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{{about|the enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]|the boss from ''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]''|[[Top Man]]}}
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{{species infobox
|image=[[Image:SpikyTopman.png|200px]]<br>A [[Spiky Topman]], a sub-species of '''Topman'''.
|image=[[File:SpikyTopman.png|170px]]<br>A [[Spiky Topman]], a variant of Topman
|full_name=Topman
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|sub_species=[[Micro-Topman]]<br>[[Spiky Topman]]<br>[[Spring Topman]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])<br>
|variants=[[Spiky Topman]]<br>[[Spring Topman]]<br>[[Topmini]]
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]], [[Topmaniac]], Topman Tribe
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
|notable=[[Topmaniac]]
|notable=[[Topmaniac]]
|expand=expandable
}}
}}
{{quote|I just love the way those li'l red guys spin!|[[Gearmo (silver)|Gearmo]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]}}
{{quote|I just love the way those li'l red guys spin!|Silver Gearmo|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}
The '''Topmen''', collectively known as the '''Topman tribe''', are a tribe of robot enemies that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They resemble tops and are always spinning, trying to attack [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]). They appear in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]], [[Buoy Base Galaxy]], and the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]]. They travel throughout space in top-shaped flying saucers and are led by [[Topmaniac]]. The Topmen have also been seen in a ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' competition in Wi-Fi, exclusively in the [[Galaxy Colosseum]] course. They are very weak to electricity, as spinning them into electric currents instantly defeats them (with the exception of Topmaniac).


There are three types of Topmen. [[Topmini]]s are little yellow ones that reflect the player off if the player touches one. They can be defeated by [[spin]]ning into them. There are also green ones called [[Spring Topman|Spring Topmen]] that are bigger than the Topminis that the player can [[jump]] off like a spring. The third Topman is called the [[Spiky Topman]], which is the same size as the Spring Topman. The player cannot jump on Spiky Topmen due to the large spikes on their heads.
[[Image:Mariowikitopmanvariouskz3-1-.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] fighting various Topmen.]]
'''Topmen''' are enemies from a group called the Topman Tribe that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They resemble Tops and are always spinning, trying to attack Mario. They appear in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]], [[Buoy Base Galaxy]] and the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]]. They travel throughout space in flying saucers and are led by [[Topmaniac]]. The Topmen have also been seen in a ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' competition in Wi-Fi. They are very weak to electricity, as spinning them into electricity instantly defeats them (with the exception of [[Topmaniac]]).  


All three types make a small appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]].  
All three types make a small appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]].


Topmen act similarly to the [[Bully]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They act in the same manner and have the same powers, both not able to damage Mario with their normal body slams, although Topmen can damage Mario if he touches the spikes on their heads. Like Bullies, they push Mario into something more dangerous, such as [[freezing water]], electricity, or [[lava]], and can be defeated by pushing them in instead. Topmen appear to be based on Japanese spinning tops known as ''{{wp|beigoma|bēgoma}}'', where two spinning tops "fight" each other.
Topmen appear to be cosmic versions of the [[Bully]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They act in the same manner and have the same powers, both not able to hurt Mario with their normal body slams, but pushing him into something more dangerous, like freezing water, electricity or lava. They also may have been based off of the [[Spinia]] from [[Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door].
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==''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card description==
==Super Mario Galaxy Trading Card Description==
[[File:TopmenTradingCard.png|thumb|150px|Topmen Trading Card]]
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''Under the rule of Topmaniac, Topmen are part of the Topman tribe and are always trying to attack Mario by spinning into him. Mario must avoid these toplike enemies in the Battlerock Galaxy and the Dreadnought Galaxy.''
''Under the rule of Topmaniac, Topmen are part of the Topman tribe and are always trying to attack Mario by spinning into him. Mario must avoid these toplike enemies in the Battlerock Galaxy and the Dreadnought Galaxy.''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreignname
|Jap=ベーゴマン
|JapR=Bēgoman
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ベーゴマ」(''{{wp|beigoma|bēgoma}}'') and "man"
|Spa=Trompo
|Spa=Trompo
|SpaM=Top
|SpaM=Top
|Fre=Begoman
|Fra=Begoman
|FreM=Same as Japanese translation
|FraM=
|Ita=Robopunta
|Ita=Robopunta
|ItaM=From "robot" and "punta" (spike)
|ItaM= Form robot and "punta" (spike)}}
|Chi=貝陀螺 (Traditional)<br>陀螺仔 (Simplified)
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|ChiR=Bèi Tuóluó<br>Tuóluó Zǎi
|ChiM=Shell Top<br>Top Guy
}}
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