Hoppycat

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Hoppycat
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Comparable Spiny Skipsqueak

Hoppycats are green mollusk-like enemies with spikes on their backs and mouths on their undersides that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Similar to Spiny Skipsqueaks in Super Mario Maker 2, they attack by jumping when players also jump. There is also a red log-like lift that shoots out a Hoppycat from the side whenever the player jumps while riding it, which can be used to hit blocks. Their name is a portmanteau of "hop" and "copycat". One Wonder Effect turns the characters into Hoppycats, though this form is different from the enemy Hoppycats in that it can leap incredibly high into the air. It also starts with four spikes instead of three and is larger, though if the player takes damage, they will shrink to the normal Hoppycat size. Giant Hoppycats can also appear during another Wonder Effect.

Gallery

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  A giant Hoppycat under the effect of a Wonder Flower

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  Mario under the Wonder Flower Hoppycat transformation

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  Giant Hoppycat model

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  Red Hoppycat model

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  Standee of Hoppycat Mario

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  Standee of Hoppycat Luigi

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  Standee of Hoppycat Peach

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  Standee of Hoppycat Daisy

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  Standee of Hoppycat Yellow Toad

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  Standee of Hoppycat Blue Toad

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  Standee of Hoppycat Toadette

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  Standee of Hoppycat Yoshi

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  Standee of Hoppycat Red Yoshi

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  Standee of Hoppycat Yellow Yoshi

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  Standee of Hoppycat Light-Blue Yoshi

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  Standee of Hoppycat Nabbit

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ホッピン Hoppin	From "hopping"; may involve "pin" (referring to their spikes)
Chinese	哈蹦 Hābèng	Transliteration of the Japanese name;「蹦」also means "to jump".
Dutch	Hoppycat	-
French	Bondiss	From "bondir" (to jump), its inflection "bondisse", and "Hériss" (Spiny)
German	Hüpfer	Hopper
Italian	Salterino	Jumpy
Korean	호핑 Hoping	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Portuguese	Pulusco	Portmanteau of "pular" (to jump) and "molusco" (mollusk)
Russian	Прыггерами Pryggerami
Spanish	Saltamanta	Portmanteau of "saltar" (to hop) and "manta", as well as a play on "saltamontes" (grasshopper)