Name: Mikey Mine
Debut: Super Mario Galaxy
Everyone knows Bullet Bill! Many people know Torpedo Ted! Missile Meg is a promising up-and-comer! But what about Mikey Mine? Where does he fit in? Nowhere! He's from a different family, of a different culture, with a different naming system. Mikey Mine does not know any of those people, so stop asking him. He's trying do do his job, for Projectile Pete's sake!
This is his job! It's to wait underwater until someone comes by, then explode and kill them. "It's tough work, but someone's gotta do it," says Mikey Mine. He's lying! Nobody's gotta do it! The world is worse with you in it, Mikey Mine. So, Super Mario Wiki, how do we kill this guy?
"They can be defeated without harming Mario (or Luigi) if they are hit by a Star Bit or a Koopa Shell."
Ah! Thank you, my dear friend and sidekick. You always know just how to kill the weird guys that Mario encounters in his adventures. I don't question it, because I assume you know exactly how to kill me, too.
In addition to Mikey Mine, there is also the Space Mine, which is nearly the same thing! Mikey Mine is just aquatic, while these ones go wherever they please. But I don't think they please anything, because they are fully inanimate! A bit strange that they didn't use the same design for both of them, but I assume it's because Space Mine is used more as a simple obstacle, while Mikey is more like an enemy, appearing in a situation where he must be destroyed to progress. Giving Mikey eyes makes him more of a creature. Makes it clear he can be killed.
Geez! That makes sense from a gameplay perspective, but it's also messed up that it does. Killing creatures is so normal for even a friendly scrimblo like Mario to do! When Mario sees something with eyes, he assumes he will either be killing or eating it. To any eyeless cave shrimp in the audience, rejoice! Super Mario cannot hurt you!
