Squizzard

Squizzard is a recurring boss in the Mario series, first appearing in . He is a giant, orange reptilian creature that lives in a sandy sinkhole. He has a giant mouth and clawed hands. His lower body is never seen, as it is always obscured by the sand.
==History==
===Super Mario Galaxy 2===
Squizzard first appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2 as a boss. He is encountered in Slipsand Galaxy during the mission "Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole". When Mario arrives on his arena, he will rise out from the center of the sand and battle Mario.
Squizzard's main attack is throwing yellow rocks at Mario, which damage him if they land on him. These rocks will stay where they land, which can limit Mario's already poor mobility around the arena, and he moves slower in the sand which is constantly moving him toward Squizzard. These rocks can be destroyed with a Star Spin. In order to damage Squizzard, Mario must use a Fire Flower to become Fire Mario; he must wait for his mouth to open, and then fire five fireballs into it, damaging him. He must be quick though, as he will eventually close his mouth and the process will need to repeat itself.
After this is done once, Squizzard will switch to throwing red spiked balls, which Mario can't spin into to destroy. He can do so with fireballs however. Fire Mario must shoot five more fireballs into his mouth to damage him again. After being damaged twice, Squizzard pulls up two yellow cannons on either side of him. These will fire spiked balls at a faster rate; while they can be destroyed by a fireball, they will reappear eventually. Squizzard himself will throw to large bombs that explode on impact before opening his mouth again; five more fireballs will defeat him. After he disappears, a massive sand geyser appears in the center of the arena, which launches the Power Star upward for Mario to collect.
Squizzard is also battled in Slipsand Galaxy's Prankster Comet mission, "Squizzard's Daredevil Run". The battle is virtually unchanged, though Mario must not take damage, lest he loses a life instantly. Defeating him grants Mario another Power Star.
==Appearances==
==Gallery==
Squizzard.png|Squizzard in Super Mario Galaxy 2
==Trivia==
*Squizzard is the only boss in Super Mario Galaxy or Super Mario Galaxy 2 to not have official artwork.
Category:Mario (series)
Category:Bosses
Category:Mario Bosses
Category:Koopa Troop
Category:Villains
Category:Reptiles
Category:Desert Enemies