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The Snorkel Snake | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SnorkelSnake.png|250px]]<br>The Snorkel Snake as it appears in ''Yoshi's Story'' | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | |||
|variants=[[Mr. Eel]] | |||
|relatives=[[Dragoneel]]}} | |||
[[File:YSSnorkelSnake.png|frame|left]] | |||
The '''Snorkel Snake''',<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=11|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19991021230157/http://www.yoshisstory.com/page5-1.html|title=''Yoshi's Story'' official website|publisher=Nintendo of America|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref> also called the '''Snorkle Fish''',<ref name=fish>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19990508193347/http://www.yoshisstory.com/5-1.html|title=''Yoshi's Story'' official website|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref> is a serpentine enemy that appears in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. It resembles a large white serpentine creature with green spikes and a large fin for a tail. Its head is a large ball with red eyes, flippers, and a spout for a mouth. Snorkel Snake have smaller variants named [[Mr. Eel]]s. While identified as a snake in English and an eel in Japanese, it more closely resembles a giant {{wp|pipefish}}, particularly due to the mouth. The Snorkel Snake can be seen swimming on the [[P. 5-Ocean|Ocean page]], and it is found in a single area of the level [[Lots O'Jelly Fish]], where it waits for a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to [[swim]] nearby. When it spots them, it swims in circles around them, attempting to enclose them within its spiky body; since Yoshis cannot throw [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s underwater, the Snorkel Snake is effectively invincible. However, its body is not long enough for it to make a complete circle, allowing the Yoshis to escape if encircled. | |||
==Profiles and statistics== | |||
*'''Website bio:''' ''Swimming in circles that grow ever-tighter, The Snorkle Fish is a prickly Yoshi-smiter.''<ref name=fish/> | |||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 「長いからだはトゲだらけ。おまけにあとを追ってくる。なんてこった！」 ("''Their long body is covered in thorns. In addition, it will follow you. What the heck!''")<ref name=Sho/> | |||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=ウナボン<ref name=Sho>{{cite|page={{file link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg|6}}|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')}}</ref> | |||
|JapR=Unabon | |||
|JapM=Portmanteau of「{{hover|鰻|ウナギ}}」(''unagi'', eel) and「坊」(''bon'', Japanese affectionate suffix for "boy")<!--"bon" is one of the two spellings of the common "bō" suffix, it is not a typo or anything else. https://www.japandict.com/%E5%9D%8A --> | |||
|Ger=Drehwutz<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page=20|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref> | |||
|GerM=From "drehen" (to revolve) | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*The Snorkel Snake bears a resemblance to the [[Dragoneel]], which was introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and also tries to encircle players with its body. The Snorkel Snake's Japanese name, "Unabon," is used as a file name for the Dragoneel, suggesting this resemblance may have been intentional. | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{Yoshi's Story}} | |||
[[Category:Fish]] | |||
[[Category:Yoshi's Story enemies]] | |||
[[de:Drehwutz]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:25, August 25, 2024
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 The Snorkel Snake as it appears in Yoshi's Story | |||
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The Snorkel Snake,[1][2] also called the Snorkle Fish,[3] is a serpentine enemy that appears in Yoshi's Story. It resembles a large white serpentine creature with green spikes and a large fin for a tail. Its head is a large ball with red eyes, flippers, and a spout for a mouth. Snorkel Snake have smaller variants named Mr. Eels. While identified as a snake in English and an eel in Japanese, it more closely resembles a giant pipefish, particularly due to the mouth. The Snorkel Snake can be seen swimming on the Ocean page, and it is found in a single area of the level Lots O'Jelly Fish, where it waits for a Yoshi to swim nearby. When it spots them, it swims in circles around them, attempting to enclose them within its spiky body; since Yoshis cannot throw eggs underwater, the Snorkel Snake is effectively invincible. However, its body is not long enough for it to make a complete circle, allowing the Yoshis to escape if encircled.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
- Website bio: Swimming in circles that grow ever-tighter, The Snorkle Fish is a prickly Yoshi-smiter.[3]
- Shogakukan guide: 「長いからだはトゲだらけ。おまけにあとを追ってくる。なんてこった！」 ("Their long body is covered in thorns. In addition, it will follow you. What the heck!")[4]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウナボン[4] Unabon |
Portmanteau of「鰻」(unagi, eel) and「坊」(bon, Japanese affectionate suffix for "boy") | |
| German | Drehwutz[5] | From "drehen" (to revolve) |
Trivia[edit]
- The Snorkel Snake bears a resemblance to the Dragoneel, which was introduced in New Super Mario Bros. U and also tries to encircle players with its body. The Snorkel Snake's Japanese name, "Unabon," is used as a file name for the Dragoneel, suggesting this resemblance may have been intentional.
References[edit]
- ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11.
- ^ Yoshi's Story official website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived October 21, 1999, 23:01:57 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Yoshi's Story official website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived May 8, 1999, 19:33:47 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 6.
- ^ Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 20.
