Editing Blockstepper

{{distinguish|Blockstopper!}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Blockstepper SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|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]])
|comparable=[[Scaredy Rat]]
}}
'''Blocksteppers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=26|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. 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 windup keys on their backs similar to those of [[Bob-omb]]s. Part of their name is a portmanteau of "block," which they resemble, and "lockstep," referring to their synchronized marching formation. Blocksteppers appear in various [[level]]s, where they continually march back and forth along a set path (in autoscrolling levels, they instead constantly move forwards). They always travel in groups of two or more, forming lines of several Blocksteppers each. Characters can defeat any Blocksteppers in a group by [[jump]]ing on them; [[Ground Pound|ground-pounding]] or [[Synchro Ground Pound|synchro-ground-pounding]] them; clawing, pouncing on, and claw-diving at them while in [[Cat Mario|Cat form]]; throwing [[fireball]]s at them while in [[Fire Mario|Fire form]]; throwing [[boomerang]]s at them while in [[Boomerang Mario|Boomerang form]]; tail-attacking them while in [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki form]]; or coming into contact with one while in  [[Lucky Cat Mario|Lucky Cat form]], [[Invincible Mario|Invincible form]], or [[White Tanooki Mario|White Tanooki form]] (as well as [[White Cat Mario|White Cat form]] in ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''). Defeating any Blockstepper in a group causes the rest of the Blocksteppers to scatter as they frantically run around, during which period more or all of the group can be defeated. After a few seconds, they regain composure and angrily chase after any characters nearby in unison.

In the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign, {{conjectural|[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury#Cat variations|Cat]] Blocksteppers}} appear, and they are identical to normal Blocksteppers in function but with cat ears and tails. They are encountered on [[Pounce Bounce Isle]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM3DW-BlockstepperStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[stamp]])
SM3DW Double Mario Blocksteppers.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 3D World''
SM3DW Art.jpg|A group of Blocksteppers vocalizing in art from the ''[[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack]]''
SM3DW BF BlockstepperStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' (stamp)
Catstepper.png|A Cat Blockstepper from the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign
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]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マーチ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=227|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Māchi
|JapM=March
|Fre=Blockstepper
|Ita=Blockstepper<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=227}}</ref>
|Ger=Links-Zwo
|GerM=Clipping of "Links, zwo, drei, vier!" (the German marching phrase "Left, two, three, four!")
|Por=Marchabloco<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=July 9, 2015|url=https://youtu.be/pp4SlQyzKK4?t=273|title= O Programa do Mario Gato - Episódio 1|timestamp=4:32|publisher=YouTube|language=pt-pt}}</ref>
|PorM=Portmanteau of ''marchar'' ("to march") and ''bloco'' (block)
|Rus=Маршинист
|RusR=Marshinist
|RusM=Pun on "марш" (''marsh'', "march") and "машинист" (''mashnist'', "machinist")
|Spa=Marchabot
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''marchar'' ("to march") and "robot"
}}

==Trivia==
*Blocksteppers' chanting while undisturbed is a similar noise to those of [[Pikmin]].

==References==
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