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-{{Species-infobox
+{{species infobox
-|image=[[File:Gotchawrench.png]]
+|image=[[File:VSWC monsters.jpg|300px]]<br>Artwork of the three types of Gotchawrench in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'', from the game's instruction card
 |first_appearance=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]])
 |latest_appearance=''[[NES Remix Pack]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
-|expand=expandable}}
+}}
-A '''Gotchawrench'''<ref>"''You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!''" - ''Wrecking Crew'' back of the box.</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet, pg. 5 & 8.</ref>, or '''Gotcha Wrench'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet, pg. 2.</ref>, is a living metal wrench. It has huge teeth to attack, and dinosaur legs to help it climb around.
+A '''Gotchawrench''',<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' back of NES box. "''You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!''"</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Pages 5 and 8.</ref> also written as '''Gotcha Wrench'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Page 2.</ref> and referred generically to as a '''monster''',<ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] VS. Wrecking Crew'' in-game manual. Pages 4 and 7.</ref> is a living metal wrench found in the [[Wrecking Crew (series)|''Wrecking Crew'' series]]. It has huge teeth to attack, and legs to help it walk around.
+==History==
+===''Wrecking Crew'' series===
+====''VS. Wrecking Crew''====
+{{multiframe|[[File:VSWC Gotchawrench 1.png]] [[File:VSWC Gotchawrench 2.png]] [[File:VSWC Gotchawrench 3.png]]|bg=black}}
+Gotchawrenches first appear in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' as nameless enemies, where they are among the only major enemy obstacles. They appear much as they do in the subsequent console game but do not actively hunt [[Mario]]. Red ones move slowly while purple ones, introduced in Phase 3, are quick. The two types are found together only in Phases 7 to 10. They will almost always use the nearest ladder they come across. Gotchawrenches will transit between the foreground and background screens through opened [[door (Wrecking Crew series)|door]]s in their path. A Gotchawrench on the opposite screen appears as a harmless silhouette.
-==History==
+Starting in Phase 11, red ones are replaced by a hatchet-like version that behave the same. This variation is entirely exclusive to ''VS. Wrecking Crew'', as it is not present in any later-released ''Wrecking Crew'' titles.
-===''VS. Wrecking Crew''===
-Gotchawrenches first appeared in the ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' arcade game for the [[VS. System]], where they were among the only major enemy obstacles. They appear much as they do in the subsequent console game.
+====''Wrecking Crew''====
+[[File:WC Purple Gotchawrench.png|frame]]
+[[File:WC Red Gotchawrench.png|left|frame]]
+Gotchawrenches reappear in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', starting from [[Phase 1 (Wrecking Crew)|Phase 1]]. They actively chase Mario around the construction site. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red ('''Gotchawrench Jr.'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet. Page 5.</ref>, which moves more slowly). They can be permanently trapped with [[drum (Wrecking Crew)|drums]].
+{{br}}
+====''Wrecking Crew '98''====
+[[File:GotchaWrench98.png|thumb]]
+Gotchawrench is the third challenger in ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]''. Gotchawrench is purple and unlike the previous game, it has arms. It also appears in the port of the NES version.
+===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''===
+Two red Gotchawrenches must be defeated as they climb down a wall ladder in the ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' [[microgame]] [[Wreck. Crew]].
+===Other appearances===
+In the [[NES Remix (series)|''NES Remix'' series]], Gotchawrenches appear in several ''Wrecking Crew'' challenges in ''[[NES Remix]]'' and its compilation ''[[NES Remix Pack]]''.
-===''Wrecking Crew''===
+==Profiles and statistics==
-Gotchawrenches appear on the first stage of the game ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''. A Gotchawrench climbs around the construction site chasing [[Mario]]. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red (Gotchawrench Jr., which moves more slowly).
