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{{GBoss-infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[Image:Topmaniac.png]]<br>Artwork of '''Topmaniac'''
|image=[[File:Topmaniac.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Topmaniac
|level=[[Battlerock Galaxy#Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe|Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]<br>[[Battlerock Galaxy#Topmaniac's Daredevil Run|Topmaniac's Daredevil Run]]<br>[[Dreadnought Galaxy#Revenge of the Topman Tribe|Revenge of the Topman Tribe]]<br>[[Dreadnought Galaxy#Topman Tribe Speed Run|Topman Tribe Speed Run]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|species=[[Topman]]
|species=[[Topman]]
|galaxy=[[Battlerock Galaxy]]<br>[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|dome=[[Fountain]]<br>[[Garden]]
|star=[[Image:Smg_icon_powerstar.png|20px]][[Image:Smg_icon_daredevilcomet.png|20px]][[Image:Smg_icon_powerstar.png|20px]][[Image:Smg_icon_speedycomet.png|20px]]
}}
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'''Topmaniac''' is a boss in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It resembles a red spinning top, and is the leader of the [[Topman]] tribe. It is fought up to four times when [[Prankster Comet]]s are taken into account; twice in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]] and twice in the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]].
'''Topmaniac''' is a [[List of bosses|boss]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. He is simply a larger [[Topman]]. Most Topmen have spikes on their tops, but Topmaniac has ten yellow blades around his edge and a flat red top. He has two robotic-looking yellow eyes on his front along with a couple green arrows pointing in the direction of his rotation. Topmaniac is fought up to four times when [[Prankster Comet]]s are taken into account: twice in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]] and twice in the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]], making him the most fought boss in the game. His name is a combination of "Topman," which is his species, and "maniac," possibly referring to his buzz saw and aggressive behavior. Topmaniac shares the same boss music as [[King Kaliente]] and [[Bugaboom]].
 
==Battle==
===Battlerock Galaxy===
[[File:SMG Topmaniac Battle.png|thumb|left|Topmaniac and two [[Spiky Topman|Spiky Topmen]] battling [[Mario]]]]
Topmaniac is fought for the first time in the Battlerock Galaxy, in the level [[Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]] at the very end on the [[Battlerock Galaxy#Topman Planet|Topman Planet]]. In this battle, [[Mario]] must hit Topmaniac three times, each time getting harder, to finally knock him out and win the battle. The location of the battle is an arena with electric barriers on the side for Mario to hit if he gets blasted off to the side. At the beginning of the battle, Topmaniac falls from the sky with three [[Topmini]]s and tries to either hit Mario with his spikes or get the Topminis to ram him into a wall.
 
To hit Topmaniac, Mario must [[jump]] on top of him, which forces him to retract his spikes and spin closer to the walls. Mario must then [[spin]] into him, knocking him into the wall, damaging him in the process. Mario must do this three times to win. However, if Mario defeats the enemies Topmaniac summons, Topmaniac will go for Mario instead of just spinning around randomly. On the third time, instead of Topminis, Topmaniac uses [[Spiky Topman|Spiky Topmen]], who also attack Mario. After Topmaniac is defeated, he releases his [[Power Star]] and the level is completed.


==Appearance==
Topmaniac is [[Topmaniac's Daredevil Run|fought again]] in this galaxy when a [[Prankster Comet#Daredevil Comet|Daredevil Comet]] comes, which forces Mario to defeat it with only one point of health.
[[Image:Topmaniac.PNG|thumb|left|'''Topmaniac''' and several [[Topmen]] battling [[Mario]].]]
Topmaniac is simply a larger Topman. Most Topmen have spikes on their tops, but Topmaniac has ten yellow spikes on its side and a flat, red, top. It attacks [[Mario]] by [[spinning]] into him with its spikes and occasionally by jumping into him. It also has two robotic-looking yellow eyes on its front along with a couple green arrows pointing in the direction of its rotation.


==Strategy==
===Dreadnought Galaxy===
===Battlerock Galaxy===
[[File:SMG Dreadnought Galaxy Topmen.png|thumb|left|Topmaniac's second fight]]
[[Image:Topmaniacarena.jpg|thumb|right|A view of '''Topmaniac''''s battle arena]]
In the Dreadnought Galaxy, Topmaniac is battled again. This time, the level is called [[Revenge of the Topman Tribe]], and Topmaniac is fought in a [[Dreadnought Galaxy#Topmen Planet|different location]]. In this location, there are, once again, electric barriers, but this time, they are moving. In battle, Topmaniac must be hit three times once again, and he has the same basic strategy as the time before with one minor difference: In this battle, Topmaniac begins with two Spiky Topmen instead of Topminis as before.
Topmaniac is fought for the first time in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]], in the level, [[Battlerock Galaxy#Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe|Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]] at the very end on the [[Battlerock Galaxy#Topman Planet|Topman Planet]].


