Editing Prongo

|image=[[File:SM3DL Prongo.png|180px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D Land''

|comparable=[[Goombeetle]]<br>[[Li'l Marcher]]<br>[[Spiked Goomba]]

'''Prongos'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=16|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They are [[Goombeetle]]-like enemies named after the word "prong." Prongos each have a large blue box object with golden spikes surrounded by orange markings sticking out along the sides and the top. The blue box covers most of a Prongo's body, except its green feet and yellow underside. Prongos have small red eyes that peer through a hole in the box covering them. Prongos appear in later levels of normal worlds, but they become common enemies in the Special Worlds. When a Prongo spots [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], it runs after him, similarly to a [[Goomba]]. If the Prongo gets close enough, it dives and tries to headbump the player character, similarly to [[Spiked Goomba]]s from the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. If the Prongo misses, it becomes stuck in the ground due to its spikes, leaving it open for attack. This is the only opportunity when a Prongo can be defeated from one of [[Fire Mario]]'s [[fireball]]s or one of [[Boomerang Mario]]'s [[boomerang]]s. After a few seconds, the Prongo frees itself from the ground and continues its pursuit of the player character. Prongos cannot be defeated when they are upright, except with the use of a [[Super Star]]. Tail whips flip a Prongo over, making it vulnerable to any attack.

==Profiles==

*'''European website bio:''' "''Prongos have a spike growing out of their head, so don't jump on them whatever you do! You'll just have to find other ways of dealing with them...''"

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|Jpn=ツノへい<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section|page=180|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>

|JpnR=Tsuno Hei

|JpnM=Horned Trooper

|Chi=刺角兵<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/3ds/arej/adventure/index.html|title=超级马力欧 3D乐园:冒险的舞台|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/adventure/index.html|title=超級瑪利歐 3D樂園 繁體中文版 - 香港任天堂網站|publisher=Nintendo.com.hk|language=zh-hant|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref>

|ChiR=Cì Jiǎo Bīng

|ChiM=Spike Horn Soldier

|Fre=Soldapointe

|RusM=From ''шип'' (''ship'', "spike") and ''-носец'' (''-nosets'', a suffix for carrying)

|Spa=Guardaespín

|SpaM=Pun on ''guardia'' ("guard") and ''espín'' ("spike")