Twirlip
| Twirlip | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
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Twirlips[1] are enemies 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. 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. Twirlips appear in only three galaxies in the game: Spin-Dig Galaxy, Flipsville Galaxy, and Starshine Beach Galaxy. 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.
Appearances
marks missions where they are completely absent.
marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
|---|---|---|
| World 1 | Spin-Dig Galaxy | 
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| World 4 | Flipsville Galaxy |
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| Starshine Beach Galaxy | 
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Gallery
Mario near some Twirlips in Spin-Dig Galaxy
An open Twirlip in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フラミー[2] Furamī |
From "flower" and/or possibly「フラフラ」(furafura, "staggering"), and「蕾」(tsubomi, "bud") | |
| German | Wirbelknospe[?] | Eddy bud | |
| Italian | Bocciolo Danzerino[?] | Dancing Bud | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Giraflor[?] | From girar ("to spin") and flor ("flower") |
References
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 30.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 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 161.
