Dark Satellmite

The Dark Satellmite is an enemy from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. They only appear in the fight versus the Dark Star in Bowser's trachea.
==Description==
Dark Satellmites look a lot like their progenitor, with a blue body and a black star as their "face" with red eyes. Rather than eight spines spinning around the central body, four black appendages protrude from the bottom of the Dark Satellmite's body. The Gauntlet (which serves as the game's "Battle Ring") colors the Dark Satellmite red.
==Combat==
The Dark Star spawns two Satellmites during the first turn. Thereafter, the Dark Satellmites attack on the initiative count of 126 by firing lasers, which must be jumped over. Defeating the Dark Satellmites will cause them to become dizzy. When this happens, the next attack that the Dark star will perform has the Dark Satellmite jumping high with a bomb, then throwing it at one of the Mario Bros. and falling at the other. The latter must use his hammer to send the Dark Satellmite back. If the Dark Star gets hit with the spines protruding fully, it will partially retract them. When the Dark Star gets hit with partially retracted spines, it fully retracts them, collapsing onto the floor, and can get hit for a few turns before flying into a rage and getting back up, making the Dark Satellmite an integral part of the fight.
If a Dark Satellmite is still alive when the Dark Star is defeated, the Dark Satellmite is destroyed right then and there, in a similar manner to Kretin's clones when she is in her Beta mode and the Junker's Junker Can minions.
===Statistics===
The Dark Satellmite is a Level 30 monster with a health maximum of 260, an attack power of 102, a defense of 123, and a speed of 126. It takes normal damage from fire, but is immune to getting burned or stunned or the sudden death enchantment. The creature can still have its stats weakened, albeit at reduced chances. Defeating it nets neither experience nor loot.
The Gauntlet increases the Dark Satellmite's stats, which results in a health maximum of 416, an attack power of 180, a defense of 127, and a speed of 176. Additionally, the Dark Satellmite has normal chances of getting weakened attributes in The Gauntlet. The other attributes remain unchanged compared to the original fight.
==Behind the Scenes==
===Etymology===
"Satellmite" comes from "satellite" and "mite."
==Nomenclature==
In most languages, Dark Satellmites have their name changed to "Dark Satellite" (Spanish Satélite Oscuro (masculine; satélite means "satellite" and oscuro means "dark"), Italian: Satéllite Oscuro (masculine; satéllite means "satellite" and oscuro means dark), Japanese Kurai Sateraito (written くらい サテライト in Hiragana and クライ サテライト in Katakana) with kurai meaning "dark", Korean Eodeupda Wiseong (written 어둡다 위성) with Eodeupda meaning "dark" and Wiseong meaning "satellite"). In German, they are called Finstermond, which translates to "Dark Moon" (Finster means "dark" and Mond means "moon."). In French, they are called "Satellite Noir" ("Black Satellite"; masculine).
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