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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Slurple
|image=[[File:SMG Slurple Artwork.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|image=[[Image:Swoopinpoink.png]]<br>A '''Slurple''' from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|species_origin=
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])
|relatives=[[Octoomba]]
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]]
|comparable=[[Kamikami]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
}}
}}
'''Slurples''' are health-sucking space leeches in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They look very similar to [[Swoopin' Stu]]s and/or [[Poink]]s from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', and act like [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] from the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. Slurples have light blue skin, big eyes, and snouts. They move by bouncing and will attack by latching on to [[Mario]] and draining health from him like alien leeches. In addition to damage, Mario's movement speed is slowed while a Slurple is attached to him. They can be defeated with a [[spin]] or a flung [[Star Bit]]. If hit with a Star Bit, they will yield three additional Star Bits, while they will only yield one if spun. They can also be defeated by obstacles such as [[Boulder]]s.
'''Slurples'''<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=29|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> are parasitic alien [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. These enemies have light-blue skin, big eyes, funnel-like mouths, and large, [[Octoomba]]-like suction cups on their undersides.


==Super Mario Galaxy==
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
Slurples first appear in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', usually appearing in groups of three to five. They at first sit in place, pulsating, but start bouncing at [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) when he approaches, making a popping noise as they move. If they touch him, they will latch on and start slowly draining health from him, like [[Kamikami]]. In addition to damage, Mario's movement speed is slowed while a Slurple is attached to him. Slurples can be defeated with a [[spin]] or a flung [[Star Bit]]. If hit with a Star Bit, they will yield three additional Star Bits, while they will yield only one if spun into. They can also be defeated by obstacles such as [[boulder]]s. Slurples appear primarily in organic [[galaxy|galaxies]] with a large amount of greenery.


Slurples are creatures that first appear in [[Super Mario Galaxy]]. They resemble [[Octogoomba]]s, [[Octoboo]]s, and [[Boo]]s. They attack by latching onto Mario and drain his health, much like a [[Fuzzy]] from the [[Paper Mario]] series. If one latches onto Mario, Mario must [[spin]] to get it off. They chase Mario by bouncing and are extremely slow, making them easy to outrun.
An [[list of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|unused]] purple variant of Slurple is located in the files of ''Super Mario Galaxy'', under the name '''KariKari'''.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|language=en|title=[[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models#KariKari|''Super Mario Galaxy''/Unused Models § KariKari]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=February 20, 2020}}</ref> Its name resembles [[Karikari]], an enemy from ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', on which the developers previously worked.


==Super Mario Galaxy 2==
====Appearances====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where Slurples are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where Slurples are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=6|Missions
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Dino Piranha (mission)]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=King Kaliente's Battle Fleet]]||[[File:Smg icon speedycomet.png|link=Dino Piranha Speed Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Omelet]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi on the Roof]]
|-
|[[Honeyhive Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Bee Mario Takes Flight]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Trouble on the Tower]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Big Bad Bugaboom]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Honeyhive Cosmic Mario Race]]||[[File:Smg icon purplecomet.png|link=The Honeyhive's Purple Coins]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom]]
|-
|[[Bedroom (Super Mario Galaxy)|Bedroom]]
|[[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bunnies in the Wind]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Major Burrows's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Golden Chomp]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Star Bunnies on the Hunt]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Cataquack to the Skies]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=When It Rains, It Pours]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Cosmic Mario Forest Race]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins in the Woods]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Bell on the Big Tree]]
|-
|[[Sea Slide Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Going after Guppy]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Faster Than a Speeding Penguin]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Silver Stars of Sea Slide]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Underwater Cosmic Mario Race]]||[[File:Smg icon purplecomet.png|link=Purple Coins by the Seaside]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Hurry, He's Hungry]]
|}
</div>


Sluples re-appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, with no notable differences.
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', Slurples are far less common, but they act the same as before. They now appear in block-themed galaxies rather than natural ones.


