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{{distinguish|Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks}}
{{distinguish|Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:WL2_E_Ape.png]]
|image=[[File:WL2_E_Ape.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Wario Land II''
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|comparable=[[Hammer-Bot]]<br>[[Menhanmā]]
|comparable=[[Hammer-Bot]]<br>[[Menhanmā]]
}}
}}
'''Pogo Guys''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 106, pages 69 and 71.</ref> also referred to as '''Apes''',<ref>[[Talk:Wario Land II#Enemy names|E-mail response from Nintendo of America]]</ref> are enemies [[Wario]] faces in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. Wario's standard smash attack used once stuns the enemy. A second one defeats it. They are found usually near thin platforms since if they hit Wario, he becomes [[Bouncy Wario|a spring]], hence their namesake. In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', Pogo Guys are replaced by [[Hammer-Bot|Hammer-bot]]s.
'''Pogo Guys''',<ref>{{cite|date=March 1998|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 106|page=69 and 71|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> also referred to as '''Apes''',<ref>[[Talk:Wario Land II#Enemy names|E-mail response from Nintendo of America]]</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. They can be stunned from a smash attack and then defeated when hit by another. They are found usually near thin platforms since if they hit [[Wario]], he becomes [[Bouncy Wario|a spring]]. In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', Pogo Guys are replaced by [[Hammer-Bot|Hammer-bot]]s.
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハンマー<ref>''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide, page 68.</ref>
|Jap=ハンマー<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide|page=68}}</ref>
|JapR=Hanmā
|JapR=Hanmā
|JapM=Hammer
|JapM=Hammer

Latest revision as of 22:13, July 5, 2024

"Ape" redirects here. For other apes in the Super Mario franchise, see Category:Primates.
Not to be confused with Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks.
Pogo Guy
Pogo Guy in Wario Land II (Game Boy Color).
Sprite from Wario Land II
First appearance Wario Land II (1998)
Comparable

Pogo Guys,[1] also referred to as Apes,[2] are enemies in Wario Land II. They can be stunned from a smash attack and then defeated when hit by another. They are found usually near thin platforms since if they hit Wario, he becomes a spring. In Wario Land 3, Pogo Guys are replaced by Hammer-bots.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハンマー[3]
Hanmā
Hammer

References[edit]

  1. ^ March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 69 and 71.
  2. ^ E-mail response from Nintendo of America
  3. ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Page 68.