Pinhead
| Pinhead | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
Pinheads[1] are a species in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name comes from a word referring to a pin's flattened head. Each Pinhead appears as a bowling pin-shaped enemy with two beady eyes, a squiggly red mouth, and a yellow antenna. Pinheads are encountered in the Boulder Bowl Galaxy and Melty Monster Galaxy only. Though they are not inherently enemies, Pinheads can be defeated only by Rock Mario, and when they see him turning into a rolling boulder, they tremble desperately. When hit, they release multiple Star Bits. However, if Mario or Luigi comes close to them, they squeal and hide underground until he moves away.
In the Melty Monster Galaxy, The Chimp has set up a bowling challenge, where Pinheads are located in a series of bowling alleys and Mario must knock down at least 50 of them with his boulder transformation. (The target score is 5000 hit points, with each Pinhead giving 100.)
Gallery
Overhead view
Mario bowling over some Pinheads in the Boulder Bowl Galaxy
The bridge acts as a bowling lane to the Pinheads.
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See also
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/Togepin.arc | Togepin | Transliteration of below |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | トゲピン (Togepin) | Portmanteau of「刺」(toge, "spike") and "bowling pin" |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピンボー[2] Pinbō |
Portmanteau of "pin" and「坊」(bō, an affectionate suffix meaning "guy") and/or possibly「ボーリング」(bōringu, "bowling") | |
| French | Kiclown[?] | From quille ("skittle") and "clown" | |
| German | Dornenkegel[?] | Thornpin | |
| Italian | Birispino[?] | Portemanteau of birillo ("pin") and spina ("plug") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Picabolo[?] | - |
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 28.
- ^ 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.
