Mattermouth
| Mattermouth | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
Mattermouths are skeletal enemies that first appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They resemble the skulls of Dry Bones, as well as Bone Dragons.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mattermouths are found in places such as Haunty Halls Galaxy and Bowser's Lava Lair. They eat away part of the ground, which regenerates after a few seconds. If Mario falls into the holes in the ground created by the Mattermouths, he loses a life. Mario cannot destroy them entirely, but he can stop them temporarily by stomping on their heads, which turns them around, causing them to begin eating the ground in the opposite direction. If Mario is attacked by a Mattermouth, he loses one wedge of his Health Meter.
In the files for Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mattermouths are known as "BakuBaku", which may mean that they were initially based on Cheep Chomp. Additionally, within the game's "ObjNameTable" file, there is a removed "BossBakuBaku" entry, suggesting that there was originally going to be a boss version.[1]
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where they are completely absent.
marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World 2 | Bowser's Lava Lair |  |
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| World 3 | Haunty Halls Galaxy | |
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Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]
Mattermouths reappear in Mario Party: Island Tour in the minigame Tragic Carpet Ride. They eat up the carpet that the players are standing on, while the players try not to fall. Players that touch a Mattermouth are stunned.
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The English "Mattermouth" is a play on "matter" and "motormouth," in reference to its behavior.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/BakuBaku.arc | BakuBaku | Transliteration of below |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | バクバク (Baku Baku) | Japanese onomatopoeia for chomping sound; shared with Cheep Chomp |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガツガツ[2][3][4] Gatsugatsu |
Onomatopoeia for eating voraciously | |
| Dutch | Mattermouth[4] | - | |
| French | Décophage[5][6] | Decor-eater; from déco ("decor") and -phage (suffix for something that eats) | |
| German | Hamham[4] | From a contraction of haben ("to have") and likely a play on "ham" | |
| Ham-Ham-Skelett[7] | Mattermouth Skeleton | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Gnammo[8][4][9] | From gnam, the onomatopoeia for chewing or chomping | |
| Korean | 아귀아귀[4] Agwiagwi |
Reptition of "아귀," the hangul form of "餓鬼" (agwi, "hungry ghost") as well as Korean for the blackmouth goosefish | |
| Russian | Скелетопасть[10] Skeletopast' |
Portmanteau between скелет (skelet, "skeleton") and пасть (past', "jaw") | |
| Spanish | Mascasuelo[4] | Portmanteau between mascar ("chew") and suelo ("floor") |
References[edit]
- ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy 2/Removed Objects. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Hamamura, Koichi, Takeo Sakamoto, Ryo Aoyama, and Akimi Miyazawa, editors (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-726682-7. Page 152.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 159.
- ^ a b c d e f In-game for Tragic Carpet Ride from Mario Party: Island Tour. (Stored internally as
mg_inst_mg3439_0001withinmg_inst.msbt.) - ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 30.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 159.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 159.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 28.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 159.
- ^ «Уворачивайся от скелетопасти и не провались в подполье. Победит тот, кто продержится дольше всех.» – Rules for Tragic Market Ride (17 Jan. 2014). Mario Party: Island Tour by NDcube. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Russian).
