Snooza Koopa
| Snooza Koopa | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Variant of | Koopa Troopa |
- “These eggs are trying to eat us from below the surface! Now, our little friends are few in numbers...”
- —Sunflower Kid, Super Mario Sunshine
Snooza Koopas,[1] also known as Tamanokos,[2][3][1] are Koopa Troopas encountered by Mario that appear only in Super Mario Sunshine. Snooza Koopas, unlike their relatives, have flippers instead of hands or feet and walk on all fours in the manner of sea turtles. Snooza Koopas are large and wear shells with a Yoshi egg-like pattern on them. True to their name, Snooza Koopas are mostly found asleep; Mario can rouse them with a blast from FLUDD. When awake, they attempt to jump on Mario. If they miss and land in the sand, they become vulnerable to a Ground Pound. Snooza Koopas appear only in the fourth episode of Pinna Park, where a large gang of Snooza Koopas is nibbling on the roots of Sunflower Kids, requiring Mario to save them. After Mario finishes this episode, Yoshis are available to use. The Snooza Koopas are suggested to be the cause of the Yoshis fleeing the island, as the Great Sunflower tells Mario that the Yoshis might return to the island once every Snooza Koopa is defeated. Even after Mario does so, a Noki in the sixth episode erroneously tells him that the Yoshis are gone.
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Snooza" appears on the Shifting Sands leaderboard when the player plays a Star Tournament.
Gallery
Model from Super Mario Sunshine
Mario about to ground-pound on a flipped Snooza Koopa in Super Mario Sunshine
Mario squishing a Snooza Koopa in Super Mario Sunshine
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Sunshine | tamanoko[4] | Tamanoko | Portmanteau of「卵」(tamago, egg) and「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa) |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タマゴノコノコ[5] Tamago Nokonoko |
Egg Koopa Troopa | |
| French | Koopa dormeur[6] | Sleeping Koopa | |
| German | Ei-Koopa[?] | Egg Koopa | |
| Italian | Koopa Addormentato[7] | Sleeping Koopa | |
| Koopazzz[8] | A mixture between "Koopa" and "ZZZ" (the sleeping sound made by comic/cartoon characters) |
References
- ^ a b Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 20.
- ^ Loe, Casey (August 12, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). ISBN 1931886091. Page 69.
- ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 6.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/pinnaBeach2.szs/scene/tamanoko
- ^ 2015. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 19.
- ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia. Page 99.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine Prima Guide. Page 20.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 99.
