Toothy
| Toothy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sprite fromMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | |||
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
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Toothies arePokey-like enemies made entirely out of teeth that are found inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. They are encountered inPlack Beach. Outside of battle, Toothies charge into Bowser to engage a battle while they spit a virus to chaseMario andLuigi temporarily before disappearing. The virus can be whacked with a hammer to prevent a battle from starting. Other methods will start a battle.
In battle, Toothies attack by charging at the player one to three times. If they have no body, they spit out aBlue Virus with a spear and have it charge at the player. If Bowser is in a battle with a Toothy, the virus will jump en route. He simply has to use hispunch on the Blue Virus in midair when it come close to him. If Mario and Luigi are in a battle with a Toothy, its charge attack is deflected with the hammer. If it spits out a Blue Virus, the virus will either stay idle or hop. If it stays idle the Mario Bros. must jump, but if it hops as it pulls its spear out, Mario and Luigi must not jump. In addition getting hit could result in getting thePoison status effect. Toothies can also rebuild their bodies. Dealing damage to their bodies does not cause damage, however dealing damage to the head will. With oneHammer swing orBowser's punch, the player can wipe out the entire body, leaving the head stuck in the ground. If Bowserinhales the teeth that make up Toothy's body, he canincrease his defense and also make the Toothy vulnerable, as it can no longer rebuild its body. Bowser's flame will not do any damage or take out a Toothy's body.
Bowser can use theVacuum Block to inhale aBlitty from a Toothy after visitingBroque Monsieur's shop for the first time.
Toothies reappear inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they also appear in theBowser Jr.'s Journey mode as enemies. They are melee troopers, and are weak to boomerang attacks fromBoomerang Bros. andWendy. In theMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story mode of the game, they take 0 damage upon getting hit with aFirst Strike on either using Bowser's punch or the Bros.' hammers, as the strike will be redirected towards their body. Bowser's flame now makes them take normal damage rather than 0 (aside from the First Strike itself).
Skellokey fromMario & Luigi: Partners in Time is similar to Toothy, as both are bony variants of Pokeys.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toothy | ||||||||
 | HP | 27 (41) | POW | 30 (75) | DEF | 42 (63) | SPEED | 12 |
| Coins | 5 (8) | Level | 10 | Fire | Normal | Burn? | Normal | |
| Role | Common | Battled by | Anyone | Location(s) | Plack Beach | Dizzy? | Normal | |
| Stat down? | Normal | KO? | Normal | Experience | 18 | Item drop | Hot Drumstick - 24.0% Fiery Drumstick - 6.0% | |
| Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW. | ||||||||
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toothy | ||||||||||
| HP | 24 | POW | 52 | DEF | 18 | SPEED | 12 | Experience | 18 |
| Fire | Normal | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Normal | Battled by | Anyone | Coins | 5 | |
| Burn | 1x | Dizzy | 1x | Stat down | 1x | Speed down | 1x | Item drop | Hot Drumstick - 30% Fiery Drumstick - 20% | |
| Level 2 | Location(s) | Plack Beach | ||||||||
- Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile:They bear a strong resemblance to Pokeys and share their weakness to .
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハガサンボン[?] Hagasanbon | Pun on「歯が3本」(ha ga sanbon, "three teeth") and「サンボ」(Sanbo, "Pokey") | |
| French(Canadian) | Totémail[?] | Possibly a portmanteau oftotem andémail ("enamel") | |
| French(European) | Pokenotte[?] | From "Pokey" andquenotte ("tooth") | |
| German | Karies-Pokey[?] | Caries Pokey | |
| Italian | Dentabruco[?] | Fromdente ("tooth") andMarghibruco (Pokey's name in Italian localizations) | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Dentudo[?] | Toothy | |
| Spanish(European) | Trimuelito[?] | Fromtri- (a prefix for "three") and diminutive ofmuela ("molar") |
Notes[edit]
- If Bowser usesShy Guy Squad,Magikoopa Mob, orBroggy Bonker on a Toothy if it still has its body or if Bowser uses aFirst Strike (in the original game only), the Toothy will take normal damage as opposed to none.
- In the remake, Toothies are the only large enemies that still attack Mario and Luigi in the overworld.
