| Ground Urchin | |
|---|---|
 A Ground Urchin in Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Variant of | Urchin |
Ground Urchins[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Ground Urchins look and act much like normal Urchins, except they are red and appear to be covered in some sort of fuzz, unlike the solid skin of normal Urchins. When defeated by fire, they burn into black chalk before disintegrating into dust.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
In Super Mario Galaxy, Ground Urchins appear in the Freezeflame Galaxy, where they are found in the lava area and act as the primary enemy. The player can defeat them by either shooting them with fireballs or luring them into the lava. One also appears in the mission Boo in a Box of the Deep Dark Galaxy.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Ground Urchins reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where they are named Hot Urchins.[2] They behave exactly like how they did previously. They are found on only a single planet in the Battle Belt Galaxy.
Profiles
Super Mario Galaxy
- Trading card description: Urchins are spiky blue fish that Mario must face in an underwater challenge in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and a land mission in the Freezeflame Galaxy. They roll along the seafloor or ground trying to poke Mario with their spikes. There are also red Urchins in lava areas that Mario can hit with a fireball or trick into falling into the lava.
Gallery
Render of a Ground Urchin from Super Mario Galaxy. The fuzz does not appear due to it being a flat texture.
Fire Luigi hurling fireballs at two Ground Urchins in the Freezeflame Galaxy
Hot Urchins in the Battle Belt Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/UnizoLand.arc | UnizoLand | Land Urchin |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 陸ウニゾー[3] Riku Unizō 陸ウニラ[4] Riku Unira |
Land Urchin | |
| German | Lava-Igluck[?] | Lava Urchin | |
| Italian | Ricciospino (SMG)[5] Riccioterrestre (SMG2)[6] |
Urchin Landurchin |
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| Spanish (NOE) | Erincho Terrestre[?] | Land Urchin |
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (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 August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section, page 128.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 161.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag 128
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 161
- ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia; pag. 128