This article is about the extra-large cave-dwelling eel enemies. For the smaller eel enemies capable of freely swimming called "giant Gringills" by a Penguin, see Gringill.
Big Gringill
Artwork of a Big Gringill from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Artwork of a Big Gringill from Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Gringill
Comparable

Big Gringills,[1] also known as Giant Gringills,[2] are king-sized Gringills in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Unlike their smaller relatives, these massive eels are found only hiding in caves, usually themselves in dark areas. Compared to normal Gringills, they are a much darker brown in color, have dark stripes along their bodies, and have two feelers on their lower lips. They move slower and make a straining noise when coming out of their holes, and they give a 1-Up Mushroom when defeated. In Super Mario Galaxy, these eels appear only in the Beach Bowl Galaxy, the Sea Slide Galaxy, and the Deep Dark Galaxy, where there is only one in each. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, only two appear, both in the Starshine Beach Galaxy.

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Internal namesEdit

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/Snakehead.arc Snakehead
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl 雷魚(大) (Raigyo (dai)) Snakehead (big)

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 大アナゴン[3]
Dai Anagon
Big Gringill
でかアナゴン[4]
Deka Anagon
German Riesenaal[?] Giant Eel
Italian Mega Pesce Boa[?] Mega Boa Fish
Spanish Gran Anagorn[?] Great Anagorn

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 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.)
  2. ^ 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.)
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section, page 127.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.