Draglet
| Draglet | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Draglet from Super Mario 3D Land | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) |
Draglets[1] are enemies appearing in Super Mario 3D Land. They are small blue dragons with small purple bat-like wings and pink spikes attached to their backs. Draglets have two fangs, and their eyes have dash-like pupils instead of circular ones. They bear a slight resemblance to Eeries, Rexes, and Dino-Torches.
Draglets are found in the castle stages of the game and stay in one spot. If they spot Mario or Luigi, they will attack him by shooting a single fireball at him. Draglets make a distinct sneezing sound before shooting a fireball, indicating that their attack is coming. Draglets can easily be defeated by jumping on them or swinging Tanooki Mario's tail at them, or with a projectile such as a fireball or boomerang.
Draglets also appear briefly during the cutscene that plays when Mario is entering World 8 for the first time.
Profiles
Super Mario 3D Land
- European Website Bio: "Draglets use their tiny wings to hover just above the ground. They also use their fiery breath to shoot fireballs at Mario!"
Gallery
Rendered model
Super Mario 3D Land
World 8 cutscene
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メラゴン[2] Meragon |
Pun on「めらめら」(meramera, onomatopoeia for something flaring up) and「ドラゴン」(doragon, "dragon") |
| Chinese (simplified) | 吐焰龙[3] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon |
| Chinese (traditional) | 吐焰龍[4] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon |
| Dutch | Draglet |
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| French | Pyrodragon |
From pyro (Greek word for "fire") + "dragon" |
| German | Loderdrache |
Blaze Dragon |
| Italian | Dragardo |
Possibly a portmanteau of drago ("dragon") and testardo ("stubborn") |
| Korean | 이글래곤 Igeullaegon |
Possibly from "이글이글" (igeul-igeul, onomatopoeia for burning) + "드래곤" (deuraegon, "dragon") |
| Portuguese | Dragão chama |
Flame dragon |
| Russian | Дракон-огнеплюй Drakon-ogneplyuy |
From дракон (drakon, "dragon") + огненный (ognennyy, "fiery") and плевать (plebat, "to spit") |
| Spanish (NOE) | Draguígneo |
Pun on dragón ("dragon") and ígneo ("igneous") |
References
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land: Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0307893864. Page 14.
- ^ (2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section. Shogakukan. Page 181.
- ^ Super Mario 3D Land website. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ Super Mario 3D Land website. Nintendo.com.hk (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
