Slurple
| Slurple | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Slurples[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are parasitic creatures with light-blue skin, big eyes, funnel-like mouths, and large, Octoomba-like suction cups on their undersides. They move by bouncing and attack by latching on to Mario (or Luigi) and draining health from him, like Kamikami. In addition to damage, Mario's movement speed is slowed while a Slurple is attached to him. Slurples can be defeated with a spin or a flung Star Bit. If hit with a Star Bit, they will yield three additional Star Bits, while they will yield only one if spun. They can also be defeated by obstacles such as boulders.
An unused purple variant of Slurple is located in the files of Super Mario Galaxy, under the name KariKari.[2] Its name resembles Karikari, an enemy from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, which the developers previously worked on.
Gallery
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Model of "KariKari" from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/Karipon.arc | Karipon | Possibly from「かりかり」(karikari, onomatopoeia for a scraping sound) with「~ぽん」(-pon, a suffix used for cutesy names) |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タコチュ[3] Takochu |
From「蛸」(tako, octopus) and「チュー」(chū, an onomatopoeia for kissing sound) or possibly「虫」(chū, the on'yomi reading of "insect"); compare Octoomba | |
| French | Gluton[4] | Possibly a pun on "glue" and glouton ("glutton") | |
| German | Blasen-Poink[?] | Bubble Poink | |
| Italian | Slurpino[?] | From "slurp" with diminutive suffix "-ino" | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Octolito[?] | Octolite |
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 29.
- ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § KariKari. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (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). Page 127, 160.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 31
