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{{quote|This little bee shoots out thorn balls. Its only goal is to thwart Wario in his quest.|Thorn-Ball description|Nintendo Character Guide}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Thorn-Ball VBWL.png]]<br>Artwork of a '''Thorn-Ball'''.
|image=[[File:Thorn-Ball.jpg]]
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
}}
}}
[[File:VBWL-Thorn Ball Sprite.png|frame|left|Sprite showing the two different appearances of Thorn-Ball.]]
[[File:VBWL-Thorn Ball Screenshot.png|thumb|250px|left|Screenshot of several '''Thorn-Balls'''.]]
 
A '''Thorn-Ball'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 31.</ref> is an [[:Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land|enemy]] found in the game ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''. They are only encountered in [[Stage 13 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 13]] of the game, within enclosed rooms in groups of two or three. Thorn-Balls are very similar in appearance to the generic [[wikipedia:Bumblebee|bumblebee]], possessing a golden body with dark, orange stripes, a stinger and a pair of wings which allows the creature to hover on regular intervals. Their artwork depicts that they have purple legs that wear blue shoes. The most notable characteristic of the Thorn-Ball is their tendency to eject an inexhaustible supply of spiked balls from the opening on the top of their head. The ball will fly up into the air and quickly come falling back down, harming [[Wario]] if he is to come into contact with one. The creatures tend to reside in the foreground and background of the level. As a result, the ones in the background appear further away and less detailed in terms of appearance. Neither can be touched (and likewise defeated) by Wario. However, Wario is able to prevent harm from a single spiked ball by holding another enemy, such as a [[Mask-Guy]], in between himself and the falling ball. This will cause both the picked-up enemy and the ball to disappear, but the Thorn-Ball will release another ball after a few seconds.
'''Thorn-Ball'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 31.</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] found in the game ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''. They are only encountered in [[Stage 13 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 13]], within enclosed rooms in groups of two or three. Thorn-Balls are very similar in appearance to the generic {{wp|bumblebee}}. Thorn-Balls continually eject spiked balls from the opening on the top of their head, which then falls and potentially harm [[Wario]].
 
Thorn-Balls tend to reside in the foreground and background of the level, therefore they cannot touched by Wario. However, Wario is able to prevent harm from a single spiked ball by holding another enemy, such as a [[Mask-Guy]], in between himself and the falling ball. This will cause both the picked-up enemy and the ball to disappear, but the Thorn-Ball will release another ball after a few seconds.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160px">
<center><gallery>
VBWL-Thorn Ball Screenshot.png|Screenshot of Wario with several Thorn-Balls.
File:VBWL-Thorn Ball Sprite.png|Sprite showing the two different appearances of Thorn-Ball.
</gallery>
</gallery></center>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=つぼはち<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>
|Jap=つぼはち<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>
|JapR=Tsubo Hachi
|JapR=tsubohachi
|JapM=Pot Bee
|JapM=Pot Bee}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Bees]]
[[Category:Wario Species]]
[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land enemies]]
[[Category:Insects]]
[[Category:Virtual Boy Wario Land Enemies]]

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