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| {{species infobox
| | [[Image:http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7471/snailicornpf1.png]] |
| |image=[[File:SnailicornModel.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
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| |first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
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| '''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]].
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| 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''' are large snails that have the characteristics of a unicorn, such as a large horn. They appear only in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and are never seen outside of ice stages. They can be very dangerous, for neither [[Mario]] nor [[Luigi]] can [[jump]] on them to defeat them, and [[fireballs]] are ineffective. There are not, however, indefeasible, as jumping on them sends them back a few feet, and this tactic can be used to send them off of a cliff nearby. Also, a full-speed Koopa Mario, or stray shell will defeat them. |
| | They can be annoying, as they are quite large in both height and girth, and are usually found near cliff edges, and under low ceilings, so there's not much leg room for the plumbers. |
| | They will always charge in a straight line, but stop at edges like a red [[Koopa Troopa]]. Jumping on them at the last minute is a quick and easy strategy. |
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| ==Gallery==
| | [[Category: Enemies]] |
| <gallery>
| | [[Category: Species]] |
| NSMB Snailicorn.png|Sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
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| NSMBDS Snailicorn.png
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| Snailicorn.png|A Snailicorn in World 5-B
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| </gallery>
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| ==Additional names==
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| ===Internal names===
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| |game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
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| |file1=<tt>data/enemy/donketu.nsbmd</tt>
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| |name1=donketu
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| |meaning1=[[Bully#Names in other langauges|Bully]]
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| ===Names in other languages===
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| |Jap=トゲツムリ<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Shogakukan book]{{page needed}}</ref>
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| |JapR=Togetsumuri
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| |JapM=Portmanteau of「棘」(''toge'', "spike") and「{{Ruby|蝸牛|カタツムリ}}」(''katatsumuri'', "snail")
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| |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>
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| |Ger=Hornschnecke
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| |GerM=Horn Snail
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| |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>
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| |ItaM=Turtle Spike
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| |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>
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| |SpaM=Snail Spike
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| }}
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| ==References==
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| {{NSMB}}
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| [[Category:Gastropods]] | |
| [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. enemies]] | |
| [[de:Hornschnecke]]
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