Editing Swooper

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|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]]
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[2009]])
|sub_species=[[Swoopula]]<br>[[Swampire]]<br>[[Fang]]
|notable=[[Sir Swoop]]
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'''Swoopers''' are [[bat]] enemies that made their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and since then, Swoopers have appeared in several other games, including main-stream and spin-off ones.

In ''Super Mario World'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' they would hang on the ceiling and when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] came near, they fall and fly, hurting the heroes on contact. They do the same thing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario World===
In the game Swoopers would hang from the ceiling upside down waiting for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to come. When they come near the Swoopers would fly down and try to hurt Mario or Luigi. They could easily be defeated by [[stomp]]ing on them. They were found in [[Vanilla Dome]].

===''Hotel Mario===
In this game, Swoopers are called '''Pat-the-Bats'''. They swoop down from ceilings and attack Mario and Luigi, impeding their progress. They can also open doors upon contact.

===''Super Mario 64''===
[[Image:Sm64swooper.jpg|thumb|'''Swooper''', as seen in ''Super Mario 64''.]]
Found only in [[Hazy Maze Cave]], these Swoopers are called '''Swoops''' and are recolored and made blue, not green, which would go on to be their color scheme in future appearances. Like in ''Super Mario World'', they hang still on the ceiling waiting for Mario to come, falling off the ceiling and flutter in a spot shortly to dash towards its victim.

===''New Super Mario Bros.===
Like in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' , they would be on the ceiling waiting to attack. They were only found in underground stages. Their design was extremely similar to their design in ''Super Mario 64''.

===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii===
Swoopers appear in caves in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They look just like their ''New Super Mario Bros.'' counterparts, and behave exactly the same.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis===
This time the Swoopers were not on the roof, but flying around. They only appeared in a boss fight against [[Donkey Kong]] trying to attack the [[Mini-Mario]]s.

===''Super Mario Galaxy===
Swoopers appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They are brown and will swoop at [[Mario]] when he approaches. There is also a cyan ice variation that will freeze Mario on contact for a few seconds. Also, the only way to kill them is to be [[Fire Mario]], since the other Marios will only knock them back. Not even a [[Star Bit]] can kill them. If they hit Mario, they will laugh.

===''Mario Party 8===
In their first appearance in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], Swooper is actually just cameo in the game. They appear on the wrapper of the [[Vampire Candy]]. The Swoopers appearing on the wrapper are blue, making them look like the ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2'' versions of Swoopers. 

===''Mario Kart'' series===
Swoopers appear first in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', in the track [[Banshee Boardwalk]], a racecourse once appearing in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. In the game, Swoopers appear in large flocks that fly in the opposite direction that all racers go. Though they are not a real hazard, Swoopers can knock apart the [[kart]]s that touches them, slowing them down.

Swoopers also appear in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and act in the same way as seen in DS. They only appear in the courses [[Wario's Gold Mine]] and [[Dry Dry Ruins (course)|Dry Dry Ruins]]. Additionally, players can wipe out these bats by using certain items such as [[Shell]]s, or under the power of a [[star]].

==''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' Stats==
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|tattle=Swoopers aren't so bad, they're just lonely. Strangely, they greet visitors by snacking on their heads. ...This could explain why they have no friends.
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|location=[[Creepy Steeple]]
|items=[[Fire Flower]]
|moves=Swoop (3)
|log=A roosting creature that will hang from the ceiling until damaged.
|tattle=That's a Swooper. I bet they call it that 'cause of the way it swoops around. Wow! That's some AMAZING naming work. Seriously! It's pure naming genius!!! So, anyway... Says here it hangs from the ceiling. If you can just damage it, it oughta drop off the ceiling.  And then you can whack it!
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==Sub-Species==
*[[Swoopula]]: A Swooper found mostly in Palaces. It sucks Mario's HP to add to its own. It's name is a pun on Dracula, the famous vampire.
*[[Swampire]]: A feared Swooper that lives in the darkness. The strongest Swooper. It sucks Mario or his partner's HP to add to its own. The name of this enemy is a pun on the word "Vampire".
*[[Fang]]: They have a similar-sounding Japanese name and are also bats that have similar mannerisms, but have a different design.

==Notable Swoopers==
*[[Sir Swoop]] - ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]

==Names in Other Languages==
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|Jap=バサバサ <br>''Basabasa''
|JapM=Rustling
|Ger=Swooper
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