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[[File:Merfle_Barrel.png|thumb|A Merfle Barrel]]
[[File:Merfle_Barrel.png|thumb|A Merfle Barrel]]
'''Merfle Barrels''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=2008|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' instruction booklet|page=10|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo}}</ref> also known as '''Merfle cages'''<ref>{{cite|isbn=978-0-7615-6113-2|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' PRIMA Official Strategy Guide|page=8|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=September 22, 2008|language=en-us}}</ref> are [[barrel]]-shaped cages used by the [[Shake King]] to imprison the [[Merfle]]s in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' [[Wario]] has to find the Merfle Barrel in a level, pick it up, and frantically shake it to free the Merfle, initiating a timer that prompts Wario to hurry back to the start of the stage. Wario can neither throw the Merfle Barrel nor walk while holding it. Most of the time, Merfle Barrels are located at the end of a level. Alternatively, some levels like [[Launchpad Labyrinth]] and [[Lowdown Depths]] have the Merfle Barrels located roughly at the beginning of the level instead, with an obstacle preventing Wario from heading back to the starting point once the Merfle is freed, prompting him to navigate through the entire level on a time limit to get back. In some levels, there are blue, metallic blocks that will break once Wario destroys a Merfle Barrel, granting access further into the area. In [[Subwarine]] levels, Merfle Barrels are smaller, and the Merfle inside one breaks out by itself once the [[Gate (enemy)|gate]] at the end of the level is destroyed.
'''Merfle Barrels''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=2008|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' instruction booklet|page=10|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also known as '''Merfle cages'''<ref>{{cite|isbn=978-0-7615-6113-2|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' PRIMA Official Strategy Guide|page=8|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=September 22, 2008|language=en-us}}</ref> are objects in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' These are [[barrel]]-shaped cages are used by the [[Shake King]] to imprison the [[Merfle]]s, and [[Wario]] has to find the Merfle Barrel in a level, usually at the end of it, pick up the Merfle Barrel, and frantically shake it to free the Merfle, initiating a timer that prompts Wario to hurry back to the start of the stage. Wario can neither throw the Merfle Barrel nor walk while holding it. Certain levels like [[Launchpad Labyrinth]] and [[Lowdown Depths]] have the Merfle Barrels located roughly at the beginning of the level instead, with an obstacle preventing Wario from heading back to the starting point once the Merfle is freed, prompting him to navigate through the entire level on a time limit to get back. In some levels, there are blue, metallic blocks that will break once Wario destroys a Merfle Barrel, granting access further into the area. In [[Subwarine]] levels, Merfle Barrels are smaller, and the Merfle inside one breaks out by itself once the [[Gate (enemy)|gate]] at the end of the level is destroyed.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=タルケージ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|date=2008|title=''Wario Land Shake'' instruction booklet|page=24}}</ref>
|Jap=タルケージ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=2008|title=''Wario Land Shake'' instruction booklet|page=24}}</ref>
|JapR=Taru Kēji
|JapR=Taru Kēji
|JapM=Barrel Cage
|JapM=Barrel Cage
|Ita=Gabbia<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2008|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|author=Nintendo|title=''[[Wario Land: The Shake Dimension]]'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref>
|Ita=Gabbia<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2008|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Wario Land: The Shake Dimension]]'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref>
|ItaM=Cage
|ItaM=Cage
}}
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Latest revision as of 18:29, August 5, 2024

A Merfle Barrel

Merfle Barrels,[1] also known as Merfle cages[2] are objects in Wario Land: Shake It! These are barrel-shaped cages are used by the Shake King to imprison the Merfles, and Wario has to find the Merfle Barrel in a level, usually at the end of it, pick up the Merfle Barrel, and frantically shake it to free the Merfle, initiating a timer that prompts Wario to hurry back to the start of the stage. Wario can neither throw the Merfle Barrel nor walk while holding it. Certain levels like Launchpad Labyrinth and Lowdown Depths have the Merfle Barrels located roughly at the beginning of the level instead, with an obstacle preventing Wario from heading back to the starting point once the Merfle is freed, prompting him to navigate through the entire level on a time limit to get back. In some levels, there are blue, metallic blocks that will break once Wario destroys a Merfle Barrel, granting access further into the area. In Subwarine levels, Merfle Barrels are smaller, and the Merfle inside one breaks out by itself once the gate at the end of the level is destroyed.

GalleryEdit

  • Wario shaking a Merfle Barrel. Note the metallic blocks under him, which break upon freeing the Merfle.

  • An underwater Merfle Barrel

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タルケージ[3]
Taru Kēji 		Barrel Cage
Italian Gabbia[4] Cage

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 2008. Wario Land: Shake It! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 10.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve (September 22, 2008). Wario Land: Shake It! PRIMA Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-6113-2. Page 8.
  3. ^ 2008. Wario Land Shake instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 24.
  4. ^ 2008. Wario Land: The Shake Dimension instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 14.
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