Shoot
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Shoot | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Wario Land 3 | |
| Species | Hare |
| First appearance | Wario Land 3 (2000) |
Shoot is one of the bosses in Wario Land 3, found in A Town in Chaos. He is a hare that plays soccer with a tortoise as his goalkeeper and with a crowd composed of Spearheads and Para-Gooms cheering for him. Defeating Shoot involves an unusual method of Wario having to score three points, and Wario can score one by jumping on Shoot, turning him into a ball, and then knock him into the goal past the tortoise, similar to scoring in traditional soccer. The tortoise can be bumped into so that it temporarily withdraws into its shell and will not catch Shoot, even if it is possible to knock Shoot over the tortoise otherwise. Shoot can jump on Wario to turn him into a ball, and if he catches Wario, Shoot will kick him to the goal and score a point, since the tortoise will retract into its shell. In this case, Wario can revert to normal if he reaches the tortoise first. If Shoot scores three points, Wario as a ball will be thrown by the tortoise and then fly upwards until he hits the ceiling, requiring a rematch with Shoot. When Wario scores three points, Shoot jumps offscreen and the tortoise withdraws to float up and down, allowing Wario to reach the Red Chest, which contains the Blue Music Box.
His location, appearance, name, and behavior imply that he is related to Dunk, a basketball-playing boss in Wario Land II.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シュート[1] Shūto |
Shoot | |
| Spanish | Jugador de Futbol[2] | Football (as in Soccer) Player |
Trivia[edit]
- Shoot being a hare and his goalie being a tortoise may be a nod to the popular Aesop's fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare."
- Despite his similarity to Dunk and the presence of a similar black skull logo on his shirt, Shoot does not seem to have any connection to the Black Sugar Gang, who do not have a presence in the story of Wario Land 3.
References[edit]
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 125.
- ^ Official Wario Land 3 website. Guías Nintendo (European Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2024.
