Editing Undergrunt Gunner

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|image=[[File:Undergrunt Gunner.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of an Undergrunt Gunner manning a Water Bazooka in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variant_of=[[Undergrunt]]
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'''Undergrunt Gunners'''<ref>"''[[Media:UndergruntGunnerNameProof.png|That Undergrunt Gunner is keeping us from exploring the area!]]''" — '''[[Captain Toad]]''', ''Super Mario Galaxy''</ref><ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 30.</ref> appear as bosses in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are cyan [[Undergrunt]]s that use [[cannon]]s to attack, similar to the [[Monty Mole]]s in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
Undergrunt Gunners appear in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' as bosses. They appear in three galaxies and in each galaxy they must be hit three times on the cockpit to be destroyed. The second time they are hit, they become angry just like [[Major Burrows]] and start firing in bursts. Also, they can spin the cockpits to knock Mario off if he stands on the glass for too long. The cannons come in '''Water Bazooka''' and '''Electric Bazooka''' varieties.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>

====Gold Leaf Galaxy====
[[File:Undergruntgunnerwater.png|thumb|left|An Undergrunt Gunner shoots bubbles at [[Mario]]]]
In the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]], the Undergrunt Gunner is at the very end of the level "[[When It Rains, It Pours]]" in a pit full of [[Spike Trap|spike]]s and one raincloud. To get up there, the player must have used a [[Bee Mushroom]] to transform into [[Bee Mario]]. This time there is only one way to defeat it, ground pounding the cockpit, but there are two ways to go about doing that. The first way is to use Bee Mario's power of flight to rise above the cockpit and ground pound there but that can be difficult because there is a thundercloud and the gunner is shooting water. The second way takes longer, but the water is no longer a worry, regular [[Mario]] must go across the pit of spikes using moving platforms and then ground pound a switch to raise a staircase. He must then race to the staircase, climb up and ground pound the gunner. After this gunner is defeated, it releases a [[Power Star|star]].

====Toy Time Galaxy====
[[File:UndergruntgunnerCake.png|thumb|An Undergrunt Gunner shoots electricity spheres at [[Mario]]]]
The Undergrunt Gunner in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]] is much different from those in the other levels in that it shoots electricity instead of water. His shots also try to home in on Mario. The electricity can hurt Mario as he tries to defeat the gunner. This gunner is at the end of the Toy Time Galaxy's level "[[Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]" on the top of a large pole in the middle of a cake. Off to the side of the cake there is a [[Spring Mushroom]] that is to be used to defeat the gunner. Mario must grab the Spring Mushroom and turn into [[Spring Mario]] with it and then use the spring's high jump to jump up on top of the gunner where he must ground pound it. If Mario gets hit by the electricity at any time, he will lose a health and the Spring Mushroom. Another thing that is different about this gunner that is not in the other gunners is that after the second hit, it does not only get angry as the other gunners do. It also puts up an electric shield that goes on and off zapping Mario if he is so unlucky as to be on top of the gunner as its shield turns on. If this gunner is defeated, it releases a Power Star. Mario also needs to bounce in the right place or he will bounce off the Undergrunt Gunner without causing any damage.

It is also possible to defeat this Undergrunt Gunner without using the Spring Mushroom, via a [[Somersault|Backwards Somersault]] off of either of the nearby [[Fire Shooter]]s, followed by a [[Wall Jump]] and a [[spin]].

====Deep Dark Galaxy====
[[File:SMG Undergrunt angry.png|thumb|200px|left|An Undergrunt Gunner in the Drip Drop Galaxy.]]
In the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], the Undergrunt Gunner appears in the level "[[Bubble Blastoff]]" at the very start on the beach on top of the cannon leading to the Wooden Planet. The gunner is mostly harmless as it shoots water balls at Mario which will just blast him back on the beach. There are three ways to beat it here. The first one is the regular way; [[Ground Pound]] the top of its machine. The second is to [[Star Spin]] the [[Coconut]]s all over the ground into the machine. And finally, the third way is to grab a [[Koopa Shell]] from underwater, and fire it into any part of the machine. The cannon is under this gunner so it must be defeated to traverse to the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Wooden Planet|Wooden Planet]] and then to beat the level.

