Gringill
| Gringill | |||
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 Artwork of a Gringill from Super Mario Galaxy  Artwork of a Big Gringill from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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- “Can you beat those Gringills by hitting them with shells?”
- —Penguin, Super Mario Galaxy
Gringills are large orange or brown eel-like creatures with large eyes and teeth found in Super Mario Galaxy. There are two variants of Gringills: smaller ones, which can be found swimming around freely or hiding in caves in certain galaxies, and larger variants, also known as Giant Gringills[1] or Big Gringills,[2] which solely lurk in caves.
Gringills first appear in the Beach Bowl Galaxy and later appear in the Drip Drop Galaxy, Sea Slide Galaxy, Bigmouth Galaxy, and Deep Dark Galaxy. They attack simply by trying to bite Mario (or Luigi). Gringills can be defeated by throwing a Koopa Shell at them while they are underwater. Most of them appear in caves, and they come out a small distance when Mario gets close, though rarely they are seen outside their holes, swimming in circles. There are also Giant Gringills that are brown in color, have darker stripes, have two feelers on their lower jaws, and are found only in caves. They make a straining noise when coming out of their holes, and they give a 1-Up Mushroom when defeated. These huge eels appear only in the Beach Bowl Galaxy, Sea Slide Galaxy, and Deep Dark Galaxy.
Both sizes of Gringills reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy, the Starshine Beach Galaxy, and the Slimy Spring Galaxy. They are seen only hiding in caves, and they are no longer seen swimming outside the caves.
Gallery
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Model of a Big Gringill from Super Mario Galaxy
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Additional names
Internal names
Normal variant
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/SnakeheadSmall.arc | SnakeheadSmall | Small Snakehead (nested variant) |
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | 雷魚（小） (Raigyo (shō)) | Snakehead (small) |
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/SnakeFish.arc | Snake Fish | Snake Fish (swimming variant) |
Big variant
| 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 languages
Normal variant
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アナゴン[?] Anagon |
Derived from「海鰻」(anago, conger eel) with「ン」(-n, a common suffix for monster names) | |
| German | Aal[?] | Eel | |
| Italian | Pesce Boa[?] | Boa Fish | |
| Korean | 붕장어[?] Bungjang-eo |
Whitespotted conger | |
| Spanish | Anagorn[?] | From Japanese name |
Big variant
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 大アナゴン[3] Dai Anagon でかアナゴン[4] Deka Anagon |
Big Gringill | |
| German | Riesenaal[?] | Giant Eel | |
| Italian | Mega Pesce Boa[?] | Mega Boa Fish | |
| Spanish | Gran Anagorn[?] | Great Anagorn |
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 127.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.
