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'''Swirlypods'''<ref name=WonderSekai14>[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/3c24e9ec-6583-401a-a5ab-818180c2c0a8 マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。~その2~【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.14】]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 9, 2024.</ref><ref>Shea, Brian (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, 2024. [https://i.imgur.com/9Ald1X8.png Trompette and Swirlypod verified via e-mail response from the author]</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, and their name comes from "swirl", referring to their spiral shell, and "gastropod", a class of mollusks composed of snails and slugs. They move slowly on the ground, walls, and blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of [[Semisolid Platform]]s. 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, Brian (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, 2024. [https://i.imgur.com/9Ald1X8.png Trompette and Swirlypod verified via e-mail response from the author]</ref><ref name=WonderSekai14>[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/3c24e9ec-6583-401a-a5ab-818180c2c0a8 マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。~その2~【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.14】]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 9, 2024.</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, and their name comes from "swirl", referring to their spiral shell, and "gastropod", a class of mollusks composed of snails and slugs. They move slowly on the ground, walls, and blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of [[Semisolid Platform]]s. 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 [[Swamp Pipe Crawl]], where the emerging pipes reveal they can withstand the [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]] without repercussion.
They are more prominent in [[Swamp Pipe Crawl]], where the emerging pipes reveal they can withstand the [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]] without repercussion.
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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
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|Jap=マイマイ<ref name=WonderSekai14/><ref>[https://www.ndw.jp/mario-book-231226 2023年12月28日発売! 圧巻の640ページに凝縮された「スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー 完全攻略本」 – Nintendo DREAM WEB]. ''Nintendo DREAM WEB''. Retrieved December 26, 2023.</ref>
|Jap=マイマイ<ref>[https://www.ndw.jp/mario-book-231226 2023年12月28日発売! 圧巻の640ページに凝縮された「スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー 完全攻略本」 – Nintendo DREAM WEB]. ''Nintendo DREAM WEB''. Retrieved December 26, 2023.</ref><ref name=WonderSekai14/>
|JapR=Maimai
|JapR=Maimai
|JapM=Snail
|JapM=Snail

Revision as of 07:30, February 9, 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, and their name comes from "swirl", referring to their spiral shell, and "gastropod", a class of mollusks composed of snails and slugs. They move slowly on the ground, walls, and blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of Semisolid Platforms. 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 Swamp Pipe Crawl, where the emerging pipes reveal they can withstand the poison without repercussion.

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

Gallery

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][2]
Maimai
Snail
Italian Kiocciola[4] Pun on "chiocciola" (snail)

Trivia

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

References