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Revision as of 00:12, September 26, 2024

Snailicorn
SnailicornModel.png
Model from New Super Mario Bros.
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)

Snailicorns[1] are large snail-like enemies in New Super Mario Bros. Their name is a portmanteau of "snail" and "unicorn." Every Snailicorn has two small green feet and a horn on its head. Snailicorns appear only in World 5-3 and World 5-B. A Snailicorn walks straightforward on the platform it is on and turns around to avoid edges if necessary, similarly to red Koopa Troopas. If a Snailicorn sees Mario or Luigi, it charges in a straight line with its horn facing him. Jumping on a Snailicorn's shell pushes it backward, possibly into gaps within platforms or bottomless pits, and ground-pounding a Snailicorn pushes it even farther back. Snailcorns can be defeated from either Shell Mario's Shell Dash move, a Mega Mushroom, or a Starman.

The game's internal filename for "Snailicorn" is a romanization of the Japanese name for "Bully," suggesting that it was originally designed as one before being changed to a horned snail.[2] This explains why the two species act in a similar manner. Given that it has one horn and appears only in ice levels, it may have specifically been modeled after the Chill Bully.

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Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. data/enemy/donketu.nsbmd donketu Bully

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トゲツムリ[3]
Togetsumuri
Portmanteau of「棘」(toge, "spike") and「蝸牛カタツムリ」(katatsumuri, "snail")
French Snailicorn[4] -
German Hornschnecke[?] Horn Snail
Italian TartaSpunzo[5] Turtle Spike
Spanish Caracol Spike[6] Snail Spike

References

  1. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 12.
  2. ^ TCRF. New Super Mario Bros. § Internal Names. The Cutting Room Floor (American English). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Shogakukan book[page number needed]
  4. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 114.
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 115.
  6. ^ October 12, 2017. Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros.. Planeta DeAgostini (Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 115.