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'''Ragumo''' are mole enemies that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' and various manga adaptations of said game. TheyNotably, areRagumo have also been confirmed to be a relative ofto the [[Monty Mole]], species.<ref name=OfficialSite>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html Official Japanese ''Super Mario Land 2'' site]; the description refers to it as "''[[Monty Mole]]'s relative!?''", effectively confirming that Ragumo is a relative to Monty Mole relative.</ref><ref>''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'', {{media link|PBMCD page 227.jpg|(page 227}}): "''This mole looks like Monty Mole wearing a drill.''"</ref> andRagumo have similardrills on their faces, which helps them dig and attack patternssimilarly to them,Monty butMoles (though they are considerably more slower. compared to their relative).

[[File:Ragumo SML2 spritescreenshot.png|framethumb|left|Mario encountering a Ragumo in ''Super Mario Land 2: Golden Coins'']]

In ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Ragumo appear exclusively in the [[Tree Zone]]'s [[Invincibility!Tree Zone Area 1|first stage]] and can be found in low-lying areas, such as pits or ditches. To attack, thea Ragumo will burrow underground and attempt to pop up in [[Mario]]'s path. HoweverUnlike their [[Monty Mole|relative]] however, Ragumo do not chase Mario and only damage him if he comes in contact with them. Mario can swiftlydefeat a Ragumo by simply [[jump]] beforeon thethem Ragumobefore popsor up,after thusthey landingare aout hitof onthe its headground. [[Fireball]]s canare also bean effective way to defeat ita Ragumo, butthough this only whenapplies once the Ragumo hasis surfaced, as the fireballs will simply miss the Ragumo while their still underground.

A singular Ragumo appears in the final chapter of volume 6 as a major enemy. Whenwhen Mario enters the [[Tree Zone]], hewhere the Ragumo ambushes both Mario and his [[Carrot]] friend are ambushed by the Ragumo, with. Mario attemptingattempts to lure the Ragumo with histhe Carrot, but the Carrot kicks Mario into the air for trying to use them as bait. Mario then proceeds to attempt throwing [[fireball]]s at the Ragumo, but theythe Ragumo pops upout on the other side of the ground completely unharmed. A [[Bopping Toady]] then helps the Ragumo by pinning Mario down using their tongue. The Carrot tries helping Mario, but they are quickly destroyeddrilled wheninto thepieces Ragumoby drillsthe through itRagumo. The Ragumo then attempts to drill through Mario nextas well, but Mario uses his [[Bunny Mario|Bunny Ears]] to try and stopfight back the Ragumo's from drilling into himdrill. As the Ragumo attempts to drill into Mario, he spots a [[Super Mushroom|Mushroom]] that he uses to power up his Bunny Ears. Now with the extra power, allowingMario himeasily to breakbreaks the Ragumo's drill and slap the Bopping Toady that was pinning him. Notably, the Ragumo heavily resembles a Monty Mole in this volume, looking nearly like one with the only major difference being their drill.

A Ragumo cameosmakes a small cameo in volume 10 as one of the enemies Luigi recruits to defeat [[Wario]]. TheUnlike their previous appearance in the manga, the Ragumo's design in this volume is more faithful to itstheir artwork from itstheir source material, rather than being redesigned to look like a Monty Mole.

In the first ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' volume, several Ragumo emerge out of the ground and surround [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and a friendly [[Battle Beetle]], alongside the other [[Tree Zone]] inhabitants. However, Mario eats a [[Carrot]] to become [[Bunny Mario]] and uses his flight abilities to quickly escape from the Tree Zone enemies while carrying his friends. Much later, a Ragumo can be seen in one of the tunnels in the [[Macro Zone]]'s [[TheMacro Zone AntArea Monsters1|first area]], despite never appearing inanywhere near [[Macro Zone]] in the actual game.

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DrillMole.png|''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' artwork from the official website

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