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{{species-infobox
{{distinguish|Fuzzy Wiggler}}
|image=[[File:SM3DW Switchboard Falls.png|240px]]
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|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[2013]])
|image=[[File:Fuzzler SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|relatives=[[Fuzzy]]<br>[[Wiggler]]
}}
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'''Fuzzlers'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> are caterpillar-like enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port, ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', and are predominantly seen in [[Switchboard Falls]]. Their name is a portmanteau of "[[Fuzzy]]" and "[[Wiggler]]", which they resemble a cross between. Fuzzlers are made up of yellow, orange, and golden spiky balls that damage the player upon contact. Fuzzlers always appear on [[Switchboard]] tracks, and they roll along the [[track]]s in a set path. Two or more Fuzzlers usually appear in a track network, each one going in a separate direction. When Fuzzlers collide, they start moving in the other direction. They can be defeated only with [[Invincible Mario]], [[White Tanooki Mario]], and [[Lucky Cat Mario]].


'''Fuzzlers''' are catterpillar-like enemies that appear in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', and are predominantly seen in [[Switchboard Falls]]. Their names are a portmanteau of [[Fuzzy]] and [[Wiggler]].  
In the ''Bowser's Fury'' mode of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', Fuzzlers with cat-like ears and tails additionally appear on [[Mount Magmeow]]. Several cat Fuzzlers can briefly be seen without their spikes in the cutscene that plays upon the player activating the "Hurry! Steer the Switchboards!" [[Cat Shine]] on Mount Magmeow.


Fuzzlers are made up of different-colored spiky balls that hurt the player upon contact. Fuzzlers always appear on Switchboard tracks, and move along the tracks in a set path. Two or more Fuzzlers usually appear in a track network, each one going a separate direction.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM3DW Fuzzler.png|A Fuzzler rolling
Cat Fuzzler.png|A cat-like Fuzzler
Shorn fuzzler.png|A cat Fuzzler without its spikes
SMB 35th Anniversary Lineup TVCM 3.jpg|A Cat Fuzzler in a Japanese commercial promoting the [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]]
</gallery>


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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=イモゾー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 225.</ref>
|JapR=Imozō
|JapM=Portmanteau of「{{hover|芋虫|イモムシ}}」(''imomushi'', caterpillar) and possibly a reference to「トゲゾー」(''Togezō'', [[Spiny]]) due to their spiky appearance
|Ger=Fuzzler
|Ita=Fuzzler<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 225</ref>
|Spa=Espinoruga
|SpaM= From "espina" (thorn) and "oruga" (caterpillar)
}}
 
==References==
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Revision as of 04:47, January 26, 2024

Not to be confused with Fuzzy Wiggler.
Fuzzler
A Fuzzler from Super Mario 3D World.
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Relatives

Fuzzlers[1] are caterpillar-like enemies that appear in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and are predominantly seen in Switchboard Falls. Their name is a portmanteau of "Fuzzy" and "Wiggler", which they resemble a cross between. Fuzzlers are made up of yellow, orange, and golden spiky balls that damage the player upon contact. Fuzzlers always appear on Switchboard tracks, and they roll along the tracks in a set path. Two or more Fuzzlers usually appear in a track network, each one going in a separate direction. When Fuzzlers collide, they start moving in the other direction. They can be defeated only with Invincible Mario, White Tanooki Mario, and Lucky Cat Mario.

In the Bowser's Fury mode of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Fuzzlers with cat-like ears and tails additionally appear on Mount Magmeow. Several cat Fuzzlers can briefly be seen without their spikes in the cutscene that plays upon the player activating the "Hurry! Steer the Switchboards!" Cat Shine on Mount Magmeow.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese イモゾー[2]
Imozō
Portmanteau of「芋虫」(imomushi, caterpillar) and possibly a reference to「トゲゾー」(Togezō, Spiny) due to their spiky appearance
German Fuzzler[?] -
Italian Fuzzler[3] -
Spanish Espinoruga[?] From "espina" (thorn) and "oruga" (caterpillar)

References

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. Super Mario 3D World Prima Official Game Guide. Page 27.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section, page 225.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 225