+===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
+{{PEGMCE profile
+|name=スパナゴン (JP) / Gotchawrench (EN)
+|artwork=[[File:Gotchawrench.png|100px]]
+|shusshin=メカ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
+|seikaku=しつこい
+|tojo_gemu=クルー
+|desc='''<big>しつこいスパナの{{ruby|化物|ばけもの}}だ</big><br>
+レッキングクルーで、マリオをしつこくつけまわすスパナの{{ruby|化物|ばけもの}}。{{ruby|赤|あか}}と{{ruby|紫|むらさき}}の２{{ruby|種類|しゅるい}}がいて、マリオの{{ruby|解体作業|かいたいさぎょう}}をじゃまする。{{ruby|工事現場|こうじげんば}}らしい、ユニークなキャラクターだ。<ref>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/4gPhzs1.jpeg Page 98].</ref>
+|origin=Mecha clan
+|disposition=Persistent
+|game_appearances=Crew
+|eng_desc='''''<big>A persistent spanner in the works</big><br>
+''In Wrecking Crew, these spanner monsters pester Mario. There are two types, red and purple, and they are used to mess with Mario's demolition work. They are unique characters typical of a construction site.''
+}}
-===''Wrecking Crew '98''===
+==Gallery==
-[[File:GotchaWrench98.png|thumb|right]]
+<gallery>
-Gotchawrench is the third challenger in ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]''. Gotchawrench is purple and looks the same as it does in the original. It also appears in the port of the original game, which is on the same cartridge.
+Gotchawrench1.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'', Japanese flyer
+HatchetMonster2.jpg|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet version, from Japanese flyer
+HatchetMonster.png|''VS. Wrecking Crew'' hatchet version, from Japanese flyer
+HatchetMonster1.png|In-game screenshot of hatchet version, ''VS. Wrecking Crew''
+WreckingCrewArt3.png|''Wrecking Crew''
+WreckingCrewArt4.png|''Wrecking Crew''
+WreckingCrewArt7.png|''Wrecking Crew''
+WreckingCrewArt8.png|''Wrecking Crew''
+Gotchawrench.png|''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
+NES Remix Stamp 029.png|[[List of NES Remix stamps|''NES Remix'' stamp]]
+</gallery>
 ==Names in other languages==
+===Gotchawrench===
 {{foreign names
-|Jap={{nowrap|スパナゴン}}
+|Jap=スパナゴン
 |JapR=Supanagon
-|JapM="Spanner Gon", A portmanteau of the word 「スパナ」 ''spanner'' (another name for a wrench) and the word 「ドラゴン」 ''dragon''.
+|JapM=A portmanteau of「スパナ」(''supana'', "spanner") and「ドラゴン」(''doragon'', "dragon")
-|Ita=Attrezzosauro
+|Jap2=スパナゴン２<ref name=famicom>''Wrecking Crew'' Famicom instruction booklet. [https://archive.org/details/WreckingCrewFCManualOnlyHiResOz/Wrecking%20Crew%20manual%2004.jpg Page 4].</ref>
-|ItaM=Wrench-o-saurus}}
+|Jap2R=Supanagon 2
+|Jap2M=Gotchawrench 2
+|Ita=Mostro<ref>''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', Italian e-manual</ref><ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] VS: Wrecking Crew'', in-game manual</ref><br>Attrezzosauro
+|ItaM=Monster<br>A portmanteau of ''attrezzo'' ("tool") and ''dinosauro'' ("dinosaur")
+}}
+===Gotchawrench Jr.===
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=スパナゴン１<ref name=famicom/>
+|JapR=Supanagon 1
+|JapM=Gotchawrench 1
+}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{WC}}
 {{WC98}}
 [[Category:Enemies]]
-[[Category:Playable Characters]]
+[[Category:Animate objects]]
+[[Category:Playable characters]]
+[[Category:VS. Wrecking Crew]]
 [[Category:Wrecking Crew]]
-[[Category:Wrecking Crew '98]]
+[[Category:Wrecking Crew '98 enemies]]