Spook (enemy)
- Not to be confused with Dovo.
| Spook | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Wario's Woods | |
| First appearance | Wario's Woods (1994) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: Smooth Moves (cameo) (2006) |
| Variant of | Monster |
Spooks[1] are jar-like mushroom monsters in Wario's Woods.
History[edit]
Wario's Woods[edit]
They are less common than Spuds, Fuzzes and Squeaks. Unlike other enemies in the game, they have very limited color variation in the Family Computer version, only appearing in red and blue variants. However, they have slightly more variety in the SNES version. They take two bombs to defeat, and Toad must act quickly to throw the double bombs at them, as they only stay vulnerable after the first bomb for a limited time.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
In one skit from Uribō's chapter in Super Mario 4-koma Daikōshin, Toad is about to finish a Spook with Sprite's bomb. The Spook pleads for its life, trying to convince Toad to spare a "mushroom brother", but Toad yells at him that "not all mushrooms are the same", and blows it up.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]
In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, a Spook make a cameo appearance on the Wario's Woods cartridge, in the Super Nostalgic Entertainment System microgame.
Gallery[edit]
Blue Spook (NES)
Light-blue Spook (SNES)
Black Spook (SNES)
Yellow Spook (SNES)
Blue Spook (SNES)
White Spook (SNES)
Pink Spook (SNES)
Red Spook (SNES)
Green Spook (SNES)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マイコニン Maikonin |
Potentially derived from the prefix "myco-" | [2] | |
| Dutch | Spook | - | [3]:38 | |
| French | Spook | - | [3]:14 | |
| Italian | Spook | - | [4] | |
| Spanish | Spook | - | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ 1994. Wario's Woods NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 6.
- ^ 1994. 『ワリオの森 取扱説明書』(Family Computer). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 4.
- ^ a b 1995. Wario's Woods mode d'emploi / Handleiding (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French, Dutch).
- ^ 1995. Wario's Woods Libretto d'Intruzioni (Nintendo Entertainment System). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 6.
- ^ 1995. Wario's Woods Manual de Instrucciones (Nintendo Entertainment System). Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 7.
| Wario's Woods (NES version, SNES version) | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Toad • Birdo • Sprite • Abataa • Satebôa |
| NES bosses | Fauster • Boom • Mad • Goro • Seizer • Drago • Fake Wario • Wario |
| SNES bosses | Katsini • Galrog • Harley Q • SamSpook • Sven • Parrotor • Mssr Boo • Aqualea • Razor • Tad Rock • Thak • Lizardon • Sarissa • Mangylox • Dedar • Carlton • Harry H • Wario |
| Enemies | Monster (Fuzz • Spud • Squeak • Beaker • Scram • Spook • Dovo) • Thwomp • Pidgit |
| Items | Bomb • Coin • Diamond • Egg |
| Locations | Wario Castle • Wario's Woods |
| Satellaview versions | Wario no Mori Bakushō Version • Wario no Mori Event Version • Wario no Mori Futatabi |
| Adaptations | Super Mario (Super Mario: Wario no Mori · Super Mario 4-koma Daikōshin) • Super Mario-kun (Volumes: 11 · 12 · 13) |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Quotes • Staff |
