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{{species infobox
|title=Urchin
|image=[[File:RedUrchins.png|190px]]<br>A Ground Urchin in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|image=[[File:RedUrchins.PNG|190px]]<br>A land Urchin in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|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]])
|parent_species=[[Urchin]]
|variant_of=[[Urchin]]
}}
}}
The land variant of the '''[[Urchin]]'''<ref>[[Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card]] description of Urchin: "''Urchins are spiky blue fish that Mario must face in an underwater challenge in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and a land mission in the Freezeflame Galaxy. They roll along the seafloor or ground trying to poke Mario with their spikes. There are also red Urchins in lava areas that Mario can hit with a fireball or trick into falling into the lava.''"</ref> is an enemy in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They look and act much like normal Urchins, except they are red and appear to be covered in some sort of fuzz, unlike the solid skin of normal Urchins.
'''Ground Urchins'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Ground Urchins look and act much like normal [[Urchin]]s, except they are red and appear to be covered in some sort of fuzz, unlike the solid skin of normal Urchins. When defeated by fire, they burn into black chalk before disintegrating into dust.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', they appear in the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]] where they are found in a lava area. The player can either defeat them with fireballs, or by luring them into the lava. One also appears in the [[Boo in a Box]] mission of [[Deep Dark Galaxy]].
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Ground Urchins appear in the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]], where they are found in the [[lava]] area and act as the primary enemy. The player can defeat them by either shooting them with [[fireball]]s or luring them into the lava. One also appears in the mission [[Boo in a Box]] of the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]].
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
They reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', where they behave exactly like previously. They are only found on a single planet in the [[Battle Belt Galaxy]].
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', Ground Urchins are named '''Hot Urchins'''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> They behave exactly like how they did previously. They are found on only a single planet in the [[Battle Belt Galaxy]].
 
==Profiles==
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
*'''Trading card description:''' ''Urchins are spiky blue fish that Mario must face in an underwater challenge in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and a land mission in the Freezeflame Galaxy. They roll along the seafloor or ground trying to poke Mario with their spikes. There are also red Urchins in lava areas that Mario can hit with a fireball or trick into falling into the lava.''
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>File:SMG Ground Urchin model.png|Data-rendered model of a land Urchin from ''Super Mario Galaxy''</gallery>
<gallery>
SMG Ground Urchin model.png|Render of a Ground Urchin from ''Super Mario Galaxy''. The fuzz does not appear due to it being a flat texture.
SMG Fire Luigi.png|[[Fire Mario|Fire Luigi]] hurling fireballs at two Ground Urchins in the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]]
SMG2 Battle Belt Urchin Planet.png|Hot Urchins in the Battle Belt Galaxy from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/UnizoLand.arc</tt>
|name1=UnizoLand
|meaning1=Land Urchin
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=Unizo Land<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>UnizoLand</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>陸ウニゾー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 128.</ref><br>''Riku Unizō''<br>陸ウニラ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 161.</ref><br>''Riku Unira''
|Jap=陸ウニゾー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 128.</ref><br>''Riku Unizō''<br>陸ウニラ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 161.</ref><br>''Riku Unira''
|JapM=Land Urchin}}
|JapM=Land Urchin
|Ger=Lava-Igluck
|GerM=Lava Urchin
|Ita=Ricciospino (''SMG'')<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag 128</ref><br>Riccioterrestre (''SMG2'')<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 161</ref>
|ItaM=Urchin<br>Landurchin
|SpaE=Erincho Terrestre
|SpaEM=Land Urchin
|Fre=Oursin Terrestre<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''; pag. 128</ref>
|FreM=Land Urchin
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Echinoderms]]
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[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 05:28, February 19, 2024

Ground Urchin
Ground Urchin in Freezeflame Galaxy
A Ground Urchin in Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Urchin

Ground Urchins[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Ground Urchins look and act much like normal Urchins, except they are red and appear to be covered in some sort of fuzz, unlike the solid skin of normal Urchins. When defeated by fire, they burn into black chalk before disintegrating into dust.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy, Ground Urchins appear in the Freezeflame Galaxy, where they are found in the lava area and act as the primary enemy. The player can defeat them by either shooting them with fireballs or luring them into the lava. One also appears in the mission Boo in a Box of the Deep Dark Galaxy.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Ground Urchins are named Hot Urchins.[2] They behave exactly like how they did previously. They are found on only a single planet in the Battle Belt Galaxy.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

  • Trading card description: Urchins are spiky blue fish that Mario must face in an underwater challenge in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and a land mission in the Freezeflame Galaxy. They roll along the seafloor or ground trying to poke Mario with their spikes. There are also red Urchins in lava areas that Mario can hit with a fireball or trick into falling into the lava.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/UnizoLand.arc UnizoLand Land Urchin

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 陸ウニゾー[3]
Riku Unizō
陸ウニラ[4]
Riku Unira

Land Urchin

French Oursin Terrestre[7]
Land Urchin
German Lava-Igluck
Lava Urchin
Italian Ricciospino (SMG)[5]
Riccioterrestre (SMG2)[6]
Urchin
Landurchin
Spanish (NOE) Erincho Terrestre
Land Urchin

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section, page 128.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 161.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag 128
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 161
  7. ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia; pag. 128