In this battle, Mario must hit Topmaniac three times, each time getting harder, to finally knock it out and win the battle. This format is seen in many of the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' bosses. The location of the battle is an arena with electric barriers on the side for Mario to hit if he gets blasted off to the side. At the beginning of the battle, Topmaniac will fall from the sky with two [[Micro-Topman|Micro-Topmen]], and try to either hit Mario with its spikes or get the Mini-Topmen to ram him into a wall.
Once again, Topmaniac is battled when a Prankster Comet arrives. However, this time, the comet is the [[Prankster Comet#Speedy Comet|Speedy Comet]], which forces Mario to defeat him within six minutes.
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To hit Topmaniac, Mario must jump on top of it, which will force it to retract its spikes and spin closer to the walls, Mario must then [[Spin]] into it, knocking it into the wall, making it lose one life. Mario must repeat this three times to win. However, on each consecutive time, Topmaniac will spin faster and faster, and go for Mario instead of just spinning around randomly. On the third time, instead of [[Micro-Topman|Micro-Topmen]], Topmaniac will use actual [[Topman|Topmen]], who also attack Mario. After Topmaniac is defeated, it releases a [[Power Star]] and the level is completed.
==Profiles and statistics==
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|image=[[File:Topmaniac.png|200px]]
|species=[[Topman]]
|mission=[[Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]<br>[[Topmaniac's Daredevil Run]]<br>[[Revenge of the Topman Tribe]]<br>[[Topman Tribe Speed Run]]
|galaxy=[[Battlerock Galaxy]]<br>[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|dome=[[Fountain]]<br>[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]]
|reward=[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Power Star]][[File:Smg icon daredevilcomet.png|link=Prankster Comet#Daredevil Comet|Daredevil Comet]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Power Star]][[File:Smg icon speedycomet.png|link=Prankster Comet#Speedy Comet|Speedy Comet]]
}}


Topmaniac is [[Battlerock Galaxy#Topmaniac's Daredevil Run|fought again]] in this galaxy when a [[Prankster Comet|Daredevil Comet]] comes, which forces Mario to defeat it with only one health.
===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card===
{{content description
|image=[[File:TopmaniacTradingCard.png|150px]]
|name=Topmaniac
|description=''The leader of the Topmen Tribe, Topmaniac is king of Battlerock Galaxy. This boss resembles a large, red spinning top with spikes on its side that it tries spinning into Mario. To beat him, Mario must jump on top of him, which causes his spikes to retract. Spin Topmaniac into the electrical barriers and win the Power Star!''
}}


===Dreadnought Galaxy===
==Gallery==
In the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]], Topmaniac is battled again. This time the level is called [[Dreadnought Galaxy#Revenge of the Topman Tribe|Revenge of the Topman Tribe]], and it is fought in a [[Dreadnought Galaxy#Topmen Planet|different location]]. In this location there are, once again, electric barriers, but this time they are moving.
<gallery>
GalaxyBosses.jpg|Key artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Asset Model Topmaniac.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Battlerock Galaxy Topmaniac Battle.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Topmaniac Dormant.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
</gallery>


In battle, Topmaniac must be hit three times once again, and has the basic same strategy as the time before with one minor difference: in this battle, Topmaniac begins with two [[Topman|Topmen]] instead of [[Micro-Topman|Micro-Topmen]] as before.
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/BossBegoman.arc</tt>
|name1=BossBegoman
|meaning1=Boss [[Topman#Names in other languages|Topman]]
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=ボスベーゴマン (''Bosu Bēgoman'')
|meaning2=Boss Topman
}}


Once again, Topmaniac is battled when a Prankster Comet arrives. However, this time, the comet is the Speedy Comet, which forces Mario to defeat it within a set time limit.
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ベーゴマンキング
|JpnR=Bēgoman Kingu
|JpnM=Topman King
|Ger=Begomankönig
|GerM=Topmen King
|Spa=Rey Trompo
|SpaM=Top King
|FreA=Toupimaniaque
|FreAM=Topmaniac
|FreE=Begoman
|FreEM=Topman
|Ita=Roboboss
|Ita2=Robopunta Regina<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=128}}</ref>
|ItaM=Topman-boss
|Ita2M=Topman Queen
|Kor=팽이킹
|KorR=Paeng-i King
|KorM=Topman King
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Topmaniac shares the same boss music as [[King Kaliente]] and [[Bugaboom]].
*[[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|During production of ''Super Mario Galaxy'']], Topmaniac was seemingly originally going to be fought in the [[Melty Molten Galaxy]], which had several elements from the Dreadnought Galaxy. Here, he was actually gray with light gray stripes, instead of blue arrows. His head was rounded at the top like a normal Topman (instead of the big red light), and his head would rise up like one too.
*It seems that [[Super Mario Galaxy/Beta elements|during production of ''Super Mario Galaxy'']], Topmaniac was originally going to be fought in the Melty Molten Galaxy, which had several elements from the Dreadnought Galaxy. Here, it was actually gray with light gray stripes, instead of blue arrows. Its head was rounded at the top like a normal Topman (instead of the big red light) and its head would rise up like one too.
 
