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| {{about|the jumping move from Super Mario 64|the forward somersault|[[Roll]]}} | | {{about|the jumping move first used in Super Mario 64|a very similar move from the [[Game Boy]] [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]] and [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]|[[Backflip]]|the forward somersault|[[Roll]]}} |
| {{redirect|Back Flip|the custom variant for [[Diddy Kong]]'s Monkey Flip special move in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]|[[Monkey Flip]]}}
| | {{quote2|If you [[jump]] while [[crouch]]ing with {{button|wii|Z}}, [[Mario|you]]'ll do a backward somersault! You can go super high!|[[Boards (Super Mario Galaxy)|Board]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]}} |
| [[File:Mariobackflip.jpg|thumb|Artwork for ''Super Mario 64'']]
| | [[File:SM3DL-Mario Backwards Somersault Artwork.png|thumb|250px|Mario performing a Side Somersault in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.]] |
| {{quote|If you [[jump]] while [[crouch]]ing with {{button|wii|Z}}, [[Mario|you]]'ll do a backward somersault! You can go super high!|[[Boards (characters)|Board]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]}} | | [[File:SM64Somersault.png|thumb|250px|left|Mario doing a mid-air Somersault in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.]] |
| The '''Backward Somersault''' (or '''backward somersault'''), also referred to as the '''Backflip'''<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' American English Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 3: "Controls".</ref> (or '''back-flip''')<ref>{{cite|date=1994|title=Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|page=10|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and '''Crouch Jump''' on the official ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' website, in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' manual,<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210313130903/https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/manual-WiiU-Super_Mario_3D-World.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' manual|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', is an advanced type of [[jump]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]]. The player can perform it by pressing {{button|gb|A}} while moving and pressing {{button|gb|pad}} in the opposite direction. Backflips allow [[Mario]] to quickly reach higher [[platform]]s. They require movement to execute them, so they cannot be performed on small platforms easily. The move can also be performed in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' in the same way.
| | A '''Somersault''' is an advanced type of [[jump]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It can only be done in the 3D platformers. The Somersault travels much higher than a regular jump, so it can be used to reach high places. However, the Somersault expends slightly more time than other forms of jumping. As of now, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Toad]], and [[Rosalina]] can use this move. There are two different varieties: the '''Backwards Somersault''' and the '''Side Somersault'''. |
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| The Backward Somersault returns in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and it has been present in every 3D game of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] since, along with the similar [[Side Somersault]]. To perform a Backward Somersault in this game, Mario must jump while [[crouch]]ing. He jumps high and flips over in midair, moving backwards. Mario may chain it to a [[Ground Pound]], and the player can also control the backwards horizontal distance by holding back on the Control Stick. | | {{anchor|Backwards Somersault}}The '''Backwards Somersault''' (referred to as '''Backflip''' by [[Prima Games|Prima Game Guides]] and '''Crouch Jump''' on the official ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' website) is one variety of Somersault. To do this, the character must [[crouch]] and then jump. The character flips over in midair, moving backwards. The character may chain it to a [[Ground Pound]]. The character can also control the backwards horizontal distance by holding back on the Control Stick. In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario cannot crouch, but he can do it only if he sprays water, then lets go of the pump while jumping. Doing so creates a blast of water. In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Luigi spins to slow his descent after performing this move. In ''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', this move must be charged up first by crouching, like the [[Power Squat Jump]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and it can also go forwards. This move is also present in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', working as it did in ''Super Mario 64''. |
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| This move is also present in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', working as it did in ''Super Mario 64'', though it can also go straight up and forwards.
| | {{anchor|Side Somersault}}The '''Side Somersault''' (referred to as '''Side-flip''' by Prima Game Guides) is the other variety of Somersault. It is useful when the player wants to immediately jump high to reach high ledges. To use it, the character must run in one direction, then simultaneously turn to run in the other direction and jump. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Mario only needs to face in one direction and turn around; therefore, Mario could execute a Side Somersault with almost no space to move. [[Bowser]] uses it in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' as one of his moves in the second battle against Mario. Also, in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Yoshi can Side Somersault. |
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| In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', though Mario cannot crouch, he can perform a Backward Somersault if he sprays water, then lets go of the pump while jumping. Doing so creates a blast of water.
| | ==Names in other languages == |
| | | ===Somersault=== |
| In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', in addition to Mario, [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] can perform this move. Luigi [[Spin Jump|spins]] to slow his descent after performing it.
