Editing Floater

{{distinguish|Flutter|Flopter}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:WL_Floater.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
}}
'''Floaters'''<ref name="manual">{{cite|title=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=20|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are rare floating creatures that appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They are robotic,<ref name=Daijiten/> statue-like beings that [[Wario]] can ride. They move in the direction the arrow in their head is pointing, and Wario can control the direction in which they go by jumping and landing back on top of them, similar to the [[Directional Lift]]s with exclamation marks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are only found in two courses of the game: [[Course No.11]] and [[Course No.17]]. If Wario falls off of the Floater, he may fall into a [[pit]] and lose a life.

Floaters' design appears to be inspired by the Japanese {{wp|dogū}} sculptures of the {{wp|Jōmon period}}. These ancient sculptures share the same lidded eyes and general shape as Floaters, and are often referenced in Japanese pop culture — including video games.

==Profiles==
===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=[[Wario]] can ride this creature in the air. The [[Arrow Sign|arrow]] on its ball shows the direction that it will float. A knock on the head will change its direction.<ref name=manual/>
|Ita=Wario potrà cavalcare questa creatura in aria. La freccia che compare sulla sua palla indica la direzione verso la quale si sposterà. Gli si potrà far cambiare tale direzione dando a questa creatura un colpo sulla testa.<ref name=ITAmanual>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' European manual|page=117|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1994}}</ref>
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=vc_3ds
|Jpn=ハニハニは敵ではなく、ワリオの移動を手助けしてくれます。その場で浮遊していて、頭の上に乗ってジャンプすると、進行方向を変えることができます。進行方向は、ハニハニの持っている玉に矢印で表示されます。<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_rbaj.pdf|title=Japanese ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' Virtual Console manual, section 15}}</ref>
|JpnM=Floater is not an enemy, but helps Wario navigate. It floats in place and can change its direction of travel if you jump on top of its head. The direction of travel is indicated by an arrow on the ball that Floater is holding.
|Eng=Floaters are not enemies, but that doesn't stop Wario! You can ride this creature through the air. The arrow on its ball shows the direction it will fly. Give it a knock on the head to change the direction.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) English e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
|Ita=Questi esseri volanti non sono nemici, ma questo non significa che Wario non possa interagirvi! Sfruttali per spostarti in volo da un luogo all'altro. La freccia sulla sfera indica la direzione di volo: per cambiarla, colpisce questa creatura sulla testa.<ref name=ITAemanual>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
}}

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ハニハニ (JP) / Floater (EN)
|shuzoku=メカ族
|seikaku=親切
|tojo_gemu=ランド3
|desc='''<big>頼もしいお助けキャラ</big></b><br>
ワリオランドのポット山に住む、お助けロボット。ワリオが上に乗ると矢印の方向に進んでくれる。ハニハニの助け無しでは、先に進めないところもあるのだ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Hq1RvzZ.jpeg 160]|language=ja}}</ref>
|tribe=Mecha clan
|disposition=Kind
|game_appearances=Land 3
|eng_desc='''''<big>A reliable and helpful character</big>'''''<br>
''A helpful robot that lives on Mt. Teapot in Wario Land. When Wario rides on it, it moves in the direction of the arrow. Without Floater's help, Wario cannot move forward in some places.''
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Floater.png|Sprite from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Floater KC Mario Artwork.png|A Floater as depicted in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha manga]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ハニハニ<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' instruction booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|date=1994}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JpnR=Hanihani
|JpnM=Probably from a partial repetition of「埴輪」(''{{wp|haniwa}}'')
|Ger=Floater
|Ita=Galleggiante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' European manual|page=117|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1994}}</ref>
|Ita2=Fluttuatore<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
|ItaM=Floating
|Ita2M=Floater
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Robots]]
[[Category:Wario allies]]
[[Category:Wario species]]
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