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, but did not try to eat [[Mario]] until ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.  Porcupuffers sometimes serve as the giant counterpart to regular Cheep Cheeps, such as in ''Super Mario World'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.  Their name is a portmanteau of "porcupine" and "{{wp|Tetraodontidae|pufferfish}};" this combined with the Japanese name also suggests an intentional reference to [[Porcupo]].
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMWPorcupuffer.png|thumb|A Porcupuffer, as originally depicted in ''Super Mario World'']]
Porcu-Puffers are enemies in ''Super Mario World''. They follow Mario and [[Luigi]] in the water. The Mario Bros. can perform the [[Spin Jump]] on them to "ride" them, or use [[Yoshi]]. They appear in three levels: [[Vanilla Secret 3|the third secret level]] on top of the [[Vanilla Dome]], a secret area in the [[Cookie Mountain]] level, and a hidden area within [[Chocolate Island 1]]. Unlike the [[mine|Floating Mine]]s, they are vulnerable to [[fireball]]s and [[Cape Mario|Cape]] swipes. The in-game sprite depicts them with magenta lips, while the artwork depicts them with yellow lips.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Porcupuffers are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They attack exactly the same as the [[Spike Bass]] in [[New Super Mario Bros.|the predecessor]], swimming near the surface to pursue the plumber and his party or even leaping from the water to attack. Porcupuffers serve as [[Enemy Course|obstacles]] for [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]], and they appear again in [[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]]. They can only be defeated with a fireball, [[Super Star|Star]], or [[Koopa Shell]]; another one will come to take its place several seconds later. This also occurs in the Enemy Courses, although the replacement occurs much quicker. They can also be frozen, but they crack out almost instantly, much like a [[Spiny Cheep Cheep]].

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
Porcupuffers are enemies in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They retain their appearance from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Porcupuffers swim back and forth while underwater in water-based levels, while in [[World 6-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-1]], they jump out of the water in specific locations attempting to hurt Mario, and may even break some portions of the bridge he uses to reach the end of the level. Aside from the bridge-breaking, these behaviors are shared by this game's Cheep Cheeps, making them functionally similar to a [[Big Cheep Cheep|Mega Cheep-Cheep]] in this game, albeit with spikes.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Porcupuffers are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', acting the same as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. At one point, they are seen swimming in [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]]. Porcupuffers 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]] downloadable content.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Porcupuffers are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|enhanced port]], behaving the same way as in its predecessors. Porcupuffers appear only in [[Porcupuffer Falls]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and [[Porcupuffer Cavern]] in ''New Super Luigi U''. Their artwork depicts them with 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'']]
Porcupuffers are enemies in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its enhanced port]]. They behave the same way as in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. They appear only in [[Pipeline Lagoon]].

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Porcupuffers are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are placeable in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style only, despite appearing in ''Super Mario World''. Unlike in the original game, Porcupuffers will actively pursue Mario and attempt to eat him, like a Cheep Chomp. In non-underwater themes, they will act like a slow Boss Bass, briefly hovering at their jumps' peaks if they are given wings. It takes four consecutive fireballs from [[Fire Mario]] to defeat Porcupuffers. After one fireball, it will darken, puff up slightly, and no longer try to eat Mario, though it will still pursue him. Each fireball afterwards makes it more red and swollen. Once defeated, it will not be replaced by another, unlike most appearances. Porcupuffers explode when defeated, which will destroy any nearby [[Brick Block]]s. Akin to regular Cheep Cheeps, a Porcupuffer will catch fire if submerged in lava, therefore becoming immune to fireballs. They cannot be placed in pipes.

===''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''===
Porcupuffers also appear in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''. During the [[Dream Rafting]] event, the second task a team is required to do is defeat some Porcupuffers. To defeat these Porcupuffers, the participants must Ground Pound the raft at the same time when they are beneath it. They also appear during the Highway Tally game in London Party mode.

===''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''===
[[File:MKAGPDX Porcupuffer.png|thumb|Icon of a Porcupuffer from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'']]
Porcupuffers are items in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. They can be placed by the user, and pop the tires of any racer on contact. They can come singularly or in a group of three as an item named Triple Porcupuffers.

While not a direct appearance, the [[Needle Bomb]] item of ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' resembles a Porcupuffer.

===''Minecraft''===
In ''[[Minecraft]]'', the Super Mario Mash-up 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''===
Porcupuffers are non-playable characters in ''[[Super Mario Party]]''. A Porcupuffer can appear along with a [[Blooper]] and a [[Cheep Cheep]] in the minigame [[Rattle and Hmmm]]. A Porcupuffer also makes a cameo appearance in the [[Mushroom Beach]] world of the Challenge Road mode.

===''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|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|language=ja|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/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==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
SMW Artwork Porcupuffer.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Porcu-Puffer Complete Encyclopedia.png|''Super Mario Zen Hyakka''
NSMBW Artwork Porcupuffer.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
Porcupuffer NSMB2 Prima.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Porcupuffer SM3DW Prima.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
Porcu-Puffer.PNG|''Super Mario World''
Porcu-PufferL.gif|''Super Mario World''
NSMBW Porcupuffer Render.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
PorcuPufferSM3DL.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
DMW-Porcupuffer.png|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Elder Guardian Render.png|''[[Minecraft]]'' (Elder guardian)
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Pufferfish small Render.png|''Minecraft'' (Pufferfish, small)
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Pufferfish medium Render.png|''Minecraft'' (Pufferfish, medium)
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Pufferfish Render.png|''Minecraft'' (Pufferfish, big)
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
SM3DLlevel4.png|''Super Mario 3D Land''
Star4.png|''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
</gallery>

===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' puzzle
Mario Undōkai card 09.jpg|''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' trading card
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
SMPBS4 Activity3.jpg|''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 4: Protect Your House!''
SMPBS4 Activity4.jpg|''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 4: Protect Your House!''
NL Calendar 8 2018.jpg|The August 2018 [[LINE]] calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 8 2018.jpg|The August 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
NAP-06 Diamonds 6.png|Six of Diamonds [[Mario Playing Cards|Mario Trump]] card
Panini SMTCC 088.jpg|[[Super Mario Trading Card Collection|''Super Mario'' Trading Card Collection]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=フグマンネン
|JapR=Fugumannen
|JapM=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]]")
|JapC=<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|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=30|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</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|language=zh-hans|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|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|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|Ita=Pesce Spino
|ItaM=Spike Fish
|Ita2=Porcu-Puffer
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - Album ufficiale]]|page=13}}</ref>
|Ita3=Pescespino
|Ita3M=Spike-fish
|Ita3N=recent games
|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=Fatso needle fish
|SpaA=Cheep globo
|SpaAM=Balloon Cheep. The Spanish word for "pufferfish" is ''pez globo'' ("balloon fish")
|SpaE=Porcupuffer
|SpaE2=Porcu-Puffer
}}

==Trivia==
*[[Cheep Chomp]] is incorrectly referred to as a Porcupuffer in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide,<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=82 and 176|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> despite being named correctly when describing [[Cheep Cheep]]s.<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=14|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref>
*The lone [[Spiny Cheep Cheep]] of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' is mislabeled as a Porcupuffer by the game's [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide.<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|date=May 23, 2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=28 and 90|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-46907-6|language=en-us}}</ref>

==References==
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