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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Flophopper
|image=[[File:FlophopperSM3DL.png]]
|image=[[File:FlophopperSM3DL.png]]
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|species_origin=[[Swaphopper]]
|relatives=[[Swaphopper]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[2011]])
|comparable=[[Bramball]]
}}
}}
'''Flophoppers''' are bug-like species of enemies introduced in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They are sub-species of [[Swaphopper]], but unlike their cousins, they do not attack by using gravity tactics. Instead, they attack by moving around in a set area by flipping themselves around (much like a [[Bramball]]). They cannot be attacked while their spiked helmet is exposed, so [[Mario]] must wait until they flip and their underside is exposed which is vulnerable to a jump attack (this same vulnerability is shared with Swaphoppers). They can also be defeated by [[Fire Mario]], [[Boomerang Mario]], or [[Tanooki Mario]].
'''Flophoppers'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=16|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. These bug-like creatures are similar to [[Swaphopper]]s, but they do not attack by using gravity tactics. Instead, they move around in a set area by flipping themselves around, similarly to a [[Bramball]]. Flophoppers cannot be [[jump]]ed on while their spiked helmets are exposed, so [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) must wait until they flip and their undersides are exposed, a vulnerability shared with Swaphoppers. They can also be defeated by [[Fire Mario]], [[Boomerang Mario]], or [[Tanooki Mario]].
 
==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|file1=<tt>romfs/ObjectData/Sokuten.szs</tt>
|name1=Sokuten
|meaning1=Cartwheel
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ペッタン
|JpnR=Pettan
|JpnM=A Japanese term meaning "flattening"; also from「ぺたぺた」(''petapeta'', an onomatopoeia for the sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something)
|Ger=Stachelstelzer
|GerM=Spike stelter
|SpaE=Vueltiespino<ref>{{cite|date=2017|title="Super Mario 3D Land" in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros 30ª Aniversario]]''|location=Madrid|publisher=Planeta Cómic|language=es|isbn=978-84-9146-223-1|page=181}}</ref>
|SpaEM=From ''vuelta'' ("turn") and masculine form of ''espina'' ("thorn")
|Ita=Girignotto
|ItaM=From ''girare'' ("to spin") and ''Saltignotto'' ("Swaphopper")
}}
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
*Their name is a pun of ''flip-flop'', referencing how they flip around, and "grasshopper".
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Latest revision as of 19:20, March 30, 2025

Flophopper
Artwork of a Flophopper from Super Mario 3D Land.
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Relatives
Comparable

Flophoppers[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D Land. These bug-like creatures are similar to Swaphoppers, but they do not attack by using gravity tactics. Instead, they move around in a set area by flipping themselves around, similarly to a Bramball. Flophoppers cannot be jumped on while their spiked helmets are exposed, so Mario (or Luigi) must wait until they flip and their undersides are exposed, a vulnerability shared with Swaphoppers. They can also be defeated by Fire Mario, Boomerang Mario, or Tanooki Mario.

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D Land romfs/ObjectData/Sokuten.szs Sokuten Cartwheel

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペッタン[?]
Pettan 		A Japanese term meaning "flattening"; also from「ぺたぺた」(petapeta, an onomatopoeia for the sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something)
German Stachelstelzer[?] Spike stelter
Italian Girignotto[?] From girare ("to spin") and Saltignotto ("Swaphopper")
Spanish (NOE) Vueltiespino[2] From vuelta ("turn") and masculine form of espina ("thorn")

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 16.
  2. ^ 2017. "Super Mario 3D Land" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros 30ª Aniversario. Madrid: Planeta Cómic (Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 181.
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