Worm (Super Mario Galaxy)
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| Worm | |
|---|---|
 The caterpillar bursting from the first apple | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
The Big Green Caterpillar[1] (generically referred to by Prima as a "worm")[2] is a giant harmless insect appearing only in Super Mario Galaxy. Specifically, it appears in the Gusty Garden Galaxy's mission called The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows, where it is found after Mario uses a Ground Pound on a specific stump on a giant apple planet. Once Mario does this, the caterpillar bursts out of the apple before crawling into another apple planet. After doing this process two more times, the caterpillar instead leads to a Launch Star, which Mario can use to continue. The caterpillar is most likely based on the larva of the codling moth, due to its tendency to burrow into apples.
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | GreenCaterpillarBig | Big Green Caterpillar |
| Super Mario Galaxy | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | 虫食い惑星オオムイムイ (Mushikui Wakusei Ōmuimui) | Planet-Eating Bug, Big Muimui |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムイムイ[3] Muimui |
Likely a reduplication of「無為」(mui, idleness); the「ム」(mu) may also come「虫」(mushi, insect) or specifically「毛虫」(kemushi, caterpillar) |
| German | Muimui[4] |
Romanization of the Japanese name |
| Italian | Millepiedi[5] |
Centipede |
References
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy internal filenames (GreenCaterpillarBigBody, GreenCaterpillarBigBodyLow, GreenCaterpillarBigFace, GreenCaterpillarBigFaceLow)
- ^ Fletcher Black, Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 35 and 172.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section, page 126.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; page 126
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; page 126
