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{{distinguish|Tadpole}}
{{distinguish|Tadpole}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Madpole SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Madpole 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=''[[Minecraft]]'' (Bedrock version)<br>(The Wild Update) (2022)
|latest_appearance=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''<br>(The Wild Update) (2022)
|subject_origin=[[Tadpole]]
}}
}}
'''Madpoles'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 26.</ref> are a species of turquoise tadpoles appearing in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. Their name is a combination of "mad" and "tadpole".
'''Madpoles'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=26|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 combination of "mad" and "tadpole". These turquoise tadpoles swim calmly on the water surface, though when they spot [[Mario]] or another player character, Madpoles will swim after them and continue doing so even if the character dives into the water. Madpoles can be defeated from any attack.


[[File:SM3DW Madpoles.png|thumb|left|250px|Several Madpoles swimming towards Mario.]]
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', {{iw|minecraftwiki|Tadpole}}s are replaced by Madpoles.
Madpoles are uncommon enemies that calmly swim on the water surface. If they spot [[Mario]], they swim to him, and will keep doing so if Mario dives into the water, trying to ram him. They can be defeated by any attack. Madpoles appear in [[Rammerhead Reef]], [[The Bowser Express]], [[Deepwater Dungeon]], [[Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run]], and [[Pipeline Boom Lagoon]].


The [[Cat Mario|Cat]] and [[Fire Mario|Fire forms]] can be useful against swarms of Madpoles.
==Profiles==
 
;Level appearances
In Pipeline Boom Lagoon, Madpoles replace the [[Goomba]]s in floaties and [[Cheep Cheep]]s of [[Pipeline Lagoon|the original stage]].
*[[Rammerhead Reef]]
 
*[[The Bowser Express]]
The [[stamp]] found in Deepwater Dungeon depicts a Madpole.
*[[Deepwater Dungeon]]
 
*[[Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run]]
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Tadpoles are replaced by Madpoles.
*[[Pipeline Boom Lagoon]]
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SM3DW-MadpoleStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' (stamp)
SM3DW-MadpoleStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[Deepwater Dungeon]] stamp)
SM3DW BF MadpoleStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' (stamp)
SM3DW Madpoles.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 3D World''
Minecraft Mario Mash-up Madpole.jpg|''[[Minecraft]]''
SM3DW BF MadpoleStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' (Deepwater Dungeon stamp)
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Tadpole Render.gif|''[[Minecraft]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=タマオ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 226.</ref>
|Jap=タマオ<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=226|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Tamao
|JapR=Tamao
|JapM=A partial anagram of「オタマジャクシ」(''otamajakushi'', tadpole)
|JapM=Partial anagram of「{{ruby|蝌蚪|オタマジャクシ}}」(''otamajakushi'', "tadpole")
|Fra=Madpole
|Fre=Madpole
|FraM=-
|Ita=Madpole<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=226}}</ref>
|Ger=Graulquappe
|Ger=Graulquappe
|GerM=From "graulen" (to dread) and "Kaulquappe" (tadpole)
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''graulen'' ("to dread") and ''Kaulquappe'' ("tadpole")
|Spa=Enojacuajo  
|Spa=Enojacuajo  
|SpaM=From "enojado" (angry) and "renacuajo" (tadpole)
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''enojado'' ("angry") and ''renacuajo'' ("tadpole")
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 23:42, July 6, 2024

Not to be confused with Tadpole.
Madpole
A Madpole from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
(The Wild Update) (2022)

Madpoles[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D World and its port. Their name is a combination of "mad" and "tadpole". These turquoise tadpoles swim calmly on the water surface, though when they spot Mario or another player character, Madpoles will swim after them and continue doing so even if the character dives into the water. Madpoles can be defeated from any attack.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Tadpoles are replaced by Madpoles.

Profiles[edit]

Level appearances

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タマオ[2]
Tamao
Partial anagram of「蝌蚪オタマジャクシ」(otamajakushi, "tadpole")
French Madpole[?] -
German Graulquappe[?] Portmanteau of graulen ("to dread") and Kaulquappe ("tadpole")
Italian Madpole[3] -
Spanish Enojacuajo[?] Portmanteau of enojado ("angry") and renacuajo ("tadpole")

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 26.
  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 226.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 226.