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'''Woopal''' is an enemy in ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]''. It looks angry and chases [[Starfy]] or [[Starly]] when it sees them, but it | '''Woopal''' is an enemy in ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]''. It looks angry and chases [[Starfy]] or [[Starly]] when it sees them, but it does not react to [[Angler]] at all. | ||
Woopal seems to be based on [[wikipedia:axolotl|axolotl]], a species of [[wikipedia:neoteny|neotenic]] salamander | Woopal seems to be based on [[wikipedia:axolotl|axolotl]], a species of [[wikipedia:neoteny|neotenic]] salamander that remain aquatic and gilled, keeping flat tails. {{clrl}} | ||
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*Possibly a truncation of wooper looper (ウーパールーパー, Ūpā Rūpā), a marketing term in Japan and other countries for axolotl. The name of the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] [[bulbapedia:Wooper (Pokémon)|Wooper]] (Japanese: ウパー Upah) is a notable play on "wooper looper". | *Possibly a truncation of wooper looper (ウーパールーパー, Ūpā Rūpā), a marketing term in Japan and other countries for axolotl. The name of the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] [[bulbapedia:Wooper (Pokémon)|Wooper]] (Japanese: ウパー Upah) is a notable play on "wooper looper". | ||
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| Japanese Name | ウーパル, Ūparu |
| Located | Flourishing Desert |
| First Appearance | Densetsu no Starfy 4 |
| Latest Appearance | Densetsu no Starfy 4 |
Woopal is an enemy in Densetsu no Starfy 4. It looks angry and chases Starfy or Starly when it sees them, but it does not react to Angler at all.
Woopal seems to be based on axolotl, a species of neotenic salamander that remain aquatic and gilled, keeping flat tails.
Trivia
Name origin
- Possibly a truncation of wooper looper (ウーパールーパー, Ūpā Rūpā), a marketing term in Japan and other countries for axolotl. The name of the Pokémon Wooper (Japanese: ウパー Upah) is a notable play on "wooper looper".
