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{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:SnailicornModel.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
|title=Snailicorn
|image=[[File:Snailicorn.png]]<br>A Snailicorn
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|related=[[Bully]]
}}
}}
'''Snailicorns'''<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=12|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref> are large snail-like enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Their name is a portmanteau of "snail" and "unicorn." Every Snailicorn has two small green feet and a horn on its head. Snailicorns appear only in [[World 5-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-3]] and [[World 5-B (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-B]]. A Snailicorn walks straightforward on the [[platform]] it is on and turns around to avoid edges if necessary, similarly to red [[Koopa Troopa]]s. If a Snailicorn sees [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], it charges in a straight line with its horn facing him. [[Jump]]ing on a Snailicorn's shell pushes it backward, possibly into gaps within platforms or [[pit|bottomless pits]], and [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing a Snailicorn pushes it even farther back. Snailcorns can be defeated from either [[Shell Mario]]'s [[Shell Dash]] move, a [[Mega Mushroom]], or a [[Super Star|Starman]].
[[File:NSMB Snailicorn.png|frame|left]]
'''Snailicorns'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> are large snail-like creatures that appear exclusively in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. They only appear in two ice levels, [[World 5-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-3]] and [[World 5-B (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-B]]. They have two small, green feet and a single horn on their heads, as indicated by the species' name (a portmanteau of "snail" and "unicorn").


The game's internal filename for "Snailicorn" is a romanization of the Japanese name for "[[Bully]]," suggesting that it was originally designed as one before being changed to a horned snail.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:New Super Mario Bros.#Internal Names|New Super Mario Bros. § Internal Names]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en-us|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref> This explains why the two species act in a similar manner. Given that it has one horn and appears only in ice [[level]]s, it may have specifically been modeled after the [[Chill Bully]].
Snailicorns walk from side to side on the platform they are found on and turn around to avoid edges if necessary, similarly to [[Red Koopa Troopa]]s. If a Snailicorn sees [[Mario]], it will charge in a straight line and attempt to damage him with its horn. While they cannot be defeated with [[jump]]s or [[fireballs]], jumping on them pushes them back, and can be used to push them into gaps within platforms or bottomless pits. Snailcorns can be defeated with a [[shell]], a [[Mega Mushroom]] or a [[Super Star]].


==Gallery==
==Names in other languages==
<gallery>
NSMB Snailicorn.png|Sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMBDS Snailicorn.png
Snailicorn.png|A Snailicorn in World 5-B
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|file1=<tt>data/enemy/donketu.nsbmd</tt>
|name1=donketu
|meaning1=[[Bully#Names in other langauges|Bully]]
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲツムリ<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Shogakukan book]{{page needed}}</ref>
|Jap=Donketu<ref name=internal>''New Super Mario Bros.'' internal filename (<tt>donketu</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>トゲツムリ<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Shogakukan book]</ref><br>''Togetsumuri''
|JapR=Togetsumuri
|JapM=Same as [[Bully]]<br><br>Portmanteau of「棘」(''toge'', spike) and「カタツムリ」(''katatsumuri'', snail)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「棘」(''toge'', "spike") and「カタツムリ」(''katatsumuri'', "snail")
|Ita=TartaSpunzo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 115</ref>
|Fre=Snailicorn<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=114}}</ref>
|ItaM=Turtle Spike
|Ger=Hornschnecke
|Ger=Hornschnecke
|GerM=Horn Snail
|GerM=Horn Snail}}
|Ita=TartaSpunzo<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=115}}</ref>
 
|ItaM=Turtle Spike
==Trivia==
|Spa=Caracol Spike<ref>{{cite|date=October 12, 2017|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''|publisher=Planeta DeAgostini|language=es|isbn=978-84-9146-223-1|page=115}}</ref>
*The game's internal filename for Snailicorn is a romanization of the Japanese name for [[Bully]], suggesting that it was originally designed as one before being changed to a horned snail.<ref name=internal/> This explains why the two species act in a similar manner.
|SpaM=Snail Spike
}}


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