Editing Horned Ant Trooper

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|image=[[File:Horned Ant Trooper 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 Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Ant Trooper]]
|comparable=[[Spike Top]]<br>[[Chikunto]]
}}
'''Horned Ant Troopers''' are indigo {{wp|ant}} enemies with striped bodies, yellow eyes and an orange spiked helmet that first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They behave and look the same as normal [[Ant Trooper]]s except they wear a spiked orange helmet on their head which prevents them from being jumped on from above, although their sides are safe to jump on.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:Horned Ant Trooper.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Horned Ant Troopers in Ant Trooper Hill.]]
In ''Super Mario 3D World'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', Horned Ant Troopers attack by marching (sometimes out of holes or gray [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s) and will keep walking on to walls. Despite the spiked helmet, they can be jumped on if they are walking along a vertical surface. They are vulnerable to [[Ground Pound]]s (on their sides), projectiles, and [[Cat Mario]], [[Tanooki Mario]] and [[Rosalina]]'s attacks. They first appear in World 4-1, [[Ant Trooper Hill]].
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====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:SMM2-SM3DW-Horned-Ant-Trooper.png|thumb|80px]]
Horned Ant Troopers appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they are placeable enemies exclusively in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style. They can be made larger by giving them a [[Super Mushroom]] in the editor, causing them to act like [[Big Ant Trooper]]s. They can also be given wings and parachutes as well.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
[[File:MLPJ Horned Ant Trooper.png|thumb|left|A group of Horned Ant Troopers in [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]]]]
Horned Ant Troopers make their first appearance in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. They are enemies that are encountered during the second visit to the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]] and during the [[Final Smash (mission)|Final Smash]] mission in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] alongside normal [[Ant Trooper]]s. In the field, Horned Ant Troopers prowl their territory aimlessly, occasionally pausing. Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario can attack them with their [[hammer]]s to knock their helmets off, making them normal Ant Troopers. Both Ant Troopers and Horned Ant Troopers are fought in large groups. A Horned Ant Trooper's main attack is to jump up and dive head-first into one of the Bros., which can be [[counterattack]]ed with the hammer. If the number of Ant Troopers and Horned Ant Troopers in battle combined is a multiple of three, they attack the Bros. by dashing towards them in groups of three. The Ant Troopers without helmets can be safely jumped on, but the Bros. will be damaged if they jump on a Horned Ant Trooper. Sometimes, if their numbers dwindle, Ant Troopers can choose to skip a turn on purpose or flee.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
[[File:MLBISBJJHornedAntTrooper.png|thumb]]
Horned Ant Troopers appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' as enemies and recruitable allies. They are Melee troops, and their [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]] is Hit 'Em Up.

===''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
Horned Ant Troopers reappear in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' in the minigame [[Trample-line]] alongside regular Ant Troopers. They eliminate any players that jump on their spiked helmets. They can also sometimes be seen in the minigame [[Which Door Has More?]] as part of the Koopathlon mode.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Horned Ant Trooper|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Horned Ant Trooper (no helmet)|align=horizontal}}

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
*'''''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' profile:''' ''Silent soldiers who keep their cool while cornering enemies. They like to catch foes off guard with powerful attacks.''

==Gallery==
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Ant Trooper Trampoline.webp|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
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==Naming==
===Internal names===
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ツノアリへい
|JpnR=Tsuno Arihei
|JpnM=Horn Ant Trooper
|Spa=Hormigoide Picudo
|SpaM=Pointed Ant Trooper
|Dut=Horned Ant Trooper
|Rus=Рогатый мурпех<br>''Rogatyy murpekh''<br>Рогатый муравей-пехотинец<br>''Rogatyy muravey-pekhotinets''
|RusM=Horned ant trooper
|Ger=Stachel-Krabbel
|GerM=Sting crawl; from "Trupp-Krabbel" (Ant Trooper)
|PorE=Formilitar Espinho
|PorEM=Thorn Ant Trooper
|Ita=Formispino
|ItaM=From ''Formico'' (Ant Trooper) and ''spino'' (spiny)
|Kor=뿔개미병
|KorR=Ppulgaemibyeong
|KorM=Horn Ant Trooper
|Chi=尖角蚂蚁兵 (Simplified)<br>尖角螞蟻兵 (Traditional)
|ChiR=Jiānjiǎo Mǎyǐ Bīng
|ChiM=Sharp Horn Ant Trooper
|FreA=Fourmili à corne
|FreAM=Horned Ant Trooper
|FreE=Fourmili à pointe
|FreEM=Spiked Ant Trooper
}}
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[[Category:Ants]]
[[Category:Bowser Jr.'s Journey allies]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D World enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Party Jamboree characters]]
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