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|image= specknose_final.png|150px | |image= specknose_final.png|150px | ||
|firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986) | |firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986) | ||
|latestappearance= ''[[ | |latestappearance= ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' (2014) | ||
|affiliations= [[Medusa]] | |affiliations= [[Medusa]] | ||
|type= Aerial | |type= Aerial | ||
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===''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''=== | ===''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''=== | ||
Specknose returns in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' as a much more challenging enemy than ever before. Not only is it unusually strong compared to other enemies, but it also has a powerful projectile bomb attack that it launches from both of its nostrils. It no longer attacks in large swarms, and can now fight alongside other enemies with brute force. In addition, a Specknose can also fake out Pit by sneezing at him. | |||
====Idol Description==== | |||
''Specknose prefers damp climates and, while cowardly by nature, isn't afraid to launch sneeze bombs at the first sight of prey. Its mustache-like growth is actually a set of tentacles. Gross, right?'' | |||
==Other Appearances== | |||
===''[[mariowiki:NES Remix 2|NES Remix 2]]''=== | ===''[[mariowiki:NES Remix 2|NES Remix 2]]''=== | ||
Specknoses appear as enemies in the ''Kid Icarus'' challenge. | Specknoses appear as enemies in the ''Kid Icarus'' challenge. | ||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''=== | |||
Specknose appear as a trophy in the 3DS version. | |||
====Trophy Description==== | |||
''Let's get one thing straight here—those are tentacles, not hair, hanging under that oversized nose. Specknoses may look goofy, but you should be wary of the dangerous projectiles they can shoot from their nostrils. Ew! I hope those are just regular bombs...'' | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Japanese name for Specknose is a play on words of the words Hana (鼻) meaning nose, and Megane (メガネ) meaning glasses. | |||
*Specknose bears a striking resemblance to the famous novelty glasses modeled after Groucho Marx, a famous comedian from the 1930s. | *Specknose bears a striking resemblance to the famous novelty glasses modeled after Groucho Marx, a famous comedian from the 1930s. | ||
**According to an interview from the Japanese magazine [[wikipedia:Nintendo Dream|Nintendo Dream]] the enemy Specknose was inspired by the composer of ''Kid Icarus'', [[Hirokazu Tanaka]]. Toru Osawa and other staff joked that Hirokazu Tanaka has an "enormous nose" and noted that if someone brought 'nose glasses' to the company, people would playfully joke "It's Hirokazu Tanaka!" <ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview-p8.php Nintendo Dream, Vol. 118 September 6, 2004 interview, translated by GlitterBerri]</ref> | **According to an interview from the Japanese magazine [[wikipedia:Nintendo Dream|Nintendo Dream]] the enemy Specknose was inspired by the composer of ''Kid Icarus'', [[Hirokazu Tanaka]]. [[Toru Osawa]] and other staff joked that Hirokazu Tanaka has an "enormous nose" and noted that if someone brought 'nose glasses' to the company, people would playfully joke "It's Hirokazu Tanaka!" <ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview-p8.php Nintendo Dream, Vol. 118 September 6, 2004 interview, translated by GlitterBerri]</ref> | ||
*In the original Japanese version of ''Kid Icarus'', the worst ending had Pit being transformed into a Specknose. This was removed in the English version, and replaced with an extra 'best' ending. | |||
*If one looks closely at the bombs that Specknose unleashes, a silhouette of its physical form can be seen printed on the sides. | *If one looks closely at the bombs that Specknose unleashes, a silhouette of its physical form can be seen printed on the sides. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{KIFoes}} | {{KIFoes}} | ||
{{UprisingFoes}} | {{UprisingFoes}} | ||
[[Category:Underworld Army]] | |||
[[Category:Kid Icarus]] | [[Category:Kid Icarus]] | ||
[[Category:Kid Icarus: Uprising]] | [[Category:Kid Icarus: Uprising]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/WIi U]] | ||
