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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|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]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | ||
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'''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 | '''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 forms]]; throwing [[fireball]]s at them while in [[Fire Mario|Fire forms]]; throwing [[boomerang]]s at them while in [[Boomerang Mario|Boomerang forms]]; tail-attacking them while in [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki forms]]; or coming into contact with one while in [[Lucky Cat Mario|Lucky Cat forms]], [[Invincible Mario|Invincible forms]], or [[White Tanooki Mario|White Tanooki forms]] (as well as [[White Cat Mario|White Cat forms]] 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{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 | |Fre=Blockstepper | ||
|Ita=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 | |Ger=Links-Zwo | ||
|GerM=Clipping of "Links, zwo, drei, vier!" (the German marching phrase "Left, two, three, four!") | |GerM=Clipping of "Links, zwo, drei, vier!" (the German marching phrase "Left, two, three, four!") | ||
|Por=Marchabloco | |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 | |Rus=Маршинист | ||
|RusR=Marshinist | |RusR=Marshinist | ||
|RusM=Pun on | |RusM=Pun on марш (''marsh'', "march") and машинист (''mashnist'', "machinist") | ||
|Spa=Marchabot | |Spa=Marchabot | ||
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''marchar'' ("to march") and "robot" | |SpaM=Portmanteau of ''marchar'' ("to march") and "robot" | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Blocksteppers' chanting while undisturbed is a similar noise to those of [[Pikmin]]. | *Blocksteppers' chanting while undisturbed is a similar noise to those of [[Pikmin]]. | ||
