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(→‎Additional names: The Japanese name indicates they were referring specifically to the fish, rather than "the head of a snake" or some other snake-headed creature. Added external links for more cryptically known fish species, and clarified that the Korean name is referring to a specific species of conger, not a "conger eel with white spots".)
 
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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Gringill
|image=[[File:Gringill_SMG.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Gringill from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|image=[[File:Gringill_SMG.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of a small Gringill from ''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>[[File:GiantGringill.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a large Gringill from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|related=[[Maw-Ray]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|expand=
|variants=[[Big Gringill]]
|comparable=[[Maw-Ray]]<br>[[Spike Eel]]
}}
}}
{{quote|Can you beat those Gringills by hitting them with [[Green Shell|shells]]?|Penguin|Super Mario Galaxy}}
{{quote|Can you beat those Gringills by hitting them with [[Green Shell|shells]]?|Penguin|Super Mario Galaxy}}
'''Gringills''' are huge orange eels with large eyes and teeth found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. There are two variants of Gringills: ones that lurk in caves and stretch out to snap their jaws at anyone who approaches, and ones that freely swim around in loops. They attack simply by trying to bite [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. Gringills can be defeated by throwing a [[shell|Koopa Shell]] at them while they are underwater.


'''Gringills''' are large, orange or lavender eel-like creatures with large eyes and teeth found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Their name is a portmanteau on "grin" and "gill". There are two variants of Gringills; smaller ones, which can be found swimming around freely or hiding in caves in certain galaxies, and larger variants, which solely lurk in caves.
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', cave-based Gringills appear in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] and the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]], while swimming ones appear in the [[Drip Drop Galaxy]], the [[Bigmouth Galaxy]], and the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', only the cave-based ones appear, being in the [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]] and the [[Slimy Spring Galaxy]].
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They first appear in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] and later appear in the [[Drip Drop Galaxy]], [[Sea Slide Galaxy]], [[Bigmouth Galaxy]], and [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. They attack simply by trying to bite [[Mario]]. Gringills can be defeated by throwing a [[Koopa Shell]] at them while they are underwater. Most of them appear in caves, and they come out a small distance when Mario/[[Luigi]] gets close, though rarely they are seen outside their holes, swimming in circles. There are also huge Gringills that are lavender in color, have two feelers on their lower jaws, and are found only in caves. They make a straining noise when coming out of their holes, and give a [[1-Up Mushroom]] when defeated. These huge eels only appear in the Beach Bowl Galaxy, Sea Slide  Galaxy, and Deep Dark Galaxy.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Gringill.png|Model of a swimming Gringill from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Giant Eel Outbreak.png|Screenshot of a Gringill swimming in open water from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Slimy Spring Double Gringill Area.png|Screenshot of nesting Gringills from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>


[[File:Srarshine Becah Comet Medal.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Gringills in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
==Additional names==
Both sizes reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]], the [[Starshine Beach Galaxy]], and the [[Slimy Spring Galaxy]]. They are only seen hiding in caves, and are no longer seen swimming outside of it.
===Internal names===
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{{internal names
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|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
==Names in other languages==
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/SnakeheadSmall.arc</tt>
===Normal variant===
|name1=SnakeheadSmall
|meaning1=Small {{wp|Snakehead (fish)|Snakehead}} (nested variant)
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file2=<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=雷魚(小) (''Raigyo (shō)'')
|meaning2=Snakehead (small)
|game3=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file3=<tt>ObjectData/SnakeFish.arc</tt>
|name3=Snake Fish
|meaning3=Snake Fish (swimming variant)
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=Snakehead Small<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>SnakeheadSmall</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>Snake Fish<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filename (<tt>SnakeFish</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>アナゴン<br>''Anagon''
|Jap=アナゴン
|JapM=Small Snakehead (nested variant)<br><br>Snake Fish (swimming variant)<br><br>From ''anago'' (sea eel); compare to [[Maw-Ray|Unagi]] (freshwater eel).
|JapR=Anagon
|JapM=Derived from「{{ruby|海鰻|アナゴ}}」(''anago'', "{{wp|Congridae|conger eel}}")
|Fre=Anguillon
|FreM=From ''anguille'' ("eel") and diminutive suffix ''-on''
|Ger=Aal
|GerM=Eel
|Ita=Pesce Boa
|Ita=Pesce Boa
|ItaM=Boa Fish
|ItaM=Boa Fish
|Kor=붕장어
|KorR=Bungjang-eo
|KorM=Korean name for the {{wp|whitespotted conger}}
|Spa=Anagorn
|Spa=Anagorn
|SpaM=From Japanese name
|SpaM=From Japanese name
|Fra=Anguillon
|FraM=From ''anguille'' (eel)
}}
}}
===Big variant===
 
{{foreign names
|Jap=Snakehead<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>Snakehead</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>大アナゴン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 127.</ref><br>''Dai Anagon''<br>でかアナゴン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref><br>''Deka Anagon''
|JapM=Snakehead<br><br>Big Gringill<br><br>Big Gringill
}}
==References==
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{{SMG2}}
{{SMG2}}
[[Category:Eels]]
[[Category:Eels]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy Enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy Trading Cards]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy trading cards]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 Enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
[[it:Pesce Boa]]
[[it:Pesce Boa]]
[[de:Riesenaal (Gegner)]]
[[de:Riesenaal (Gegner)]]

Latest revision as of 21:43, March 16, 2024

Gringill
Gringill SMG.png
Artwork of a Gringill from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variants
Comparable
“Can you beat those Gringills by hitting them with shells?”
Penguin, Super Mario Galaxy

Gringills are huge orange eels with large eyes and teeth found in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. There are two variants of Gringills: ones that lurk in caves and stretch out to snap their jaws at anyone who approaches, and ones that freely swim around in loops. They attack simply by trying to bite Mario or Luigi. Gringills can be defeated by throwing a Koopa Shell at them while they are underwater.

In Super Mario Galaxy, cave-based Gringills appear in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and the Sea Slide Galaxy, while swimming ones appear in the Drip Drop Galaxy, the Bigmouth Galaxy, and the Deep Dark Galaxy. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, only the cave-based ones appear, being in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy and the Slimy Spring Galaxy.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/SnakeheadSmall.arc SnakeheadSmall Small Snakehead (nested variant)
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl 雷魚(小) (Raigyo (shō)) Snakehead (small)
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/SnakeFish.arc Snake Fish Snake Fish (swimming variant)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese アナゴン
Anagon
Derived from「海鰻アナゴ」(anago, "conger eel")

French Anguillon
From anguille ("eel") and diminutive suffix -on
German Aal
Eel
Italian Pesce Boa
Boa Fish
Korean 붕장어
Bungjang-eo
Korean name for the whitespotted conger

Spanish Anagorn
From Japanese name