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| {{distinguish|Blockstopper!}}
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| {{species infobox | | |image=[[File:Blockstepper.png]] |
| |image=[[File:Blockstepper SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]] | | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[2013]]) |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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| [[File:SM3DW Double Mario Blocksteppers.png|left|thumb|230px|[[Double Mario]] approaching several Blocksteppers]]
| | '''Blocksteppers''' are enemies first appearing in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are red [[block]]s with feet and cornet-like mouths. They also wear brown soldier hats. |
| '''Blocksteppers'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 26.</ref> are a type of [[List of enemies|enemy]] that first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are red [[block]]-shaped creatures with eyes similar to the eyes on [[Propeller Block]]s, {{wp|cornet}}-like mouths, and two feet. They also wear brown soldier hats and have wind-up keys on their backs similar to those of [[Bob-omb]]s. Their name is a portmanteau of "block", which they resemble, and "lockstep", referring to their synchronized marching formation. | |
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| Blocksteppers appear in various levels, where they continually march back and forth along a set path (in autoscroll levels they instead constantly move forwards). They will always travel in groups of two or more, forming lines of several Blocksteppers each. Characters can defeat any Blocksteppers in a group by landing on them with any [[jump]], a [[Ground Pound]] or [[Synchro Ground Pound]], the claw, pounce, and claw dive from [[Cat Mario|Cat forms]], [[fireball]]s from [[Fire Mario|Fire forms]], [[boomerang]]s from [[Boomerang Mario|Boomerang forms]], the tail attack from [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki forms]], or coming into contact with one while in the [[Lucky Cat Mario|Lucky Cat]], [[Invincible Mario|Invincible]], or [[White Tanooki Mario|White Tanooki forms]] (as well as the [[White Cat Mario|White Cat form]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''). Defeating any Blockstepper in a group will cause the rest to scatter as they frantically run around, during which period more or all of the group can be defeated. After a few seconds, they will regain composure and angrily chase after any characters nearby in unison. | | [[File:WiiU SM3DW 10.01.13 Scrn17.png|left|thumb|230px|[[Double Mario]] and several '''Blocksteppers'''.]] |
| | | Blocksteppers appear in various levels, always marching in groups of two or more. They can be defeated by a single jump, [[Cat Mario|scratch]], [[Tanooki Mario|tail whip]], [[fireball]], or other projectiles. However, defeating one from the group will make the others roam around frantically, and after some time, they will begin to angrily chase after the player. |
| Blocksteppers reappear in its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', behaving identically in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' campaign. In the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign, {{conjectural|[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury#Cat variations|Cat]] Blocksteppers}} appear, which are identical to normal Blocksteppers in function, but with cat ears and tails. They appear in [[Pounce Bounce Isle]].
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| ==Gallery==
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| SM3DW-BlockstepperStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' (stamp)
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| SM3DW Art.jpg|A group of Blocksteppers vocalizing in art from the ''[[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack]]''
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| SM3DW BF BlockstepperStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' (stamp)
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| Catstepper.png|A Cat Blockstepper from the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign
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| SMB 35th Anniversary Lineup TVCM 3.jpg|Cat Blocksteppers in a Japanese commercial promoting the [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]]
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=マーチ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 227.</ref>
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| |JapR=Māchi
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| |JapM=March
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| |Fre=Blockstepper
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| |Ita=Blockstepper<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 227</ref>
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| |Ger=Links-Zwo
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| |GerM=Clipping of "Links, zwo, drei, vier!" (the German marching phrase "Left, two, three, four!")
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| |Rus=Маршинист
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| |RusR=Marshinist
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| |RusM=Pun on "марш" (''marsh'', march) and "машинист" (''mashnist'', machinist)
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| |Spa=Marchabot
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| |SpaM=Portmanteau of "marchar" (to march) and "robot"
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Blocksteppers' chanting while undisturbed is a similar noise to those of [[Pikmin]]. | | *Blocksteppers make a very similar sound to a [[Pikmin]] when they are undisturbed. |
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