Undergrunt Gunner

The Undergrunt Gunners are recurring bosses that appear in the Mario series, first appearing in Super Mario Galaxy. They are cyan Undergrunts that operate giant cannons that fire projectiles. Two variants appear throughout the game; one that mans a blue cannon that shoots bubbles and one that mans a yellow cannon that shoots electric balls. They are quite smaller than normal Undergrunts, and have no spikes on their helmets.
Despite being a seperate mole species, the Undergrunt Gunners are similar to, and may be based on, the Monty Moles that man cannons in Super Mario Sunshine and the Monty Tank in New Super mario Bros.
==History==
===Super Mario Galaxy===
Undergrunt Gunners first appear in Super Mario Galaxy, where three are encountered throughout the game. The first one is battled in Gold Leaf Galaxy, during the mission "When It Rains, It Pours". It is manning a blue cannon that fires bubbles. These won't damage Mario, but they will send him to a wall, and he will fall into spikes if he ends up above them. Mario must either use a Bee Mushroom to become Bee Mario and fly up onto the cannon or use a Ground Pound on a switch to temporarily raise platforms around the arena; regardless of how he makes it on top, he must use a Ground Pound on the glass cockpit, damaging it. After being damaged twice, the Undergrunt Gunner starts firing five bubbles in rapid succession. After being hit three times, the cannon will be destroyed, sending the Undergrunt Gunner away and leaving behind a Power Star.
The second Undergrunt Gunner is battled in Toy Time Galaxy, during the mission "Bouncing Down Cake Lane". This one pilots a yellow cannon, which will fire balls of electricity that will home in on Mario and damage him. The Undergrunt Gunner is on top of a jar of gumballs, which he cannot reach in his normal form. As such, he must use a Spring Mushroom to become Spring Mario, which lets him gain enough height to reach the cockpit. Like before, he must use a Ground Pound on the cockpit to damage it. After being hit twice, the Undergrunt Gunner not only starts firing electric balls faster, but it will also electrically charge its cannon, preventing Mario from getting on it without being damaged. As such, he must time the third hit, but after landing it, the cannon is destroyed and Mario gets the Power Star.
The third Undergrunt Gunner is encountered in Deep Dark Galaxy in the beginning of the mission "Bubble Blastoff". This one pilots a blue cannon, exactly like the one in Gold Leaf Galaxy, and it fires bubbles. However, it is placed high enough where Mario cannot get the height to Ground Pound the cockpit; instead, he must spin a Coconut into it, which will damage it. After it is hit with three Coconuts, the cannon is destroyed, the Undergrunt Gunner is sent away, and Mario can use the cannon to progress.
==Gallery==
Undergrunt Gunner.png|An Undergrunt Gunner in Super Mario Galaxy
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