Sherm

Sherms are tank enemies that appear in Super Mario Odyssey. They are green with a white Bowser's emblem printed on them, fire pearlescent blue explosives, and can be found in the Wooded Kingdom, the Metro Kingdom at nighttime, the Underground Moon Caverns in the Moon Kingdom, and the Mechawiggler rematch in the Mushroom Kingdom. They can be beaten with a ground pound or a shot fired by a captured Sherm. When captured with and controlled by Cappy, the player can aim its cannon with the right Control Stick (as well as by tilting the Joy-Con/Pro Controller), and fire explosives with. The explosives can also be used to collect items. They are used to defeat Mechawiggler.

The name "Sherm" is a reference to the famous American tank, which was one of the most common tanks in  - the hat they wear in the Metro Kingdom even resembles the Ascot top hat worn in depictions of. Despite this, their shape seems to be based on the used by the  (particularly the ) - ironically with the chassis and turret being dark green in color alongside the white Bowser emblem, akin to its American namesake.

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 * Japanese website bio: 弾切れの心配？ありません. 思う存分砲を弾を発射！ (Worried about running out of bullets? No worries. Fire the cannon as much as you want!)