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{{distinguish|Tadpole}}
|image=[[File:Underwater Gobstoppers Screenshot - Super Mario 3D World.png|250px]]
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|species_origin=[[Tadpole]]
|image=[[File:Madpole SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''<br>(The Wild Update) (2022)
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'''Madpoles''' are a species of bluish [[Tadpole]]s debuting in the [[Wii U]] game, ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Their name is a combination of "mad" and "tadpole".
'''Madpoles'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=26|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]]. Their name is a combination of "mad" and "tadpole". These turquoise tadpoles swim calmly on the water surface, though when they spot [[Mario]] or another player character, Madpoles will swim after them and continue doing so even if the character dives into the water. Madpoles can be defeated from any attack.


Madpoles are uncommon enemies that calmly swim on the water surface. As they spot [[Mario]], they swim at his direction, and will keep doing so if Mario dives into the water by trying to ram him. They can be defeated by almost any attack. Madpoles appear in [[Rammerhead Reef]], [[The Bowser Express]], [[Deepwater Dungeon]], [[Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run]] and [[Pipeline Boom Lagoon]]. A Madpoles only attack is by ramming Mario.
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', {{iw|minecraftwiki|Tadpole}}s are replaced by Madpoles.


If Mario was swarmed by a lot of Madpoles the best way to take these pests out was the [[Cat Suit]] and the [[Fire Flower]].
==Profiles==
;Level appearances
*[[Rammerhead Reef]]
*[[The Bowser Express]]
*[[Deepwater Dungeon]]
*[[Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run]]
*[[Pipeline Boom Lagoon]]


Since Madpoles reapper in Pipeline Boom Lagoon, these enemies are the replacement of the [[Goomba]]s in floaties and [[Cheep-Cheep]]s.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM3DW-MadpoleStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[Deepwater Dungeon]] stamp)
SM3DW Madpoles.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 3D World''
SM3DW BF MadpoleStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' (Deepwater Dungeon stamp)
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Tadpole Render.gif|''[[Minecraft]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=タマオ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=226|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Tamao
|JapM=Partial anagram of「{{ruby|蝌蚪|オタマジャクシ}}」(''otamajakushi'', "tadpole")
|Fre=Madpole
|Ita=Madpole<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=226}}</ref>
|Ger=Graulquappe
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''graulen'' ("to dread") and ''Kaulquappe'' ("tadpole")
|Spa=Enojacuajo
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''enojado'' ("angry") and ''renacuajo'' ("tadpole")
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:42, July 6, 2024

Not to be confused with Tadpole.
Madpole
A Madpole from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
(The Wild Update) (2022)

Madpoles[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D World and its port. Their name is a combination of "mad" and "tadpole". These turquoise tadpoles swim calmly on the water surface, though when they spot Mario or another player character, Madpoles will swim after them and continue doing so even if the character dives into the water. Madpoles can be defeated from any attack.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Tadpoles are replaced by Madpoles.

Profiles[edit]

Level appearances

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese タマオ[2]
Tamao
Partial anagram of「蝌蚪オタマジャクシ」(otamajakushi, "tadpole")

French Madpole
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German Graulquappe
Portmanteau of graulen ("to dread") and Kaulquappe ("tadpole")
Italian Madpole[3]
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Spanish Enojacuajo
Portmanteau of enojado ("angry") and renacuajo ("tadpole")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 26.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 226.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 226.