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'''Jam-o'-Wars'''<ref> | '''Jam-o'-Wars'''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> (also referred to generically as '''jellyfish''')<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=214 and 264|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-7615-5643-5}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their name is taken from the {{wp|Portuguese man o' war}}, a hydrozoan resembling a jellyfish. They are large blue variants of [[Jammyfish]]. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] comes in contact with one, he is shocked. Jam-o'-Wars can be defeated only by hitting them two times with a [[Koopa Shell]]. After they are attacked once, they glow green but do not act any more aggressively. In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', they appear in the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]] and the [[Bigmouth Galaxy]], and they give one [[coin]] when defeated. In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', a Jam-o'-War appears in the [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]], instead giving ten [[Star Bit]]s upon defeat. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ビリデカユラリ<ref>Shogakukan | |Jap=ビリデカユラリ<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=128 and 161|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Biri Deka Yurari | |JapR=Biri Deka Yurari | ||
|JapM=Compound of「ビリビリ」(''biri-biri'', onomatopoeia for electric shocking),「デカい」(''dekai'', big) and「ユラリ」(''Yurari'', [[Jammyfish#Names in other languages|Jammyfish]]) | |JapM=Compound of「ビリビリ」(''biri-biri'', onomatopoeia for electric shocking),「デカい」(''dekai'', big) and「ユラリ」(''Yurari'', [[Jammyfish#Names in other languages|Jammyfish]]) | ||
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|Ger=Riesen-Qualle | |Ger=Riesen-Qualle | ||
|GerM=Giant Jellyfish | |GerM=Giant Jellyfish | ||
|Ita=Medusa<ref>''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' PRIMA Guide | |Ita=Medusa<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' PRIMA Guide|page=214 and 264}}</ref> | ||
|Ita2=Elettromedusa<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'' | |Ita2=Elettromedusa<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=128 and 161}}</ref> | ||
|ItaM=Jellyfish | |ItaM=Jellyfish | ||
|Ita2M=Electro-jellyfish; shared with [[Jelectro]] | |Ita2M=Electro-jellyfish; shared with [[Jelectro]] | ||
Revision as of 16:51, June 20, 2024
| Jam-o'-War | |||
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 Artwork of a Jam-o'-War from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Jammyfish | ||
| Subject origin | Jellyfish | ||
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Jam-o'-Wars[1][2] (also referred to generically as jellyfish)[3] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name is taken from the Portuguese man o' war, a hydrozoan resembling a jellyfish. They are large blue variants of Jammyfish. If Mario or Luigi comes in contact with one, he is shocked. Jam-o'-Wars can be defeated only by hitting them two times with a Koopa Shell. After they are attacked once, they glow green but do not act any more aggressively. In Super Mario Galaxy, they appear in the Deep Dark Galaxy and the Bigmouth Galaxy, and they give one coin when defeated. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, a Jam-o'-War appears in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy, instead giving ten Star Bits upon defeat.
Gallery
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/JellyfishElectric.arc | JellyfishElectric | Electric Jellyfish |
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
電飾クラゲ (Denshoku Kurage) | Illuminated Jellyfish |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビリデカユラリ[4] Biri Deka Yurari |
Compound of「ビリビリ」(biri-biri, onomatopoeia for electric shocking),「デカい」(dekai, big) and「ユラリ」(Yurari, Jammyfish) |
| French | Méduse |
Jellyfish |
| German | Riesen-Qualle |
Giant Jellyfish |
| Italian | Medusa[5] Elettromedusa[6] |
Jellyfish Electro-jellyfish; shared with Jelectro |
| Spanish (NOE) | Electroaguamala |
Electric Jammyfish |
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved June 20, 2024. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved June 20, 2024. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 214 and 264.
- ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128 and 161.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Guide. Page 214 and 264.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128 and 161.
