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|image=[[File:Splorch SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Splorch 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]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|comparable=[[Chain Chomp]]
|comparable=[[Homing Chomp]]
}}
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'''Splorches'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 24.</ref> are uncommon enemies that first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. Their name is a pun on "torch" and the onomatopoeia "sploosh". They are large orange [[fireball]]s that have dark red masks around their eyes, quite similar to [[Fryguy]]'s eyes, and a large grin. They first appear in [[Brolder Blockade Is Back]], and after that, they usually appear in levels with [[lava]]. Their appearance is unaffected by the color of lava, as seen in [[Broken Blue Bully Belt]], a level with blue lava.
'''Splorches'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=24|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]]. Their name is a pun on "torch" and the onomatopoeia "sploosh." Splorches are first encountered in [[Brolder Blockade Is Back]], and they go on to also appear in some other [[lava]]-themed [[level]]s, such as [[Broken Blue Bully Belt]]. Splorches are large orange [[fireball]]s with dark-red masks around their eyes, and they have large grins. Splorches pop out of lava and roll towards the player characters. Splorches can be pushed back into the lava by using projectiles such as those of the [[Boomerang Flower]] and [[Fire Flower]], or by hitting them with [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail spin or [[Rosalina]]'s [[Spin]] Attack. Splorches also leave a trail of lava that damages the players. These enemies can be defeated only by [[Invincible Mario]], [[Lucky Cat Mario]], or [[White Tanooki Mario]].


[[File:SM3DW Splorch Screenshot.png|thumb|left|230px|[[Tanooki Mario]] being chased by a Splorch.]]
==Gallery==
Splorches pop out of lava and roll towards the players. They can be pushed back into the lava using projectiles such as those of the [[Boomerang Flower]] and [[Fire Flower]], or by hitting them with [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail spin or [[Rosalina]]'s [[Spin]] Attack. Splorches also leave a trail of lava that damages the players. These enemies can only be defeated by [[Invincible Mario]], [[Lucky Cat Mario]] or [[White Tanooki Mario]].
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SM3DW Splorch Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 3D World''
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==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
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|name1=MeraWanwan
|meaning1=Charred [[Chain Chomp#Names in other languages|Chain Chomp]] (note that its rolling behavior is reminiscent of Chomps from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'')
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=Mera Wanwan<ref>''Super Mario 3D World'' internal filename (<tt>MeraWanwan</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>マグマン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 227.</ref><br>''Maguman''
|Jap=マグマン<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=227|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapM=Charred [[Chain Chomp]] (note that its rolling behavior is reminiscent of Chomps from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'')<br><br>Portmanteau of "magma" and "man"; shared with [[Magmad]]
|JapR=Maguman
|JapM=Portmanteau of "magma" and "man"; shared with [[Magmad#Names in other languages|Magmad]]
|Ger=Lavaball
|GerM=Lava Ball
|SpaE=Magmabola
|SpaE=Magmabola
|SpaEM=Magma Ball
|SpaEM=Magma Ball

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Splorch
A Splorch 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)
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Splorches[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D World and its port. Their name is a pun on "torch" and the onomatopoeia "sploosh." Splorches are first encountered in Brolder Blockade Is Back, and they go on to also appear in some other lava-themed levels, such as Broken Blue Bully Belt. Splorches are large orange fireballs with dark-red masks around their eyes, and they have large grins. Splorches pop out of lava and roll towards the player characters. Splorches can be pushed back into the lava by using projectiles such as those of the Boomerang Flower and Fire Flower, or by hitting them with Tanooki Mario's tail spin or Rosalina's Spin Attack. Splorches also leave a trail of lava that damages the players. These enemies can be defeated only by Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, or White Tanooki Mario.

Gallery[edit]

  • Screenshot from Super Mario 3D World

    Screenshot from Super Mario 3D World

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/MeraWanwan.szs MeraWanwan Charred Chain Chomp (note that its rolling behavior is reminiscent of Chomps from Super Mario Galaxy)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マグマン[2]
Maguman 		Portmanteau of "magma" and "man"; shared with Magmad
German Lavaball[?] Lava Ball
Spanish (NOE) Magmabola[?] Magma Ball

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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 24.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 227.
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