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Nintendo101 (talk | contribs) (Rewrote. I say this as someone who works as an ecologist off-site and is in an entomology lab - the whole caterpillar vs. worm thing is silly because 1.) the character is clearly based on the "worm in an apple" trope and 2.) there are no animals discretely called worms anyways. Annelids are worms. Nematodes are worms. And there are many, many real-life caterpillars called worms. So it is not even "incorrect" that this character is called "worm" anyways.) |
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Revision as of 01:15, November 11, 2023
| Worm | |
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 Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Species | caterpillar |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
The worm[1] is a giant caterpillar from Super Mario Galaxy. It is harmless and has its own gravitional pull, allowing Mario (or Luigi) to walk along its body as if it was a planetoid. It lives in Gusty Garden Galaxy, where it can be found inside one of the three apple-shaped planets during "The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows". Each apple has at least one stump on its surface that disturbs the worm once Ground Pounded, causing it to tunnel into the next nearest apple. This forms a permanent bridge between these planets that ultimately connects all three apples. Striking the stump in the final, red-colored apple causes the worm to poke its head out of the surface, allowing Mario to reach a nearby Launch Star. The worm does not appear anywhere else in the game. The spots found on its body segments suggests it may be related to Wigglers.
The character is likely based on the culturally ubiquitous trope of the "worm in an apple",[2] itself potentially derived from the apple-eating larvae of widespread pest species such as Cydia pomonella, Grapholita lobarzewskii, and Rhagoletis pomonella. A similar character from Donkey Kong 64 is also derived from this trope.
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Millipede |
References
- ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Collector's Edition, Roseville, Prima Games, 2007, pp. 35, 172.
- ^ "Worm in an Apple." TV Tropes. Accessed 10 Nov. 2023.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section, page 126.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; page 126
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; page 126
