Twirlip
| Twirlip | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
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Twirlips[1] are enemies that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name is a combination of "twirl" and "tulip," describing their motion and appearance. At first glance, they appear as white bud-shaped creatures that resemble onions with two beady eyes. To attack, a Twirlip turns into a pink flower with a yellow center and quickly spins around the area like a top. It does this from time to time.
While twirling, a Twirlip can be damaged only by stomping on its head, which makes the Twirlip drop a coin. In a Twirlip's bud form, Mario or Luigi can use any attack method to defeat it, which makes the Twirlip drop three Star Bits unless stomped. Yoshi can also eat a Twirlip, but only while it is in bud form. In some galaxies, Twirlips can also be found on a Bonus Planet. When shot by a Star Bit from the Star Pointer, they get stunned in place for a moment.
In their opened form, Twirlips can actually defeat another Twirlip when the latter is stopped by a Co-Star Luma and the two Twirlips collide.
Gallery
Mario near some Twirlips in the Spin-Dig Galaxy
An open Twirlip in the Starshine Beach Galaxy
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/DanceFlower.arc | DanceFlower | Transliteration of below |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ダンスフラワー (Dansu Furawā) | Dance Flower |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| German | Wirbelknospe[?] | Eddy bud | |
| Italian | Bocciolo Danzerino[?] | Dancing Bud | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Giraflor[?] | From "girar" (to spin) and "flor" (flower) |
