Spangler
- Not to be confused with Spangle.
| Spangler | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Spanglers[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are dark gray-striped alien spiders with maroon heads and are closely related to the fuzzy, brown-colored Spoings, both of which resemble the recurring Scuttlebug enemy. Spanglers hang from awnings by a thread of silk attached to a bright pink spinneret on their abdomens.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Spanglers first appear in Super Mario Galaxy. When Mario (or Luigi) approaches where they roost, they descend to his level and begin swinging around gently to try and hit him. jumping on them defeats them immediately, while spinning them or hitting them with a Star Bit causes them to swing away while twirling out-of-control, stunning them briefly and rendering them harmless for that period. If they are spun at in this state, they are defeated. They release a coin or three Star Bits, depending on how they are defeated.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where they are completely absent.
marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
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| Kitchen | Ghostly Galaxy |  |
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| Engine Room | Sea Slide Galaxy | |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Spanglers return in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where they act the same as before. Unlike Spoings, Yoshi cannot eat them, and hitting them with his tongue causes the same effect as hitting them with a Star Bit.
Appearances[edit]
- marks missions where they are completely absent.
- marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
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| World 1 | Yoshi Star Galaxy |  |
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| World 3 | Tall Trunk Galaxy | |
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Gallery[edit]
Screen-cropped model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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ObjectData/StringSpider.arc | StringSpider | Transliteration of below |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
ストリングスパイダー (Sutoringu Supaidā) | String Spider |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ツリグモ[2] Tsurigumo |
Fishing-Spider | |
| French | Araignée tisseuse[3] | Weaver spider | |
| Arayée[4] | Same as Scuttlebug's French name | ||
| German | Trippeltrap[?] | Scuttle bug | |
| Italian | Bizzoragno[5] | Bizzar-spider | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Araña deslizadora[?] | Sliding Spider |
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 30.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127 and 160.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 32
- ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 127 and 160.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 127.
