Undergrunt
| Undergrunt | |||
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 Screen-cropped model from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Monty | ||
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- “Those moles are digging up our garden! It's just terrible!”
- —Star Bunny, Super Mario Galaxy
Undergrunts[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They slightly resemble early depictions of Monty Moles due to their light-colored cheeks and rounded snouts, but have large eyes, toothy grins, and yellow camo-plated helmets, the last of which is the only thing of them visible while they dig.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port, Undergrunts appear in Gusty Garden Galaxy in the mission "The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows" as uncommon enemies on two planets. Even though the Undergrunts' helmets lack spikes on the top (though they do have spikes on the sides), Mario or Luigi cannot safely jump on them. However, Undergrunts can be defeated by Ground Pounding near them, then spinning them after they have popped out. They give a coin when defeated. Undergrunts also appear in Gold Leaf Galaxy's second mission, "Cataquack to the Skies".
Blue Undergrunts on a cannon, called Undergrunt Gunners, appear in the Gold Leaf Galaxy, the Deep Dark Galaxy and the Toy Time Galaxy.
At the end of Gusty Garden Galaxy, there is the boss of this galaxy, Major Burrows, who is the leader of the Undergrunts and can be defeated in almost the same way.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Only two normal Undergrunts appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2 on the Undergrunt Planet in Battle Belt Galaxy. They are defeated the same way as in the previous game. However, they give three Star Bits instead of a coin when defeated. Undergrunt Gunners have now become a much more common enemy species.
In addition, Major Burrows reappears in Boss Blitz Galaxy.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
The question mark-shaped planets covered in Undergrunts from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot of an Undergrunt being forced out of the ground in Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Screenshot of a dazed Undergrunt from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
"Undergrunt" is a portmanteau between "underground" and "grunt," American slang for infantry soldiers. This follows Major Burrows being named after a military rank as well.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/Mogucchi.arc | Mogucchi | Transliteration of below |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl (SMG) SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl (SMG2) |
モグッチ (Mogutchi) | Derived from「モグ」(Mogu, "Monty") and「っち」(-tchi), an abbreviated form of honorific「ちゃん」(-chan) |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モグへい[2][3] Moguhei |
Portmanteau of「モグ」(Mogu, "Monty") and「兵」(hei, "soldier") | |
| French | Mogu bombardier[4] | Bomber Monty | |
| Mogu Soldat[5] | Soldier Monty; compare Undergrunt Gunner | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Monty Maulwurf[6] | Monty Mole | |
| Italian | Talpone[7][8]:128 | Big Mole | |
| Moguccio[9] | Romanization of「モグ」(Mogu, "Monty") followed by the suffix -uccio | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Talpone Soldato[8]:161 | Big Mole Soldier; shared with Undergrunt Gunner | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Soldado Topete[10] | Derived from topetón ("headbutt" or "impact"), topo ("mole"), and the derogative suffix -ete, with soldado ("soldier"); shared with Undergrunt Gunner |
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 30.
- ^ Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 20.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 32.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 128, 161.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ «I Talponi stanno distruggendo tutto...» – Star Bunny during "The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 30.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 128.
| Monty Moles | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Big Montgomery • Chitei Kaijū Indy • Choropū Chika Butai • Choropū (Haha) • Choropū (Kodomo-tachi) • Choropū Mōdoku Butai • Choropū Safari-tai • Choropū Shinrin-tai • Choropū the Picasso • Choropū-tachi • Choropūko • Chorozairu • Gattai monster • Major Burrows • Mole Biker Gang • Monty Bros. • Monty Mole auctioneer • Monty Tank • Pakkun Mogura • Pūko • Sphinx Zō |
| Species | Choropū Men'iwa • Mawful Mole • Mega Mole • Mega Monty Mole • Metal Mawful Mole • Mole (presenter) • Monty Mole • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Monty Mole Patch • Monty Mole Swooper • Morty Mole |
| Relatives | Mega Rocky Wrench • Monty • Undergrunt • Undergrunt Gunner • Ragumo • Rocky Wrench |
| Related | Choropū-dan |
