Pokipede

Pokipede
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

Pokipedes are enemies that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They are Wiggler-like caterpillars with boxing gloves and spiked helmets that cover all but their last segment. Pokipedes move along rails, punching everything in front of them, destroying snow blocks in their path. They can be defeated by stomping on their single uncovered segment, hitting said segment with three fireballs, or by attacking them with Elephant Mario's trunk.

Pokipedes have a red variant, which moves faster and is able to destroy Hard Blocks as well. Both variants of Pokipedes can have between three and seven segments. They appear prominently in Pokipede Pass, alongside the Spelunking! Wiggler Race. Their name is a portmanteau of "poke" and "centipede".

Gallery

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  A red Pokipede

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヘビムシ[?] Hebimushi	Snake insect
Chinese	蛇虫[?] Shéchóng	Snake insect
Dutch	Pokipede[?]	-
French	Serpattes[?]	Portmanteau of "serpent" (snake) and "pattes" (legs), or possibly "mille-pattes" (millipede)
German	Tausendschlängler[?]	From "tausend" (thousand) and the agentive form of "Schlange" (snake)
Italian	Serpipiede[?]	Portmanteau of "serpi" (snakes) and "piede" (foot), or "centopiedi" (centipede)
Korean	뱀벌레[?] Baembeolle	Serpent insect
Portuguese	Socopeia[?]	Portmanteau of "socar" (to punch) and "centopeia" (centipede)
Russian	Жукендра[?] Zhukendra	Portmanteau of "жук" (zhuk, beetle) and "сколопендра" (skolopendra, scolopendra)
Spanish	Serpiés[?]	Portmanteau of "serpiente" (snake) and "ciempiés" (centipede)