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| In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', performing this move on the edge of certain platforms in [[Freezeflame Galaxy#Freezy Peak|Freezy Peak]] causes Mario to take a dive in the lake.
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| In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', this move is also used to manually dismount Yoshi; it thus prevents him from ground-pounding.
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| In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', ''Super Mario 3D World'', and the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style in ''Super Mario Maker 2'', this move must be charged up first by crouching, like the [[Crouching High Jump|Power Squat Jump]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and it can also go straight up and forwards, as in ''Donkey Kong 64''.
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| The move returns in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', where characters perform it if the screen is tapped while they are on a [[Backflip Block]]. Moving backward in this way enables them to [[Wall Jump|wall-jump]] from backward-facing walls that are otherwise ignored. While characters are using the backflip, the [[Midair Spin]], [[Flutter Jump]], [[Floating Jump|Floaty Jump]], and [[Double Jump (airborne)|Double Jump]] cannot be used. If an enemy is [[stomp]]ed with this, the player stops backflipping and does a regular jump while facing backward.
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| In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Mario can perform Backward Somersaults continuously if any of the shoulder buttons ({{button|switch|ZL}}, {{button|switch|ZR}}, {{button|switch|L}}, or {{button|switch|R}}) are held.
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| ==Profiles== | |
| ===''Super Mario 3D Land''=== | |
| {{multilang profile
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| |EngA=Mario charges up kinetic energy when he crouches. Harness it to jump even higher.
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| |EngE=Press the B Button (or the A Button) while crouching to perform a Crouch Jump. Mario jumps higher than with an ordinary jump.}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Mario Back Flip.jpg|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong''
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| SM64Somersault.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 64''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jpn=バック宙<ref>''Super Mario Odyssey (1.2.0)'' Action Guide, Japanese language.</ref> | | |SpaA=Salto Agachado<br>Salto Hacia Atras<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' instruction booklet, Spanish segment</ref> |
| |JpnR=Bakku chū | | |SpaAM=Crouch Jump |
| |JpnM=Literally "Back air" | | |SpaE=Salto Agachado<br>Voltereta Mortal ''(SMG/SMG2)'' |
| |Jpn2=バックフリップ <small>(''Mario vs Donkey Kong'')</small><ref>''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' Japanese version, Help Box in Level 1-6.</ref>
| | |SpaEM=Crouch Jump<br>Somersault |
| |Jpn2R=Bakkufurippu
| | |FreA=Salto arrière<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' instruction booklet, French segment</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' move pamphlet, French side</ref> |
| |Jpn2M=Backflip | |
| |Jpn3=ハイジャンプ <small>(''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' manual)</small><ref>{{cite|format=PDF|title=マリオ{{ruby|vs.|ブイエス}}ドンキーコング|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PAGJ_00.pdf|page=9|language=ja|date=2004}}</ref>
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| |Jpn3R=Hai Janpu
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| |Jpn3M=High jump
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| |FreA=Salto arrière<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' instruction booklet, French segment.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' move pamphlet, French side.</ref> | |
| |FreA2=Flip-flap<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64'' Instruction booklet|language=fr|date=1997|format=PDF|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_SuperMario64_FR.pdf|page=51|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Instruction booklet|page=21|date=2002}}</ref>
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| |FreA3=Saut Périlleux arrière<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64 DS'' Instruction booklet|language=fr|format=PDF|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_SuperMario64DS_FR.pdf|page=53|date=2005}}</ref>
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| |FreA4=Saut périlleux <small>(''Donkey Kong 64'')</small><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Instruction booklet|language=fr|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_DonkeyKong64_FR.pdf|format=PDF|page=31|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
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| |FreA5=Culbute arrière<ref>''Super Mario Odyssey'' actions menu.</ref>
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| |FreAM=Backwards Somersault | | |FreAM=Backwards Somersault |
| |FreA2M=Flip-flap | | |Jap=バック宙 |
| |FreA3M=Backward Perilous Jump | | |JapR=Bakku chū<ref>''Super Mario Odyssey (1.2.0)'' Action Guide, Japanese Language</ref> |
| |FreA4M=Perilous Jump
| | |JapM=Literally "Back air". |
| |FreA5M=Backward Somersault
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| |Ger=Rückwärtssalto<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref>
