Recurring Enemies in The Mario Series - Wiggler

Wiggler

Wigglers, known as Hana-chan (ハナチャン?) in Japan, are caterpillar-like creatures with a segmented body and a large nose with a flower on its head. They are typically yellow, but turn red when angered. Wigglers are depicted as normally being calm and happy, but when angered, become dangerous and run frantically. They first appear in Super Mario World, and have appeared in several other games, including the sports games in the Mario series. In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, Wiggler is the boss of Tiny-Huge Island. In Yoshi's Story, large, fluffy versions of Wigglers appear often. In Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, a family of Wigglers lives inside Dimble Woods. In Paper Mario Sticker Star, Mario must help save a Wiggler by the name of Wiggler (who always speaks in third person) by reuniting all of his body segments which were scattered all over a forest. Wigglers have also made appearances in all four New Super Mario Bros. titles.

In the Super Mario World animated series, they are referred to as "Caterpillars" and they appear in various episodes.

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. U, there are bigger versions of Wigglers called Mega Wigglers that Mario cannot defeat. If Mario attempts to defeat them, they might damage him. They also reappear in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7 on the track Maple Treeway, Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, and in various Mario Party minigames.

Wigglers were first playable in Mario Power Tennis for GameCube. Wiggler is also a playable character in Mario Super Sluggers as a baseball player, and in Mario Kart 7 as a Cruiser-type driver.