Protobatter
| Protobatter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | |||
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) | ||
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Protobatters are enemies found inside the Pump Works of Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. A more powerful cyan variation called Pwallops appear in the Energy Hold.
Design
Protobatters have spherical, cream-colored bodies with a black "o"-shaped mouth, a pair of simplistic arms, brown, shoe-like feet, and raised, black eyes. They wield black clubs with white spikes.
Behavior
In the field, Protobatters tend to linger in one spot, but if they spot an intruder, they run toward them.
Battle
Protobatters attack by spitting out a piece of batter and slamming it with their club at the Mario Bros. The direction a Protobatter holds its club indicates which one of the Bros. will be attacked (with a backhand strike meaning it targets Mario, and a forehand strike meaning it targets Luigi), and it may miss the swing up to two times in an attempt to lower the player's guard. This attack can be countered with the hammer. Protobatters will also grow up to two to three times larger whenever Mario and Luigi attack them.
Statistics
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protobatter | ||||||||
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HP | 36 (54) | POW | 22 (55) | DEF | 22 (33) | SPEED | 13 |
| Coins | 5 (8) | Level | 5 | Fire | Critical | Burn? | Double | |
| Role | Common | Battled by | Mario & Luigi | Location(s) | Pump Works | Dizzy? | Double | |
| Stat down? | Normal | KO? | Normal | Experience | 15 | Item drop | Syrup Jar - 24.0% Nut - 6.0% | |
| Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW. | ||||||||
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy | ||||||||||
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| Protobatter | ||||||||||
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HP | 24 | POW | 22 | DEF | 15 | SPEED | 13 | Experience | 15 |
| Fire | Critical | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Normal | Battled by | Mario & Luigi | Coins | 5 | |
| Burn | 2x | Dizzy | 2x | Stat down | 1x | Speed down | 1x | Item drop | Syrup Jar - 30% Nut - 15% | |
| Level 4 | Location(s) | Pump Works | ||||||||
Gallery
The three size variations of the Protobatter
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タンパくん[?] Tanpa-kun |
Portmanteau of「蛋白」(tanpaku, "protein") and「~くん」(-kun, an honorific typically used for young boys) | |
| French (NOA) | Battozoïde[?] | From batte ("bat") with the suffix -zoïde used for zooids | |
| French (NOE) | Albumion[?] | From albumine ("albumin") and the augmentative suffix -on | |
| German | Protzeino[?] | Play on protzen ("to flaunt") and possibly Protein, with Italian/Spanish diminutive -ino | |
| Italian | Protentoso[?] | Play on proteina ("protein") and portentoso ("powerful") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Batezoide[?] | From batear ("to bat") and the adjective-forming suffix -oide | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Albuminio[?] | From albúmina ("albumin") and the suffix for some Spanish male names -io |
