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|title=Tongari
|image=[[File:SpinyHermits.png]]
|image=[[File:SpinyHermits.png]]
|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]])
|comparable=[[Swirlypod]]
}}
}}
[[File:Spiny_Hermit.png|thumb|200px|left|[[Boo Mario]] between three Tongari]]
 
'''Tongari''' are conch-like enemies that appear ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They have a giant white cone-shaped shell adorned with orange spikes, and have a purple head with a pair of skittish eyes that dart back and forth constantly. They first appear as uncommon enemies in the [[Starshine Beach Galaxy]]'s underwater portion. They later appear as one of the main obstacles in [[Boo Moon Galaxy]]'s [[Haunting the Howling Tower]] mission. They move around very slowly and cannot be defeated.
'''Spinecones'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> are {{wp|Turbo cornutus|horned turban snail}}-like enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of "spine" and "pinecone." Each Spinecone has a giant blueish-white cone-shaped shell adorned with orange spikes and has a purple head with a pair of skittish eyes that dart back and forth constantly. Spinecones first appear as uncommon enemies in [[Starshine Beach Galaxy]]'s underwater portion. They later appear as one of the main obstacles in [[Boo Moon Galaxy]]'s mission [[Haunting the Howling Tower]]. They move around very slowly and cannot be defeated.
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==Appearances==
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Worlds
!Galaxies
!colspan=3|Missions
|-
|[[World 4 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 4]]
|[[Starshine Beach Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Climbing the Cloudy Tower]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=Purple Coin Beach Dash]]
|-
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Boo Moon Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Silver Stars Pop-Up]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Haunting the Howling Tower]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Star in the Sinking Swamp]]
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Spiny Hermit.png|[[Boo Mario]] among three Spinecones
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=トンガリ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref>
|Jpn=トンガリ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref>
|JapR=Tongari
|JpnR=Tongari
|JapM=Sharp Point
|JpnM=Sharp Point
|Fre=Hermite Piquant
|FreM=From "bernard l'hermite" (hermit crab) and "piquant" (prickly)
|Ger=Stachelkrebs
|Ger=Stachelkrebs
|GerM=Spine Crab
|GerM=Spine Crab
|Ita=Paguspino
|ItaM=From "paguro" (hermit crab) and "spino" (thorn)
|SpaE=Moluspica
|SpaEM=From "molusco" (molluscan) and "picar" (to sting)
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Gastropods]]
[[Category:Gastropods]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 Enemies]]
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[[ it: Paguspino ]]

Latest revision as of 06:06, January 25, 2025

Spinecone
SpinyHermits.png
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Comparable

Spinecones[1] are horned turban snail-like enemies that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name is a portmanteau of "spine" and "pinecone." Each Spinecone has a giant blueish-white cone-shaped shell adorned with orange spikes and has a purple head with a pair of skittish eyes that dart back and forth constantly. Spinecones first appear as uncommon enemies in Starshine Beach Galaxy's underwater portion. They later appear as one of the main obstacles in Boo Moon Galaxy's mission Haunting the Howling Tower. They move around very slowly and cannot be defeated.

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where they are completely absent.
  • Galaxy StarP.png marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
Worlds Galaxies Missions
World 4 Starshine Beach Galaxy Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars Climbing the Cloudy Tower Purple Coin Beach Dash
World 5 Boo Moon Galaxy Silver Stars Pop-Up Haunting the Howling Tower The Star in the Sinking Swamp

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トンガリ[2]
Tongari
Sharp Point
French Hermite Piquant[?] From "bernard l'hermite" (hermit crab) and "piquant" (prickly)
German Stachelkrebs[?] Spine Crab
Italian Paguspino[?] From "paguro" (hermit crab) and "spino" (thorn)
Spanish (NOE) Moluspica[?] From "molusco" (molluscan) and "picar" (to sting)

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.