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|image=[[File:SM64DS Grindel.png|200px]]<br>A Grindel seen with [[Mario]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' | |image=[[File:SM64DS Grindel.png|200px]]<br>A Grindel seen with [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | ||
| | |variant_of=[[Thwomp]] | ||
| | |variants=[[Spindel]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Grindels''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] that debut in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They appear as mummified [[Thwomp]]s, each with a pair of small round eyes and a grin on its face (hence the name). Compared to Thwomps in the same game, they are a more perfect cube shape and appear to be made of a darker, metallic stone under their wraps. | |||
A similar creature is the [[Spindel]], which looks very similar to the Grindel but is instead cylindrical. | |||
==History== | |||
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''=== | |||
[[File:SM64 Grindel.png|thumb|left|A Grindel in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']] | [[File:SM64 Grindel.png|thumb|left|A Grindel in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']] | ||
''' | In ''Super Mario 64'' and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Grindels appear only inside the [[Shifting Sand Land#Inside the pyramid|pyramid]] in the level [[Shifting Sand Land]]. They attack in the same way as a Thwomp, floating up in the air vertically and falling over the ground, squashing anybody below them. Grindels can also move horizontally by [[jump]]ing back and forth. In the remake, they have whiter teeth. | ||
Grindels | ===''Mario Party 2''=== | ||
[[File:MP2 Lava Tile Isle.png|thumb|Grindels are present as [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Wario]], and [[Yoshi]] battle in [[Lava Tile Isle]].]] | |||
Grindels also appear in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' in the [[minigame]] [[Lava Tile Isle]]. Here, seven Grindels form a platform over a pool of [[lava]]. Before they change positions, they slowly shake. When they do move, they leave gaps between them (characters do not remain on Grindels when they move), and characters may fall into the lava. | |||
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==Gallery== | |||
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SM64 Asset Model Grindel.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' | |||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Thwomps}} | {{Thwomps}} | ||
{{SM64}} | {{SM64}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:34, April 26, 2023
| Grindel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 A Grindel seen with Mario in Super Mario 64 DS | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Thwomp | ||
| |||
Grindels are enemies that debut in Super Mario 64. They appear as mummified Thwomps, each with a pair of small round eyes and a grin on its face (hence the name). Compared to Thwomps in the same game, they are a more perfect cube shape and appear to be made of a darker, metallic stone under their wraps.
A similar creature is the Spindel, which looks very similar to the Grindel but is instead cylindrical.
History
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
A Grindel in Super Mario 64
In Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake, Super Mario 64 DS, Grindels appear only inside the pyramid in the level Shifting Sand Land. They attack in the same way as a Thwomp, floating up in the air vertically and falling over the ground, squashing anybody below them. Grindels can also move horizontally by jumping back and forth. In the remake, they have whiter teeth.
Mario Party 2
Grindels also appear in Mario Party 2 in the minigame Lava Tile Isle. Here, seven Grindels form a platform over a pool of lava. Before they change positions, they slowly shake. When they do move, they leave gaps between them (characters do not remain on Grindels when they move), and characters may fall into the lava.
Gallery
Model from Super Mario 64
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドンカク Donkaku |
Portmanteau of「ドン」(don, Japanese onomatopoeic word for colliding sound) and「四角」(shikaku, square) |
| German | Mumien-Steinblock |
Mummy Thwomp |
| Italian | Grindel[1] |
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References
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, p. 86.
| Thwomps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Akuiwagumi (leader) • Chō Dossun • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator | |
| Species | Grindels | Grindel • Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon • Pouncer | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Mega Thwomp • Security Thwomp • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Spiked Thwomp • Star Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform | |
| Relatives | Grrrols | Grrrol • Mega Grrrol |
| Ka-thunks | Ka-thunk • King Ka-thunk | |
| Konks | Big Konk • Konk | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp | |
| Thwacks | Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack | |
| Wallops | Wallop • Walleye | |
| Whomps | Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp • Whomp King | |
| Other | Bomp • Flomp • Grumblump • Rhomp • Stairface Ogre • Stone-Eye • Tox Box • Tsuboshi • Walking Block | |
