Cractyl

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Wario battles a Cractyl.

A Cractyl[1] is a flying, googly-eyed, purple pterosaur in Wario World. Since they possess the ability to fly, Wario must jump and punch them, or perform a Corkscrew Conk to hit them. Any of his strong moves can then be used. Cractyls' main attack is to lift Wario into the air and perform a move similar to the Piledriver, slamming him into the ground. However, this attack can be easily avoided if the player jiggles the Control Stick enough to free Wario. Starting in Greenhorn Ruins, Cractyls can also drop bombs to attack Wario. The bombs explode after a short time, damaging Wario if he's in the blast radius, but can be thrown back at enemies if Wario is fast enough. Starting in Beanstalk Way, Cractyls drop Spiked Balls instead of bombs, making them significantly more dangerous.

In later stages, Cractyls are re-skinned to fit the theme of the stage, variously as Bone Cractyls[citation needed], Pigeons[citation needed], Snowbirds[2], Hawks[citation needed], Masked Crows[citation needed], and Mummy Hawks[citation needed].

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese プチラノドン[?]
Puchiranodon
portmanteau of "プチ" meaning petit and "pteranodon"

Bone Cractyl

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 骨ラノドン[?]
Hone Ranodon
Bone-ranadon

Pigeon

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポッポルン[?]
Popporun
From ポッポッポ poppoppo, the sound a pigeon makes

Snowbird

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ユキルンルン[?]
Yukirunrun
From 雪 yuki, meaning snow

Hawk

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トビッチュ[?]
Tobittyu
From 鳶 Tobi, meaning black kite

Masked Crow

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハイポー[?]
Haipō
?

Mummy Hawk

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ホウホウ[?]
Houhou
From 鳳凰 Hōō, meaning phoenix

References

  1. ^ Wario World instruction booklet, page 30.
  2. ^ Wario World Nintendo Power Player's Guide, page 61.