Torkscrew
- Not to be confused withTorkdrift.
| Torkscrew | |
|---|---|
 Sprite fromMario & Luigi: Dream Team | |
| Appears in | Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) |
Torkscrew is a screw-like boss fromMario & Luigi: Dream Team. While searching for the DecoPi'illos, Torkscrew eats one of them, leadingMario andLuigi to chase it with theDrilldigger. After hitting Torkscrew with the drills five times, it spits out the Pi'illo. Later, it swallowsBritta while she is searching for treasure, at which point Mario and Luigi battle it. Britta is freed once Torkscrew is destroyed following its battle with Mario and Luigi.
Battle[edit]
Torkscrew can attack by digging into the ground, shooting out of the sand and while in mid-air, spinning to a point above eitherMario orLuigi, where it will then drop down on the Bro. it spun towards head-first. If they successfully hammer it away, it will land on its backside and be vulnerable to jump attacks and take more damage from attacks in general. The attack resembles theSplash Bros.move used by Mario and Luigi inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
It may also dive underground to have his drill pop out of the sand and slowly submerge again as it approaches a Bro. The Bro. it approaches must then jump once Torkscrew entirely disappears to avoid it when it abruptly pops out of the sand. If Mario and Luigi dodge successfully, they will avoid getting stuck on Torkscrew's drill top. If a Bro. gets stuck, Torkscrew will initiate a chase sequence as the stuck Bro. loses coins. The other Bro. must chase Torkscrew and attempt to collect these fallen coins while avoiding the mines it drops until the Bro. falls off.
Torkscrew may also chase Mario into the background in an attempt to attack him through charging attacks while half-submerged. While doing so, Luigi is attacked by thevariousenemies who inhabit Dozing Sands. The Bros. must avoid these attacks by jumping over or on to their respective attackers. This attack can still occur even with Luigi knocked out, as there is just a lack of action in the foreground. Torkscrew's drill attacks can inflict theDEF-Down status effect. Much later in the gameTorkscrew X can be fought in theBattle Ring.
Statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torkscrew | ||||||||
| HP | 656 | Role | Boss | Level | 13 | Location(s) | Dozing Sands |
| Power | 101 | Position | Normal | No Hitter | — | |||
| Defense | 97 | World | Real | Weakness | None | Item drop | None (0%) Coin Boots (100%) | |
| Speed | 34 | Experience | 500 (600) | Coins | 250 (100%) | |||
Gallery[edit]
The battle against Torkscrew
Torkscrew in the Dozing Sands photo puzzle
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツノゴン[?] Tsunogon | From「角」(tsuno, "horn") and possibly "dragon" | |
| French | Cornevisse[?] | Fromcorne ("horn") andtournevisse ("screwdriver") | |
| German | Grimmdorn[?] | Fromgrimmig (adjective word for "grim") andDorn ("thorn") | |
| Italian | Cornogon[?] | Fromcorno ("horn") and possibly the Japanese name | |
| Korean | 뿔더지[?] Ppuldeoji | Portmanteau of "뿔" (ppul, "horn") and "두더지" (dudeoji, "mole"); also likely a play on "불도저" (buldojeo, "bulldozer") | |
| Portuguese | Parachifre[?] | Fromparafuso ("screw") andchifre ("horn") | |
| Russian | Винторог[?] Vintorog | Fromвинт (vint, "screw") andрог (rog, "horn") | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Cuernillo[?] | Fromcuerno ("horn") and diminutive suffix-illo | |
| Spanish(European) | Taladrón[?] | Fromtaladro ("drill") and augmentative suffix-ón |
