| Draglet | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Draglet from Super Mario 3D Land | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) |
Draglets[1] are enemies appearing in Super Mario 3D Land. They are small, blue dragons with small purple bat-like wings and pink spikes attached to their back. Draglets have two fangs and their eyes have dash-like pupils instead of circular ones. They bear a slight resemblance to Eeries, Rexes, and Dino-Torches.
Draglets are found in the castle stages of the game and stay in one spot. If they spot Mario or Luigi, they will attack them by shooting a single fireball at them. Draglets make a distinct sneezing sound before shooting a fireball, indicating that its attack is coming. Draglets can easily be defeated by jumping on them, swinging Tanooki Mario's tail at them, or with a projectile such as a fireball or boomerang.
They also appear briefly during the cutscene that plays when when Mario is entering World 8 for the first time.
Profiles
Super Mario 3D Land
- European Website Bio: "Draglets use their tiny wings to hover just above the ground. They also use their fiery breath to shoot fireballs at Mario!"
Gallery
Rendered model
Super Mario 3D Land
World 8 cutscene
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メラゴン[2] Meragon |
Pun on「めらめら」(meramera, a Japanese term for flaring up fire) and「ドラゴン」(doragon, dragon) | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 吐焰龙[3] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 吐焰龍[4] Tǔ Yàn Lóng |
Spitting Flame Dragon | |
| Dutch | Draglet[?] | - | |
| German | Loderdrache[?] | Blaze Dragon | |
| Italian | Dragardo[?] | Possibly a portmanteau of "drago" (dragon) and "testardo" (stubborn) | |
| Korean | 이글래곤[?] Igeullaegon |
Likely from "이글이글" (igeul-igeul, onomatopoeia for burning) + "드래곤" (deuraegon, dragon) | |
| Portuguese | Dragão chama[?] | Flame dragon | |
| Russian | Дракон-огнеплюй[?] Drakon-ogneplyuy |
From "дракон" (drakon, dragon) + "огонь" (ogon, fire) and "плевать" (plebat, to spit) | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Draguígneo[?] | Pun on "dragón" (dragon) and "ígneo" (igneous) |
References
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 14.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section, page 181.
- ^ https://www.ique.com/3ds/arej/adventure/index.html
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/adventure/index.html