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|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[2013]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|comparable=[[Choppah]]<br>[[Spindrift]]<br>[[Twirlip]]
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[[File:FloptersSM3DW.jpg|thumb|left|Two Flopters]]
'''Flopters'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 25.</ref> are bug-like enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They also reappear in its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. They have a bee-like body and four wings, and attack by ramming into the player. Their name is a combination of the words "flower" and "copter", describing their appearance and behavior, respectively. Flopters can be defeated by any attack and are usually found in groups. When undisturbed, they normally fly at a high altitude. Flopters make their first appearance in the level [[The Bullet Bill Express]]. Flopters have wings that spin around rapidly much like [[Twirlip]]s and [[Choppah]]s.


'''Flopters''' are bug-like enemies that appear in the [[Wii U]] game, ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They have a bee-like body and four wings and attack by ramming into the player. Flopters can be defeated by any attack and are usually found in groups. When undisturbed, they normally fly at a high altitude. Flopters make their first appearance in the level [[The Bullet Bill Express]].
[[File:Catflopter.png|thumb|left|120px|A Fur Spinner in ''Bowser's Fury'']]
A cat form, '''Fur Spinner''',<ref>''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' internal filename (<tt>SpinnerFur</tt>)</ref> appears in [[Lake Lapcat]] in ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''. They gain catlike features, such as paws and ears, but otherwise have the same behavior as their normal counterparts.
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==Additional names==
===Internal names===
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==Trivia==
===Names in other languages===
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|Jap=フラッパー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 227.</ref>
|JapR=Furappā
|JapM=Flapper; also a play on English word "flower"
|Fre=Flopter
|Ger=Flopter
|SpaE=Zumbacóptero
|SpaEM=From "zumbar" (to buzz) and "helicóptero" (helicopter)
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*The word Flopter is a combination of the words flower and helicopter.
==References==
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Revision as of 20:31, November 5, 2023

Not to be confused with Flaptor or Floater.
Flopter
A Flopter from Super Mario 3D World.
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Comparable
Flopters in The Bullet Bill Express of Super Mario 3D World
Two Flopters

Flopters[1] are bug-like enemies that appear in Super Mario 3D World. They also reappear in its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They have a bee-like body and four wings, and attack by ramming into the player. Their name is a combination of the words "flower" and "copter", describing their appearance and behavior, respectively. Flopters can be defeated by any attack and are usually found in groups. When undisturbed, they normally fly at a high altitude. Flopters make their first appearance in the level The Bullet Bill Express. Flopters have wings that spin around rapidly much like Twirlips and Choppahs.

A Cat Flopter in Bowser's Fury
A Fur Spinner in Bowser's Fury

A cat form, Fur Spinner,[2] appears in Lake Lapcat in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They gain catlike features, such as paws and ears, but otherwise have the same behavior as their normal counterparts.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/Spinner.szs Spinner -

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フラッパー[3]
Furappā 		Flapper; also a play on English word "flower"
French Flopter[?] -
German Flopter[?] -
Spanish (NOE) Zumbacóptero[?] From "zumbar" (to buzz) and "helicóptero" (helicopter)

References

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 25.
  2. ^ Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury internal filename (SpinnerFur)
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section, page 227.
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