Shellcreeper

Template:Species-infobox Shellcreepers are green-shelled turtles that first appeared in the Mario Bros. arcade game. They are the first turtle enemies to appear in a Mario game, making them the conceptual ancestors of the Koopa Troopas, which appeared two years later in Super Mario Bros.. It is also shown that Shellcreepers wear undershirts and shorts when outside of their shells; Koopa Troopas first appeared out of their shells in Super Mario World wearing a shirt, and in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island wearing shorts.

History

Mario Bros.

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Mario jumping over a Shellcreeper in Mario Bros..

The Shellcreeper is the first enemy to appear in Mario Bros.. They walk out of the Warp Pipes at the top of the screen and walk towards the pipes at the bottom of the screen. The player must hit it from below to flip it over and run into it to defeat it. If the player does not run into it, the Shellcreeper jumps out of its shell (revealing that it wears a white shirt and shorts), flips its shell over, changes color from green to purple and continues moving faster than before. If it flips its shell again, it will turn red, its fastest state. If a Shellcreeper is the last target for the phase, it will automatically turn red. Unlike the similar Koopa Troopa, jumping on Shellcreeper will cause Mario or Luigi to lose a life.

Following the Mario Bros.-style minigame in Super Mario Bros. 3, Shellcreeper has been replaced by Spiny in all subsequent versions, so they would not be mistaken for a Koopa Troopa, which is safe to jump on. Despite this, a lone Shellcreeper still makes a cameo alongside a Sidestepper and Fighter Fly on the Game Boy Advance Mario Bros. title screen.

Mario Power Tennis

Shellcreepers, along with the other Mario Bros. enemies, appear in the background of the Mario Classic Court in Mario Power Tennis.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

A Shellcreeper, as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Shellcreepers appear on the Mario Bros. stage. They walk out from the pipes at the top of the stage. If knocked over by hitting them from below or from an attack, they can be picked up and thrown at opponents, making them fly sideways off the screen. The Shellcreepers also have their own trophy.

Super Mario 3D World

Shellcreepers appear in Luigi Bros.; an additional game featured in Super Mario 3D World. Like the other enemies in Luigi Bros., Shellcreepers behave in the same way as Mario Bros., which this game is based on.

Game Appearances

Title	Description	Release Date	System/Format
Mario Bros.	Enemy	1983	NES/Arcade
Mario Bros. Special	Enemy	1984	PC-8801
Punch Ball Mario Bros.	Enemy	1984	PC-8801
Return of Mario Bros.	Enemy	1988	Famicom Disk System
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	Cameo on the Mario Bros. title screen. Also in the Super Mario Advance ports.	2003	Game Boy Advance
Mario Power Tennis	Cameo as enemy on Mario Classic Court	2004	Nintendo GameCube
Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.	Enemy	2004	Game Boy Advance
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Cameo as enemy found on the Mario Bros. stage	2008	Wii
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis	Cameo as enemy on Mario Classic Court	2009	Wii
Super Mario 3D World	Enemy in Luigi Bros.	2013	Wii U

Trophy Description in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Name	Image	Game	Description
Shellcreepers		NES Mario Bros.	Shelled enemies Mario and Luigi faced back when they were plumbers. They had to be bumped from below to flip them over and then kicked off the stage. The last one on a stage turned from green to red and raced really fast. If one got flipped but not sent off, it would eventually right itself and move at high speeds. They were simply called "turtles" in Japan.
		GBA Super Mario Advance