Flophopper
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| Flophopper | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) | ||
| Variant of | Swaphopper | ||
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Flophoppers[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D Land. These bug-like creatures are a species of Swaphopper, but unlike their cousins, Flophoppers do not attack by using gravity tactics, but by moving around in a set area by flipping themselves around instead, similarly to a Bramball. Flophoppers cannot be jumped on while their spiked helmet is exposed, so Mario must wait until they flip and their underside is exposed, a vulnerability shared with Swaphoppers. They can also be defeated by Fire Mario, Boomerang Mario or Tanooki Mario.
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Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario 3D Land | romfs/ObjectData/Sokuten.szs | Sokuten | Cartwheel |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ペッタン[?] Pettan |
A Japanese term meaning "flattening"; also from「ぺたぺた」(petapeta, an onomatopoeia for the sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something) | |
| German | Stachelstelzer[?] | Spike stelter | |
| Italian | Girignotto[?] | From girare ("to spin") and Saltignotto ("Swaphopper") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Vueltiespino[?] | From vuelta ("turn") and masculine form of espina ("thorn") |
References[edit]
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 16.
