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{{distinguish|Flutter|Flopter}}
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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:WL_Floater.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:WL_Floater.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
}}
}}
{{quote2|[[Wario]] can ride this creature in the air. The [[Arrow Sign|arrow]] on its ball shows the direction that it will float. A knock on the head will change its direction.|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' instruction booklet, page 20}}
'''Floaters'''<ref name="manual">{{cite|title=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=20|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are rare floating creatures that appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They are robotic,<ref name=Daijiten/> statue-like beings that [[Wario]] can ride. They move in the direction the arrow in their head is pointing, and Wario can control the direction in which they go by jumping and landing back on top of them, similar to the [[Directional Lift]]s with exclamation marks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are only found in two courses of the game: [[Course No.11]] and [[Course No.17]]. If Wario falls off of the Floater, he may fall into a [[pit]] and lose a life.
'''Floaters'''<ref>''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> are rare, floating creatures that appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They are statue-like beings that [[Wario]] can ride. They move in the direction the arrow in their head is pointing, and Wario can control the direction in which they go by jumping and landing back on top of them, similar to the [[Directional Lift]]s with exclamation marks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are only found in two courses of the game: [[Course No. 11]] and [[Course No. 17]]. If Wario falls off of the Floater, he may fall into a [[pit]] and lose a life.


Floaters' design appears to be inspired by the Japanese {{wp|dogū}} sculptures of the {{wp|Jōmon period}}. These ancient sculptures share the same lidded eyes and general shape as Floaters, and are often referenced in Japanese pop culture — including video games.  
Floaters' design appears to be inspired by the Japanese {{wp|dogū}} sculptures of the {{wp|Jōmon period}}. These ancient sculptures share the same lidded eyes and general shape as Floaters, and are often referenced in Japanese pop culture — including video games.
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==Profiles==
===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=[[Wario]] can ride this creature in the air. The [[Arrow Sign|arrow]] on its ball shows the direction that it will float. A knock on the head will change its direction.<ref name=manual/>
|Ita=Wario potrà cavalcare questa creatura in aria. La freccia che compare sulla sua palla indica la direzione verso la quale si sposterà. Gli si potrà far cambiare tale direzione dando a questa creatura un colpo sulla testa.<ref name=ITAmanual>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' European manual|page=117|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1994}}</ref>
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=vc_3ds
|Jap=ハニハニは敵ではなく、ワリオの移動を手助けしてくれます。その場で浮遊していて、頭の上に乗ってジャンプすると、進行方向を変えることができます。進行方向は、ハニハニの持っている玉に矢印で表示されます。<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_rbaj.pdf|title=Japanese ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' Virtual Console manual, section 15}}</ref>
|JapM=Floater is not an enemy, but helps Wario navigate. It floats in place and can change its direction of travel if you jump on top of its head. The direction of travel is indicated by an arrow on the ball that Floater is holding.
|Eng=Floaters are not enemies, but that doesn't stop Wario! You can ride this creature through the air. The arrow on its ball shows the direction it will fly. Give it a knock on the head to change the direction.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) English e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
|Ita=Questi esseri volanti non sono nemici, ma questo non significa che Wario non possa interagirvi! Sfruttali per spostarti in volo da un luogo all'altro. La freccia sulla sfera indica la direzione di volo: per cambiarla, colpisce questa creatura sulla testa.<ref name=ITAemanual>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
}}
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ハニハニ (JP) / Floater (EN)
|shuzoku=メカ族
|seikaku=親切
|tojo_gemu=ランド3
|desc='''<big>頼もしいお助けキャラ</big></b><br>
ワリオランドのポット山に住む、お助けロボット。ワリオが上に乗ると矢印の方向に進んでくれる。ハニハニの助け無しでは、先に進めないところもあるのだ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Hq1RvzZ.jpeg 160]|language=ja}}</ref>
|tribe=Mecha clan
|disposition=Kind
|game_appearances=Land 3
|eng_desc='''''<big>A reliable and helpful character</big>'''''<br>
''A helpful robot that lives on Mt. Teapot in Wario Land. When Wario rides on it, it moves in the direction of the arrow. Without Floater's help, Wario cannot move forward in some places.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Floater.png|Sprite from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Floater KC Mario Artwork.png|A Floater as depicted in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha manga]]
Floater KC Mario Artwork.png|A Floater as depicted in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha manga]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハニハニ<ref>''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 21.</ref>
|Jap=ハニハニ<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' instruction booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|date=1994}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Hanihani
|JapR=Hanihani
|JapM=Possibly from 「埴輪」 (''{{wp|haniwa}}'')
|JapM=Probably from a partial repetition of「埴輪」(''{{wp|haniwa}}'')
|Ger=Floater
|Ger=Floater
|GerM=-
|Ita=Galleggiante<ref name=ITAmanual/>
|Ita=Galleggiante<ref>[https://archive.org/details/wlsml-3-eu-manual_20210805/page/n115/mode/2up European ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' Instruction Booklet], page 117</ref><br>Fluttuatore<ref>Italian ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' Electronic manual, section 15</ref>
|Ita2=Fluttuatore<ref name=ITAemanual/>
|ItaM=Floating<br>Floater
|ItaM=Floating
|Ita2M=Floater
|ItaN=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' instruction booklet
|Ita2N=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' Virtual Console e-manual
}}
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Not to be confused with Flutter or Flopter.
Floater
A Floater, as seen in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 artwork.
Artwork from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)