==Names in Other Languages==
====Appearances====
{{foreignname
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
|Jap=タコチュ
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where Slurples are completely absent.
|JapR=takochu
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where Slurples are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
|JapM=Takochu (''tako'' = octopus; ''chu'' = kiss)
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Worlds
!Galaxies
!colspan=3|Missions
|-
|[[World 2 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 2]]
|[[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Puzzling Picture Block]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Shadow Vault]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Bugaboom's Back]]
|-
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=A Walk on the Weird Side]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Burning Upside Dizzy]]
|}
</div>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Slurple.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Unused Purple Slurple.png|Model of "KariKari" from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Upside Dizzy 5.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/Karipon.arc</tt>
|name1=Karipon
|meaning1=Possibly from「かりかり」(''karikari'', onomatopoeia for a scraping sound) with「~ぽん」(''-pon'', a suffix used for cutesy names)
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=タコチュ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=127, 160}}</ref>
|JpnR=Takochu
|JpnM=From「蛸」(''tako'', octopus) and「チュー」(''chū'', an onomatopoeia for kissing sound) or possibly「虫」(''chū'', the on'yomi reading of "insect"); compare [[Octoomba#Names in other languages|Octoomba]]
|Fre=Gluton<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 31</ref>
|FreM=Possibly a pun on "glue" and ''glouton'' ("glutton")
|Ita=Slurpino
|Ita=Slurpino
|ItaM=from slurp and the diminutive "ino"}}
|ItaM=From "slurp" with diminutive suffix "-ino"
<br clear=all>
|Ger=Blasen-Poink
|GerM=Bubble [[Poink#Names in other languages|Poink]]
|SpaE=Octolito
|SpaEM=Octolite
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:24, January 21, 2025

Slurple
Offical artwork of Slurple
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Relatives
Comparable

Slurples[1] are parasitic alien enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. These enemies have light-blue skin, big eyes, funnel-like mouths, and large, Octoomba-like suction cups on their undersides.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Slurples first appear in Super Mario Galaxy, usually appearing in groups of three to five. They at first sit in place, pulsating, but start bouncing at Mario (or Luigi) when he approaches, making a popping noise as they move. If they touch him, they will latch on and start slowly draining health from him, like Kamikami. In addition to damage, Mario's movement speed is slowed while a Slurple is attached to him. Slurples can be defeated with a spin or a flung Star Bit. If hit with a Star Bit, they will yield three additional Star Bits, while they will yield only one if spun into. They can also be defeated by obstacles such as boulders. Slurples appear primarily in organic galaxies with a large amount of greenery.

An unused purple variant of Slurple is located in the files of Super Mario Galaxy, under the name KariKari.[2] Its name resembles Karikari, an enemy from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, on which the developers previously worked.

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where Slurples are completely absent.
  • Galaxy StarP.png marks missions where Slurples are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
Domes Galaxies Missions
Terrace Good Egg Galaxy Dino Piranha (mission) A Snack of Cosmic Proportions King Kaliente's Battle Fleet Dino Piranha Speed Run Purple Coin Omelet Luigi on the Roof
Honeyhive Galaxy Bee Mario Takes Flight Trouble on the Tower Big Bad Bugaboom Honeyhive Cosmic Mario Race The Honeyhive's Purple Coins Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom
Bedroom Gusty Garden Galaxy Bunnies in the Wind The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble Major Burrows's Daredevil Run Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube The Golden Chomp
Engine Room Gold Leaf Galaxy Star Bunnies on the Hunt Cataquack to the Skies When It Rains, It Pours Cosmic Mario Forest Race Purple Coins in the Woods The Bell on the Big Tree
Sea Slide Galaxy Going after Guppy Faster Than a Speeding Penguin The Silver Stars of Sea Slide Underwater Cosmic Mario Race Purple Coins by the Seaside Hurry, He's Hungry

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Slurples are far less common, but they act the same as before. They now appear in block-themed galaxies rather than natural ones.

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where Slurples are completely absent.
  • Galaxy StarP.png marks missions where Slurples are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
Worlds Galaxies Missions
World 2 Puzzle Plank Galaxy The Puzzling Picture Block Purple Coin Shadow Vault Bugaboom's Back
World 5 Upside Dizzy Galaxy A Walk on the Weird Side Burning Upside Dizzy

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/Karipon.arc Karipon Possibly from「かりかり」(karikari, onomatopoeia for a scraping sound) with「~ぽん」(-pon, a suffix used for cutesy names)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タコチュ[3]
Takochu
From「蛸」(tako, octopus) and「チュー」(chū, an onomatopoeia for kissing sound) or possibly「虫」(chū, the on'yomi reading of "insect"); compare Octoomba
French Gluton[4] Possibly a pun on "glue" and glouton ("glutton")
German Blasen-Poink[?] Bubble Poink
Italian Slurpino[?] From "slurp" with diminutive suffix "-ino"
Spanish (NOE) Octolito[?] Octolite

References[edit]

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 29.
  2. ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § KariKari. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 127, 160.
  4. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 31