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|image=[[File:Spring Steal Screenshot - Super Mario 3D World.png|230px]]<br>Mario with a springboard and '''Hop-Chop'''.
|image=[[File:Hop-Chop 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=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
}}
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[[File:SM3DW Early enemie concroy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Concept art of a '''Hop-Chop'''.]]
'''Hop-Chops''' (formerly singularized '''Hop-Chop'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=101|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4|quote=Take the Hop-Chop that turned into the springboard with you as you cross the chasm using the giant Mushroom Trampolines. You’ve got to work fast, as the Hop-Chop will eventually recover and then you’ll drop it into the chasm. Cross the Checkpoint Flag, then go north from there and take the Hop-Chop with you up the steps; drop it at the center of the grass.}}</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are sentient green springboards with a square head, red eyes, and sharp teeth. Their name is a portmanteau of "hop" and the phrase "chop-chop". These enemies usually appear in groups of three or more, and reside in areas where a [[springboard]] is required to obtain a collectible, such as a [[Green Star]].
'''Hop-Chops''' are uncommon enemies that first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are sentient green springboards with a square head, red eyes, and sharp teeth. These enemies usually appear in groups of three or more, and reside in areas where a [[springboard]] is required for objects, like [[Green Star (Super Mario 3D World)|Green Star]]s.


When the players get near a group of Hop-Chops, they will begin to bounce towards them. Hop-Chops can be defeated by jumping on top of them, hitting them with projectiles, or swiping them with the [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki tail]] or [[Cat Mario|Cat claws]]. Defeating a Hop-Chop sometimes turns it into a [[springboard]] which the player can carry and use, and is often used as a puzzle element in which the player has to figure out which Hop-Chop among the group will turn into a springboard upon defeat, rather than just falling apart into pieces. If a Hop-Chop does not break apart after being attacked, a sound will play signaling that the player has found the 'correct' one.
==History==
===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
Hop-Chops are enemies first appearing in ''Super Mario 3D World''. They are usually encountered in groups. When players approach a Hop-Chop, it will begin to bounce toward them. Hop-Chops can be defeated by any attack. Some Hop-Chops react slower than others; these ones turn into [[Trampoline|springboard]]s when defeated, which the player can then carry and use. Usually, one Hop-Chop per group can turn into a springboard. If left as a springboard for too long, it will turn back into a Hop-Chop. This can also happen while it is carried.
 
===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
Hop-Chops (singularized Hop-Chops for the first time) are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They can be placed in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style only. Hop-Chops are no longer are defeated when jumped on, instead acting like Trampolines initially. Hop-Chops with wings jump and hover above the ground before dropping back down.
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
;Level appearances
*[[Big Bounce Byway]]
*[[Searchlight Sneak]]
*[[Mystery House Marathon]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM3DW Early Hop-Chop Concept Art.jpg|Concept artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
SMM2 SM3DW Big Hop-Chop.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Maker 2''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/Skipper.szs</tt>
|name1=Skipper
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホッパー
|JapR=Hoppā
|JapM=Hopper; shared with [[Punchy Paddy#Names in other languages|Punchy Paddy]] and [[Hopper#Names in other languages|Hopper]]
|Spa=Ñampolín
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''ñam'' ("yum") and ''trampolín'' ("trampoline")
|Fre=Clip Hop
|Dut=Hop-Chops
|Ita=Bionbion
|ItaM=From the onomatopoeia "boing"
|Ger=Schnappolin
|GerM=From ''schnappen'' ("to snap") and ''trampolin'' ("trampoline")
|Rus=Прыг-ням
|RusR=Pryg-nyam
|RusM=From "прыг-скок" (''pryg-skok'', onomatopoeia for hopping) and "ням" (''nyam'', "yum")
|Kor=뛰용뛰용
|KorR=Ttuiyong-ttuiyong
|KorM=From "띠용띠용" (''ttiyong-ttiyong'', onomatopoeia for bouncing)
|Chi=跳跳机 (Simplified)<br>跳跳機 (Traditional)
|ChiR=Tiào Tiào Jī
|ChiM=Hopping Machine
}}
 
==References==
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As springboards, Hop-Chops can be picked up, carried, and thrown. Much like [[Brolder]]s, Hop-Chops that do not break upon being hit will come back to life if they are not attacked after a certain period of time. Also like Brolders, if a Hop-Chop turns back to normal while in a player's hands, that player will take damage before dropping them.
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[[Category:Enemies]]
[[Category:Animate objects]]
[[Category:Koopa Troop]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D World enemies]]
[[Category:Animate Objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 21:31, July 6, 2024

Hop-Chops
A Hop-Chop from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

Hop-Chops (formerly singularized Hop-Chop[1]) are enemies in Super Mario 3D World, its port, and Super Mario Maker 2. They are sentient green springboards with a square head, red eyes, and sharp teeth. Their name is a portmanteau of "hop" and the phrase "chop-chop". These enemies usually appear in groups of three or more, and reside in areas where a springboard is required to obtain a collectible, such as a Green Star.

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Hop-Chops are enemies first appearing in Super Mario 3D World. They are usually encountered in groups. When players approach a Hop-Chop, it will begin to bounce toward them. Hop-Chops can be defeated by any attack. Some Hop-Chops react slower than others; these ones turn into springboards when defeated, which the player can then carry and use. Usually, one Hop-Chop per group can turn into a springboard. If left as a springboard for too long, it will turn back into a Hop-Chop. This can also happen while it is carried.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Hop-Chops (singularized Hop-Chops for the first time) are enemies in Super Mario Maker 2. They can be placed in the Super Mario 3D World style only. Hop-Chops are no longer are defeated when jumped on, instead acting like Trampolines initially. Hop-Chops with wings jump and hover above the ground before dropping back down.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

Level appearances

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World ObjectData/Skipper.szs Skipper -

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ホッパー[?]
Hoppā
Hopper; shared with Punchy Paddy and Hopper
Chinese 跳跳机 (Simplified)
跳跳機 (Traditional)
[?]

Tiào Tiào Jī
Hopping Machine
Dutch Hop-Chops[?] -
French Clip Hop[?] -
German Schnappolin[?] From schnappen ("to snap") and trampolin ("trampoline")
Italian Bionbion[?] From the onomatopoeia "boing"
Korean 뛰용뛰용[?]
Ttuiyong-ttuiyong
From "띠용띠용" (ttiyong-ttiyong, onomatopoeia for bouncing)
Russian Прыг-ням[?]
Pryg-nyam
From "прыг-скок" (pryg-skok, onomatopoeia for hopping) and "ням" (nyam, "yum")
Spanish Ñampolín[?] Portmanteau of ñam ("yum") and trampolín ("trampoline")

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Take the Hop-Chop that turned into the springboard with you as you cross the chasm using the giant Mushroom Trampolines. You’ve got to work fast, as the Hop-Chop will eventually recover and then you’ll drop it into the chasm. Cross the Checkpoint Flag, then go north from there and take the Hop-Chop with you up the steps; drop it at the center of the grass." – 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 101.