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'''Swirlypods'''<ref>Game Informer (October 19, 2023). [https://www.gameinformer.com/guide/2023/10/19/super-mario-bros-wonder-flower-coins-and-wonder-seeds-guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder Flower Coins And Wonder Seeds Guide]. Retrieved January 5, 2023.</ref> are enemies from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' that are introduced in the level [[Bulrush Coming Through!]]. They are green snails with a pink shell. As snails, they move slowly both on the ground, on the sides of a pipe and on floating blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of [[Semisolid Platform]]s front side. When stomped, they are launched out of their shells, much like [[Beach Koopa]]s, and, after recovering from the dizziness, attempt to get back in it. When Swirlypods are eaten by [[Maw-Maw]]s, their shells are spat out. Similar to Koopa Shells, their shell can then be picked up and used as a weapon or projectile against other enemies.
'''Swirlypods'''<ref>Shea, B. (October 19, 2023). [https://www.gameinformer.com/guide/2023/10/19/super-mario-bros-wonder-flower-coins-and-wonder-seeds-guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder Flower Coins And Wonder Seeds Guide]. ''Game Informer''. Retrieved January 5, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://i.imgur.com/9Ald1X8.png Email from Game Informer guide author Brian Shea]</ref> are enemies from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' that are introduced in the level [[Bulrush Coming Through!]]. They are green snails with a pink shell. As snails, they move slowly both on the ground, on the sides of a pipe and on floating blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of [[Semisolid Platform]]s front side. When stomped, they are launched out of their shells, much like [[Beach Koopa]]s, and, after recovering from the dizziness, attempt to get back in it. When Swirlypods are eaten by [[Maw-Maw]]s, their shells are spat out. Similar to Koopa Shells, their shell can then be picked up and used as a weapon or projectile against other enemies.


They are more prominent in the level [[Swamp Pipe Crawl]], where the emerging pipes reveal they can withstand the [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]] without repercussion.
They are more prominent in the level [[Swamp Pipe Crawl]], where the emerging pipes reveal they can withstand the [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]] without repercussion.

Revision as of 20:34, January 6, 2024

Swirlypod
Custom render of a Swirlypod from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Rendered game model of a Swirlypod
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Variants
Comparable

Swirlypods[1][2] are enemies from Super Mario Bros. Wonder that are introduced in the level Bulrush Coming Through!. They are green snails with a pink shell. As snails, they move slowly both on the ground, on the sides of a pipe and on floating blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of Semisolid Platforms front side. When stomped, they are launched out of their shells, much like Beach Koopas, and, after recovering from the dizziness, attempt to get back in it. When Swirlypods are eaten by Maw-Maws, their shells are spat out. Similar to Koopa Shells, their shell can then be picked up and used as a weapon or projectile against other enemies.

They are more prominent in the level Swamp Pipe Crawl, where the emerging pipes reveal they can withstand the poison without repercussion.

Big variants also appear in some levels with them with the same characteristics.

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Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Snail -

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マイマイ[3]
Maimai
Snail
Italian Kiocciola[4] Pun on "chiocciola" (snail)

Trivia

  • The Swirlypods' bulbous, striped antennae strongly resemble the green-banded broodsac, a parasitic flatworm that infests the eyestalks of snails.

References