Editing Porcupuffer

{{about|the spiked fish from ''[[Super Mario World]]''|the boss in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]|[[Porcupuffer (boss)]]|}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Porcupuffer Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Big Cheep Cheep]]<br>[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]
|variants=[[Needle Bomb]]
|relatives=[[Cheep Chomp]]<br>[[Spike Bass]]
|comparable=[[Porcupinefish]]
}}
'''Porcupuffers''' (alternatively '''Porcu-Puffers''') are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They resemble gigantic indigo [[Cheep Cheep]]s, with magenta lips and indigo, cyan, and yellow spikes all over their back. Their faces are nearly identical to those of [[Big Cheep Cheep|Boss Bass]]es and [[Cheep Chomp]]s. Their name is a portmanteau of "porcupine" and "{{wp|Tetraodontidae|pufferfish}};" this combined with the Japanese name also suggests an intentional reference to [[Porcupo]].

Other fish enemies have erroneously been referred as Porcupuffers in official English material. [[Cheep Chomp]] is incorrectly referred to as one in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide,<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|date=November 15, 2009|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|page=82 and 176}}</ref> despite the correct name being used when describing [[Cheep Cheep]]s,<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|date=November 15, 2009|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|page=14}}</ref> while the lone [[Spiny Cheep Cheep]] of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' is mislabeled as a Porcupuffer in that game's Prima guide.<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|date=May 23, 2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46907-6|page=28 and 90}}</ref>
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMWPorcupuffer.png|thumb|A Porcu-Puffer, as originally depicted in ''Super Mario World'', besides having yellow lips, inconsistent with its game sprite]]
Porcu-Puffers are enemies in ''Super Mario World''. They appear in three levels: [[Vanilla Secret 3]], a secret area in the [[Cookie Mountain]] level, and a hidden area within [[Chocolate Island 1]]. Porcu-Puffers swim at the water surface, going in the direction of the player character.<ref>{{cite|author=hXc Hector|date=January 29, 2019|url=youtu.be/l1597_gmlEQ?feature=shared&t=45|timestamp=0:45|title=Vanilla Secret 3 {{!}} ''Super Mario World'' 100% Cleared|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> [[Jump]]ing on a Porcu-Puffer inflicts damage, but not if done with [[Yoshi]].<ref>{{cite|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|date=September 25, 2019|url=youtu.be/Tm6kWDEX-KY?feature=shared&t=31|title=''Super Mario World'' - Vanilla Secret 3|timestamp=0:31|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> Porcu-Puffers are vulnerable to [[fireball]]s and [[Cape Mario|Cape]] swipes.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Porcupuffers return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are [[Enemy Course|obstacles]] for [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]] and appear in two levels proper, [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-5]] and later in [[World 9-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-2]]. Porcupuffers swim near the surface to pursue the player characters and leap from the water to attack. They can defeated from either a [[fireball]],<ref>{{cite|author=Rated G Games|date=July 18, 2024|timestamp=0:08|url=youtu.be/V-7_dmn9PZg?feature=shared&t=8|title=World 6-5 ALL Star Coins and Secret Exit 🪙🪙🪙 ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (No Commentary)|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> [[Super Star|Star]], or [[Koopa Shell]].<ref>{{cite|author=Mario Party Legacy|date=April 24, 2017|url=youtu.be/pqt6I8EGzN0?feature=shared&t=228|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - World 9 (Complete)|timestamp=03:48|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> A defeated Porcupuffer respawns a while later.<ref>{{cite|quote=Even if you get rid of Porcupuffer, though, another will always eventually take its place.|author=Bueno, Fernando|date=November 15, 2009|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|page=122}}</ref> A Porcupuffer can be frozen by an [[Ice Ball]], though it breaks free almost immediately after.<ref>{{cite|author=ZXMany|date=June 20, 2024|timestamp=06:32|url=youtu.be/0PMfStXAk5Y?feature=shared&t=392|title=''New Super Mario Bros Wii'' - *SPECIAL WORLD 9 ENDING + ALL STAR COINS!!*|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
The Porcupuffers in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' are depicted similarly as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and behave like in said game, even with a three-dimensional perspective being added. The Porcupuffers in [[World 6-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-1]] behave differently because they jump out of the water and destroy fragile bridge segments upon crashing into them.<ref>{{cite|author=ƒ r u 7 7 y|date=November 19, 2022|timestamp=01:41|url=youtu.be/IZKNE6TdExs?feature=shared&t=101|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' 6-1 All Star Medals Coins Walkthrough 100% Guide スーパーマリオ 3ランド Citra Canary SM3DL|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|date=November 13, 2011|quote=Porcupuffers can smash through cracked planks, so be particularly cautious when you spot one of these locations.|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4|page=78}}</ref>

