Level
Gnawsher Lair
World	Petal Isles
Game	Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Difficulty	★★★
Primary power-up	Bubble Flower
Wonder Effect	Summons a swarm ofGnawshers that chase the players
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Gnawsher Lair is a course inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder. It is found in thePetal Isles. To access this course,Petal Isles Flying Battleship must be completed. This course primarily featuresGnawshers. Clearing this course does not unlock any new courses. The difficulty is three stars, and the course houses twoWonder Seeds.

Layout[edit]

The players start in an area where there are two rows ofhard blocks with lone? Blocks part of those rows. A sleepingGoomba is on the top row, which falls down due to a Gnawsher eating the block it is on. Another Gnawsher then eats the fallen Goomba. This is to showcase the abilities of the Gnawshers. The path ahead has more rows of hard blocks, where more sleeping Goombas lie. Gnawshers fly in from the right side of the screen, eating anything that comes their way. What follows is aGoombrat before a cave section with lots of climbable vines and more Gnawshers flying from the right. These vines are below a large pit, with a few floating platforms that move up and down above the pit. At the end of the cave is theCheckpoint Flag.

Beyond the Checkpoint Flag are more Gnawshers that fly in various directions. There is also a ? block containing theWonder Flower, but the players must react quickly to get it before a Gnawsher eats the ? Block, preventing the players from obtaining the Wonder Flower. After the Wonder Flower is collected, theWonder Effect starts, summoning a huge swarm of Gnawshers that chase the players from the left. The screen also autoscrolls, but the Gnawshers are faster than the autoscrolling. The only way to hinder the Gnawsher swarm is to have them collide with aRed POW Block, whether it be them colliding with one or having a player throw one at them. This will temporarily stun the Gnawsher swarm, buying the players more time to escape. The players must traverse more Gnawshers and some more sleeping Goombas while trying to cross many gaps to stay ahead of the swarm. Lots of Red POW Blocks are on the path, allowing for many opportunities to stun the Gnawsher swarm. AWow Bud in aBrick Block causes vines andSmall Flower Coins to appear at one part. The Wonder Seed is found atop a hard block staircase, and collecting it will make the Gnawsher swarm disappear and make the autoscrolling end. TheGoal Pole is found beyond another hard block staircase, but the players must act quickly if they want to reach the top of the Goal Pole, as Gnawshers will eat the hard blocks from below.

Hidden Character Blocks[edit]

• AMarioHidden Character Block can be found on the right side of the first hard block staircase. It is three blocks above the ground and it contains aflower coin.

10-flower coins[edit]

Image	Location
	Early on in the course are a row ofWow Buds. The farthest one to the right has the 10-flower coin, but the players must hurry before a Gnawsher eats the block it is on, causing the Wow Bud to fall.
	A ? Block below the firstTalking Flower releasesPropeller Flowers when struck. This Propeller Flowers take the players to an area high above where five Goombrats are, as well as a pipe that infinitely spawnsBull's-Eye Gnawshers that home in on the nearest thing. The players must defeat all five Goombrats by either defeating them themselves or by tricking the Gnawsher into eating them. After all five Goombrats are defeated, the 10-flower coin appears in the center, surrounded by a ring ofCoins.
	Found in the climbable vine area. The 10-flower coin is floating above a pit, between floating platforms.

Enemies[edit]

• Gnawsher
• Goomba
• Goombrat
• Bull's-Eye Gnawsher

Talking Flowers' quotes[edit]

• "Yikes, be careful!" (before the climbable vines)
  • "I betyou'd be considered a delicacy..."
• "Feel like you're missing something?" (past the Wonder Flower if it has not been collected or if a Gnawsher ate the ? Block it is in)
  • "Wonder if they ate it..."
• "You know..." (before the Goal Pole)
  • "I wouldn't hang out here, if I were you."
  • "I warned ya." (After the Gnawshers eat all the blocks of the staircase)

Gallery[edit]

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  The course's thumbnail

Names in other languages[edit]

• Underground areas
• Food areas
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder levels

• Articles with unsourced foreign names