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|image=[[Image:Swaphooper.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]]
|relatives=[[Flophopper]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
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'''Swaphoppers'''<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 bug-like creatures appear only in areas where [[gravity]] flips such as [[Rightside Down Galaxy]] and [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]], though they also make a minor appearance in the [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]. Their name is a portmanteau of "swap," referring to the constant gravity changes in the places they inhabit, and "grasshopper." Swaphoppers each have one blue hard-shelled side with a spike on top, meaning [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) cannot [[spin]] or [[jump]] on it. On the other side is a soft tan underbelly. When gravity flips and exposes the Swaphopper's tan side, Mario can jump on it and defeat the Swaphopper. However, in the Battle Belt Galaxy, one of the Swaphoppers behaves oppositely; it has its tan underbelly vulnerable when the gravity is normal and the spike on top when upside down. Swaphoppers attack by simply hopping towards Mario. Aside from what is described, they are roughly oval-shaped, and they have two bored-looking eyes in between their two sides as well as a pair of short legs. Their eyelids tilt a little in (to represent an angered expression) when the enemies are resistant and a little out (as if scared) when they are vulnerable. When they are stopped by the [[Co-Star Luma]], they are not affected by gravity changes.


'''Swaphoppers''' are enemies that only appear in areas where gravity flips such as [[Rightside Down Galaxy]] and [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]], though they also make a minor appearance in [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]. Swaphoppers have one blue, hard-shelled side with a spike on top, meaning [[Mario]] can't [[Spin]] or [[Jump]] on it. On the other side is a soft, tan underbelly.  When gravity flips and exposes the Swaphopper's tan side, Mario can jump on it and defeat the Swaphopper. However, in the Battle Belt Galaxy, one of the Swaphoppers behaves oppositely; it has its tan underbelly vulnerable when the gravity is normal, and the spike on top when upside down. They attack by simply hopping towards Mario. Aside from what is described, they are roughly oval shaped, have two bored-looking eyes in between their two sides, and a pair of short legs.
A similar enemy called [[Flophopper]] appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Their appearance is different, and they do not possess the gravity tactics of Swaphoppers, instead attacking like a [[Bramball]].


==Names in Other Languages==
==Appearances==
{{foreignname
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
|Jap=ハンテンムシ<br>''hantenmushi''
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
|JapM=Hatenmushi (''haten''=turning around; ''mushi''=insect}}
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!Worlds
!Galaxies
!colspan=3|Missions
|-
|[[World 1 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 1]]
|[[Rightside Down Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Breaking the Laws of Gravity]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Great Crate Incinerator]]
|-
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=A Walk on the Weird Side]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Burning Upside Dizzy]]
|-
|[[World 6 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 6]]
|[[Battle Belt Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Mini-Planet Mega-Run]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=Mini-Planet Daredevil Run]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Snacktime for Gobblegut]]
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG2 Battle Belt Inside the Undergrunt Planet.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' ([[Battle Belt Galaxy]])
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
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|file2=<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=グラピョン (''Gurapyon'')
|meaning2=Possibly from "grasshopper" and「ピョン」(''pyon'', onomatopoeia for bouncing)
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ハンテンムシ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors.|location=Tokyo|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|page=161|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JpnR=Hantenmushi
|JpnM=Portmanteau of「反転」(''hanten'', turning around) and「虫」(''mushi'', "insect")
|Ger=Gravistachler
|GerM=From "gravitate" and agentive form of ''stachel'' ("sting")
|Ita=Saltignotto
|ItaM=From ''salti'' ("jump")
|Fre=Versopic
|FreM=Masculine form of ''verser'' ("to turn") + ''picot'' ("spike")
}}
 
==References==
<references/>


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Latest revision as of 06:07, January 25, 2025

Swaphopper
Artwork of Swaphopper from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Relatives

Swaphoppers[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. These bug-like creatures appear only in areas where gravity flips such as Rightside Down Galaxy and Upside Dizzy Galaxy, though they also make a minor appearance in the Battle Belt Galaxy. Their name is a portmanteau of "swap," referring to the constant gravity changes in the places they inhabit, and "grasshopper." Swaphoppers each have one blue hard-shelled side with a spike on top, meaning Mario (or Luigi) cannot spin or jump on it. On the other side is a soft tan underbelly. When gravity flips and exposes the Swaphopper's tan side, Mario can jump on it and defeat the Swaphopper. However, in the Battle Belt Galaxy, one of the Swaphoppers behaves oppositely; it has its tan underbelly vulnerable when the gravity is normal and the spike on top when upside down. Swaphoppers attack by simply hopping towards Mario. Aside from what is described, they are roughly oval-shaped, and they have two bored-looking eyes in between their two sides as well as a pair of short legs. Their eyelids tilt a little in (to represent an angered expression) when the enemies are resistant and a little out (as if scared) when they are vulnerable. When they are stopped by the Co-Star Luma, they are not affected by gravity changes.

A similar enemy called Flophopper appears in Super Mario 3D Land. Their appearance is different, and they do not possess the gravity tactics of Swaphoppers, instead attacking like a Bramball.

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 1 Rightside Down Galaxy Breaking the Laws of Gravity The Great Crate Incinerator
World 5 Upside Dizzy Galaxy A Walk on the Weird Side Burning Upside Dizzy
World 6 Battle Belt Galaxy Mini-Planet Mega-Run Mini-Planet Daredevil Run Snacktime for Gobblegut

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy 2 ObjectData/GrapyonBody.arc
ObjectData/GrapyonHead.arc 		GrapyonBody
GrapyonHead 		Grapyon; transliteration of below
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl グラピョン (Gurapyon) Possibly from "grasshopper" and「ピョン」(pyon, onomatopoeia for bouncing)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハンテンムシ[2]
Hantenmushi 		Portmanteau of「反転」(hanten, turning around) and「虫」(mushi, "insect")
French Versopic[?] Masculine form of verser ("to turn") + picot ("spike")
German Gravistachler[?] From "gravitate" and agentive form of stachel ("sting")
Italian Saltignotto[?] From salti ("jump")

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.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 161.
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