Nep-Enut

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Nep-Enut
Nep-Enut.
Artwork from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026)
Variant of Blargg
Variants
Relatives

Nep-Enuts,[1][2] (alternatively uncapitalized as Nep-enuts[3]) also known as Super Big Nep-Enuts,[3] Giant Nep-Enuts,[4][5][6] or blue Gargantua Blarggs,[7] are Blargg enemies that debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They are blue counterparts to Gargantua Blarggs that reside in water instead of lava.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Nep-Enut
A Nep-Enut, as seen in Yoshi's Island

First appearing in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and appearing again in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Nep-Enuts remain submerged until Yoshi approaches it. It then rises, blocking Yoshi's path. Yoshi must throw a egg for it to submerge in the water (and only its eyebrows remain visible). If Yoshi jumps over it, it chases. A Nep-Enut prominently appears on the international box art for both versions.

A particular Nep-Enut in the level What's Gusty Taste Like? lives in a secret underground area, and is located entirely underneath terrain and Semisolid Platforms, making it untouchable when it is not in its risen form. The Player's Guide specifies this one as a Submarine Nep-Enut,[8] though the actual behavior between the two is the same.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Nep-Enuts return in Yoshi's Island DS, retaining their behavior in its predecessor. They appear only in one level: Up the Creek. A small relative is also introduced: Egg-enuts, which dangles a fake egg and begins to flail if a Yoshi gets too close.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Giant Nep-Enuts return in Yoshi's New Island, where three appear in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts, two in the first area and the third in the last area. They chase after Yoshi. They take three eggs to cause them to temporarily retract into the water, rather than one.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

A Nep-Enut in the Scrapbook Theater
A Nep-Enut in the Scrapbook Theater in Yoshi's Woolly World

In Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Nep-Enuts match Gargantua Blargs' appearance, as a blue scarf with eyebrows but no fangs. Nep-Enuts only appear in the course Frozen Solid and Chilled. They spit out Shy Guys at Yoshi. If Yoshi tosses three yarn balls into them, kicks three frozen enemies into them, or breathes fire with a fire watermelon into them, the Nep-Enut shrinks back into the water. After a while, it will rise again. Watermelon seeds push them back and eventually have the same effect. If ice breath from an ice watermelon is used, the Nep-Enut is frozen into a misshapen pyramid structure. They can be climbed on in this frozen state. This is the primary way to obtain a Wonder Wool in Frozen Solid and Chilled. After a while, the Nep-Enut escapes and shrinks back into the water. However, Nep-Enuts are defeated permanently if Yoshi ground-pounds them while they are frozen, shrinking all the way off the screen.

Mario Kart series[edit]

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour, a mountain-sized Nep-Enut appears in the background of the Yoshi's Island course. It is based on its sprite from Yoshi's Island, as it lacks a tongue and its eyes are placed on the side of its head.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

A Nep-enut in Yoshi's Crafted World
A Nep-enut, as it appears in Yoshi's Crafted World

In Yoshi's Crafted World, Nep-Enuts appear only in the level Pirate Pier. They are made of bubbled slime and have the same behavior as usual. If hit with an egg, they will briefly retreat spinning below the water. There is also a costume based on a Nep-Enut found in Sky-High Heights.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book[edit]

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In Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Nep-Enuts return. They appear to be made entirely of water with the exception of the eyes, teeth, tongue, and eyebrows. They now tend to appear small at first, resembling large water droplets that can hop on land, but can be made to grow to their usual-looking taller forms that only exist in liquid by combining small ones; if hit by an egg a big Nep-Enut will break back into the small Nep-Enuts. Feeding them peppers can make them "spicy" and turn red, though a more pastel red than the scarlet color sometimes used for Gargantua Blarggs. Feeding them apples will cause them to turn red-orange and apparently cause them to be made of apple juice. If fed a Note Fruit, it will begin to sing. Crazee Dayzees will attempt to drink the small Nep-Enuts. Yoshi can ride on the big Nep-Enut's head, and Ground Pounding one will produce a shock wave that can knock back objects. In a cave behind a waterfall, small Nep-Enuts can be dropped into a pool of muddy water to form a muddy Nep-Enut and obtain a Smiley Flower.