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| |GerM=Backflip
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| |Ita=Capriola all'indietro<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' Italian e-manual|page=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' Italian manual|page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' European manual|page=91|language=it|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' Italian manual|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' Italian manual|page=17}}</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' Italian in-game guide, basic moves</ref>
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| |Ita2=Salto mortale all'indietro <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Italian e-manual|page=32}}</ref>
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| |Ita3=Capovolta all'indietro <small>(''Mario vs Donkey Kong'')</small><ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|page=44}}</ref>
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| |Ita4=Salto da abbassato<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' Italian e-manual|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' Italian manual|page=17}}</ref> | |
| |ItaM=Backwards somersault
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| |Ita2M=Backflip; lit. "Backwards deadly jump"
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| |Ita3M=Backwards somersault
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| |Ita4M=Backwards jump
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| |Kor=백 텀블링
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| |KorR=Baek Teombeulling
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| |KorM=Back Tumbling
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| |PorA=Salto Mortal Para Trás<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64'' Brazilian instruction booklet|page=11}}</ref>
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| |PorAM=Backward Somersault
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| |PorE=Salto Agachado
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| |PorEM=Crouch Jump
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| |PorE2=Salto (Agachado)
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| |PorE2N=''Super Mario 3D Land''
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| |PorE2M=Jump (Crouched)
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| |Rus=Прыжок присев
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| |RusN=''Super Mario 3D Land''
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| |RusR=Pryzhok prisev
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| |RusM=Crouch Jump
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| |Rus2=Сальто назад
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| |Rus2N=''Super Mario Odyssey''
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| |Rus2R=Sal'to nazad
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| |Rus2M=Backwards Somersault
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| |SpaA=Salto Agachado
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| |SpaAM=Crouch Jump
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| |SpaA2=Salto Hacia Atrás<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' North American instruction booklet|url=https://csassets.nintendo.com/noaext/image/private/t_KA_PDF/Wii_Super_Mario_Galaxy|format=PDF|page=56|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=es-mx|date=2006}}</ref>
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| |SpaA2M=Backwards Jump
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| |SpaE=Salto Agachado
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| |SpaEM=Crouch Jump
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| |SpaE2=Salto hacia atrás <small>(''Mario vs Donkey Kong'')</small><ref name=HandstandSpa>{{cite|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet|page=34|date=2004}}</ref>
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| |SpaE2M=Backwards jump
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| |SpaE3=Voltereta Mortal <small>''(SMG/SMG2)''</small>
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| |SpaE3M=Somersault
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| ==Notes== | | ===Side Somersault (Side-flip)=== |
| *In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', performing a Backward Somersault from the edge of a platform toward a body of water causes Mario to instead do a diving move into the water, as long as the platform's surface is high enough above the water level.
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| *''Super Mario Odyssey'' contains an incomplete sentence when displaying instructions for a Backward Somersault on a [[sign]]: ''"If you're looking for the easiest way to get somewhere that a regular jump won't quite reach. Stop, crouch, and press {{button|switch|b}} to do a Backward Somersault."''
| | |SpaA=Salto Lateral |
| | |SpaAM=Lateral Jump |
| | |SpaE=Voltereta Lateral |
| | |SpaEM=Cartwheel |
| | |FreA=Salto latéral<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' instruction booklet, French segment</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' move pamphlet, French side</ref> |
| | |FreAM=Side Somersault |
| | |Jap=横宙返り |
| | |JapR=Yoko chūgaeri<ref>''Super Mario Odyssey (1.2.0)'' Action Guide, Japanese Language</ref> |
| | |JapM=Side Somersault |
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