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{{Species-infobox
{{distinguish|Floater|Flopter}}
|title=Flaptor
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Flaptor.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Flaptor.png|200px]]
|related=[[Flaptack]]
|first_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]] / [[Nintendo 3DS]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|comparable=[[Flaptack]]<br>[[Winged Strollin' Stu]]
}}
}}
'''Flaptors''' are bird-like enemies that are encountered in the [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] game, ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of "flap" and "raptor", a term for a bird of prey. They are common enemies which have a similar attack pattern to [[Flaptack]]s in that whenever the player is under them, they slam into the ground. Groups of Flaptors will often fly together, and whenever the player is under one of them, they will all slam into the ground at the same time. They can be used to defeat enemies, notably [[Mud Trooper]]s in [[Fright Train Flight]], and break [[Brick Block]]s and [[? Block]]s.


'''Flaptors''' are enemies that are encountered in the [[Wii U]] game, ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. They are common enemies which have a similar attack pattern to [[Flaptack]]s in that whenever the player is under them, they slam into the ground. After being stunned for a few seconds, they drop an additional coin. Groups of Flaptors will often fly together, and whenever the player is under one of them, they will all slam the ground. They can be used to defeat enemies, notably [[Mud Trooper]]s in [[Fright Train Flight]].
If the player holds them in place for a few seconds on the touch screen, they will release a [[coin]].
==Profiles==
*'''Wii U website bio:''' "''These fiendish flyers slam the ground if you stand underneath them. (Don’t do that.)''"
*'''Switch / 3DS website bio:''' "''These fiendish flyers slam the ground if you stand underneath them, so...don't stand underneath them.''"


If the player holds them in place for a few seconds on the [[GamePad]], they will release a [[Coin]].
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|file1=<tt>content/ObjectData/Moking.szs</tt>
|name1=Moking
|meaning1=From「猛禽類」(''mōkin rui'', bird of prey) and "king"
}}


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=モーキン
|Jap=モーキン
|JapR=Mōkin
|JapR=Mōkin
|JapM=from 「猛禽類」Mōkin rui(raptors)
|JapM=From「猛禽類」(''mōkin rui'', "bird of prey")
|FreA=Rapaf
|Fre=Rapaf
|FreAM=from ''rapace''(raptor) and ''paf'' the onomatopoeia of hardlanding on the ground
|FreM=From ''rapace'' ("raptor") and ''paf'' (onomatopoeia for landing hard on the ground)
|SpaE=Rapiñín
|Ger=Flatterjäger
|SpaEM=
|GerM=From ''flattern'' ("to flutter") and ''Jäger'' ("hunter")
|Ita=Guferoce
|Ita=Guferoce
|ItaM=Pun of "gufo" (''owl'') and "feroce" (''ferocious'')
|ItaM=From ''gufo'' ("owl") and ''feroce'' ("ferocious")
|Spa=Rapiñín
|SpaM=From ''ave de rapiña'' ("bird of prey") and the diminutive suffix ''-ín''
}}
}}
{{CTTT}}
{{CTTT}}
[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Raptors]]
[[Category:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Enemies]]
[[Category:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker enemies]]
[[it:Guferoce]]

Latest revision as of 07:18, October 8, 2024

Not to be confused with Floater or Flopter.
Flaptor
Artwork of a Flaptor.
First appearance Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014)
Latest appearance Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS) (2018)
Comparable

Flaptors are bird-like enemies that are encountered in the Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS game, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Their name is a portmanteau of "flap" and "raptor", a term for a bird of prey. They are common enemies which have a similar attack pattern to Flaptacks in that whenever the player is under them, they slam into the ground. Groups of Flaptors will often fly together, and whenever the player is under one of them, they will all slam into the ground at the same time. They can be used to defeat enemies, notably Mud Troopers in Fright Train Flight, and break Brick Blocks and ? Blocks.

If the player holds them in place for a few seconds on the touch screen, they will release a coin.

Profiles[edit]

  • Wii U website bio: "These fiendish flyers slam the ground if you stand underneath them. (Don’t do that.)"
  • Switch / 3DS website bio: "These fiendish flyers slam the ground if you stand underneath them, so...don't stand underneath them."

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker content/ObjectData/Moking.szs Moking From「猛禽類」(mōkin rui, bird of prey) and "king"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モーキン[?]
Mōkin
From「猛禽類」(mōkin rui, "bird of prey")
French Rapaf[?] From rapace ("raptor") and paf (onomatopoeia for landing hard on the ground)
German Flatterjäger[?] From flattern ("to flutter") and Jäger ("hunter")
Italian Guferoce[?] From gufo ("owl") and feroce ("ferocious")
Spanish Rapiñín[?] From ave de rapiña ("bird of prey") and the diminutive suffix -ín