Floaters[1] are rare floating creatures that appear in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They are robotic,[2] statue-like beings that Wario can ride. They move in the direction the arrow in their head is pointing, and Wario can control the direction in which they go by jumping and landing back on top of them, similar to the Directional Lifts with exclamation marks in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are only found in two courses of the game: Course No.11 and Course No.17. If Wario falls off of the Floater, he may fall into a pit and lose a life.

Floaters' design appears to be inspired by the Japanese dogū sculptures of the Jōmon period. These ancient sculptures share the same lidded eyes and general shape as Floaters, and are often referenced in Japanese pop culture — including video games.

Profiles[edit]

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Wario can ride this creature in the air. The arrow on its ball shows the direction that it will float. A knock on the head will change its direction.[1]
    • Italian:
      Wario potrà cavalcare questa creatura in aria. La freccia che compare sulla sua palla indica la direzione verso la quale si sposterà. Gli si potrà far cambiare tale direzione dando a questa creatura un colpo sulla testa.[3]
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      Floaters are not enemies, but that doesn't stop Wario! You can ride this creature through the air. The arrow on its ball shows the direction it will fly. Give it a knock on the head to change the direction.[4]
    • Japanese:
      ハニハニは敵ではなく、ワリオの移動を手助けしてくれます。その場で浮遊していて、頭の上に乗ってジャンプすると、進行方向を変えることができます。進行方向は、ハニハニの持っている玉に矢印で表示されます。[5]
      (Translation: Floater is not an enemy, but helps Wario navigate. It floats in place and can change its direction of travel if you jump on top of its head. The direction of travel is indicated by an arrow on the ball that Floater is holding.)
    • Italian:
      Questi esseri volanti non sono nemici, ma questo non significa che Wario non possa interagirvi! Sfruttali per spostarti in volo da un luogo all'altro. La freccia sulla sfera indica la direzione di volo: per cambiarla, colpisce questa creatura sulla testa.[6]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ハニハニ (JP) / Floater (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく メカ族 Tribe Mecha clan
性格せいかく 親切 Disposition Kind
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド3 Game appearances Land 3
頼もしいお助けキャラ

ワリオランドのポット山に住む、お助けロボット。ワリオが上に乗ると矢印の方向に進んでくれる。ハニハニの助け無しでは、先に進めないところもあるのだ。[2]

A reliable and helpful character

A helpful robot that lives on Mt. Teapot in Wario Land. When Wario rides on it, it moves in the direction of the arrow. Without Floater's help, Wario cannot move forward in some places.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • A Floater as depicted in the Kodansha manga

    A Floater as depicted in the Kodansha manga

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハニハニ[7][2]
Hanihani 		Probably from a partial repetition of「埴輪」(haniwa)
German Floater[?] -
Italian Galleggiante[3] Floating Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet
Fluttuatore[6] Floater Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console e-manual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 1994. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
  2. ^ a b c 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 160.
  3. ^ a b 1994. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 European manual. Nintendo of Europe. Page 117.
  4. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) English e-manual. Page 15.
  5. ^ Japanese Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console manual, section 15.
  6. ^ a b Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.
  7. ^ 1994. Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 21.
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Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Characters Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario
Bosses Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie
Worlds Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle
Power-ups Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star
Collectibles ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure
Enemies and obstacles Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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