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| |image=[[File:SMG Bat Artwork.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' | | |image=[[File:SMG Bat Artwork.png|190px]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023) | | |latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023) |
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| '''Bats'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|page=134–135|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=237|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=June 3, 2024|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en}}</ref> are [[Swoop]]-like enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They have pig-like noses and bulging, glowing eyes with faint rings on them, causing them to resemble [[Keese]] from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}'', particularly their incarnation from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}''. The two games were in development at overlapping times, so this may be intentional. | | A '''bat'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 134–135.</ref><ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 237.</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> is a [[Swoop]]-like enemy from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Bats have pig-like noses and bulging, glowing eyes with faint rings on them, causing them to resemble [[zeldawiki:Keese|Keese]] from the series ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', particularly their incarnation from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''; the two games were in development at overlapping times, so this may be intentional. |
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| On ''[[The Nintendo Spooky Baddies gallery]]'' published on [[Play Nintendo]] circa 2014, the bats are referred to as "'''Swoopers'''." Because these enemies were erroneously interpreted as Swoops (which were known as "Swoopers" at the time) on the Super Mario Wiki [[Talk:Swoop#Split Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 info into "Bat (Super Mario Galaxy)"|until 2017]], this is potentially {{wp|circular reporting}}.
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Super Mario'' series===
| | ===''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''=== |
| ====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
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| The bats first appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Initially, bats are found either hanging from the ceiling or flying around aimlessly. When [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] approaches, they fly in close to him, before attempting to fly straight into him. If they succeed, they will laugh at him. They can be defeated with a [[spin]] or [[stomp]], and they release either three [[Star Bit]]s or one [[coin]] for these methods, respectively. They are found primarily in dark locations. A frosty version called the [[ice bat]] also exists.
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| *[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
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| *[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
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| |[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
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| |[[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]
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| |[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Sunken Treasure]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Passing the Swim Test]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Secret Undersea Cavern]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Fast Foes on the Cyclone Stone]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Beachcombing for Purple Coins]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Wall Jumping up Waterfalls]]
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| |[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
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| |[[Ghostly Galaxy]]
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| |[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi and the Haunted Mansion]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=A Very Spooky Sprint]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Beware of Bouldergeist]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bouldergeist's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins in the Bone Pen]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Matter Splatter Mansion]]
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| |[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
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| |[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Mario Meets Mario]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Fast Foes of Toy Time]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Luigi's Purple Coins]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Flipswitch Chain]]
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| ====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
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| [[File:SMG2 Bats Attacking.png|thumb|left|Two bats attacking Luigi in the [[Slimy Spring Galaxy]]]] | | [[File:SMG2 Bats Attacking.png|thumb|left|Two bats attacking Luigi in the [[Slimy Spring Galaxy]]]] |
| Bats return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', where they are less common than before and always appear flying rather than hanging. Otherwise, they act the same as before.
| | Initially, bats are found either hanging from the ceiling or flying around aimlessly. When [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] approaches, they fly in close to him, before attempting to fly straight into him. If they succeed, they will laugh at him. They can be defeated with a [[spin]] or [[stomp]], and they release either three [[Star Bit]]s or one [[coin]], respectively, depending on which way they are defeated. They can be found in many dark places, with the first being the cave in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]. They are also found flying around the arm of [[Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]]. Icy locations such as the cold portion of the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]] sometimes contain an icy variant called an [[ice bat]], which will freeze Mario or Luigi if he makes contact with it, and can be defeated only with a [[Fire Flower]]. |
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| |[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
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| |[[Fleet Glide Galaxy]]
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| |[[World 6 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 6]]
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| |[[Slimy Spring Galaxy]]
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| |[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Deep Shell Well]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Chimp's Coin Challenge]]
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| ===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== |
| [[File:TSMBM Bat.jpg|thumb|Bats in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']] | | [[File:TSMBM Bat.jpg|thumb|Bats in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']] |
| In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', bats appear as one of the creatures inhabiting the [[Dark Land]]s. They also appear during the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]]'s celebration of obtaining the [[Super Star]] and in one of the film's posters, which depicts the scene where Luigi is captured by [[Shy Guy]]s.<ref>{{file link|The Super Mario Bros. Movie official poster 3.jpg|Poster for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' featuring bats in the background}}</ref> Unlike in the games, bats have visible mouths with fangs, and their eyes are spinning swirls rather than concentric rings. | | In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', bats appear as one of the enemies inhabiting the [[Dark Land]]s. They also appear during the [[Koopa Troop]]’s celebration of obtaining the [[Super Star]] and in one of the film's posters, which depicts the scene where Luigi is captured by [[Shy Guy]]s.<ref>{{media link|The Super Mario Bros. Movie official poster 3.jpg|Poster for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' featuring bats in the background}}</ref> Unlike in the games, bats have visible mouths with fangs, and their eyes are spinning swirls rather than concentric rings. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| SMG Bat Model.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | | SMG Bat Model.png|Data-rendered model of a bat from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' |
| The Nintendo Spooky Baddies gallery image 7.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[The Nintendo Spooky Baddies gallery]]''
| | The Super Mario Bros. Movie official poster 3.jpg|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' poster |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie official poster 3.jpg|Poster for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' | |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ===Names in other languages=== | | ===Names in other languages=== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jpn=バットン<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=128, 160}}</ref> | | |Jap=バットン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 128 and 160.</ref> |
| |JpnR=Batton | | |JapR=Batton |
| |JpnM=Derived from "bat" and possibly「豚」(''ton'', "pig" in the on'yomi reading), most likely because of their pig-like nose; shared with [[Enigma]]'s Japanese name | | |JapM=Derived from "bat" and possibly「豚」(''ton'', "pig" in the on'yomi reading), most likely because of their pig-like nose; shared with [[Enigma]]'s Japanese name |
| |Fre=Chauve-souris | | |Fre=Chauve-souris |
| |FreM=Bat | | |FreM=Bat |
| |Ger=Flappflapp | | |Ger=Flappflapp |
| |GerM=Same as [[Swoop]] | | |GerM=Same as [[Swoop]] |
| |Ita=Pippy<ref>Guida PRIMA ufficiale di ''Super Mario Galaxy'', pagina 134-135.</ref><ref>Guida PRIMA ufficiale di ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', pagina 237.</ref> | | |Ita=Pippy |
| |ItaM=Diminutive of ''pipistrello'' ("bat") | | |ItaM=Diminutive of "pipistrello" (bat) |
| |Spa=Vampílago | | |Spa=Vampílago |
| |SpaM=Same as Swoop | | |SpaM=Same as Swoop |
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| {{SMG2}} | | {{SMG2}} |
| {{TSMBM}} | | {{TSMBM}} |
| [[Category:Swoops]] | | [[Category:Bats]] |
| | [[Category:Aliens]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]] | | [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]] | | [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]] |
