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{{quote|Ack! That thing's back looks so... pointy!|Mailtoad|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}
{{quote|Ack! That thing's back looks so... pointy!|Mailtoad|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}
'''Pupdozers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=29|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. These [[dinosaur]]-like creatures appear in the [[Flipsville Galaxy]] only. They usually patrol a small area. [[Mario]] can only defeat them by using [[grate]]s to flip them over, causing the weak spot on their bellies to be exposed. Pupdozers are reptilian in appearance; they have a row of purple spikes on their backs, short tails, yellow underbellies with ground pound symbols, and brown backs. Their leader is a giant Pupdozer called [[Glamdozer]].
'''Pupdozers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=29|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. These [[dinosaur]]-like creatures appear in [[Flipsville Galaxy]] only. They usually patrol a small area. [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] can defeat them only by using [[grate]]s to flip them over, causing the weak spot on their bellies to be exposed. Pupdozers are reptilian in appearance; they have a row of purple spikes on their backs, short tails, yellow underbellies with [[Ground Pound]] symbols, and brown backs. Their leader is a giant Pupdozer called [[Glamdozer]]. Defeating them yields a [[coin]].
 
==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]]
|[[Flipsville Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Flip-Flopping in Flipsville]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Flipsville's New Digs]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Spin Speed Run]]
|}
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMG2 Pupdozer Render.png|Data-rendered model
SMG2 Pupdozer Render.png|Data-rendered model
SMG2 Pupdozer Defeat.png|Mario defeats a Pupdozer
SMG2 Pupdozer Defeat.png|Mario defeats a Pupdozer.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブットン
|Jpn=ブットン
|JapR=Button
|JpnR=Button
|JapM=Derived from「ぶっとい」(''buttoi'', "fat"), describing their belly, and possibly "-don" (a common suffix for dinosaurs)
|JpnM=Derived from「ぶっとい」(''buttoi'', "fat"), describing their belly, and possibly "-don" (a common suffix for dinosaurs)
|Ger=Schlummerlinchen
|Ger=Schlummerlinchen
|GerM=Diminutive of ''schlummern'' ("slumber")
|GerM=Diminutive of ''schlummern'' ("slumber")

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Pupdozer
Artwork of a Pupdozer from Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Notable members
“Ack! That thing's back looks so... pointy!”
Mailtoad, Super Mario Galaxy 2

Pupdozers[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. These dinosaur-like creatures appear in Flipsville Galaxy only. They usually patrol a small area. Mario or Luigi can defeat them only by using grates to flip them over, causing the weak spot on their bellies to be exposed. Pupdozers are reptilian in appearance; they have a row of purple spikes on their backs, short tails, yellow underbellies with Ground Pound symbols, and brown backs. Their leader is a giant Pupdozer called Glamdozer. Defeating them yields a coin.

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 Flipsville Galaxy Flip-Flopping in Flipsville Flipsville's New Digs Purple Coin Spin Speed Run

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy 2 ObjectData/Bussun.arc Bussun Derived from「ブスブス」(busubusu, a term meaning "prickling repeatedly"), referring to their spikes and their attack method, and possibly "-don" (a common suffix for dinosaurs)
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl ザコブッスン (Zako Bussun) Small-fry Pupdozer

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブットン[?]
Button
Derived from「ぶっとい」(buttoi, "fat"), describing their belly, and possibly "-don" (a common suffix for dinosaurs)
French Bidosaure[?] From bidon (belly) and dinosaure ("dinosaur")
German Schlummerlinchen[?] Diminutive of schlummern ("slumber")
Italian Belldozer[?] Possibly from "belly" and their English name
Spanish (NOE) Cucamotas[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 29.