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'''Floaters'''<ref name="manual">{{cite|title=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=20|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref> are rare floating creatures that appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They are robotic,<ref name=Daijiten/> statue-like beings that [[Wario]] can ride. They move in the direction the arrow in their head is pointing, and Wario can control the direction in which they go by jumping and landing back on top of them, similar to the [[Directional Lift]]s with exclamation marks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are only found in two courses of the game: [[Course No.11]] and [[Course No.17]]. If Wario falls off of the Floater, he may fall into a [[pit]] and lose a life.
'''Floaters'''<ref name="manual">{{cite|title=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=20|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are rare floating creatures that appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They are robotic,<ref name=Daijiten/> statue-like beings that [[Wario]] can ride. They move in the direction the arrow in their head is pointing, and Wario can control the direction in which they go by jumping and landing back on top of them, similar to the [[Directional Lift]]s with exclamation marks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are only found in two courses of the game: [[Course No.11]] and [[Course No.17]]. If Wario falls off of the Floater, he may fall into a [[pit]] and lose a life.


Floaters' design appears to be inspired by the Japanese {{wp|dogū}} sculptures of the {{wp|Jōmon period}}. These ancient sculptures share the same lidded eyes and general shape as Floaters, and are often referenced in Japanese pop culture — including video games.
Floaters' design appears to be inspired by the Japanese {{wp|dogū}} sculptures of the {{wp|Jōmon period}}. These ancient sculptures share the same lidded eyes and general shape as Floaters, and are often referenced in Japanese pop culture — including video games.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハニハニ<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' instruction booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|language=ja|date=1994}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|Jap=ハニハニ<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' instruction booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|date=1994}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Hanihani
|JapR=Hanihani
|JapM=Probably from a partial repetition of「埴輪」(''{{wp|haniwa}}'')
|JapM=Probably from a partial repetition of「埴輪」(''{{wp|haniwa}}'')
|Ger=Floater
|Ger=Floater
|Ita=Galleggiante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' European manual|page=117|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|author=Nintendo|date=1994}}</ref>
|Ita=Galleggiante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' European manual|page=117|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1994}}</ref>
|Ita2=Fluttuatore<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
|Ita2=Fluttuatore<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
|ItaM=Floating
|ItaM=Floating

Revision as of 17:31, August 5, 2024

Not to be confused with Flutter or Flopter.
Floater
A Floater, as seen in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 artwork.
Artwork from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)

Floaters[1] are rare floating creatures that appear in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They are robotic,[2] statue-like beings that Wario can ride. They move in the direction the arrow in their head is pointing, and Wario can control the direction in which they go by jumping and landing back on top of them, similar to the Directional Lifts with exclamation marks in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are only found in two courses of the game: Course No.11 and Course No.17. If Wario falls off of the Floater, he may fall into a pit and lose a life.

Floaters' design appears to be inspired by the Japanese dogū sculptures of the Jōmon period. These ancient sculptures share the same lidded eyes and general shape as Floaters, and are often referenced in Japanese pop culture — including video games.

Profiles

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • Japanese Virtual Console manual: ハニハニは敵ではなく、ワリオの移動を手助けしてくれます。その場で浮遊していて、頭の上に乗ってジャンプすると、進行方向を変えることができます。進行方向は、ハニハニの持っている玉に矢印で表示されます。[3](Floater is not an enemy, but helps Wario navigate. It floats in place and can change its direction of travel if you jump on top of its head. The direction of travel is indicated by an arrow on the ball that Floater is holding.)
  • English manual: Wario can ride this creature in the air. The arrow on its ball shows the direction that it will float. A knock on the head will change its direction.[1]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

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Gallery

  • Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • A Floater as depicted in the Kodansha manga

    A Floater as depicted in the Kodansha manga

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Floater[?] -
Italian Galleggiante[5] Floating
Fluttuatore[6] Floater

References

  1. ^ a b 1994. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Daijiten
  3. ^ Japanese Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console manual, section 15.
  4. ^ 1994. Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 21.
  5. ^ 1994. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 European manual. Nintendo of Europe. Page 117.
  6. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.
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Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Characters Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario
Bosses Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie
Worlds Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle
Power-ups Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star
Collectibles ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure
Enemies and obstacles Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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