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|image=[[File:PorcupinefishCartoon.jpg|200px]] | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' ("[[Fire Sale]]") (1991) | |||
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{{quote|Stung by porcupinefish! That mean they won't be able to move until it wears off!|Yoshi|"[[Fire Sale]]"}} | {{quote|Stung by porcupinefish! That mean they won't be able to move until it wears off!|Yoshi|"[[Fire Sale]]"}} | ||
[[File:PorcupinefishPopsicles.jpg|thumb|left|Mario and Luigi paralyzed by porcupinefish]] | [[File:PorcupinefishPopsicles.jpg|thumb|left|Mario and Luigi paralyzed by porcupinefish]] | ||
'''Porcupinefish''' are dark-blue, spiked fish seen in the first episode of ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'', [[Fire Sale]]. They are named after the real-life {{wp|porcupinefish}}, a heavily-spiked group of fish closely related to the {{wp|Tetraodontidae|pufferfish}}. Due to their appearance, they may be based off the [[Spiny Cheep Cheep|Spiny Cheep-Cheep]] or the [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffer]], though they more closely resemble [[Urchin]]s. They pop out of the water, sometimes from beneath sheets of ice, to stab people with their paralyzing spines. Throughout the episode, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] are paralyzed by porcupinefish. | '''Porcupinefish''' are dark-blue, spiked fish seen in the first episode of ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'', [[Fire Sale]]. They are named after the real-life {{wp|porcupinefish}}, a heavily-spiked group of fish closely related to the {{wp|Tetraodontidae|pufferfish}}. Due to their appearance, they may be based off the [[Spiny Cheep Cheep|Spiny Cheep-Cheep]] or the [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffer]], though they more closely resemble [[Urchin]]s. They pop out of the water, sometimes from beneath sheets of ice, to stab people with their paralyzing spines. Throughout the episode, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] are paralyzed by porcupinefish. | ||
Revision as of 21:14, August 8, 2024
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| First appearance | Super Mario World ("Fire Sale") (1991) |
- “Stung by porcupinefish! That mean they won't be able to move until it wears off!”
- —Yoshi, "Fire Sale"
Porcupinefish are dark-blue, spiked fish seen in the first episode of Super Mario World, Fire Sale. They are named after the real-life porcupinefish, a heavily-spiked group of fish closely related to the pufferfish. Due to their appearance, they may be based off the Spiny Cheep-Cheep or the Porcu-Puffer, though they more closely resemble Urchins. They pop out of the water, sometimes from beneath sheets of ice, to stab people with their paralyzing spines. Throughout the episode, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Kootie Pie are paralyzed by porcupinefish.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| French | Poisson-globe[?] | Puffer Fish | |
| Portuguese | Porco-Espinho Peixe[?] | Porcupine Fish | |
| Romanian | Pește spinos[?] | Spiny fish | |
| Spanish | Pez Puercoespín[?] | Porcupine fish |
