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|Jap=トゲツムリ<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Shogakukan book]{{page needed}}</ref>
|Jap=トゲツムリ<ref>{{cite|author=Shogakukan editors|title=「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|url=i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg|date=2006|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=19|isbn=4-091063-07-1}}</ref>
|JapR=Togetsumuri
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|JapM=Portmanteau of「棘」(''toge'', "spike") and「{{Ruby|蝸牛|カタツムリ}}」(''katatsumuri'', "snail")
|JapM=Portmanteau of「棘」(''toge'', "spike") and「{{Ruby|蝸牛|カタツムリ}}」(''katatsumuri'', "snail")

Latest revision as of 21:26, November 3, 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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Game File Name Meaning

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

Names in other languages[edit]

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[edit]

  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. ^ Shogakukan editors (2006). 「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 19.
  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.