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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Vampire Bat.png|center]]
|image=[[File:Vampire Bat.png|center]]
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|related=[[Kobatto]]}}
|comparable=[[Kobatto]]}}
{{distinguish|Minikyura}}
{{distinguish|Minikyura}}
'''Miniculas'''<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> are bat-like enemies that appear in the game ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' that cannot be defeated by Wario or in any other kind of way (similar to [[Kobatto]] from ''[[Wario Land 3]]''). These vampire bats can turn [[Wario]] into [[Bat Wario]] when Wario touches them. The vampire bat effect wears off when Wario flies into the light or fall into water (similar to [[Zombie Wario]]). These enemies only appear in three levels in the [[Sapphire Passage]]: [[Crescent Moon Village]], [[Arabian Night]] and [[Hotel Horror]], and also appear in the [[Golden Passage]] level. They are not known to be aggressive to Wario, despite them being enemies.
'''Miniculas'''<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> are bat-like enemies that appear in the game ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' that cannot be defeated by Wario or in any other kind of way (similar to [[Kobatto]] from ''[[Wario Land 3]]''). These vampire bats can turn [[Wario]] into [[Bat Wario]] when Wario touches them. The vampire bat effect wears off when Wario flies into the light or fall into water (similar to [[Zombie Wario]]). These enemies only appear in three levels in the [[Sapphire Passage]]: [[Crescent Moon Village]], [[Arabian Night]] and [[Hotel Horror]], and also appear in the [[Golden Passage]] level. They are not known to be aggressive to Wario, despite them being enemies.
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=プチキュラ<ref>''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>
|Jap=プチキュラ<ref>''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>
|JapR=Puchikyura
|JapR=Puchikyura
|JapM=Petitcula
|JapM=From「プチ」(''puchi'', mini) and "{{wp|Count Dracula|Dracula}}"
|ChiS=迷你吸血蝠<ref>Official Chinese manual for ''Wario Land 4'', page 32.</ref>
|ChiSR=Mínǐ Xīxuèfú
|ChiSM=Mini Vampire Bat
|Spa=Minicula<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 101.</ref>
|Spa=Minicula<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 101.</ref>
|SpaM=-
|SpaM=-
|Fra=Minicula<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 61.</ref>
|Fre=Minicula<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 61.</ref>
|FraM=-
|FreM=-
|Ger=Minicula<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 41.</ref>
|Ger=Minicula<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 41.</ref>
|GerM=-
|GerM=-
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Bats]]
[[Category:Bats]]
[[Category:Wario Land 4 Enemies]]
[[Category:Wario Land 4 enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 06:33, March 12, 2024

Minicula
Vampire Bat.png
First appearance Wario Land 4 (2001)
Comparable
Not to be confused with Minikyura.

Miniculas[1] are bat-like enemies that appear in the game Wario Land 4 that cannot be defeated by Wario or in any other kind of way (similar to Kobatto from Wario Land 3). These vampire bats can turn Wario into Bat Wario when Wario touches them. The vampire bat effect wears off when Wario flies into the light or fall into water (similar to Zombie Wario). These enemies only appear in three levels in the Sapphire Passage: Crescent Moon Village, Arabian Night and Hotel Horror, and also appear in the Golden Passage level. They are not known to be aggressive to Wario, despite them being enemies.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese プチキュラ[2]
Puchikyura
From「プチ」(puchi, mini) and "Dracula"

Chinese (simplified) 迷你吸血蝠[3]
Mínǐ Xīxuèfú
Mini Vampire Bat

French Minicula[5]
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German Minicula[6]
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Italian Minicula[7]
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Spanish Minicula[4]
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 21.
  2. ^ Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.
  3. ^ Official Chinese manual for Wario Land 4, page 32.
  4. ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 101.
  5. ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 61.
  6. ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 41.
  7. ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 121.