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| |image=[[File:Armad (render) - SMBW.png|200x200px]]<br>Rendered model from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' | | |image=[[File:UnknownArmadilloEnemySMBW.png|99px]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Minecraft]]''<br>(Armored Paws) (2024)
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| |comparable=[[Koopa Troopa]]
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| '''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. | | '''Armads''' are armadillo-like enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. They first appear in the [[Sunbaked Desert]] level [[Armads on the Roll]]. Upon seeing a player, an Armad will curl up into a ball and roll at the player. If an Armad is on a slope, it will roll down it. If a player jumps on an Armad, it will be rolled up, and can be picked up and thrown. Some Armads have [[coin]] trails behind them. |
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| 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.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
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| [[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]]
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| 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
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| 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.
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| ===''Minecraft''===
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| 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.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| ArmadSMBW.png|Screenshot of an Armad walking in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
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| SMBW Armad Ball.png|Screenshot of an Armad curled up in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
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| NM SMBW World Theme Sunbaked Desert.jpg|Screenshot of Armads on the overworld in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
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| Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Armadillo Render.png|Model of an Armad in ''Minecraft''
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| Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Armadillo Render Rolled Up.png|Model of an Armad curled up in ''Minecraft''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Additional names==
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| ===Internal names===
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| {{internal names
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| |game1=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
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| |file1=<tt>G:/romfs/Model/EnemyMajiro.bfres.zs/</tt>
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| |name1=Majiro
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| |meaning1=Japanese name
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| |game2=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
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| |file2=<tt>G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyMadillo.pack.zs</tt>
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| |name2=Madillo
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| |meaning2=Clipping of "armadillo"
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| }}
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| ===Names in other languages===
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| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jpn=マジロー | | |Jap=マジロー |
| |JpnR=Majirō | | |JapR=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") | | |JapM=From the second half of「アルマジロ」(''arumajiro'', armadillo) and possibly「ロール」(''rōru'', roll) |
| |JpnC=<ref name=kai/><ref name=course>In-game name for Armads on the Roll.</ref>
| | |Chi=球球狳 |
| |ChiS=球球狳
| | |ChiR=Qiúqiúyú |
| |ChiSR=Qiúqiúyú
| | |ChiM=Pun on「球」(''qiú'', ball) and「犰狳」(''qiúyú'', armadillo) |
| |ChiSM=Pun on「球」(''qiú'', "ball") and「犰狳」(''qiúyú'', "armadillo")
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| |ChiSC=<ref name=course/> | |
| |ChiT=球球狳
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| |ChiTR=Qiúqiúyú | |
| |ChiTM=Pun on「球」(''qiú'', "ball") and「犰狳」(''qiúyú'', "armadillo") | |
| |ChiTC=<ref name=course/>
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| |Dut=Armad
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| |DutC=<ref name=course/>
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| |Kor=마딜로
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| |KorR=Madillo
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| |KorM=Clipping of "armadillo"
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| |Fre=Tatoumi | | |Fre=Tatoumi |
| |FreM=Homophonic pun on ''tatou'' ("armadillo") and possibly the expression ''t'as tout mis'' ("you put everything") | | |FreM=Portmanteau of "tatou" (armadillo) and probably the expression "t'as tout mis" (you put everything) |
| |FreC=<ref name=course/>
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| |Ger=Armad
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| |GerC=<ref name=course/>
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| |Ita=Madillo | | |Ita=Madillo |
| |ItaM=Clipping of "armadillo" | | |ItaM=From the Japanese name |
| |ItaC=<ref name=course/>
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| |PorA=Tatu-bolado | | |PorA=Tatu-bolado |
| |PorAM=Play on ''tatu-bola'' ("three-banded armadillo") and ''bolado'' (slang for "upset") | | |PorAM=From "tatu-bola" (three-banded armadillo) and "bolado" (upset) |
| |PorAC=<ref name=course/>
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| |PorE=Madilho | | |PorE=Madilho |
| |PorEM=Clipping of ''armadilho'' ("armadillo") | | |PorEM=Clipping of "armadilho" (armadillo) |
| |PorEC=<ref name=course/>
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| |Rus=Бронькин
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| |RusR=Bron'kin
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| |RusM=Play on ''броненосец'' (''bronenosets'', "armadillo") and possibly ''Бронька'' (''Bron'ka''), diminutive form of Russian male name ''Бронислав'' (''Bronislav''); with surname suffix ''-ин'' (''-in'')
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| |Spa=Madillo
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| |SpaM=Clipping of "armadillo"
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| ==References==
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| {{SMBW}} | | {{SMBW}} |
| [[Category:Armadillos]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder enemies]] | | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder enemies]] |
| [[it:Madillo]]
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