This Undergrunt Gunner does not leave behind a star.
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
[[File:SMG2 Fearsome Fleet Gunner Path.png|thumb|Undergrunt Gunners in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]]]]
[[File:SMG2 Undergrunt Gunner.png|left|thumb|150px|The Bullet Bill Undergrunt Gunners]]
Undergrunt Gunners return as basic enemies in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. They first appear in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]], where they use [[Bullet Bill]] cannons resembling smaller, orange-colored [[Koopa Clown Car]]s to attack. However, the player can use [[Yoshi]] to send the Bullet Bills back at the Undergrunt Gunner. In the overview of Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet, which can be seen at the top of the screen while hovering over the galaxy with Starship Mario, it shows an Undergrunt Gunner firing a cannonball, which they do not do in the actual stage. Some Undergrunt Gunners also fire [[cannonball]]s instead of Bullet Bills. They also appear in the [[Fleet Glide Galaxy]] as enemies trying to shoot [[Fluzzard]].
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==Statistics==
{{SMG boss
|image=[[File:SMG Water Bazooka model.png|200px]]
|altname=Water Bazooka
|mission=[[When It Rains, It Pours]]<br>[[Bubble Blastoff]]
|galaxy=[[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]<br>[[Deep Dark Galaxy]]
|dome=[[Engine Room]]<br>[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]]
|reward=[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png]][[File:SMG Asset Model Cannon.png|x32px]]
}}
{{SMG boss
|image=[[File:SMG Electric Bazooka model.png|200px]]
|altname=Electric Bazooka
|mission=[[Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]
|galaxy=[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|dome=[[Engine Room]]
|reward=[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png]]
}}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Undergrunt Gunner.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
Undergrunt Gunner Close-Up.jpg|The Electric Bazooka defeated
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/ElectricBazooka.arc</tt>
|name1=ElectricBazooka
|meaning1=Transliteration of below
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=エレクトリックバズーカ (''Erekutorikku Bazūka'')
|meaning2=Electric Bazooka
|game3=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file3=<tt>ObjectData/GliderShooter.arc</tt>
|name3=GliderShooter
|meaning3=Glider Shooter
|game4=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file4=<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name4=グライダー狙撃手 (''Guraidā Sogekishu'')
|meaning4=Glider Sniper
|game5=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file5=<tt>ObjectData/KillerShooter.arc</tt>
|name5=KillerShooter
|meaning5=[[Bullet Bill#Names in other languages|Bullet Bill]] Shooter
|game6=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file6=<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name6=キラー狙撃手 (''Kirā Sogekishu'')
|meaning6=Bullet Bill Sniper
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ウォーターバズーカ<ref name=Bazooka>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 126.</ref> (water variant)<br>''Wōtā Bazūka''<br>エレキバズーカ<ref name=Bazooka/> (electric variant)<br>''Ereki Bazūka''<br>モグへい（ポッド付き）<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 161.</ref> (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>''Moguhei (poddo tsuki)''
|JapM=Water Bazooka<br><br>Elec Bazooka (short for Electric Bazooka)<br><br>Undergrunt (with pod)
|SpaE=Soldado Topete
|SpaEM=Mole Soldier
|Ita=Talpone Soldato<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pagg. 126</ref><br>Bazooka ad acqua, Elettrobazooka (weapons)<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 126</ref><br>Talpone Soldato (con macchina); (''SMG2''<nowiki/>'s flying variant)<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 161</ref>
|ItaM=Big Mole Soldier<br>Water Bazooka, Electo-bazooka<br>Undergrunt Gunner (with machine)
|Fre=Soldat Mogu
|FreM=Undergrunt Soldier
|Ger=Monty-Blasenkanone<br>Elektro-Bazooka<br>Monty Maulwurf (im Kopter)
|GerM=Monty Bubble Cannon<br>Electro Bazooka<br>Monty Mole (in the copter)
|Kor=두덩병
|KorR=Dudeongbyeong
|KorM=from "두더지" (''dudeoji'', mole) and "{{hover|兵|병}}" (''byeong'', soldier)
}}

==Trivia==
*The [[Boomsday Machine]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' shares similarities to the Electric Bazooka, including the pattern of the glass and the trajectory of the electric balls.
*The theme music when fighting them is usually the same as when fighting [[Major Burrows]], except on [[Deep Dark Galaxy]] where [[Baron Brrr]]'s theme music is used instead.
*The Undergrunt Gunner is the only boss whose name is not mentioned in the mission titles (in [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]], the bees call it a [[Monty|mole]], and in [[Toy Time Galaxy]], the boss is never mentioned), instead having it mentioned by [[Captain Toad]] in the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]].
*The [[Prima Games|Prima]] official game guide refers to the machine in the Gold Leaf Galaxy as a "bubble cannon"<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 222.</ref>, and the one in Toy Time Galaxy as a "cannon"<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 245.</ref>.
*Undergrunt Gunners share the same German name as Monty Moles despite being an unrelated species.

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