Eggplant Wizard facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Eggplant Wizard |
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| Kid Icarus character | |
Eggplant Wizard, as depicted in Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012).
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| First appearance | Kid Icarus (1986) |
| Created by | Toru Osawa |
| Voiced by | Michael Donovan (Captain N: The Game Master, 1989-1991) |
Eggplant Wizard is an antagonist in the Kid Icarus series of video games. Although his appearance has evolved throughout the years, he is consistently depicted as a large, one-eyed, anthropomorphic eggplant. He carries a staff which he uses to shoot eggplants at Pit, the player controlled character. If the projectiles transform Pit into an eggplant until a nurse cures him. The Eggplant Wizard is notorious as one of the most challenging and hated enemies in video games, and he has been mentioned by mainstream media outlets such as ABC News. He appeared in the 1986 release Kid Icarus, and is prominent in both sequels.
Design
He first appeared in the Nintendo Entertainment System video game Kid Icarus. Eggplant Wizard was inspired by Kid Icarus creator Toru Osawa's love for eggplants. Osawa said that he drew the Eggplant Wizard to celebrate his summer bonus. Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and Kid Icarus: Uprising director Masahiro Sakurai both consider the character key to the enduring popularity of the Kid Icarus series.
In other media
The Eggplant Wizard appears in the TV series Captain N: The Game Master, voiced by Michael Donovan. He is a major antagonist alongside Metroid and Punch-Out!! antagonists Mother Brain and King Hippo respectively. He is often paired up with King Hippo as comedy relief in Mother Brain's group.
See also
In Spanish: Eggplant Wizard para niños
