Bat (Super Mario Galaxy)
| Bat | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Swoop | ||
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Bats[1][2][3][4] are Swoop-like enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They have pig-like noses and bulging, glowing eyes with faint rings on them, causing them to resemble Keese from The Legend of Zelda, particularly their incarnation from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The two games were in development at overlapping times, so this may be intentional.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
The bats first appear in Super Mario Galaxy. Initially, bats are found either hanging from the ceiling or flying around aimlessly. When Mario or Luigi approaches, they fly in close to him, before attempting to fly straight into him. If they succeed, they will laugh at him. They can be defeated with a spin or stomp, and they release either three Star Bits or one coin for these methods, respectively. Bats are found primarily in dark locations. A frosty version called the ice bat also exists.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where bats are completely absent.
marks missions where bats are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Bats return in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where they are less common than before, being encountered in only two galaxies—the Fleet Glide Galaxy (every mission) and the Slimy Spring Galaxy ("The Deep Shell Well" only)—and always appear flying, rather than hanging. Otherwise, they act the same as before.
Appearances[edit]
- marks missions where bats are completely absent.
- marks missions where bats are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| World 5 | Fleet Glide Galaxy |  |
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| World 6 | Slimy Spring Galaxy | |
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, bats appear as one of the creatures inhabiting the Dark Lands. They also appear during the Koopa Troop's celebration of obtaining the Super Star and in one of the film's posters, which depicts the scene where Luigi is captured by Shy Guys.[5] Unlike in the games, bats have visible mouths with fangs, and their eyes are spinning swirls rather than concentric rings.
Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from The Nintendo Spooky Baddies gallery
Poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
On The Nintendo Spooky Baddies gallery published on Play Nintendo circa 2014, the bats are referred to as "Swoopers." Because these enemies were erroneously interpreted as Swoops, then known as "Swoopers," on the Super Mario Wiki until 2017, this is potentially circular reporting.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/BasaBasa.arc | BasaBasa | Transliteration of below |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
バサバサ (Basa Basa) | Swoop |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | バットン[6] Batton |
From「バット」(batto, "bat") and possibly「 |
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| French (NOE) | Swoopa[7] | From Swooper ("Swoop"); also the Canadian French name for Swoop | |
| Chauve-souris[8][9]:128 | Bat | Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Enigma[9]:160 | English name for Chauve-série ("Enigma"); likely ascribed in error | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Flappflapp[10] | Swoop | |
| Italian | Pippy[11][12][13]:128 | From pipistrello ("bat") | |
| Swooper[13]:160 | Swoop | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Vampílago[14] | Portmanteau between vampiro ("vampire") and murciélago ("bat"); also the Latin American Spanish name for Swoop |
References[edit]
- ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 134–135.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc (American English). ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 237.
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved June 3, 2024. (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 June 3, 2024. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie featuring bats in the background
- ^ 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, 160.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 27.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Le Guide Officiel (French Edition). Translated by Mathieu Daujam and Calude-Olivier Eliçabe. Roseville: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-1-906064-02-0. Page 134-35.
- ^ a b Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 134-35.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 25.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 128, 160.
| Swoops | |
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| Characters | Count Fang • Sir Swoop • Wings of Night |
| Species | Bat (Super Mario Galaxy) • Fang • Glad Fang • Ice bat • Kōmori • Monty Mole Swooper • Paper Swoop • Slave Basa • Swampire • Swoop • Swoopula |
| Related objects | Gold Swooper • HP Drain (item) • Swooper (glider) • Vampire Candy |
