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-A '''Mariel''' is a spider-like enemy that debuted in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. A Mariel starts out as a black circle resting on the ground, but as soon as [[Kirby]] approaches it, it grows four thin, long spider legs, gains a pair of tiny, white eyes and begins to walk around. Mariels appear to be poisonous, as [[inhale|inhaling]] and swallowing one reduces Kirby (or, if he is the one who swallowed the enemy, [[Gooey]]'s) [[Health]] by half a unit.
+'''Mariel''' is a black orb-shaped spider-like enemy that appears in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' and ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. When at rest, it appears as nothing more than a black circle on the ground, but as soon as it is disturbed, Mariel reveal its four long spindly legs, opens its two tiny white dot eyes, and begins to walk around. Mariel is not safe for [[Kirby]] or [[Gooey]] to ingest, as doing so results in them taking [[damage]]. Instead, it should be taken out using some other attack.
 ==Game appearances==
 ===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''===
-{{ImCap|image=File:KDL3SprMariel.png|size=65px|align=left|caption=In-game sprite from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''.|captionwidth=96px}}
+[[File:KDL3 Grass Land Stage 6 screenshot 03.png|thumb|200px|A Mariel at rest can be spotted in the upper-left in this image from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''.]]
-Mariels make their first appearance in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', debuting in the sixth stage of [[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Grass Land]]. In this game, they can sometimes be found resting directly in front of doors, making them hard to see due to their black color. Any attack can defeat them.
+{{ImCap|image=File:KDL3 Mariel sprite.png|size=65px|align=left|caption=In-game sprite from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''.|captionwidth=96px}}
+Mariel makes its first appearance in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', debuting in the [[Grass Land - Stage 6|sixth stage]] of [[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Grass Land]]. In this game, it can sometimes be found resting directly in front of [[door]]s, making it hard to see due to its black color. This tendency to hide in doorways and its general appearance makes Mariel similar in some ways to the enemy [[Nidoo]] from the same game.
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 ===''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''===
 [[File:K64 Mariel Sprite.png]]
-Mariels reappear in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. Here, they look and behave similarly as in their first appearance, though their bodies now have what appears to be hair or fur. Just like in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', they can be defeated using any attack. Mariel appears on the 31st [[Enemy Info Card]].
+Mariel reappears in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. Here, Mariel looks and behaves similarly to its first appearance, though its body is now much rougher in appearance, giving it the impression of being fuzzy. When it is at rest, it looks similar to the enemy [[Bo]] from the same game, but Mariel's aforementioned fuzziness is the main distinguishing feature.
-Mariel is the third enemy painted and brought to life by [[Adeleine]] during the fight with her while she is possessed by [[Dark Matter]].
+Mariel appears on the 31st [[Enemy Info Card]]. In addition, [[Adeleine]] paints a Mariel as her third minion during the battle with her while she is possessed by [[Dark Matter]].
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-==Trivia==
+== Trivia ==
-*When its legs are folded in, Mariel appears similar to an exposed [[Nidoo]] or a [[Bo]].
+*Mariel could be a reference to Matarael, the 9th Angel from ''[[wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Their appearances are similar concept-wise (spiders with bizarrely huge legs) and both utilize poison/acid in some way. In addition, Mariel's Japanese name (マリエル ''Marieru'') is one character shy from Matarael's (マトリエル ''Matorieru'').
-*In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Mariel can be seen as an opposite to [[Apolo]]; where swallowing Mariel hurts Kirby, swallowing Apolo heals him by the same amount.
+*The credits illustrations for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' give the impression that Mariel's natural predator is the frog-like enemy [[Glom]]. This suggests that Glom has some sort of resistance to Mariel's poison.
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
 K64 Mariel screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
-K64 Mariel and Glom credits sketch.png|Sketch of Mariel along with [[Glom]] from the [[False Ending]] credits for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
+K64 Mariel and Glom credits sketch.png|Sketch of Mariel along with [[Glom]] from the [[bad ending]] credits for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 K64 Glom credits illustration.png|Illustration of Glom eating Mariel from the true ending credits for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 </gallery>