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'''Pokey Heads''',<ref>Browne, Catherine | '''Pokey Heads''',<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=29|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=May 23, 2010|isbn=978-0-307-46907-6}}</ref> also referred to as '''Sanbo Heads'''<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Perfect Guide|page=27|language=en-us|date=August 12, 2002|publisher=Versus Books|isbn=1931886091}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide|page=5|publisher=BradyGAMES|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|date=2002}}</ref> or just '''Pokeys''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=Prima Games|page=17|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> are enemies appearing in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are similar to a standard [[Pokey]], but include only the head, hence their name. They are not to be confused with ordinary Pokeys that have been reduced to merely a head, as those typically act the same as regular Pokeys. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario Sunshine''=== | ===''Super Mario Sunshine''=== | ||
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===''Super Mario Galaxy''=== | ===''Super Mario Galaxy''=== | ||
[[File:SMG Dusty Dune Pokey Heads.png|thumb|Mario surrounded by Pokey Heads in the Dusty Dune Galaxy]] | [[File:SMG Dusty Dune Pokey Heads.png|thumb|Mario surrounded by Pokey Heads in the Dusty Dune Galaxy from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']] | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', numerous Pokey Heads appear in the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy|Gusty Garden]] and [[Dusty Dune Galaxy|Dusty Dune]] [[galaxy|galaxies]], where they act mostly the same as the ones in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They are now green, have the same face that standard Pokeys have used since ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', and lack thorns entirely, instead having small black spots. Due to the fact that no non-Pokey flowers resembling theirs can be found, they are not as well hidden, with the tops of their green heads being visible while they are burrowed. At the beginning of the second mission of the Dusty Dune Galaxy, [[Blasting through the Sand]], five Pokey Heads appear in a circle, as in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', and defeating all of them causes the [[Pokeyplant]] to appear. In this game, getting attacked by a Pokey Head causes one to hop joyfully for a few seconds. In this game, jumping upon or spinning them instantly defeats them. | In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', numerous Pokey Heads appear in the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy|Gusty Garden]] and [[Dusty Dune Galaxy|Dusty Dune]] [[galaxy|galaxies]], where they act mostly the same as the ones in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They are now green, have the same face that standard Pokeys have used since ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', and lack thorns entirely, instead having small black spots. Due to the fact that no non-Pokey flowers resembling theirs can be found, they are not as well hidden, with the tops of their green heads being visible while they are burrowed. At the beginning of the second mission of the Dusty Dune Galaxy, [[Blasting through the Sand]], five Pokey Heads appear in a circle, as in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', and defeating all of them causes the [[Pokeyplant]] to appear. In this game, getting attacked by a Pokey Head causes one to hop joyfully for a few seconds. In this game, jumping upon or spinning them instantly defeats them. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=サンボヘッド<ref>Shogakukan | |Jap=サンボヘッド<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=2015|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/cR55rqr.jpg 19]}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Sanbo Heddo | |JapR=Sanbo Heddo | ||
|JapM=Pokey Head | |JapM=Pokey Head | ||
|Fre=Tête de Pokey<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]'' | |Fre=Tête de Pokey<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|page=99}}</ref> (''Super Mario Sunshine'') | ||
|FreM=Pokey Head | |Fre2=Bul-Pokey<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|page=127 and 160}}</ref> (''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'') | ||
|FreM=Pokey Head | |||
|Fre2M=From ''bulbe'' ("bulb") and "Pokey" | |||
|Ger=Ein-Glied-Pokey | |Ger=Ein-Glied-Pokey | ||
|GerM=One limb Pokey | |GerM=One limb Pokey | ||
|Ita=Pokey<ref> | |Ita=Pokey<ref>{{cite|url=drive.google.com/file/d/1jz_XTInUOJ1ywTmV5dYwICEx9_bG_hUB/view|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Italian PRIMA Guide|page=17}}</ref> | ||
| | |Ita2=Testa di Marghibulbo<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' Italian PRIMA Guide|page=204}}</ref> | ||
|Ita3=Marghibulbo<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Italian PRIMA Guide|page=29}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'' - ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' sections|page=127 and 160}}</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Manga Mania|Super Mario Mangamania]]''</ref> | |||
|Ita4=Testa di Marghirbuco<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'' - ''Super Mario Sunshine'' section|page=99}}</ref> | |||
|Ita2M=[[Pokey]] Head<br>Portmanteau of ''Marghibruco'' ("Pokey") and ''bulbo'' ("bulb/bud") | |||
|Ita3M=Pokey Head | |||
|SpaE=Pokey Cabeza | |SpaE=Pokey Cabeza | ||
|SpaEM=Pokey Head | |SpaEM=Pokey Head | ||
Revision as of 14:48, May 24, 2024
| Pokey Head | |||
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 A Pokey Head from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
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Pokey Heads,[1] also referred to as Sanbo Heads[2][3] or just Pokeys,[4] are enemies appearing in Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are similar to a standard Pokey, but include only the head, hence their name. They are not to be confused with ordinary Pokeys that have been reduced to merely a head, as those typically act the same as regular Pokeys.
