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|image= Eggplantwiz_artwork.png|150px

|latestappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' (2012)

|affiliations= [[Medusa]], [[Orcos]]

The '''Eggplant Wizard''' (ナスビ使い ''Nasubi Tsukai'') is the one monster to truly strike fear into the heart of a ''Kid Icarus'' player. [[Pluton]]s are nought but a minor nuisance compared to this fiend. The Eggplant Wizard garners as much hate from old-school gamers as the Red Arremer from the ''"Ghouls 'n Ghosts 'n Goblins"'' series, the birds from ''Ninja Gaiden'', Metroids from ''Metroid'', the Thief Bot from ''Descent II'', and Death from ''Castlevania''. It's one of the very few enemies to possess a projectile attack. However, it's not because the Eggplant Wizard has fierce attack power (it doesn't) or high evasion (it's [[Enemy Tactics#Trudging|trudgingly]] slow), though it is one of the few foes to have a high amount of health. No, this creature is feared for one reason:

It turns [[Pit]] into an ambulatory aubergine. [[Image:Eggplant Pit.gif]]

Pit's body becomes that of a purple eggplant with legs, disabling all forms of action and attack. Pit retains his ability to jump, climb, and move (moving while crouching is particularly hilarious), but all he can do is dodge. The Eggplant Wizard causes this status effect by hitting Pit with an arcing eggplant projectile; the Wizard is rather crafty at throwing these nasty little vegetables and two Wizards can provide excellent cover for each other. This condition can only be cured by getting to a [[Hospital]], where a friendly [[Nurse]] will remove the curse. Being turned into an eggplant, no matter how painful it looks or the stomach-twistingly pathetic sound it makes when Pit is cursed, causes only minor damage.

==Characteristics==

The Wizard is perhaps a vegetative creature, like [[Holer]] and [[Daphne]]. Tall, cloaked, and wielding a staff, it's an imposing magic-user, but they are not agile by any means. Like so many other creatures in [[Angel Land]], the Wizard has a single, large eye.

==Appearances==

===[[Kid Icarus]]===

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"''An inhabitant of the fortresses. It places a spell on Pit turn him into an eggplant. In order to break the spell, Pit must go to the fortress hospital.''"

Being lieutenants of [[Medusa]], they guard [[Fortress]]es, becoming more numerous with each subsequent fortress, and often in deadly pairs. When Pit enters a room that they occupy, they will cast their eggplants in either high or low arcs. The duo will both throw in the same way and walking out of the room and back into it will most likely change the arc style, making it a bit easier to avoid being cursed.

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===[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]===

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Fortress bosses won't appear in their chambers if Pit's been cursed. Being cursed comes with one "small" advantage; since Pit is now at a reduced size, he can run underneath enclosures that he normally wouldn't be able to fit through.

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===[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]===

It was revealed in the E3 Trailer that the Eggplant Wizard will appear in the new Kid Icarus game. He will likely be a major enemy in the game and has a revamped appearance. He makes his first appearance in the fourth chapter: [[The Reaper's Line of Sight]]. The trailer also shows that he will still be able to turn Pit into an eggplant, although it is unknown whether the Nurses will return in this game to remove it. In addition, Pit will now be able to use the Eggplant Attack as a [[Powers|Power]] ability against opponents.<br clear="all"/>

===[[Captain N: The Game Master]]===

Eggplant Wizard was one of [http://metroidwiki.org/wiki/Mother_Brain Mother Brain]'s lieutenants, next to [http://punchout.wikia.com/wiki/King_Hippo King Hippo] of [http://punchout.wikia.com/wiki/Punch-Out_Wiki Punch-Out] fame in ''[http://captainn.wikia.com/ Captain N: The Game Master]''. He would immediately spout fruit and vegetables when agitated or hurt, and often used them for outlandish purposes (such as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananaphone banana-phone]).

Eggplant Wizard chamber.jpg|The Eggplant Wizard's chamber.

*The Eggplant Wizard is truely one of the strangest and most puzzling characters in the ''Kid Icarus'' series. It is currently unknown what influenced its creation or if it is based on any mythological figures.

*However, there is a possibility that the Eggplant Wizard might be an underlying reference to the Eggplant Man from the [[Nintendo]] game, ''Wrecking Crew'', which was released a year before ''Kid Icarus''.

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