Editing Armad

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Armad (render) - SMBW.png|200x200px]]<br>Rendered model from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Minecraft]]''<br>(Armored Paws) (2024)
|comparable=[[Koopa Troopa]]
}}

'''Armads''' are desert-dwelling armadillo enemies introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. They can curl into a ball to quickly roll down [[slope]]s and across sandy terrain. Armads are covered in orange plating and appear to have a black-colored underbelly. While walking their armor appears to have two bands, but they are revealed to have four when they curl up. Their eyes are surrounded by a black mask-like pattern that is reminiscent of {{wp|eye protection|protective sand goggles}} and gives them an unhappy expression. They apparently keep their heads raised and breath through their nose as they walk through the desert.<ref name=kai>{{cite|author=Kai, editor|date=9 Feb. 2024|url=www.nintendo.com/jp/topics/article/3c24e9ec-6583-401a-a5ab-818180c2c0a8|title=マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。～その2～【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.14】|publisher=Nintendo Official Site|language=ja|accessdate=15 Jan. 2025}}</ref> The way Armads curl keeps their nostrils exposed to the air, as visible in the center of their body. They seem to lack external ears.

The English name "Armad" likely comes from the first part of "armadillo," alluding to the basis of their design. Their ability to curl into a ball may derive from {{wp|Tolypeutes|three-banded armadillo}}s, the only real armadillos capable of doing so. Curled Armads are physically reminiscent of {{wp|paddle tire}}s.

==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
[[File:SMBW Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure first 10-flower coin.jpg|thumb|200px|Armads rolling down a slope in Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure]]
Armads appear only in the [[Sunbaked Desert]] course [[Armads on the Roll]] and the [[Special World]] one [[Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure]]. Armads slowly walk back and forth on flat terrain, be it solid [[ground (block)|ground]] or [[soft sand|sand]]. When a player character enters their line of sight, they curl into balls and speedily roll at them. Direct contact damages the player character, but they stop when [[stomp]]ed. Armads remain curled when stomped, allowing the player to pick them up and toss them like a [[Koopa Shell]]. Armads also curl up into balls and roll when they reach slopes, regardless of whether a player character is in front of them. Some rolling Armads are trailed by lines of [[coin]]s, and one is trailed by a [[10-flower coin]] in Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure. Though the

Though Armads on the Roll and Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure are the only courses to feature the enemy, they also appear on the overworld of the Sunbaked Desert.

===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', {{iw|minecraftwiki|Armadillo}}s are retextured to look like Armads. They are the first enemies introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' to appear in another title.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
ArmadSMBW.png|An Armad as it appears in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
SMBW Armad Ball.png|An Armad rolled up into a ball
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Armadillo Render.png|An Armad in ''Minecraft''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Armadillo Render Rolled Up.png|An Armad in ''Minecraft'' rolled up
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
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|name1=Majiro
|meaning1=Japanese name
|game2=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|file2=<tt>G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyMadillo.pack.zs</tt>
|name2=Madillo
|meaning2=Clipping of "armadillo"
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マジロー
|JpnR=Majirō
|JpnM=From the second half of「アルマジロ」(''arumajiro'', "armadillo") and the common male given name「二郎」(''Jirō''), and/or possibly「ロール」(''rōru'', "roll")
|JpnC=<ref name=kai/><ref name=course>In-game name for Armads on the Roll.</ref>
|ChiS=球球狳
|ChiSR=Qiúqiúyú
|ChiSM=Pun on「球」(''qiú'', "ball") and「犰狳」(''qiúyú'', "armadillo")
|ChiSC=<ref name=course/>
|ChiT=球球狳
|ChiTR=Qiúqiúyú
|ChiTM=Pun on「球」(''qiú'', "ball") and「犰狳」(''qiúyú'', "armadillo")
|ChiTC=<ref name=course/>
|Dut=Armad
|DutC=<ref name=course/>
|Kor=마딜로
|KorR=Madillo
|KorM=Clipping of "armadillo"
|Fre=Tatoumi
|FreM=Homophonic pun on ''tatou'' ("armadillo") and possibly the expression ''t'as tout mis'' ("you put everything")
|FreC=<ref name=course/>
|Ger=Armad
|GerC=<ref name=course/>
|Ita=Madillo
|ItaM=Clipping of "armadillo"
|ItaC=<ref name=course/>
|PorA=Tatu-bolado
|PorAM=Play on ''tatu-bola'' ("three-banded armadillo") and ''bolado'' (slang for "upset")
|PorAC=<ref name=course/>
|PorE=Madilho
|PorEM=Clipping of ''armadilho'' ("armadillo")
|PorEC=<ref name=course/>
|Rus=Бронькин
|RusR=Bron'kin
|RusM=Play on ''броненосец'' (''bronenosets'', "armadillo") and possibly ''Бронька'' (''Bron'ka''), diminutive form of Russian male name ''Бронислав'' (''Bronislav''); with surname suffix ''-ин'' (''-in'')
|Spa=Madillo
|SpaM=Clipping of "armadillo"
}}

==References==
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{{SMBW}}
[[Category:Armadillos]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder enemies]]
[[it:Madillo]]