*Topmaniac's UFO may be the same one that attacked [[Toad Town]]. However, that UFO had a curved top while Topmaniac's UFO has the platform where it is battled.
==References==
*The player faces Topmaniac up to four times ([[Prankster Comet]]s included), which is more than all other bosses in the game.
<references/>
*Although all other species of Topmen appeared in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Topmaniac is absent in the game.


==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreignname
|Ger=Begomankönig
|GerM=King of Begoman (=???)
|SpaE=Rey Trompo
|SpaEM=Spin King
|Fra=Begoman}}
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Latest revision as of 16:09, January 7, 2025

Topmaniac
Topmaniac
Artwork of Topmaniac
Species Topman
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

Topmaniac is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy. He is simply a larger Topman. Most Topmen have spikes on their tops, but Topmaniac has ten yellow blades around his edge and a flat red top. He has two robotic-looking yellow eyes on his front along with a couple green arrows pointing in the direction of his rotation. Topmaniac is fought up to four times when Prankster Comets are taken into account: twice in the Battlerock Galaxy and twice in the Dreadnought Galaxy, making him the most fought boss in the game. His name is a combination of "Topman," which is his species, and "maniac," possibly referring to his buzz saw and aggressive behavior. Topmaniac shares the same boss music as King Kaliente and Bugaboom.

Battle[edit]

Battlerock Galaxy[edit]

Mario in a boss fight against Topmaniac in Super Mario Galaxy.
Topmaniac and two Spiky Topmen battling Mario

Topmaniac is fought for the first time in the Battlerock Galaxy, in the level Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe at the very end on the Topman Planet. In this battle, Mario must hit Topmaniac three times, each time getting harder, to finally knock him out and win the battle. The location of the battle is an arena with electric barriers on the side for Mario to hit if he gets blasted off to the side. At the beginning of the battle, Topmaniac falls from the sky with three Topminis and tries to either hit Mario with his spikes or get the Topminis to ram him into a wall.

To hit Topmaniac, Mario must jump on top of him, which forces him to retract his spikes and spin closer to the walls. Mario must then spin into him, knocking him into the wall, damaging him in the process. Mario must do this three times to win. However, if Mario defeats the enemies Topmaniac summons, Topmaniac will go for Mario instead of just spinning around randomly. On the third time, instead of Topminis, Topmaniac uses Spiky Topmen, who also attack Mario. After Topmaniac is defeated, he releases his Power Star and the level is completed.

Topmaniac is fought again in this galaxy when a Daredevil Comet comes, which forces Mario to defeat it with only one point of health.

Dreadnought Galaxy[edit]

Topman
Topmaniac's second fight

In the Dreadnought Galaxy, Topmaniac is battled again. This time, the level is called Revenge of the Topman Tribe, and Topmaniac is fought in a different location. In this location, there are, once again, electric barriers, but this time, they are moving. In battle, Topmaniac must be hit three times once again, and he has the same basic strategy as the time before with one minor difference: In this battle, Topmaniac begins with two Spiky Topmen instead of Topminis as before.

Once again, Topmaniac is battled when a Prankster Comet arrives. However, this time, the comet is the Speedy Comet, which forces Mario to defeat him within six minutes.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Topmaniac
Topmaniac
Dome Fountain
Garden
Galaxy Battlerock Galaxy
Dreadnought Galaxy
Mission Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe
Topmaniac's Daredevil Run
Revenge of the Topman Tribe
Topman Tribe Speed Run
Reward Power StarDaredevil CometPower StarSpeedy Comet

Super Mario Galaxy trading card[edit]

Image Name Description

TopmaniacTradingCard.png Topmaniac The leader of the Topmen Tribe, Topmaniac is king of Battlerock Galaxy. This boss resembles a large, red spinning top with spikes on its side that it tries spinning into Mario. To beat him, Mario must jump on top of him, which causes his spikes to retract. Spin Topmaniac into the electrical barriers and win the Power Star!

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy ObjectData/BossBegoman.arc BossBegoman Boss Topman
Super Mario Galaxy StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl ボスベーゴマン (Bosu Bēgoman) Boss Topman

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ベーゴマンキング[?]
Bēgoman Kingu
Topman King
French (NOA) Toupimaniaque[?] Topmaniac
French (NOE) Begoman[?] Topman
German Begomankönig[?] Topmen King
Italian Roboboss[?] Topman-boss
Robopunta Regina[1] Topman Queen
Korean 팽이킹[?]
Paeng-i King
Topman King
Spanish Rey Trompo[?] Top King

Trivia[edit]

  • During production of Super Mario Galaxy, Topmaniac was seemingly originally going to be fought in the Melty Molten Galaxy, which had several elements from the Dreadnought Galaxy. Here, he was actually gray with light gray stripes, instead of blue arrows. His head was rounded at the top like a normal Topman (instead of the big red light), and his head would rise up like one too.

References[edit]

  1. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.