Snoodle

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Not to be confused with Snootle.
Snoodle
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Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
A Snoodle in Slimy Spring Galaxy
An angry Snoodle

Snoodles[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name may be a combination of "snake" and "noodle," referring to their long bodies. They are tube worm-based creatures that look like plants with thick green stems and blue bubble-like heads at first sight. However, when Mario or Luigi approaches one of them, it opens its eyes. Snoodles' only method of attack includes trying to block the brothers from advancing by leaning towards a set location. These enemies can easily be defeated with a Green Shell or even by the light shone by the shell itself. Also, the player can shoot two Star Bits at them or even just spin into them to defeat them. They first appear in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy, and they later reappear in the Slimy Spring Galaxy.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ニョロポン[2]
Nyoropon
From「ニョロニョロ」(nyoro'nyoro, slithering) and「~ぽん」(-pon, a suffix used for cutesy names)

French Algaçante
Combination of algues ("algae") and agaçante ("irritating")
German Anemono
The word "anemone" in a masculine form or a portmanteau with "mono"
Italian Algocchio
Portmanteau of alga ("kelp") and occhio ("eye")
Spanish (NOE) Giranémona
Possibly a portmanteau of girar ("to twist") and anémona ("anemone")

References

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 29.
  2. ^ 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 160.