Gnawsher
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| Appears in | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
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- “Feel like you're missingsomething? Wonder if they ate it...”
- —Talking Flower,Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Gnawshers are wingedChomp-like enemies with golden eyes and teeth that chomp through blocks, other enemies, collectibles, or items, hence their name. Most Gnawshers have black-colored bodies, and they simply travel straight horizontally or vertically, eating anything in their path. There are alsored variants that home-in on targets, similar to the relationship betweenBullet Bills andBull's-Eye Bills. Gnawshers can be defeated by any form of attack.
Gnawshers appear prominently in a level dedicated to them,Gnawsher Lair. In a later point in this level, a Gnawsher can potentially consume the? Block holding the level'sWonder Flower. If the player is quick enough to get the Wonder Flower before this, the resultingWonder Effect summons a horde ofWonder Gnawshers from the left, destroying everything in their path (except for certain platforms likelifts).
Gallery[edit]
Models of Gnawsher and Bull's-Eye Gnawsher
Naming[edit]
Gnawshers' name is a portmanteau of "gnaw" and "gnasher" or "nosher".
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | G:/romfs/Model/EnemyTaberukun.bfres.zs | Taberukun | Combination of「食べる」(taberu, "to eat") and the honorific「~くん」(-kun) |
| G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyEater.pack.zs | Eater | - |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ガシガシ[1] Gashigashi | Mutation of「がじがじ」(gaji-gaji, onomatopoeia for gnawing) | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 咬咬[2] Yǎoyǎo | Repetition of「咬」(yǎo, "to bite") | |
| French | Crocroc[?] | Contraction ofcroc croc (onomatopoeia for crunching) | |
| German | Happ[?] | Clipping ofHappen ("to morsel") | |
| Italian | Sgranock[?] | Fromsgranocchiare ("to munch") and possibly "rock" | |
| Korean | 와작와작[3] Wajak-wajak | Korean onomatopoeia for crunching something; shared withChompagobbler | |
| Portuguese | Mordilão[?] | Portmanteau ofmorder ("to bite") andcomilão ("glutton") | |
| Russian | Хрумдель[?] Khrumdel' | Rough homophone betweenхрум (khrum, "crunch") and possiblyхрюндель (khryundel', "cheeky pig") | |
| Spanish | Ñac-ñac[?] | Repetition and mutation ofñam (onomatopoeia for biting) |
References[edit]
- ^Kai, editor (26 Jan. 2024).マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。～その1～【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.13】.Nintendo Official Site (Japanese). Retrieved 11 Jul. 2024.
- ^Nintendo (Hong Kong) Ltd. (23 Feb. 2024).阻擋瑪利歐一行人的去路。將為您介紹花花王國充滿個人特色的敵方角色。～第一篇～【前往驚奇的世界 Vol.13】.Nintendo Official Site (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 31 Mar. 2025.
- ^February 8, 2024.마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제1편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.13】.nintendo.co.kr (Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2024.