Unused appearances[edit]

A Nep-Enut in a pre-release version of Paper Mario
An early development screenshot of a Nep-Enut in Paper Mario

At least one Nep-Enut was originally going to appear in Paper Mario, but was removed from the game.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 池に住む怪物。タマゴを当てて水の中に追い返そう。[9] (A monster living in a pond. Hit it with an egg to drive it back into the water.)
  • Player's Guide
    • Nep-Enut: Rearing up from the inky depths, this bottom-feeder turns pale as a ghost if you bop him with an egg.[1]
    • Submarine Nep-Enut: Too much time reading underground comics has made this beast a regular pussy-cat. Just hit him with one egg.[8]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): みずなか怪物かいぶつ。タマゴをてて、みずなかかえそう。[10] (A monster that lives in the water. Hit it with an egg and drive it back into the water.)

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 水辺みずべひそみ、ヨッシーがちかづくと水辺みずべから浮上ふじょうしてきておそってくる。たおせないが、タマゴを3かいてるとひるませることができる。そのすきにげよう。[11] (It lurks in the waters, and when Yoshi approaches it, it comes up from the water and attacks. You cannot defeat it, but if you hit it with an egg three times, it will go down. Run away while you have the chance.)

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

"Nep-Enut" is an anagram of "Neptune", the Roman god of the sea.

When the name is suggested by Mr. E in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, he says the following:

“It rules over the water in whichever direction it faces...so how about Nep-Enut?”
Mr. E

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 they are associated with in the "notes" column.

