("lighthouse")
German Shmodotor[?] -
Italian Liquidor[1] From liquido ("liquid") and the monster name suffix -or
Korean 질퍼케르[?]
Jilpeokereu
Portmanteau of "질퍽하다" (jilpeokhada, "to be mushy") and "겔" (gel, "gel")
Portuguese Geltúlio[3] A portmanteau of gel ("gel") and Getúlio, a given name
Spanish Mugrente[2] Portmanteau of mugre ("filth") and ente ("entity")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #7. By Mariuigi Khed on YouTube. Retrieved on December 1st, 2024.
  2. ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership - TODOS los JEFES + FINAL (All Bosses & Ending). By TheNanashy on YouTube. Retrieved on November 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)
  4. ^ Nouveau boss DETRIPHAR ! MARIO & LUIGI L'ÉPOPÉE FRATERNELLE #21. By Kirbendo - Let's Play on YouTube. Retrieved on December 3rd, 2024.