Spoing

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Not to be confused with Sproing.
Spoing
Closeup of a Spoing in Super Mario Galaxy
A Spoing in Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Relatives
Comparable

Spoings[1] are fuzzy, brown-striped alien spiders that attack by hopping in place. They are close relatives of the gray-colored Spangler, and both resemble the recurring Scuttlebug enemy.

History

Super Mario Galaxy

A few Spoings in the Space Junk Galaxy, with several more in the background

In Super Mario Galaxy, Spoings appear mostly in the Space Junk Galaxy and are found in large numbers along the path leading to their leader, Tarantox. They stand in place, darting their eyes around until Mario approaches, at which point they start facing him and performing their attack to block or land on Mario. They attack by first standing tall by stretching their legs underneath them, then slowly jumping into the air before gently falling back down, allowing them to repeat the process. Mario can defeat the Spoings by jumping on or spinning them. They release a coin or three Star Bits, depending on how they are defeated.

Appearances

Note: Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where they are absent.

Domes Galaxies Missions
Fountain Space Junk Galaxy Pull Star PathKamella's Airship AttackTarantox's Tangled WebPull Star Path Speed RunPurple Coin SpacewalkYoshi's Unexpected Appearance
Kitchen Ghostly Galaxy Luigi and the Haunted MansionA Very Spooky SprintBeware of BouldergeistBouldergeist's Daredevil RunPurple Coins in the Bone PenMatter Splatter Mansion

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Spoings in the Flip-Out Galaxy

Spoings reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, with the same behavior as before. Many are found on the underside of the first planet of the Tall Trunk Galaxy. Additionally, they can be defeated by Yoshi's swallow attack, in addition to the aforementioned methods.

Appearances

Note: Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where they are absent.

Worlds Galaxies Missions
World 3 Tall Trunk Galaxy The Flotacious Blimp FruitTall Trunk's Big SlideTall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide
World S Flip-Out Galaxy Wicked Wall JumpsCosmic Clone Wall Jumpers

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/JumpSpider.arc JumpSpider Transliteration of below
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
ジャンプスパイダー (Janpu Supaidā) Jump Spider

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Araignée à ressort[2] Spring spider
Araignée ressort[5]
German Feder-Spinne[?] Spring-Spider
Italian Ragno Boing[4] Boing Spider
Spanish (NOE) Araña Boing[?] Boing Spider

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 30.
  2. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 32
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128 and 161.
  4. ^ Prima Guida Ufficiale di Super Mario Galaxy 2. Page 28.
  5. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 128.