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[[File:Apple planets.png|thumb|left|The caterpillar burrowing through some apple planets]]
[[File:Apple planets.png|thumb|left|The caterpillar burrowing through some apple planets]]
The '''Big Green Caterpillar'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filenames (<tt>GreenCaterpillarBigBody</tt>, <tt>GreenCaterpillarBigBodyLow</tt>, <tt>GreenCaterpillarBigFace</tt>, <tt>GreenCaterpillarBigFaceLow</tt>)</ref> (generically referred to by [[Prima Games|Prima]] as a "'''worm'''")<ref>Fletcher Black, ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 35 and 172.</ref> is a giant harmless insect appearing only in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Specifically, it appears in the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]'s mission called [[The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows]], where it is found after [[Mario]] uses a [[Ground Pound]] on a specific [[stump]] on a giant apple planet. Once Mario does this, the caterpillar bursts out of the apple before crawling into another apple planet. After doing this process two more times, the caterpillar instead leads to a [[Launch Star]], which Mario can use to continue. The caterpillar is most likely based on the larva of the codling moth, due to its tendency to burrow into apples.
The '''Big Green Caterpillar'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filenames (<tt>GreenCaterpillarBigBody</tt>, <tt>GreenCaterpillarBigBodyLow</tt>, <tt>GreenCaterpillarBigFace</tt>, <tt>GreenCaterpillarBigFaceLow</tt>)</ref> (generically referred to by [[Prima Games|Prima]] as a "'''worm'''")<ref>Fletcher Black. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 35 and 172.</ref> is a giant harmless insect appearing only in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Specifically, it appears in the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]'s mission called [[The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows]], where it is found after [[Mario]] uses a [[Ground Pound]] on a specific [[stump]] on a giant apple planet. Once Mario does this, the caterpillar bursts out of the apple before crawling into another apple planet. After doing this process two more times, the caterpillar instead leads to a [[Launch Star]], which Mario can use to continue. The caterpillar is most likely based on the larva of the codling moth, due to its tendency to burrow into apples.
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Revision as of 17:30, January 6, 2023

Worm
WormSuperMarioGalaxy.png
The caterpillar bursting from the first apple
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
The caterpillar burrowing through some apple planets

The Big Green Caterpillar[1] (generically referred to by Prima as a "worm")[2] is a giant harmless insect appearing only in Super Mario Galaxy. Specifically, it appears in the Gusty Garden Galaxy's mission called The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows, where it is found after Mario uses a Ground Pound on a specific stump on a giant apple planet. Once Mario does this, the caterpillar bursts out of the apple before crawling into another apple planet. After doing this process two more times, the caterpillar instead leads to a Launch Star, which Mario can use to continue. The caterpillar is most likely based on the larva of the codling moth, due to its tendency to burrow into apples.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl GreenCaterpillarBig Big Green Caterpillar
Super Mario Galaxy StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl 虫食い惑星オオムイムイ (Mushikui Wakusei Ōmuimui) Planet-Eating Bug, Big Muimui

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ムイムイ[3]
Muimui
A Kansai dialect slang term equivalent to「虫」(mushi, worm)

German Muimui[4]
Romanization of the Japanese name
Italian Millepiedi[5]
Centipede

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Galaxy internal filenames (GreenCaterpillarBigBody, GreenCaterpillarBigBodyLow, GreenCaterpillarBigFace, GreenCaterpillarBigFaceLow)
  2. ^ Fletcher Black. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 35 and 172.
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section, page 126.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; page 126
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; page 126