The Snorkel Snake,[1][2] also called the Snorkle Fish,[3] is a serpentine enemy that appears in Yoshi's Story. It resembles a large white creature with green spikes and a large fin for a tail. Its head is a large ball with red eyes, flippers, and a spout for a mouth. The Snorkel Snake has smaller variants named Mr. Eels. While identified as a snake in English and an eel in Japanese, it more closely resembles a giant pipefish, due in particular to its long, reedlike mouth. The Snorkel Snake can be seen swimming on the Ocean page, and it is found in a single area of the level Lots O'Jelly Fish, where it waits for a Yoshi to swim nearby. When it spots them, it swims in circles around them, attempting to enclose them within its spiky body; since Yoshis cannot throw eggs underwater, the Snorkel Snake is effectively invincible. However, its body is not long enough for it to make a complete circle, allowing the Yoshis to escape if encircled.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
- Website bio: Swimming in circles that grow ever-tighter, The Snorkle Fish is a prickly Yoshi-smiter.[3]
- Shogakukan guide: 「長いからだはトゲだらけ。おまけにあとを追ってくる。なんてこった！」 ("Their long body is covered in thorns. In addition, it will follow you. What the heck!")[4]
Names in other languages[edit]
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Name
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Meaning
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Notes
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| Japanese
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ウナボン[4][5]
Unabon
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Portmanteau of「鰻」(unagi, eel) and「坊」(bon, Japanese affectionate suffix for "boy")
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| German
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Drehwutz[6]
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From "drehen" (to revolve)
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| Spanish (NOE)
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Gran Serpiente Marina[7]
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Big Sea Snake
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- The Snorkel Snake bears a resemblance to the Dragoneel, which was introduced in New Super Mario Bros. U and also tries to encircle players with its body. The Snorkel Snake's Japanese name, "Unabon," is used as a file name for the Dragoneel, suggesting this resemblance may have been intentional.
References[edit]
- ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11.
- ^ Yoshi's Story official website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived October 21, 1999, 23:01:57 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Yoshi's Story official website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived May 8, 1999, 19:33:47 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 6Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg.
- ^ 1998. 「ヨッシー全百科」 (Yoshi Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281158-6. Page 131. (Archived via archive.today.)
- ^ Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 20.
- ^ Yoshi's Story Spanish guide. www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).
