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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> is a giant harmless insect only appearing 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 before crawling into another apple planet. After repeating this process two more times, the caterpillar instead leads to a [[Launch Star]], which Mario can use to continue.
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 only appearing 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 before crawling into another apple planet. After repeating this process two more times, the caterpillar instead leads to a [[Launch Star]], which Mario can use to continue.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 15:31, March 5, 2019

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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 only appearing 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 before crawling into another apple planet. After repeating this process two more times, the caterpillar instead leads to a Launch Star, which Mario can use to continue.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ムイムイ[3]
Muimui
No specific meaning.

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.