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{{articleabout|the enemy from ''Wario: Master of Disguise''|the enemy from the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]] with the same name|[[Lurchin|here]]}}
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A '''Lurchin''' is an urchin in the underwater part of the [[Smithsnorian Museum]] in ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''. Lurchins hurt everyone they touch-no matter how hard they try not to. Lurchins spends each night sobbing from unbearable loneliness. Thought is is unknown if they are an enemy of [[Wario]], or if they hurt Wario by accident it is unknown.
|image=[[File:Lurchin WMoD.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|variants=[[RoboUrchin]]
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==In-game Description==
'''Lurchins''' are urchin-like enemies from ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' that first appear in the water section of [[Smithsnorian Museum]] and later in [[Ancient Waterworks]]. [[Wario]] encounters them in the episodes [[The Sphinx Sits on a Secret!]], [[A Flower That's Drunk Up Power!]] and [[Special Episode Part 3]]. Thirteen of them in total appear in the entire game. They have no way of attacking Wario directly but only touching one of these will damage him. The only way for Wario to defeat a Lurchin is by using [[Captain Wario (Wario: Master of Disguise)|Captain Wario]]'s torpedos, causing it to drop a few gems. Another similar enemy to the Lurchins, the [[RoboUrchin]], resides in [[Sweatmore Peak]].
 
==In-game description==
''This emotionally fragile urchin hurts everyone he touches, no matter how hard he tries not to. He spends each night sobbing from nearly unbearable loneliness.''
''This emotionally fragile urchin hurts everyone he touches, no matter how hard he tries not to. He spends each night sobbing from nearly unbearable loneliness.''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ナイーバー
|JapR=Naībā
|JapM=From ''naïve'' and the agentive suffix "-r"
|Ger=Weinigel
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''weinen'' ("to cry") and ''seeigel'' ("urchin")
|Ita=Mestiricchio
|ItaM=From ''mesto'' ("sad") and ''riccio'' ("urchin")
|Fre=Oursinpa
|FreM=From ''oursin'' ("urchin") and ''sympa'' ("friendly")
}}
 
==Trivia==
*According to the German enemy description Lurchin writes a blog about its loneliness: ''"Dieser Seeigel verletzt alle, die ihm zu nahe kommen, egal, wie sehr er sich bemüht, es nicht zu tun. Er schreibt ein Blog über seine Einsamkeit und weint sich jede Nacht in den Schlaf,"'' which translates into: ''"This sea urchin hurts anyone who gets too close, no matter how hard he tries not to. He writes a blog about his loneliness and cries himself to sleep every night."''
 
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Latest revision as of 11:44, March 31, 2024

Lurchin
Sprite of a Lurchin in Wario: Master of Disguise
First appearance Wario: Master of Disguise (2007)
Variants

Lurchins are urchin-like enemies from Wario: Master of Disguise that first appear in the water section of Smithsnorian Museum and later in Ancient Waterworks. Wario encounters them in the episodes The Sphinx Sits on a Secret!, A Flower That's Drunk Up Power! and Special Episode Part 3. Thirteen of them in total appear in the entire game. They have no way of attacking Wario directly but only touching one of these will damage him. The only way for Wario to defeat a Lurchin is by using Captain Wario's torpedos, causing it to drop a few gems. Another similar enemy to the Lurchins, the RoboUrchin, resides in Sweatmore Peak.

In-game description[edit]

This emotionally fragile urchin hurts everyone he touches, no matter how hard he tries not to. He spends each night sobbing from nearly unbearable loneliness.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ナイーバー
Naībā
From naïve and the agentive suffix "-r"

French Oursinpa
From oursin ("urchin") and sympa ("friendly")
German Weinigel
Portmanteau of weinen ("to cry") and seeigel ("urchin")
Italian Mestiricchio
From mesto ("sad") and riccio ("urchin")

Trivia[edit]

  • According to the German enemy description Lurchin writes a blog about its loneliness: "Dieser Seeigel verletzt alle, die ihm zu nahe kommen, egal, wie sehr er sich bemüht, es nicht zu tun. Er schreibt ein Blog über seine Einsamkeit und weint sich jede Nacht in den Schlaf," which translates into: "This sea urchin hurts anyone who gets too close, no matter how hard he tries not to. He writes a blog about his loneliness and cries himself to sleep every night."
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