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{{another language}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Morocon - SMBW render.png|100px]] [[File:Morocon (pop) - SMBW render.png|130px]]<br>Rendered game models of Morocon
|image=[[File:Morocon - SMBW render.png|100px]] [[File:Morocon (pop) - SMBW render.png|130px]]<br>Rendered game models of Kerpop
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|comparable=[[Snootle]]
|comparable=[[Kab-omb]]<br>[[Snootle]]
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'''Morocon''' are enemies from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' that are introduced in the level [[Hot-Hot Hot!]] They are sentient popcorn kernels that, in their default state, act the same as a [[Goomba]], walking aimlessly from side to side. When touching anything hot, namely [[Hot-Hot Rock]]s, they pop and start bouncing on the ground while moving in a certain direction. Like many other enemies, they hurt the player from the side and below but can be defeated by a simple stomp or an attack from various power-ups.
'''Kerpops'''<ref name=WonderSekai14>[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/3c24e9ec-6583-401a-a5ab-818180c2c0a8 マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。~その2~【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.14】]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 9, 2024.</ref> are enemies from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' that are introduced in the level [[Hot-Hot Hot!]] They are sentient popcorn kernels that, in their default state, act the same as a [[Goomba]], walking aimlessly from side to side. When touching anything hot, namely [[fireball]]s and [[Hot-Hot Rock]]s, they pop and start bouncing on the ground while moving in a certain direction. Like many other enemies, they hurt the player from the side and below but can be defeated by a simple [[stomp]] or an attack from various power-ups.
 
When they pop, they emit a savory aroma.<ref name=WonderSekai14/> Their name is an onomatopoeia for popping, as well as a combination of "kernel" and "popcorn".
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMBWScreenshotUnknownCorn KernelEnemy.png|A Morocon before coming in contact with fire
SMBWScreenshotUnknownCorn KernelEnemy.png|A Kerpop before popping
File:SMBW Screenshot Popcorn Enemy.png|A popped Morocon
File:SMBW Screenshot Popcorn Enemy.png|A popped Kerpop
Morocon model SMBW.png|Model (all assets on)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=モロコン<ref>Nintendo DREAM. 2023. ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder Kanzen Kōryakubon''. Page 47.</ref>
|Jap=モロコン<ref name=WonderSekai14/>
|JapR=Morokon
|JapR=Morokon
|JapM=Possibly a portmanteau of「{{ruby|玉蜀黍|とうもろこし}}」(''tōmorokoshi'', corn) and「ポン」(''pon'', onomatopoeia for popping), in reference to the popcorn
|JapM=Possibly a portmanteau of「{{ruby|玉蜀黍|とうもろこし}}」(''tōmorokoshi''," corn") and「ポン」(''pon'', onomatopoeia for popping)
|ChiT=玉米寶<ref>{{cite|date=March 15, 2024|url=https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/1MeTIRLiNscv408aUIzHK|title=阻擋瑪利歐一行人的去路。將為您介紹花花王國充滿個人特色的敵方角色。~第二篇~ 【前往驚奇的世界 Vol.14】|publisher=nintendo.com.hk|accessdate=March 15, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Yùmǐ Bǎo
|ChiTM=From「玉米」(''yùmǐ'', "corn") and「寶」(''bǎo'', a term of endearment for children)
|Kor=수수알<ref>{{cite|date=February 23, 2024|url=https://www.nintendo.co.kr/news/article/2HmXb1cOOdDjPSJp4iZtdJ|title=마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제2편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.14】|publisher=nintendo.co.kr|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
|KorR=Susual
|KorM=From "옥수수" (''oksusu'', "corn") and possibly "알" (''al'', "egg"/"grain")
}}
}}



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Kerpop
Custom render of enemy Kerpop from Super Mario Bros. Wonder Custom render of enemy Kerpop from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Rendered game models of Kerpop
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Comparable

Kerpops[1] are enemies from Super Mario Bros. Wonder that are introduced in the level Hot-Hot Hot! They are sentient popcorn kernels that, in their default state, act the same as a Goomba, walking aimlessly from side to side. When touching anything hot, namely fireballs and Hot-Hot Rocks, they pop and start bouncing on the ground while moving in a certain direction. Like many other enemies, they hurt the player from the side and below but can be defeated by a simple stomp or an attack from various power-ups.

When they pop, they emit a savory aroma.[1] Their name is an onomatopoeia for popping, as well as a combination of "kernel" and "popcorn".

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Model/EnemyMorocon.bfres.zs Morocon Japanese name

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モロコン[1]
Morokon
Possibly a portmanteau of「玉蜀黍とうもろこし」(tōmorokoshi," corn") and「ポン」(pon, onomatopoeia for popping)
Chinese (traditional) 玉米寶[2]
Yùmǐ Bǎo
From「玉米」(yùmǐ, "corn") and「寶」(bǎo, a term of endearment for children)
Korean 수수알[3]
Susual
From "옥수수" (oksusu, "corn") and possibly "알" (al, "egg"/"grain")

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