Spring Topman
| Spring Topman | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Topman | ||
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A Spring Topman[1][2] is an enemy introduced in Super Mario Galaxy and a green member of the Topman Tribe.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
Spring Topmen appear as uncommon enemies in Super Mario Galaxy. Like Spiky Topmen, they charge at Mario (or Luigi) while spinning rapidly, causing him to get knocked away dizzily if they hit him, but getting knocked away themselves if he spins against them. Their upper half juts up on a spring and blinks orange when one is stunned by being hit with a jump or a spin, allowing Mario to bounce extra high off them and gently spin downwards, like with Spindrifts from Super Mario 64. Unlike most other enemies in the game, Spring Topmen respawn if defeated, specifically by reappearing from a small black circle resembling a black hole; the only way for them to be defeated in the first place is to be spun into an electric rail.
A Spring Topman first appears in the Buoy Base Galaxy, near the area with the Water Shooters after Mario spins a valve to turn the Water Shooters off. A similar robot known as a Sentry Garage appears atop the tower, and it can spawn Topminis. Spring Topmen later appear as part of the Dreadnought Galaxy's Topman Tribe; one here can spawn a Topmini if stomped on.
Appearances
Note: 
marks missions where Spring Topmen are absent.
| Normal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Kitchen | Buoy Base Galaxy |  
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| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy |  
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| Topmini-spawning | ||
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
Spring Topmen are also enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are encountered only in the Space Storm Galaxy. Neither of the Spring Topmen encountered is capable of spawning Topminis.
Appearances
Note: marks missions where Spring Topmen are absent.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
|---|---|---|
| World 5 | Space Storm Galaxy | 
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Gallery
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バネベーゴマン[3] Bane Bēgoman |
Spring Topman | |
| French | Begoressort[5] | From Begoman ("Topman") and ressort ("spring") | |
| Bego-ressort[6] | From Begoman ("Topman") and ressort ("spring") | ||
| German | Sprungfelder-Begoman[?] | Jump field Topman | |
| Italian | Robomolla[4] | Robospring | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Trompo Boing[?] | Top Boing |
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ 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). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128, 161.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 32
- ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 128.
