Hoppycat
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
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Hoppycats are green mollusks with spikes on their backs and mouths on their undersides that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Similar to Spiny Skipsqueaks in Super Mario Maker 2, they attack by jumping when the player(s) also jump. There is also a red log-like lift that shoots out a Hoppycat from the side whenever the player jumps while riding it, which can be used to hit blocks.[1] Their name is a portmanteau of "hop" and "copycat". One Wonder Effect turns the characters into Hoppycats, though this form is quite different from the enemy Hoppycats - it has four spikes instead of three, is larger, doesn't appear to have teeth on the underside, and can leap incredibly high into the air all on its own. Giant Hoppycats can also appear during another Wonder Effect.
Gallery
Mario under the Wonder Flower Hoppycat transformation
Standee of Hoppycat Mario
Standee of Hoppycat Luigi
Standee of Hoppycat Peach
Standee of Hoppycat Daisy
Standee of Hoppycat Yellow Toad
Standee of Hoppycat Blue Toad
Standee of Hoppycat Toadette
Standee of Hoppycat Yoshi
Standee of Hoppycat Red Yoshi
Standee of Hoppycat Yellow Yoshi
Standee of Hoppycat Light-Blue Yoshi
Standee of Hoppycat Nabbit
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ホッピン[2] Hoppin |
From "hopping"; may involve "pin" (referring to their spikes) | |
| Chinese | 哈蹦[3] Hābèng |
Transliteration of the Japanese name;「蹦」also means "to jump". | |
| Dutch | Hoppycat[?] | - | |
| French | Bondiss[?] | From "bondisse", an inflection of "bondir" (to jump) | |
| German | Hüpfer[?] | Hopper | |
| Italian | Salterino[?] | Jumpy/Jumping | |
| Korean | 호핑[?] Hoping |
Hopping | |
| Portuguese | Pulusco[?] | Portmanteau of "pular" (to jump) and "molusco" (mollusk) | |
| Spanish | Saltamanta[?] | Portmanteau of "saltar" (to hop) and "manta", as well as a play on "saltamontes" (grasshopper) |
References
- ^ Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023. YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (August 31, 2023). スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー Direct 2023.8.31. YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (August 31, 2023). 《超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇》Direct 2023.8.31（中文字幕）. YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
