Nep-Enut
Template:Species-infobox Nep-Enut[1][2], also known as Submarine Nep-Enut[3] or Giant Nep-Enut[4], is a water-based, blue variant of Gargantua Blargg that hides underwater in the games Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Yoshi's Island DS, Yoshi's New Island, and Yoshi's Woolly World. Nep-Enut will remain submerged until Yoshi approaches it. Then, the monster will rise, blocking Yoshi's path. Yoshi must shoot inside Nep-Enut's mouth with an egg for it to submerge in the water (and only its eyebrows will remain visible). If Yoshi jumps over the giant monster, Nep-Enut will give chase. Like Gargantua Blarggs, Nep-Enuts are increasingly bigger and more detailed in each subsequent appearance thus far.
In Yoshi's Woolly World, Nep-Enuts only appear in the course, Frozen Solid and Chilled. By tossing three yarn balls into them, Yoshi is able to stun the Nep-Enuts for a few moments. They spit out Shy Guys at Yoshi, which is likely done to give Yoshi an infinite supply of yarn balls to stun the Nep-Enut with. Nep-Enuts can be instantly frozen with an Ice Watermelon. They can be climbed on during their frozen state, but will release themselves from the ice after a short while. However, Nep-Enuts can be defeated permanently if Yoshi pounds them while they are frozen.
Gallery
Yoshi's New Island
- Giant Nep-Enut.jpg
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウンババ[5] Unbaba ビッグウンババ[6] Biggu Unbaba ビッグウンババ（あお）[7] Biggu Unbaba (ao) |
Blargg (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) Big Blargg (Yoshi's New Island) Big Blargg (blue) (Yoshi's Woolly World) |
| Chinese | 烏巴巴/乌巴巴 Wūbābā |
Transliteration of the Japanese name |
| Italian | Pos'Adone |
Portmanteau of Poseidone (Poseidon) and Adone (Adonis) |
| Spanish | Nep-Onut |
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Trivia
- The Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island box art and game cover shows Yoshi about to cross a gap with a Nep-Enut in hot pursuit.
- Nep-Enut is an anagram of "Neptune", the Roman god of the sea.
- Early screenshots of Paper Mario showed that at least one Nep-Enut was going to be in the game.
- It is possible to go inside a Nep-Enut in Yoshi's Woolly World, because of invincibility frames. Yoshi can stay inside the Nep-enut if there is a platform underneath it, but will lose health when it moves its mouth to spit out Shy Guys.
References
- ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 127.
- ^ Scrapbook Theater, Yoshi's Woolly World (North American)
- ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 128.
- ^ Scrapbook Theatre, Yoshi's Woolly World (Australian/European)
- ^ Nep-Enut's Domain
- ^ Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts
- ^ Omoide Theatre, Yoshi Wool World (Japanese)