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ウンババ
Unbaba
Blargg [12]
ビッグウンババ青
Biggu Unbaba Ao
Blue Big Blargg Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island [9]
ビッグウンババ(あお
Biggu Unbaba (Ao)
Big Blargg (Blue) Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 [10]
ビッグウンババ(あお)
Biggu Unbaba (Ao)
Yoshi's New Island, Yoshi's Woolly World, Yoshi's Crafted World [11][13]
Chinese (Simplified) 大乌巴巴(蓝)
Dà Wūbābā (Lán)
Big Blargg (Blue) [14]
Chinese (Traditional) 大烏巴巴(藍)
Dà Wūbābā (Lán)
Big Blargg (Blue) [14]
Dutch Giant Nep-Enut - [15][16]
French (Canadian) Blop Aqua Water Blargg [17]
Maxi Blop Aqua Water Big Blargg Yoshi's New Island [18]
French (European) Huba Huba Similar to "hubba hubba", but potentially adapted from the Japanese「ウンババ」(Unbaba, "Blargg") [19][20][21][22]
German Riesen-Wasser-Blargg Giant Water Blargg [23][24]
Super Sprudel Super Sparkling Water Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island [25]
Italian Pos'Adone Portmanteau of Poseidone ("Poseidon") and Adone ("Adonis") [20][26][27]
Enorme Pos'Adone Enormous Nep-Enut Yoshi's New Island, Yoshi's Woolly World [28][29]
Korean 거대짜자잔(파랑)
Geodae Jjajajan (Parang)
Big Blargg (Blue) [30]
Portuguese (Brazilian) Tonelágua Portmanteau of tonelada ("tonne") and água ("water") [31]
Portuguese (European) Nep-Onut Colossal Anagram of Neptuno ("Neptune") [32]
Russian Гигантский непнут
Gigantskiy nepnut
Giant Nep-Enut, incorporating a corruption of Нептун (Neptun, "Neptune") [33]
Spanish (Latin American) Nep-onut Anagram of Neptuno ("Neptune") [34][35]
Spanish (European) Nep-Onut Gigantón Giant Nep-Enut [36][37][38]
Nep-Onut Anagram of Neptuno ("Neptune") Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 [20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127.
  2. ^ Pheonixmaster1 (November 19, 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World - All Enemies in Scrapbook Theatre (05:22). YouTube (American English). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Drew (2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 59.
  4. ^ "Giant Nep-Enuts won't give up after just one hit. Keep tossing eggs until they back down!" – Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts Message Block hint. Yoshi's New Island.
  5. ^ "Giant Nep-Enuts love to attack from the water." – 2013 or 2014. Yoshi's New Island North American official website. Nintendo (English). Retrieved 29 July 2025. (Archived October 23, 2014, 18:59:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  6. ^ NintenU (June 30, 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World All Enemies (Scrapbook Theater) (04:54). British English. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "EXCAVATION ELATION: Shoot or pound through rock so that you can climb to the power-ups at the top of this chamber. Then, demolish what's left to make sure you haven't missed anything. A switch hidden in the rock will admit Yoshi to a cave filled with coins that are guarded by a blue Garguantua Blargg!" – Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 43.
  8. ^ a b Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
  9. ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 6.
  10. ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 19.
  11. ^ a b Iwaya, Kiyotaka, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yasuyuki Kato, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Yasushi Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2014). 『ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 23.
  12. ^ ウ〜ンとのびて バーンとるから ウンババでどうだろう?」– Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book by Good-Feel. Nintendo (Japanese).
  13. ^ Kataoka, Michiaki, Hideyuki Yoshizawa, Hiroshi Shibano, Satoru Watanabe, and Tomoya Sato (2017). 『ポチと! ヨッシー ウールワールドオフィシャルガイド』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-892795-6. Page 261.
  14. ^ a b In-game name for the Nep-Enut costume form Yoshi's Crafted World. (Stored internally under Omelet/accessories_name_0077.)
  15. ^ "Giant Nep-Enuts laten zich niet afschrikken door maar één ei." – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch).
  16. ^ Herinneringentent (3 Feb. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch).
  17. ^ Théâtre des souvenirs (3 Feb. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
  18. ^ « Maxi Blop Aqua est coriace! Allez-y, lancez des œufs, ne vous découragez pas! » – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
  19. ^ In-game name for Nep-Enut's Domain from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
  20. ^ a b c In-game name for Nep-Enut's Domain from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
  21. ^ « Huba Huba est un ennemi coriace ! Allez ! » – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
  22. ^ Théatre des souvenirs (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). (Archived 27 Sept. 2015 via JeuxVideo by marye43.)
  23. ^ Ein einzelnes Ei reicht gegen einen Riesen-Wasser-Blargg nicht aus.“ – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
  24. ^ Museums-Pavillon (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). (Archived via YouTube by Domtendo.)
  25. ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
  26. ^ In-game name displayed on the scoreboard of the Sand Star Classic Tournament from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
  27. ^ «Domina l'acqua in qualsiasi direzione si rivolga... quindi cosa ne dici di Pos'Adone?» – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book by Good-Feel. Nintendo (Italian).
  28. ^ «Gli Enormi Pos'Adoni non si tirano indietro per un solo uovo.» – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
  29. ^ Teatro dei ricordi (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). (Archived via Mario's Castle.)
  30. ^ 추억 극장 (4 Mar. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean).
  31. ^ "Este bicho tem o peso da água... Que tal Tonelágua?" – Mr. E. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book by Good-Feel. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese).
  32. ^ «O Nep-Onut Colossal não vai desistir com facilidade.» – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Portuguese).
  33. ^ «Гигантских непнутов не сразить одним яйцом!» – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Russian).
  34. ^ "Se necesita más de un huevo para hacer retroceder a un gran nep-onut." – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
  35. ^ Carpa de los recuerdos (3 Feb. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
  36. ^ «No vencerás a un Nep-Onut Gigantón fácilmente.» – Message Block in Rise of the Nasty Nep-Enuts (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
  37. ^ Guías Nintendo (2015). Enemigos. Guía Yoshi’s Woolly World (European Spanish). (Archived April 18, 2024, 12:37:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  38. ^ Guías Nintendo (2019). Atuendos. Guía Yoshi's Crafted World (European Spanish). (Archived April 18, 2024, 12:07:48 UTC via Wayback Machine.)