Squiggler

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Not to be confused with Swiggler.
Squiggler
Squiggler's sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Variant of Wiggler

A Squiggler[1] is a miniature, likely quite young type of Wiggler that first appears in New Super Mario Bros. Unlike normal-sized Wigglers, Squigglers have three body segments and a head about twice the size as the other segments that has a sprout on top.

History[edit ]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit ]

In New Super Mario Bros. , Squigglers are quite rare, appearing only in World 7- A; many can be seen crawling around the perimeter of pipes in the underground pipe maze area. Unlike regular Wigglers, they can be defeated, either by stomping on them, by throwing fireballs at them as Fire Mario, or by other methods. In this game, Squigglers are cream-colored, and they give no points upon being jumped on. However, defeating them by using Ground Pounds, fireballs, or a Blue Shell will earn points.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit ]

The Squiggler from the Wiggler Family Farm in Dimble Wood
A Squiggler seen in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey , a single Squiggler appears in in Dimble Wood. This Squiggler manages the Wiggler family farm. Bowser meets with it and the Squiggler seems friendly. However, Bowser states bluntly that vegetables are gross and that meat is better. The Squiggler reacts to this by saying that a healthy body does not crave meat and then hides behind a rock. It can last be seen during the sliding haymaker tutorial, where it can be found if the player tries to head south. Upon doing this, it asks Bowser if he can smash the rocks blocking the shortcut out of the farm. In this game, Squiggler is mainly colored yellow instead of pale cream.

Screenshot of the cutscene after the Find the Carrot quest in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Bowser Jr. and Wendy meet the Squiggler in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey campaign from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.

The Squiggler reappears in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey campaign from the remake, where it welcomes Bowser Jr. and Wendy to the Wiggler family farm in the level Find the Carrot.

Gallery[edit ]

Naming[edit ]

"Squiggler" is a portmanteau of "squiggle", synonymous with "squirm", and "Wiggler", relating to its appearance.

Names in other languages[edit ]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese わかばちゃん
Wakabachan		 Portmanteau between「若葉」(wakaba, "fresh leaves") and「ハナちゃん」(Hanachan, "Wiggler") [2] [3] [4]
French Squiggler - [5] [6]
Italian Mini Torcibruco Mini Wiggler [7]
Spanish Floruguín Diminutive of Floruga ("Wiggler") [8]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 11.
  2. ^ Watanabe, Takashi; Ueno, Geesen; Oketani, Noriko; Mizutani, Tatsuhiko; Kato, Yoshimori; Nitta, Mizuho; Maruyama, Chie; Fukuda, Junko; Takayama, Kunio (editors) (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 18.
  3. ^ Kashima, Aya; Kitayama, Daisuke; Nakatani, Itaru; Fuwa, Seishiro; Horie, Isamu; Watanabe, Yoji (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 4-8399-2000-1. Page 17.
  4. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit) (kikai). Sao, Akinori; Fukuda, Junko; Takayama, Kuni; Nakahara, Ko (Shogakukan) (editors) (2015). "New Super Mario Bros." in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 115.
  5. ^ Loe, Casey (2006). New Super Mario Bros., le guide de stratégie officiel. Hamburg: Future Press (French). ISBN 3-937336-61-3. Page 11.
  6. ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, Juillard-Huberty, Victoria (editors) (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." in Super Mario Encyclopedia . Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 115.
  7. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit) (kikai). Sao, Akinori; Fukuda, Junko; Takayama, Kunio; Nakahara, Ko (Shogakukan); Figini, Marco (editors) (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 115.
  8. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit) (kikai). Sao, Akinori; Fukuda, Junko; Takayama, Kunio; Nakahara, Ko (Shogakukan) (editors) (2017). "New Super Mario Bros." in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30a Aniversario . Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 116.
Wigglers
Characters Battra Hanachan • Gattai monster • Mechawiggler • Racing Wiggler • Swiggler • Wiggler (Super Mario Sunshine) • Wiggler Family • Wiggler Segments
Species Flutter • Fuzzy Wiggler • Mega Wiggler • Squiggler • Tropical Wiggler
Relatives Cataquack • Fuzzler • Plungelo • Pokipede
Related items F1 Hanachan • Flutter Orb • Hanachan-gata Dynamite • Wiggler Train • Wiggler Wagon • Wild Wiggler
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