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m (n that they're brown gorillas. I mean I suppose the ORIGINAL DK design was VAGUELY similar....)
(Adding this, too. Like Pogo Guy and unlike Hammer-Bot, Menhanmā get stunned by ground pounds.)
 
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{{redirect|Ape|other apes in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] franchise|[[:Category:Primates]]}}
'''Apes'''<ref>[[Talk:Wario Land II#Enemy names|E-mail response from Nintendo of America]]</ref> are enemies [[Wario]] faces in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. Wario's standard smash attack used once stuns the enemy. A second one defeats it. They are found usually near thin platforms since if they hit Wario, he becomes [[Bouncy Wario|a spring]]. In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', apes are replaced by [[Hammer-bot]]s.
{{distinguish|Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks}}
 
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|image=[[File:WL2_E_Ape.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|comparable=[[Hammer-Bot]]<br>[[Menhanmā]]
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'''Pogo Guys''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 106, pages 69 and 71.</ref> also referred to as '''Apes''',<ref>[[Talk:Wario Land II#Enemy names|E-mail response from Nintendo of America]]</ref> are enemies [[Wario]] faces in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. Wario's standard smash attack used once stuns the enemy. A second one defeats it. They are found usually near thin platforms since if they hit Wario, he becomes [[Bouncy Wario|a spring]], hence their namesake. In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', Pogo Guys are replaced by [[Hammer-Bot|Hammer-bot]]s.
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ハンマー<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book12/P151110141.JPG Scan of 「ワリオランド2 盗まれた財宝攻略ガイドブック」 ''(Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Kōryaku Guidebook)'']</ref>
|Jap=ハンマー<ref>''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide, page 68.</ref>
|JapR=Hanmā
|JapR=Hanmā
|JapM=Hammer}}
|JapM=Hammer
}}


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:05, April 15, 2024

"Ape" redirects here. For other apes in the Super Mario franchise, see Category:Primates.
Not to be confused with Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks.
Pogo Guy
Pogo Guy in Wario Land II (Game Boy Color).
First appearance Wario Land II (1998)
Comparable

Pogo Guys,[1] also referred to as Apes,[2] are enemies Wario faces in Wario Land II. Wario's standard smash attack used once stuns the enemy. A second one defeats it. They are found usually near thin platforms since if they hit Wario, he becomes a spring, hence their namesake. In Wario Land 3, Pogo Guys are replaced by Hammer-bots.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハンマー[3]
Hanmā
Hammer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 106, pages 69 and 71.
  2. ^ E-mail response from Nintendo of America
  3. ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide, page 68.