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Porcupuffers are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They are encountered in {{world link|flower|2|World Flower-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} and {{world link|star|4|World Star-4 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, as well as [[First Course (Impossible Pack)|stage one]] of the [[Impossible Pack]]. Porcupuffers function like they do in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', though they do swim in [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]] in their first level appearance.<ref>{{cite|author=IGN Guides|date=August 17, 2012|url=youtu.be/LFBIVyhHhQ0?feature=shared&t=6|timestamp=0:06|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' - Star Coin Guide - World Flower-2 - Walkthrough|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Porcupuffers return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|port]], once again working like they did before. Porcupuffers appear only in [[Porcupuffer Falls]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and [[Porcupuffer Cavern]] in ''New Super Luigi U''. Their {{file link|NSMBU Porcupuffer Artwork.png|artwork}} depicts them having slightly transparent fins.

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:PorcupufferSM3DW.jpg|thumb|100px|Porcupuffer in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
The Porcupuffers in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]] are based on their appearance in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. They appear only in [[Pipeline Lagoon]].

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Porcupuffers are placeable exclusively within the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style of ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', despite appearing in ''Super Mario World''. Porcupuffers act differently than before, now pursuing the player character actively to try and eat them.<ref>{{cite|author=Shiromi|date=September 22, 2021|url=youtu.be/hot_YYeV-n8?feature=shared&t=396|timestamp=06:36|title=Evolution of Porcupuffer (1990 - 2021)|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> If they have wings, Porcupuffer hover slightly at the peak of their jump. A Porcupuffer can be defeated only by hitting it with four [[fireball]]s, causing it to explode;<ref name="fireball">{{cite|author=Dr. Wily|date=March 4, 2021|url=youtu.be/bEwgGtOPX54?feature=shared&t=522|timestamp=08:42|title=''Super Mario'' - Evolution Of PORCUPUFFER|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> after the first fireball, it darkens and puffs up slightly,<ref name=fireball/> and each following fireball makes Porcupuffer more red and swollen.<ref name="fireball"/> Unlike previous appearances, defeating a Porcupuffer does not replace it with another. It is possible to place a Porcupuffer in [[lava]], but this makes them catch fire and therefore become unaffected by fireballs.

===''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''===
Porcupuffers are obstacles encountered during the second stretch of the [[Dream Rafting]] event of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=NintenU|date=February 2, 2020|url=youtu.be/CaJ_Tv8WDKM?feature=shared&t=122|timestamp=02:02|title=''Mario & Sonic at the 2012 London Olympic Games'' - All Characters Dream Rafting Gameplay|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> Porcupuffers can be defeated when all player characters [[Ground Pound]] the raft at the same time.<ref>{{cite|quote=If all 4 do a Ground Pound at once, you can defeat underwater enemies like Cheep-Cheeps and Porcupuffers.|author=Tips|date=2012|title=''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''|format=[[Wii]]|publisher=[[Sega]]|language=en}}</ref> Porcupuffers are amongst the species in the Highway Tally minigame of London Party.<ref>{{cite|author=Your Majesty Blazesenator|date=January 13, 2018|timestamp=0:55|url=youtu.be/91e--wLGB28?feature=shared&t=55|title=''Mario And Sonic London 2012'': Highway Tally! *Read Description*|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

===''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''===
[[File:MKAGPDX Porcupuffer.png|thumb|Icon of a Porcupuffer from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'']]
Porcupuffers are placeable items in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. A Porcupuffer pops the tires of any racer on contact. There is a variation item named Triple Porcupuffers, which comes with three Porcupuffers.

===''Minecraft''===
In ''[[Minecraft]]'', the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack replaces the {{iw|minecraftwiki|skin}}s of the {{iw|minecraftwiki|Elder Guardian}}s to skins of Porcupuffers, as well as replacing {{iw|minecraftwiki|Pufferfish}}.

===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
Four Porcupuffers appear in the form of fountain statues in Gallery mode of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''.

===''Super Mario Party''===
A Porcupuffer can appear along with a [[Blooper]] and a [[Cheep Cheep]] in the minigame [[Rattle and Hmmm]] in ''[[Super Mario Party]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoMovies|date=October 18, 2018|timestamp=0:57|url=youtu.be/9gIF6yO_PVg?feature=shared&t=57|title=''Super Mario Party'' - Rattle and Hmmm|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> There is also a Porcupuffer in the background of the [[Mushroom Beach]] in Challenge Road.<ref>{{cite|author=Games-BnB|date=May 27, 2019|timestamp=04:24|url=youtu.be/SWtArzjhLlE?feature=shared&t=264|title=''Super Mario Party'' - Challenge Road - Mashrom<nowiki>[sic]</nowiki> Beach: Mario|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

