Editing Hop-Chops

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'''Hop-Chops''' (formerly singularized '''Hop-Chop'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 101. "''Take the Hop-Chop that turned into the springboard with you as you cross the chasm using the giant Mushroom Trampolines. You’ve got to work fast, as the Hop-Chop will eventually recover and then you’ll drop it into the chasm. Cross the Checkpoint Flag, then go north from there and take the Hop-Chop with you up the steps; drop it at the center of the grass.''"</ref>) are uncommon enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are sentient green springboards with a square head, red eyes, and sharp teeth. Their name is a portmanteau of “hop” and the phrase “chop-chop”. These enemies usually appear in groups of three or more, and reside in areas where a [[springboard]] is required to obtain a collectible, such as a [[Green Star]].

Hop-Chops debut in ''Super Mario 3D World'', and are usually found in groups. When players approach a Hop-Chop, it will begin to bounce toward them. Hop-Chops can be defeated by any attack. Some Hop-Chops react slower than others; these ones turn into [[springboard]]s when defeated, which the player can then carry and use. Usually, one Hop-Chop per group can turn into a springboard. If left as a springboard for too long, it will turn back into a Hop-Chop. This can also happen while it is carried.

Hop-Chops appear in [[Big Bounce Byway]], [[Searchlight Sneak]], and [[Mystery House Marathon]].

Hop-Chops reappear in the game's Nintendo Switch port ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', where they act the same way as they do in ''Super Mario 3D World''.

===''Super Mario Maker 2''===

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Hop-Chops (singularized Hop-Chops for the first time) reappear as enemies that can be placed in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' stages, exclusively in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style. In this game, they no longer are defeated when jumped on, instead acting like Trampolines initially. When given wings, Hop-Chops jump and then hover above the ground before dropping back down.

==Additional names==

|Jap=ホッパー

|JapR=Hoppā

|JapM=Hopper; shared with [[Punchy Paddy#Names in other languages|Punchy Paddy]] and [[Hopper#Names in other languages|Hopper]]

|SpaM=From "ñam" (yum) and "trampolín" (trampoline)

|Fra=Clip Hop

|GerM=From "schnappen" (to snap) and "trampolin" (trampoline)

|RusM=From "прыг-скок" (''pryg-skok'', onomatopoeia for hopping) and "ням" (''nyam'', yum)