Boleadoras: Difference between revisions

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A Boleadoras^[sic] appears in the Super Mario franchise as an item in PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing!. The Boleadoras is a lasso-like throwing weapon used by gauchos, with weights on the end of cords that connect at a single point. Luigi has to recover the Boleadoras after it had been stolen by Koopa Troopas from the Gaucho Museum in Buenos Aires.

Boy: "Good job, you've lassoed a Koopa and retrieved a boleadoras."
Tourist: "I've 'herd' cows are glad gauchos don't use them anymore. That one came from the gaucho museum."
Reporter: "That's an intersting old gaucho tool and belongs in the Jose Hernandez Gaucho museum."
Scientist: "Finding that old lasso is quite a relief. Argentina is famous for its cows and for beef."
Policewoman: "Good catch, Luigi. That boleadoras is from Jose Hernandez's Gaucho Museum."

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-A '''{{wp|Bolas|boleadora}}''', also known as a '''bola''', is a lasso-like throwing weapon used by {{wp|gaucho}}s. It consists of weights on the end of cords that connect at a single point. One appears in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']], where it is referred to as a '''boleadoras''' despite this being the plural form of the word. It is stolen from the [[Gaucho Museum]] in [[Buenos Aires]] by [[Koopa Troopa]]s, necessitating [[Luigi]] track it down and return it.
+A '''{{iw|wikipedia|Bolas|Boleadoras}}'''{{sic}}<!--This is the singular form in the game, but plural in contemporary usage.--> appears in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as an [[List of items|item]] in [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']]. The Boleadoras is a lasso-like throwing weapon used by {{iw|wikipedia|gaucho}}s, with weights on the end of cords that connect at a single point. [[Luigi]] has to recover the Boleadoras after it had been stolen by [[Koopa Troopa]]s from the [[Gaucho Museum]] in [[Buenos Aires]].
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