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{{species infobox
|title=Mattermouth
|image=[[File:Mattermouth art SMG2.png|150px]]
|image=<br>Image is currently unavaidable.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|species_origin=[[Dry Bones]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|sub_species=
|related=[[Spark]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|notable=
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|expand=
}}
}}
'''Mattermouths''' are [[list of enemies|enemies]] that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They resemble the skulls of [[Dry Bones]], as well as [[Bone Dragon]]s. Their name appears to be a pun on "motormouth", as well as a reference to [[dark matter]].
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
[[File:Mattermouth.png|thumb|left|Mattermouths in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', Mattermouths are found in places such as [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]] and [[Bowser's Lava Lair]]. They eat away part of the ground, which regenerates after a few seconds. If [[Mario]] falls into the holes in the ground created by the Mattermouths, he loses a [[Extra life|life]]. Mario cannot destroy them entirely, but he can stop them temporarily by stomping on their heads, which turns them around, causing them to begin eating the ground in the opposite direction. If Mario is attacked by a Mattermouth, he loses one wedge of his [[Health Meter]].
===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
[[File:Mattermouth MPIT.png|thumb|Mattermouths as seen in ''Mario Party: Island Tour''.]]
Mattermouths reappear in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' in the [[minigame]] [[Tragic Carpet Ride]]. They eat up the carpet that the players are standing on, while the players try not to fall. Players that touch a Mattermouth are stunned.
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==Additional names==
In the files for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Mattermouths are known as "<tt>BakuBaku</tt>", which may mean that they were initially based on [[Cheep Chomp#Names in other languages|Cheep Chomp]]. Additionally, within the game's "ObjNameTable" file, there is a removed "<tt>BossBakuBaku</tt>" entry, suggesting that there was [[list of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|originally]] going to be a boss version.<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy 2/Removed Objects|Super Mario Galaxy 2/Removed Objects]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved June 3, 2022.</ref>


'''Mattermouths''' are a new species to the Mario universe, being introduced in [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]. They are dinosaur skulls that resemble a Dry Bones head. They also seem to resemble [[Bone Dragon|Bone Dragons]]. It will eat away at the floor, which will regenerate after a few seconds. [[Mario]] cannot destroy it, but can stop it for a little bit by stomping it's head. It is currently unknown if it has a body.
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/BakuBaku.arc</tt>
|name1=BakuBaku
|meaning1=Transliteration of below
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file2=<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=バクバク (''Baku Baku'')
|meaning2=Japanese onomatopoeia for chomping sound; shared with [[Cheep Chomp]]
}}


==History==
===Names in other languages===
===''Super Mario series''===
{{foreign names
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
|Jap=ガツガツ
They are featured in levels of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They will eat anything in it's way, including the floor under [[Mario|Mario's]] feet. The chomps Mattermouths take out of the floor regenerate after a few seconds though. If caught within it's bites you lose a bar of your total health
|JapR=Gatsugatsu
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for eating rapidly
|Spa=Mascasuelo
|SpaM=Portmanteau of "mascar" (to chew) and "suelo" (floor)
|Ger=Vakuumtrocken
|GerM=Dry as a Vacuum
|Ita=Gnammo
|ItaM=From "gnam" (yum) with masculine suffix "-o"
|Fre=Décophage
|FreM=From "découper" (to cut up) and "φάγος" (''phagos'', "eater" in Ancient Greek)
|Rus=Скелетопасть
|RusR=Skeletopast
|RusM=From "скелет" (''skelet'', skeleton) and "пасть" (''past'', jaw)
|Kor=아귀아귀
|KorR=Agwi Agwi
|KorM=Repetition of "아귀" (''agwi'', monkfish)
}}
 
==References==
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==Appearance and Traits==
{{SMG2}}
It resembles a large [[Drybones]] head.
{{MPIT}}
[[Category:Skeletons]]
[[Category:Reptiles]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Mario Party: Island Tour]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
[[it:Gnammo]]
[[de:Vakuumtrocken]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, May 16, 2024

Mattermouth
Mattermouth artwork
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Latest appearance Mario Party: Island Tour (2013)

Mattermouths are enemies that first appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They resemble the skulls of Dry Bones, as well as Bone Dragons. Their name appears to be a pun on "motormouth", as well as a reference to dark matter.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Mario runs past a Mattermouth in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Mattermouths in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mattermouths are found in places such as Haunty Halls Galaxy and Bowser's Lava Lair. They eat away part of the ground, which regenerates after a few seconds. If Mario falls into the holes in the ground created by the Mattermouths, he loses a life. Mario cannot destroy them entirely, but he can stop them temporarily by stomping on their heads, which turns them around, causing them to begin eating the ground in the opposite direction. If Mario is attacked by a Mattermouth, he loses one wedge of his Health Meter.

Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]

Mattermouths as seen in the minigame, Tragic Carpet Ride in Mario Party: Island Tour.
Mattermouths as seen in Mario Party: Island Tour.

Mattermouths reappear in Mario Party: Island Tour in the minigame Tragic Carpet Ride. They eat up the carpet that the players are standing on, while the players try not to fall. Players that touch a Mattermouth are stunned.

Additional names[edit]

In the files for Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mattermouths are known as "BakuBaku", which may mean that they were initially based on Cheep Chomp. Additionally, within the game's "ObjNameTable" file, there is a removed "BossBakuBaku" entry, suggesting that there was originally going to be a boss version.[1]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy 2 ObjectData/BakuBaku.arc BakuBaku Transliteration of below
Super Mario Galaxy 2 SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl バクバク (Baku Baku) Japanese onomatopoeia for chomping sound; shared with Cheep Chomp

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ガツガツ
Gatsugatsu
Japanese onomatopoeia for eating rapidly

French Décophage
From "découper" (to cut up) and "φάγος" (phagos, "eater" in Ancient Greek)
German Vakuumtrocken
Dry as a Vacuum
Italian Gnammo
From "gnam" (yum) with masculine suffix "-o"
Korean 아귀아귀
Agwi Agwi
Repetition of "아귀" (agwi, monkfish)

Russian Скелетопасть
Skeletopast
From "скелет" (skelet, skeleton) and "пасть" (past, jaw)

Spanish Mascasuelo
Portmanteau of "mascar" (to chew) and "suelo" (floor)

References[edit]

  1. ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy 2/Removed Objects. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved June 3, 2022.