Eggplant Man
- Not to be confused withEggplant Warrior.
| Eggplant Man | |
|---|---|
 Model fromChibi-Robo! | |
| First appearance | Wrecking Crew (1985) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018) |
Eggplant Man,[1][2] orEgg Plant Men,[3] are eggplants with masks covering a pair of white eyes (resembling welding masks or sandblasting masks) found in theWrecking Crew series.
History[edit]
Wrecking Crew series[edit]
Wrecking Crew[edit]
Eggplant Men first appear inPhase 2 of the construction site in the gameWrecking Crew. An Eggplant Man runs around in a predictable pattern - it runs straight until it hits adrum and has to turn around. It climbs up or down any ladder it comes across in its path. If both a ladder up and a ladder down are in its path, it goes down if moving left and up if moving right. Its behavior is similar to howGotchawrenches behaved inVS. Wrecking Crew.
Wrecking Crew '98[edit]
An Eggplant Man is the first challenger in puzzle mode inWrecking Crew '98. Unlike the Eggplant Men in the previous game, his feet are attached directly to his underside instead of having legs. Eggplant Men also appear in their original capacity in the port of the previous game featured on the cartridge.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Melee, Eggplant Man is atrophy which can be obtained randomly.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, an Eggplant Man is a Novice-class Shield-typeprimary spirit, which depicts a scaled-up sprite of one fromWrecking Crew. Equipping the Eggplant Manspirit simply increases the fighter's power without granting any particular effect. In the spirit battle, the player confronts a team of sixWarios on theWrecking Crew stage.
WarioWare: Twisted![edit]
Eggplant Men made an appearance one of9-Volt'smicrogames,Wrecking Crew. Here,Mario has to destroy all of their ladders with hishammer. If they touch Mario, the player loses the game.
NES Remix[edit]
Eggplant Men feature in severalWrecking Crew challenges inNES Remix.
Other appearances[edit]
TheEggplant Wizard enemy from Nintendo's 1986 gameKid Icarus were designed in part as a tribute toWrecking Crew's Eggplant Men, as well asKid Icarus graphics designer Toru Osawa's "passion for eggplants."[4]
An Eggplant Man also appears inChibi-Robo! asKid Eggplant, one of the three treasuresCaptain Plankbeard is searching for. The captain is wild about eggplants, and attempts to capture Kid Eggplant, but he does not succeed. For freeing him, Kid Eggplant rewards Chibi-Robo with a Super Eggplant and a Kid Eggplant Sticker, after Chibi kindly rejects Kid Eggplant's offer to turn him into an eggplant. Kid Eggplant's name in the Japanese version ofChibi-Robo! is "Nasubi Kamen", which is the same Japanese name as Eggplant Man.
Profiles[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ナスビ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| フラワー | Tribe | Flower clan | |
| ボケナス | Disposition | Slow-witted | |
| クリー | Game appearances | Crew | |
レッキングクルーに | Huge swarms of giant eggplants! An eggplant monster who appears in Wrecking Crew. As Foreman Spike's lackey, they mess up Mario's work. They come back to life after a while even if you hit them with a hammer. | ||
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Trophy Eggplant Man | ||
 | ||
| Game/move: Wrecking Crew 10/85 | ||
| How to unlock: Randomly obtained from theLottery | ||
| Eggplant Man debuted as an enemy in the NES game Wrecking Crew. Even though his movement pattern was very simple, he was a fairly formidable foe, since Mario and Luigi had limited means of attack. You could beat this enemy by dropping a Dead-End Drum on him or by trapping him behind a door and blowing up the room. | ||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #115 Eggplant Man | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Series/game | Wrecking Crew Series |
| Type | Primary | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Shield | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Wario x6 |
| Conditions | Rule: Item:Golden Hammer
| |
| Stage | Wrecking Crew | |
| Song | Wrecking Crew Medley |
Gallery[edit]
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew
Illustration from Nintendo of Japan's website in 2002
Wrecking Crew '98
The January 2018LINE calendar
The January 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナスビ Nasubi Kamen | Eggplant Mask | |
| French | Aubergine[7] | Eggplant | |
| German | Aubergine[?] | Eggplant | |
| Italian | Mostro[8] | Monster | |
| Eggplant Man[?] | - | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| Russian | Баклажанмен[?] Baklazhanmen | Eggplant Man | |
| Spanish | Hombre-berenjena[?] | Eggplant-man |
References[edit]
- ^"You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!" –Wrecking Crew back cover.
- ^1985.Wrecking Crew (NES) instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5 and 8.
- ^1985.Wrecking Crew (NES) instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
- ^Monnens, Devin (March 19, 2012).Making of a Myth: The Grueling Development of the OriginalKid Icarus.Nintendo World Report. Retrieved September 14, 2014. (Archived May 2, 2014, 00:50:53 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page142.
- ^1985.レッキングクルー (Rekkingu Kurū) instruction booklet (JPG).Nintendo (Japanese). Page 7.
- ^Wrecking Crew French instruction booklet.Nintendo (French). Page 23.
- ^Wrecking Crew, Italian e-manual
[Edit] VS. Wrecking Crew /Wrecking Crew | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Mario •Luigi |
| Items and objects | Coin •Door •Druma •Dynamite •Floor •Golden Hammera •Ladder (Ladder wall) •Lettera •Pillara •Wall |
| Enemies | Eggplant Mana •Fireball •Foreman Spikea •Gotchawrench |
| Phases | VS. Wrecking Crew •Wrecking Crewa |
a Only inWrecking Crew | |
[Edit] Wrecking Crew '98 | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Mario •Eggplant Man •Koopa Troopa •Gotchawrench •Foreman Spike •Bowser •Princess Peach •Luigi •Onigiri •Onnanoko •Oyazi •Dogu |
| Enemies | Forkun •Blonya •Buruccho •Burnya •Dumpty •Jenya •Kanbank •Guruccho •Gata Gata •Poles •U Dokun |
| Objects | Floor •Handle •Panels (Block • Bomb) •Warp Pipe |
| Miscellaneous | Staff |