===''Dr. Mario World''===
Porcupuffers are assistants in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. In stage mode, their effect can only be activated in timed stages, as it increases the timer by 3 seconds, where the chance of it happening is 50% at the first level and 100% at the maximum level (10% and 50% respectively prior to version 2.3.0). In versus mode, their effect has a chance to change the color of the viruses to be of the same color after the opponent attack each time, which excludes attacks caused by clearing all viruses on their side.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=フグマンネン (JP) / Porcupuffer (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Porcupuffer Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=アクア族
|seikaku=凶暴
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>トゲをもった巨大フグ</big><br>
トゲをもった巨大フグ。泳ぐスピードも速く攻撃的だ。マリオを見つけるとしつこく追いかけまわすイヤな奴。ファイアかマントで倒すか、水面を大きくジャンプして、逃げよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=November 20, 1994|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'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4-09-259067-9|page=[https://i.imgur.com/EVcDzB9.jpeg 190]}}</ref>
|tribe=Aqua clan
|disposition=Ferocious
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>Giant pufferfish with spines</big><br>
''A giant pufferfish with spines. It swims fast and is aggressive. When it finds Mario, it chases after him. Use fire or a Cape to defeat it, or jump to the surface to get away.''
}}

===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
*'''Trading card description:''' "''These spiky guys mean business and are killer enemies! They usually hover near the surface ready to pursue you, but they have also been known to leap up high for a surprise attack. A freeze attack will stun them, but beware—they don't stay frozen for long.''"<br>
'''Card Number: 38 (Normal), F20 (Silver)'''

===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' "''Grants 50%/60%/70%/80%/100% chance of extra seconds (3) in timed stages.''"
*'''Stage mode ''(Prior to version 2.3.0)'':''' "''Grants 10%/20%/30%/40%/50% chance of extra seconds (3) in timed stages.''"
*'''Versus mode:''' "''If opponent attacks, grants 30%/35%/40%/45%/50% chance received virus will be matching-color.''"

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Porcu-Puffer.PNG|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Porcu-Puffer Complete Encyclopedia.png|''Super Mario All Hyakka''
Porcupuffer SM3DW Prima.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Pufferfish Render.png|''[[Minecraft]]'' (Pufferfish, big)
NL Calendar Wallpaper 8 2018.jpg|The August 2018 [[LINE]] wallpaper
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=フグマンネン
|JpnR=Fugumannen
|JpnM=Portmanteau of「フグ」(''fugu'', "pufferfish") and「万年」(''mannen'', "{{wp|ten thousand years}}"); also likely a reference to「ハリマンネン」(''Harimannen'', "[[Porcupo#Names in other languages|Porcupo]]")
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4-09-104117-5|page=30}}</ref>
|ChiS=刺河豚
|ChiSR=Cì Hétún
|ChiSM=Spiky Puffer
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language=zh-hans|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiS2=尖刺河豚
|ChiS2R=Jiāncì Hétún
|ChiS2M=Sharp Spike Puffer
|ChiS2N=since ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''
|ChiT=尖刺河豚
|ChiTR=Jiāncì Hétún
|ChiTM=Sharp Spike Puffer
|Dut=Porcupuffer
|Dut2=Porcu-Puffer
|FreA=Héripouff
|FreAM=From ''hérisson'' ("hedgehog") and the onomatopoeia ''pouf''
|FreE=Porc-Kipic
|FreEM=From ''porc-épic'' ("porcupine") and a distorsion of the phrase ''qui pique'' ("that stings")
|Ger=Stachelfisch
|GerM=Spike Fish
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|date=1993|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|language=de|page=19}}</ref>
|Ita=Porcu-Puffer
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - Album ufficiale]]|page=13}}</ref>
|ItaN=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|Ita2=Pesce Spino
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|date=January 24th, 2013|url=youtu.be/Y22vHhuFjuo|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Miniere di caramella 2 - Terza Moneta Stella (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|language=it|accessdate=December 2, 2024}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Spike Fish
|Ita2N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita3=Pescespino
|Ita3M=Spike-fish
|Kor=불뚝복어
|KorR=Bulttuk Bogeo
|KorM=Soaring Pufferfish
|Por=Balão Cheep
|PorM=From "Cheep Cheep" and ''peixe-balão'' ("puffer fish")
|Rus=Иглорыба-толстяк
|RusR=Igloryba-tolstyak
|RusM=Portmanteau of ''игла'' ("needle") and ''рыба'' ("fish") and from ''толстяк'' ("fatty", "fatso")
|SpaA=Cheep globo
|SpaAM=Balloon Cheep. The Spanish word for "pufferfish" is ''pez globo'' ("balloon fish")
|SpaE=Porcupuffer
|SpaE2=Porcu-Puffer
}}

==References==
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