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|title=Kleptoad
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|image=[[File:Kleptoad Art.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Kleptoad Art.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|species_origin=
|related=[[Frog]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''<br>(The Wild Update) (2022)
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'''Kleptoads''' are [[frog]]-like enemies who appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their name may have derived from [[wikipedia:Kleptomania|kleptomania]] (like [[Klepto]]'s name), which is a mental illness where a person has an uncontrollable urge to steal things.  
'''Kleptoads'''<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=27|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their name is possibly a portmanteau of "{{wp|kleptomania}}" (like [[Klepto]]'s name), a mental illness where a person has an uncontrollable urge to steal things, and "toad," referring to their appearance. These blue [[frog]]-like creatures are encountered in [[Hightail Falls Galaxy]] during the [[Silver Stars in Hightail Falls]] mission only. They jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to [[Gobblegut]]. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be defeated by having [[Yoshi]] eat them or [[jump]]ing on top of them.


They only appear in [[Hightail Falls Galaxy]] in the "[[Hightail Falls Galaxy#Silver Stars in Hightail Falls|Silver Stars in Hightail Falls]]" mission. They are little blue frog-like creatures that jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to [[Gobblegut]]. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be destroyed by having [[Yoshi]] eat them or [[jump]]ing on top of them. '''Kleptoad''' resembles [[bulbapedia:Poliwrath (Pokémon)|Poliwrath]]
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', {{iw|minecraftwiki|Frog}}s are replaced by Kleptoads.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG2 Hightail Falls Silver Stars in Hightail Falls.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Cold Frog Render.gif|A Kleptoad as a cold frog in ''Minecraft''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Temperate Frog Render.gif|A green Kleptoad as a temperate frog in ''Minecraft''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Warm Frog Render.gif|A red Kleptoad as a warm frog in ''Minecraft''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ニゲーロ
|Jap=ニゲーロ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors.|location=Tokyo|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|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]]』|page=160|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=nigēro
|JapR=Nigēro
|JapM=Nigēro (from "''nige(ru)''", to escape, and "''kero''", frog)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「逃げろ」(''nigero''), the imperative form of「逃げる」(''nigeru'', to escape), and「ゲロゲロ」(''gero-gero'', onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking)
|Ger=Blunkel
|Ger=Blunkel
|GerM=
|Ita=Marrana
|Ita=Marrana
|ItaM=From "marrano", an old-fashioned name for criminals; and "rana", frog
|ItaM=Portmanteau of on ''marrano'' (an old-fashioned name for criminals) and "rana'' ("frog")
|Fra=Croapule
|Fre=Croapule
|FraM= From croa cry of a frog and Crapule (Villain)}}
|FreM=From the onomatopoeia ''croa'' (frog's croak) and ''crapule'' (villain)
|SpaE=Terrana
|SpaEM=Possibly a portmanteau of ''terra'' ("land/earth" for Latin) and ''rana'' ("frog")
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:15, July 7, 2024

Not to be confused with Klepto.
Kleptoad
Kleptoad art
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Latest appearance Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
(The Wild Update) (2022)

Kleptoads[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name is possibly a portmanteau of "kleptomania" (like Klepto's name), a mental illness where a person has an uncontrollable urge to steal things, and "toad," referring to their appearance. These blue frog-like creatures are encountered in Hightail Falls Galaxy during the Silver Stars in Hightail Falls mission only. They jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to Gobblegut. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be defeated by having Yoshi eat them or jumping on top of them.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Frogs are replaced by Kleptoads.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ニゲーロ[2]
Nigēro
Portmanteau of「逃げろ」(nigero), the imperative form of「逃げる」(nigeru, to escape), and「ゲロゲロ」(gero-gero, onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking)
French Croapule[?] From the onomatopoeia croa (frog's croak) and crapule (villain)
German Blunkel[?] -
Italian Marrana[?] Portmanteau of on marrano (an old-fashioned name for criminals) and "rana ("frog")
Spanish (NOE) Terrana[?] Possibly a portmanteau of terra ("land/earth" for Latin) and rana ("frog")

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 27.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 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). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 160.