Ankiron

Template:Species-infobox Ankirons are generic enemies that Wario encounters in the Nintendo GameCube game Wario World. Ankirons resemble huge armored turtles with cannons sprouting out of their shell. In fact, Ankirons are so huge and heavy that all they can do is turn in place. Ankirons fire bombs at Wario, who can throw the bombs right back. They explode after a short time, however. Ankirons can also hide in their shells to protect themselves against Wario's powerful punches. If Wario continues to punch a protected Ankiron, it comes out (though still unable to be damaged) and fires its ammunition (depending on species) in all directions. In addition, as Wario comments in the game's North American instruction booklet, these enemies smell like feet.

Other varieties of these enemies include Skeletal, Circus, Ice, Bullock, Party Animals, and Mummy Ankirons. Aside from looks, Skeletal, Circus, and Ice Ankirons behave exactly the same way as normal Ankirons. The Party Animals can fire many bombs at once, while the Bullock and Mummy Ankirons shoot flaming bombs that damage Wario on contact until they cool off. However, the Bullock and Mummy Ankirons behave differently when they're attacked while protected, with the latter firing fiery bombs, while the former only fires normal bombs.

Their name comes from Ankirosaurusu (アンキロサウルス), the Japanese spelling of the dinosaur name Ankylosaurus. In the Western localizations, their name is interpreted as a portmanteau combining the first three letters of said dinosaur name with the English word "iron".

Gallery

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  Skeletal Ankiron

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  Circus Ankiron

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  Ice Ankiron

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  Bullock Ankiron

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  Party Animal

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  Mummy Ankiron

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アンキロン Ankiron	-

Skeletal Ankiron

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	骨アンキロン Hone Ankiron	Bone Ankiron

Circus Ankiron

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ネジロン Nejiron	Coincidentally, the same name as an enemy in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Nejiron. A portmanteau of ねじれた nejireta meaning twisted and Ankiron

Ice Ankiron

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クリスロン Kurisuron	"Crysron", a portmanteau of "crystal" and "Ankiron".

Bullock Ankiron

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハスキロン Hasukiron	"Huskyron", a portmanteau of "Siberian husky" and "Ankiron".

Party Animal

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シルキロン Sirukiron	"Silkiron", a portmanteau of "Silk" and "Ankiron".

Mummy Ankiron

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スケルトロン Sukerutoron	"Skeletoron", a portmanteau of "Skeleton" and "Ankiron".

References

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