History
Super Mario Sunshine
In Super Mario Sunshine, Sanbo Heads have goofy faces, thorns resembling stubble, and are yellow. They appear primarily in Bianco Hills, where they disguise themselves by burrowing among the many pink flowers of the area. They can be told apart from afar by the fact that spraying them from a distance causes their flowers to open and close very quickly, instead of staying open longer, and that the Sanbo Heads do not make the same singing sound that the flowers do upon being sprayed. They quite often appear among the flower rings that award Mario with coins for spraying all the flowers within a few seconds; the Sanbo Heads do not count in these. Once approached, the burrowed Sanbo Head will burst from the soil and slowly hop in Mario's direction, and will continue to do so no matter how far away he gets. They can be defeated in multiple ways; they can be jumped upon, giving one coin, or sprayed into a wall, causing them to flatten with a splatter of brown goop, which gives Mario three coins. Knocking them into any body of water will not reward Mario at all, but will still defeat the enemy. They later appear in the Red Coin Field, where they carry red coins. Defeating them here will replace one of the coins with a red coin, but causing one to fall off the edge will render the location unwinnable unless Mario starts over. In both locations, they appear along the blue Seedy Pod variety. They are actually larger in this game than the individual segments of the game's standard Pokey.
Super Mario Galaxy
In Super Mario Galaxy, numerous Pokey Heads appear in the Gusty Garden and Dusty Dune galaxies, where they act mostly the same as the ones in Super Mario Sunshine. They are now green, have the same face that standard Pokeys have used since Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and lack thorns entirely, instead having small black spots. Due to the fact that no non-Pokey flowers resembling theirs can be found, they are not as well hidden, with the tops of their green heads being visible while they are burrowed. At the beginning of the second mission of the Dusty Dune Galaxy, Blasting through the Sand, five Pokey Heads appear in a circle, as in Super Mario Sunshine, and defeating all of them causes the Pokeyplant to appear. In this game, getting attacked by a Pokey Head causes one to hop joyfully for a few seconds. In this game, jumping upon or spinning them instantly defeats them.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, they are much rarer, only appearing in the Slipsand Galaxy, where they appear burrowed into a floating stream of rapidly-moving quicksand, mostly in an area near a Fire Flower that can quickly defeat them. They follow the same attack pattern as the previous games, and look as they did in Super Mario Galaxy. They are the only variety of Pokey in this game. Due to this game coming out after New Super Mario Bros. Wii (which introduced Pokey's current design) yet still using assets from Super Mario Galaxy, the Pokey Heads in this game are the last Pokeys overall to use the floral design.
Gallery
Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine
Model from Super Mario Sunshine
Model from Super Mario Sunshine
Screenshot from Super Mario Sunshine
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Model from Super Mario Galaxy (Pokeyplant)
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サンボヘッド[5] Sanbo Heddo |
Pokey Head | |
| French | Tête de Pokey[6] (Super Mario Sunshine) | Pokey Head | |
| Bul-Pokey[7] (Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2) | From bulbe ("bulb") and "Pokey" | ||
| German | Ein-Glied-Pokey[?] | One limb Pokey | |
| Italian | Pokey[8] | - | |
| Testa di Marghibulbo[9] | Pokey Head Portmanteau of Marghibruco ("Pokey") and bulbo ("bulb/bud") |
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| Marghibulbo[10][11][12] | Pokey Head | ||
| Testa di Marghirbuco[13] | - | ||
| Spanish (NOE) | Pokey Cabeza[?] | Pokey Head |
Trivia
- The overworld sprite of Pokeys in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time appears similar to a Pokey Head.
- In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Pokey Pod" can appear on the leaderboard, possibly referring to Pokey Heads.
References
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46907-6. Page 29.
- ^ Loe, Casey (August 12, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). ISBN 1931886091. Page 27.
- ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 5.
- ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 17.
- ^ 2015. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 19.
- ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia. Page 99.
- ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia. Page 127 and 160.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine Italian PRIMA Guide. Page 17.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy Italian PRIMA Guide. Page 204.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 Italian PRIMA Guide. Page 29.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia - Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 sections. Page 127 and 160.
- ^ Super Mario Mangamania
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia - Super Mario Sunshine section. Page 99.
| Pokeys | |
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| Characters | Mega Paper Macho Pokey • Mummipokey • Punkey the Pokey Prince • The Pokey Triplets • Tower Power Pokey |
| Species | Big Pokey • Blow Hard • Cactus Jack • Dark Pokey • Drool Hard • Green Pokey • Hanging Blow Hard • Mad Pokey • Poison Pokey • Pokey • Pokey (heading) • Pokey (projectile) • Pokey Head • Pokey Mummy • Pokey Pom • Pokeyplant • Seedy Pod • Skellokey • Snow Pokey • Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) • Spiky Snifit • Toothy |
