Eerie
| Eerie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork of an Eerie in Super Mario World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003) | ||
| Variant of | Boo | ||
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Eeries are ghostly dinosaurs that first appeared in Super Mario World. They can fly in either straight or wobbly lines and usually appear in packs, damaging Mario or Luigi on contact. Eeries are encountered only in Ghost Houses, and they appear in most of them. Like Boos, they can be defeated only with a Super Star. Eeries make another appearance in the Nintendo GameCube version of Yoshi's Cookie, where they appear as the fourth opponent in the game's VS. Mode if the player plays on the medium difficulty.
Profiles
Super Mario series
Super Mario World
- Instruction booklets:
- Japanese: お化け屋敷に出てくる恐竜の幽霊。青白い顔をして向かってくるんだ。こわいなあ。(A dinosaur ghost in a haunted house. They come at you with a pale face. It's scary.)
- English: This is a dinosaur spook that roams the haunted house. It comes after you with its pale face and ohhhh, what a ghastly spook it is![1]
- Mario Mania: As they sweep through Ghost Houses, Eeries can catch Mario off guard. He can't beat them but he can jump them or stop them with a Spin Jump.[2]
- Nintendo Power Issue #28: Eeries: These zombie-like Eeries fly in their sleep.[3]
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
- Denizens of Dinosaur Land poster: These ghastly spooks roam about the Haunted House. They're ghostly pale, and they chase after all interlopers. Creepy![4]
Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg
★テレサウルス
恐竜の魂。世に未練のある恐竜が寿命となったり惨殺されたりして死ぬと、このような霊体となって現われる。（丹波哲郎氏談うそ）。[5]
★Eerie
A dinosaur spirit. When a dinosaur with lingering regrets dies naturally or is slain, it appears as such a ghostly body. (Mr. Tetsurō Tamba's unbelievable claim).
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
List of appearances
| Title | Year | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1990 | SNES |
| Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg | 1991 | Book |
| Super Mario-kun Volume 4 | 1992 | Manga |
| Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten | 1994 | Book |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | 1994 | SNES |
| Super Mario Game Picture Book 2: Mario and Luigi | 1995 | Book |
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | 2001 | Game Boy Advance |
| Nintendo Puzzle Collection | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
Gallery
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Original Story illustration, Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg
Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg
Nintendo Puzzle Collection
Super Mario Game Picture Book 2: Mario and Luigi
Artwork used for a Super Mario puzzle
Artwork used for a Super Mario puzzle
Artwork used for a Super Mario puzzle
Artwork used for a Christmas-themed Super Mario puzzle
Packaging for the Radio Boy, where an Eerie is erroneously colored green
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テレサウルス[?] Teresaurusu |
Pun on「テレサ」(Teresa, Boo) and the suffix for dinosaurs "-saurus"; officially romanized as "Telesauls" | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 嘘嘘龙[10] Xūxū Lóng |
From「噓噓鬼」(Xūxū Guǐ, "Boo") and「恐龙」(kǒnglóng, "dinosaur") | |
| French | Sinistre[7] | Sinister | |
| Le Mystérieux[8] | The Mysterious | ||
| German | Eerie[6] | - | |
| Dino-Spuki[?] | Pun on dinosaur and spuk ("to haunt") | ||
| Italian | Eerie[11][12] | - | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Eerie[9] | - | |
| Spanish | Espectro[?] | Specter |
Trivia
- Although Eeries are absent in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, their graphics are present in the game's code, suggesting they were intended for a level in World-e.
- The underbodies of Bonneters in Super Mario Odyssey resemble those of Eeries.
References
- ^ Nintendo (1991). Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 24.
- ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
- ^ September 1991. Nintendo Power Issue #28. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11.
- ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 promotional flyer
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーのたまご」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 61.
- ^ Official German Super Mario World guide. Page 19.
- ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 end credits
- ^ French Super Mario World instruction manual. Page 24.
- ^ Brazilian Super Mario World instruction manual. Page 24.
- ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Italian Super Mario World instruction manual. Page 24.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 55.
