Porcupo
Template:Species-infobox Porcupos are small, spiked creatures occasionally found in the Mario franchise. They are said to be a type of porcupine, but actually resemble more of a hedgehog.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 2
In their first appearance in Super Mario Bros. 2, they pace back and forth and are usually in groups of two or more. They cannot be jumped on or picked up, so players must throw other enemies or objects at Porcupos to defeat them. Unlike other enemies, Porcupos have a three-frame walking animation, made by moving the front two 8x8 pixel tiles around, thus also using only half as many actual graphics as most other enemies. Their artwork shows them with white faces and red noses, though in game, they have tan faces and gray noses instead, despite how the artwork's colors would be mapped accurately to the game's red palette.
Porcupos reappear in the Super Mario Bros. 2 port included in Super Mario All-Stars. They behave exactly the same as in the original, but are purple in color. Likely due to the increase in detail, they now have a two-frame walk animation with separate sprites.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Porcupos are also in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, but only in the World-e level, Ground Work.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
A single Porcupo appears in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service" as the pet of Koopfinger. When Mario and Luigi invaded Koopfinger's hideout though, the Porcupo simply hopped off Koopfinger's lap and ran away instead of trying to fight.
Mario Kart 64
In Mario Kart 64, Porcupos are simply known as porcupines[1] in the English manual and alternatively called Spinys[2] on the official website. They appear in Yoshi Valley, sidling back and forth in the middle of the road in certain paths. If a racer hits a porcupine, their kart will spin out. In the Mario Kart 8 rendition of the course, the porcupines have been replaced with Goombas.
Gallery
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2 (help guide)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハリマンネン[3][4] Harimannen |
「針」 Hari means "needle" and 「万年」 mannen means "ten thousand years". | |
| Chinese | 刺毛[5] Cìmáo |
Spike furred | |
| German | Igel[?] | Hedgehog | |
| Italian | Porcupì[?] | From porsospino (porcupine) | |
| Korean | 고슴이[?] Gosmy |
From "Hedgehog". |
References
- ^ Mario Kart 64 English instruction booklet, page 32.
- ^ (February 24, 1998) Nintendo: Mario Kart 64: Yoshi Valley (Internet Archive - Wayback Machine). Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet, page 33.
- ^ Mario Kart 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 32.
- ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译 (Official names for iQue Super Mario 2 enemies). Baidu Tieba. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
