Editing Ant Trooper

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Ant Trooper Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variants=[[Big Ant Trooper]]<br>[[Horned Ant Trooper]]
|comparable=[[Ant]]
}}
'''Ant Troopers''' are {{wp|ant}} enemies debuting in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are indigo-colored and have a pair of antennae, a striped body, yellow eyes, and red feet.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:SM3DW Ant Troopers Screenshot.png|thumb|left|210px|Ant Troopers in [[Ant Trooper Hill]]]]
Ant Troopers make their first appearance in ''Super Mario 3D World'', and they reappear in its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. They appear uncommonly throughout the game, and are introduced in World 4-1, [[Ant Trooper Hill]]. They attack by marching, sometimes emerging from holes or pipes, and keep walking on walls. They cannot be defeated by [[jump]]ing, but are vulnerable to [[Ground Pound]]s, [[Cat Mario]]'s, [[Tanooki Mario]]'s and [[Rosalina]]'s attacks, and projectiles as well. Ant Troopers sometimes carry items on their backs, mainly [[coin]]s and power-ups.

[[Big Ant Trooper]]s are an Ant Trooper subspecies. As their name implies, they are larger than common Ant Troopers, and are also rarer. They cannot be defeated by any attack.

[[Horned Ant Trooper]]s are Ant Troopers wearing an orange helmet with a spike over their body. The helmets prevent their heads from being stomped, making them very similar to [[Spike Top]]s, but only if the helmet is facing upward; if they are walking along a vertical surface, they become safe to jump on.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Ant Troopers appear as course elements in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' level style. [[Big Ant Trooper]]s and [[Horned Ant Trooper]]s return as well. When given wings, an Ant Trooper flies in a horizontal line, switching directions when it hits a wall. When given a parachute, an Ant Trooper glides to the ground while flailing its feet. Ant Troopers can be defeated with a [[Super Star]] or [[Builder Mario]]'s [[hammer]]. They may also walk on Builder Mario's [[crate]]s.

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Ant Troopers return in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]], behaving like they do in ''Super Mario 3D World''. While interacting with them using the pointer or touch screen, they do not stop like regular enemies. If pointed at for enough time, they reward the player with one coin.

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Ant Troopers appear alongside Horned Ant Troopers in battle in the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]] and in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] during the [[Final Smash (mission)|Final Smash]] mission. Regular Ant Troopers are absent in the field. If Horned Ant Troopers take enough damage, they lose their spike helmets, turning them into normal Ant Troopers (despite still being named as Horned Ant Troopers) and lowering their defense. While in this state, they attack the Mario Bros. by dashing into them instead.

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', Ant Troopers appear as spectators in [[Bask Ruins]].

===''Dr. Mario World''===
Ant Troopers appear in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' as obtainable assistants. When equipped in stage mode, the doctor's skill gauge will further increase by a percentage if four or more viruses are simultaneously eliminated. For example, with a level 3 Ant Trooper (fills skill by 50% more), if a row of four viruses is eliminated with one half-[[capsule]], there will be five objects (four viruses + one half-capsule) eliminated but the skill gauge will fill by 7.5 points: 5 points from the match and 2.5 extra points (50% of 5 points) through this assistant. In versus mode, they grant doctors a chance to cancel an opponent's doctor's skill that targets the user, such as [[Dr. Mario|8-bit Dr. Mario]]'s half-capsule lock effect. They are a clear reward bonus for completing the first area of [[World 12 (Dr. Mario World)|World 12]] and appear in the same world's background once an area has been cleared.

===''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
[[File:Ant Trooper Trampoline.webp|thumb|Ant Troopers in ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'']]
Ant Troopers reappear in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' alongside their horned variants in the minigame [[Trample-line]], where players must jump on the former while avoiding the latter. Both variants can also appear in the minigame [[Which Door Has More?]] in the Koopathlon mode, while Ant Troopers themselves can be seen marching in the background of [[King Bowser's Keep]], carrying shiny stones.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Horned Ant Trooper (no helmet)|align=horizontal}}

===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' "''Fills skill meter 30%/40%/50%/60%/70% more when four or more viruses are eliminated at the same time.''"
*'''Versus mode:''' "''If targeted by opponent's skill, grants 30%/35%/40%/45%/50% chance of canceling skill effects.''"

==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
SMM2 Key Art Concept Artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
SM3DW-AntTrooperStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
SM3DW BF AntTrooperStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
Ant Trooper Sticker.png|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
SM3DW Sprawling Savanna.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
SM3DW Sprawling Savanna alt.png|''Super Mario 3D World''
MTA Bask Ruins.jpg|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
ABonetoPick.png|''Mario Tennis Aces''
RazzleDazzleSlider.jpg|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
SMM2 Ant Trooper March.png|''Super Mario Maker 2''
Everyone, BREAK!.jpg|''Super Mario Maker 2''
Dr Mario World World 12.jpg|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
Ant Trooper Trampoline.webp|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
</gallery>

===Merchandise===
<gallery>
Lego Mario Promo from Lego Website (2).png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
LSM Character Pack Series 4.png|LEGO ''Super Mario''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''<br>''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
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|name1=Crawler
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=アリへい
|JpnR=Arihei
|JpnM=Ant Soldier
|ChiS=蚂蚁兵
|ChiSR=Mǎyǐ Bīng
|ChiSM=Ant Soldier
|ChiT=螞蟻兵<ref>https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/super_mario_maker_2/make/index.html</ref>
|ChiTR=Mǎyǐ Bīng
|ChiTM=Ant Soldier
|Dut=Ant Trooper
|Fre=Fourmili
|FreM=From ''fourmi'' ("ant") and ''militaire'' ("military")
|Ger=Trupp-Krabbel
|GerM=Crawling Trooper
|Ita=Formico
|ItaM=Masculine adaption of ''formica'' ("ant")
|Kor=개미병
|KorR=Gaemi Byeong
|KorM=Ant Soldier
|PorA=Forminimiga
|PorAM=From ''formiga'' ("ant") and ''inimiga'' ("enemy")
|PorE=Formilitar
|PorEM=From ''formiga'' ("ant") and ''militar'' ("military")
|Rus=Муравей-пехотинец
|RusR=Muravey-pekhotinets
|RusM=Ant Trooper
|Spa=Hormigoide
|SpaM=From ''hormiga'' ("ant") and the suffix ''-oide'' ("-oid")
}}

==References==
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