Pouncer

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“This sturdy creature drops down and pursues Wario. Wario can get a lift on its flat top”
—Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet, page 19
Pouncer
A Pouncer, as seen in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 artwork.
Artwork of a Pouncer
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)
Latest appearance Wario Land II (1998)
Relatives
Thwomp
Omodon
Pouncer's sprite

Pouncers[1] are stone creatures from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They look and behave almost exactly like Thwomps, except they have no spikes on their tops. Wario can hop up on them as a platform to cross gaps. In some cases, instead of acting like Thwomps, they slowly follow a path, such as moving through a cramped hall after Wario. If a Pouncer lands on an enemy, it turns into a 10 Gold Coin for Wario to collect. On the other hand, contact with a Pouncer's spikes instantly causes the loss of a life.

In Wario Land II, redesigned Pouncers make an appearance, referred to as weights[2][3] or blocks[4]. They are have no spikes and are carried and routinely dropped by D-Bats. They are no longer harmful, transforming Wario into Flat Wario if it lands on him.

Gallery[edit]

  • Wario standing on a Pouncer

  • A Pouncer as depicted in KC Deluxe

  • Wario being flattened by a weight in Wario Land II

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ドドン[5][6]
Dodon		 From「ドン」(don) or「ドスン」(dosun), Japanese onomatopoeias for crashing sound
German Pouncer -
Italian Assalitore Improvviso[7]
Saltatore[8]		 Sudden Attacker
Jumper

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 English instruction booklet, page 19.
  2. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 106, page 63. "One bat drops a lead weight that flattens Wario; the other picks him up and steals coins."
  3. ^ Official American Wario Land II website (Internet Archive)
  4. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 106, page 64. "These bats have nothing better to do all day than drop blocks. If you jump on a block, you can jump from the top to reach more coins."
  5. ^ Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.
  6. ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide, page 92.
  7. ^ European Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Instruction Booklet, page 117
  8. ^ Italian Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Electronic manual, section 15
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Thwomps and relatives
Thwomp characters
Akuiwagumi (leader) • Gattai monster • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Thwomp • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator
Thwomp species
Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Grindel • Security Thwomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Spindel • Star Thwomp • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp
Whomp characters
Whomp • Whomp King
Whomp species
Big Whomp • Pattan • Whomp
Other relatives
Bomp • Dai Gorō • Flomp • Grrrol • Pouncer • Rhomp • Spiky Tromp • Spindel • Spiny Tromp • Stairface Ogre • Thwack • Thwack Totem • Tox Box • Walking Block • Walleye • Wallop • Wonder Thwack
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Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Characters Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario
Bosses Bobo • Captain Syrup • Devil's Head • Genie • Minotaur • Penguin • Spiked Koopa • Zenisukī
Worlds Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle
Power-ups Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star
Collectibles ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100-Coin • 3UP Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure
Enemies and obstacles Batto Shuruken • Bē • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Maizō • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Sparky • Spike Ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake
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Wario Land II
Main characters Wario • Captain Syrup
Supporters Hen • Owl • Albatross • Turtle
Bosses Alarm clock • Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri
Chapters Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter
Conditions Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario
Enemies Ape • Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Eel • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Kotsuheri • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Punch • Rooster • Sawfish • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie
Objects 10 Gold Coin • 100-Coin • Blade • Bonfire Block • Brick Block • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Glass Block • Spike • Stove • Switch
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