Spearhead (enemy)



Spearheads are spear-shaped enemies of Wario that appear in both Wario Land 3 and Dr. Mario 64. Spearheads look like blue blobs with feet (but no legs), two large, black eyes with white pupils, and spears for noses.

In Wario Land 3, Spearheads, along with Para-Gooms, were some of the most common enemies. They attacked by simply walking along (harming Wario and knocking him backward if he was to touch their sharp, spear-like noses) and could be destroyed by being Ground Pounded, thrown into a wall exceptionally hard, or being thrown at another enemy (after Wario unlocks the ability to perform these actions). They could also be simply dazed by being Jumped on. Some Spearheads could also be found sleeping at night; these could be woken up with any of the dazing attacks or simply destroyed on the spot, as they themselves would not attack until woken. They bear a resemblance to the Pirate Gooms from Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land and Wario Land II, and their attack methods are near identical to those of the Pirate Gooms. As a matter of fact, the manual of Wario Land 3 states that Spearhead is indeed a variety of Goom.

In Dr. Mario 64, Spearhead was the first and easiest enemy both Dr. Mario and Wario face.

Like all Wario Land 3 enemies, Spearheads are actually humans who typically live peaceful lives in the Music Box World, but were tainted by a spell of Rudy the Clown's and turned into strange creatures. (Their reasons for attacking Wario involved their realization that Wario was helping Rudy escape the temple they had sealed him within, though they were unaware that Wario did not realize Rudy's malicious intentions while doing so.) During Wario Land 3 's ending sequence, a Spearhead was the first enemy shown to have its curse release, and its restored form was shown as an elderly woman. Dr. Mario 64 's inclusion of a Spearhead after the events of Wario Land 3 may imply that Spearheads exist outside of the Music Box World as a natural species, though this is unconfirmed.