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|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
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A '''Gotchawrench'''<ref>"''You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!''" - ''Wrecking Crew'' back of the box.</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet, pg. 5 & 8.</ref>, or '''Gotcha Wrench'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' instruction booklet, pg. 2.</ref>, is a living metal wrench. It has huge teeth to attack, and legs to help it walk around.
A '''Gotchawrench'''<ref>"''You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!''" - ''Wrecking Crew'' back of the box.</ref><ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet, pg. 5 & 8.</ref>, or '''Gotcha Wrench'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet, pg. 2.</ref>, is a living metal wrench. It has huge teeth to attack, and legs to help it walk around.


==History==
==History==
===''VS. Wrecking Crew''===
===''VS. Wrecking Crew''===
Gotchawrenches first appeared in the ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' arcade game for the [[VS. System]] as nameless enemies, where they were among the only major enemy obstacles. They appear much as they do in the subsequent console game. Red ones move slowly while purple ones are quick. Gotchawrenches can transit through between the foreground and background screens through opened [[Door (Wrecking Crew series)|doors]]. A Gotchawrench on the opposite screen appears as a harmless silhouette.
Gotchawrenches first appeared in the ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' arcade game for the [[VS. System]] as nameless enemies, where they were among the only major enemy obstacles. They appear much as they do in the subsequent console game. Red ones move slowly while purple ones are quick. Gotchawrenches can transit through between the foreground and background screens through opened [[door (Wrecking Crew series)|door]]s. A Gotchawrench on the opposite screen appears as a harmless silhouette.


Starting in Phase 11, red ones are replaced by unnamed hatchet enemies that behave the same. This enemy is entirely exclusive to ''VS. Wrecking Crew'', as it is not present in any later-released ''Wrecking Crew'' titles.
Starting in Phase 11, red ones are replaced by unnamed hatchet enemies that behave the same. This enemy is entirely exclusive to ''VS. Wrecking Crew'', as it is not present in any later-released ''Wrecking Crew'' titles.
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[[File:WC Purple Gotchawrench.png|frame]]
[[File:WC Purple Gotchawrench.png|frame]]
[[File:WC Red Gotchawrench.png|left|frame]]
[[File:WC Red Gotchawrench.png|left|frame]]
Gotchawrenches appear on the first stage of the game ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''. A Gotchawrench climbs around the construction site chasing [[Mario]]. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red ('''Gotchawrench Jr.''', which moves more slowly). They can be permanently trapped with [[dead-end drum]]s.
Gotchawrenches appear on the first stage of the game ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''. A Gotchawrench climbs around the construction site chasing [[Mario]]. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red ('''Gotchawrench Jr.'''<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' NES instruction booklet, pg. 5.</ref>, which moves more slowly). They can be permanently trapped with [[dead-end drum]]s.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Gotchawrench===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap={{nowrap|スパナゴン}}
|Jap=スパナゴン
|JapR=Supanagon
|JapR=Supanagon
|JapM=Portmanteau of「スパナ」(''supana'', spanner) and「ドラゴン」(''doragon'', dragon)
|JapM="Spanner Gon", from「スパナ」(''supana'', spanner) and「ドラゴン」(''doragon'', dragon)
|Jap2=スパナゴン2<ref name=manual>[http://setsumei.html.xdomain.jp/famicom/wreckingcrew/wreckingcrew.html Japanese ''Wrecking Crew'' instruction manual]</ref>
|Jap2R=Supanagon 2
|Jap2M=Spanner Gon 2
|Ita=Attrezzosauro
|Ita=Attrezzosauro
|ItaM=Tool-saur; portmanteau of "attrezzo" (tool) and "dinosauro" (dinosaur)
|ItaM=Tool-saur; portmanteau of "attrezzo" (tool) and "dinosauro" (dinosaur)
}}
===Gotchawrench Jr.===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スパナゴン1<ref name=manual/>
|JapR=Supanagon 1
|JapM=Spanner Gon 1
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 13:43, January 2, 2022

Template:Species-infobox A Gotchawrench[1][2], or Gotcha Wrench[3], is a living metal wrench. It has huge teeth to attack, and legs to help it walk around.

History

VS. Wrecking Crew

Gotchawrenches first appeared in the VS. Wrecking Crew arcade game for the VS. System as nameless enemies, where they were among the only major enemy obstacles. They appear much as they do in the subsequent console game. Red ones move slowly while purple ones are quick. Gotchawrenches can transit through between the foreground and background screens through opened doors. A Gotchawrench on the opposite screen appears as a harmless silhouette.

Starting in Phase 11, red ones are replaced by unnamed hatchet enemies that behave the same. This enemy is entirely exclusive to VS. Wrecking Crew, as it is not present in any later-released Wrecking Crew titles.

Wrecking Crew

Purple Gotchawrench
Red Gotchawrench

Gotchawrenches appear on the first stage of the game Wrecking Crew. A Gotchawrench climbs around the construction site chasing Mario. They come in two colors, purple (Gotchawrench) and red (Gotchawrench Jr.[4], which moves more slowly). They can be permanently trapped with dead-end drums.

Wrecking Crew '98

GotchaWrench98.png

Gotchawrench is the third challenger in Wrecking Crew '98. Gotchawrench is purple and looks the same as he does in the original. He also appears in the port of the NES version.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Gotchawrench

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スパナゴン
Supanagon
スパナゴン2[5]
Supanagon 2
"Spanner Gon", from「スパナ」(supana, spanner) and「ドラゴン」(doragon, dragon)

Spanner Gon 2

Italian Attrezzosauro
Tool-saur; portmanteau of "attrezzo" (tool) and "dinosauro" (dinosaur)

Gotchawrench Jr.

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スパナゴン1[5]
Supanagon 1
Spanner Gon 1

References

  1. ^ "You’ll have hours of fun demolishing monsters like Gotchawrench and Eggplant Man, and blowing up a building you built yourself, in this off-the-wall demolition game!" - Wrecking Crew back of the box.
  2. ^ Wrecking Crew NES instruction booklet, pg. 5 & 8.
  3. ^ Wrecking Crew NES instruction booklet, pg. 2.
  4. ^ Wrecking Crew NES instruction booklet, pg. 5.
  5. ^ a b Japanese Wrecking Crew instruction manual