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m This is what it looks like, though it might not be an axolotl. I thought it might be because of its name Uparu, (Ūpā Rūpā is a Japanese term for axolotl).
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Pokémon [[bulbapedia:Wooper (Pokémon)|Wooper]] is also based on axolotl, as well as the ''[[dqwiki:Dragon Quest IX|Dragon Quest IX]]'' enemy [[dqwiki:wooper trooper|wooper trooper]].


===Name origin===
===Name origin===
*Possibly a truncation of wooper looper (ウーパールーパー, Ūpā Rūpā), a marketing term in Japan and other countries for axolotl.
*Possibly a truncation of wooper looper (ウーパールーパー, Ūpā Rūpā), a marketing term in Japan and other countries for axolotl. The name of the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] [[bulbapedia:Wooper (Pokémon)|Wooper]] (Japanese: ウパー Upah) is a notable play on "wooper looper".


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Uparu
Japanese Name ウーパル
Located Flourishing Desert
First Appearance Densetsu no Starfy 4
Latest Appearance Densetsu no Starfy 4

Uparu is an enemy in Densetsu no Starfy 4. It looks angry and chases Starfy or Starly when it sees them, but it doesn't react to Angler at all.

Uparu seems to be based on axolotl, a species of neotenic salamander which remain aquatic and gilled, keeping flat tails.

Trivia

Name origin

  • Possibly a truncation of wooper looper (ウーパールーパー, Ūpā Rūpā), a marketing term in Japan and other countries for axolotl. The name of the Pokémon Wooper (Japanese: ウパー Upah) is a notable play on "wooper looper".