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A '''Spring Topman'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.is/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|language=en|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.is/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en}}</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | A '''Spring Topman'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.is/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|language=en|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.is/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en}}</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and a green member of the [[Topman]] Tribe. | ||
==History== | |||
===''Super Mario Galaxy''=== | |||
Spring Topmen first appear as uncommon enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Like with [[Spiky Topman|Spiky Topmen]], they charge at [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) while spinning rapidly, causing him to get knocked away dizzily if they hit him, but getting knocked away themselves if he [[spin]]s against them. Their upper half juts up on a spring and blinks orange when one is stunned by being hit with a [[jump]] or a spin, allowing Mario to bounce extra high off them and gently spin downwards, similar to the [[Spindrift]] enemy from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Unlike most other enemies in the game, they respawn if defeated, specifically by reappearing from a small black circle resembling a [[black hole]]; the only way for them to be defeated in the first place is to be spun into an [[electric rail]]. | |||
A Spring Topman first appears in the [[Buoy Base Galaxy]], near the area with the [[Water Shooter]]s after Mario spins a [[valve]] to turn the Water Shooters off. A similar robot known as a [[Sentry Garage]] appears atop the tower, and can spawn [[Topmini]]s. Spring Topmen later appear as part of the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]]'s Topman Tribe; one here can spawn a [[Topmini]] if stomped on. | |||
====Appearances==== | |||
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="appearances"> | |||
'''Note:''' [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are absent. | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|-style="color:white;background:red" | |||
!colspan=3|Normal | |||
|-style="color:white;background:red" | |||
!Domes | |||
!Galaxies | |||
!Missions | |||
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|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]] | |||
|[[Buoy Base Galaxy]] | |||
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Floating Fortress]][[File:Smg icon greenstar.png|link=The Secret of Buoy Base]] | |||
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|[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]] | |||
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]] | |||
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Infiltrating the Dreadnought]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Revenge of the Topman Tribe]][[File:Smg icon speedycomet.png|link=Topman Tribe Speed Run]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlestation's Purple Coins]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dreadnought's Garbage Dump]] | |||
|- | |||
|-style="color:white;background:red" | |||
!colspan=3|Topmini-spawning | |||
|-style="color:white;background:red" | |||
!Domes | |||
!Galaxies | |||
!Missions | |||
|- | |||
|[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]] | |||
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]] | |||
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Infiltrating the Dreadnought]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Revenge of the Topman Tribe]][[File:Smg icon speedycomet.png|link=Topman Tribe Speed Run]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlestation's Purple Coins]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Dreadnought's Garbage Dump]] | |||
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''=== | |||
Spring Topmen are also enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are encountered only in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]]. Neither of the Spring Topmen encountered are capable of spawning Topminis. | |||
====Appearances==== | |||
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="appearances"> | |||
'''Note:''' [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are absent. | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|-style="color:white;background:red" | |||
!Worlds | |||
!Galaxies | |||
!Missions | |||
|- | |||
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]] | |||
|[[Space Storm Galaxy]] | |||
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Follow Me, Bob-omb]][[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=To the Top of Topman's Tower]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=C'mere, Topman]] | |||
|} | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> |
Revision as of 00:54, January 6, 2025
Spring Topman | |||
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![]() Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
Variant of | Topman | ||
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A Spring Topman[1][2] is an enemy introduced in Super Mario Galaxy, and a green member of the Topman Tribe.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
Spring Topmen first appear as uncommon enemies in Super Mario Galaxy. Like with Spiky Topmen, they charge at Mario (or Luigi) while spinning rapidly, causing him to get knocked away dizzily if they hit him, but getting knocked away themselves if he spins against them. Their upper half juts up on a spring and blinks orange when one is stunned by being hit with a jump or a spin, allowing Mario to bounce extra high off them and gently spin downwards, similar to the Spindrift enemy from Super Mario 64. Unlike most other enemies in the game, they respawn if defeated, specifically by reappearing from a small black circle resembling a black hole; the only way for them to be defeated in the first place is to be spun into an electric rail.
A Spring Topman first appears in the Buoy Base Galaxy, near the area with the Water Shooters after Mario spins a valve to turn the Water Shooters off. A similar robot known as a Sentry Garage appears atop the tower, and can spawn Topminis. Spring Topmen later appear as part of the Dreadnought Galaxy's Topman Tribe; one here can spawn a Topmini if stomped on.
Appearances
Note: marks missions where they are absent.
Normal | ||
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Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
Kitchen | Buoy Base Galaxy | ![]() ![]() |
Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Topmini-spawning | ||
Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Spring Topmen are also enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are encountered only in the Space Storm Galaxy. Neither of the Spring Topmen encountered are capable of spawning Topminis.
Appearances
Note: marks missions where they are absent.
Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
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World 5 | Space Storm Galaxy | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gallery
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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French | Begoressort[3] | From Begoman ("Topman") and ressort ("spring") | |
Bego-ressort[6] | From Begoman ("Topman") and ressort ("spring") | ||
German | Sprungfelder-Begoman[?] | Jump field Topman | |
Italian | Robomolla[5] | Robospring | |
Spanish (NOE) | Trompo Boing[?] | Top Boing |
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 32
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128, 161.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
- ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 128.