Hoppycat
| Hoppycat | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Bros. Wonder | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026) | ||
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- “Ha! They're copying you.”
- —Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Hoppycats are green mollusk-like enemies with spikes on their backs and large mouths with retractable sharp teeth on their undersides that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They are primarily found in Shining Falls, usually idle. When the player gets in range, they begin to compress and track them, during which they attack by jumping whenever the player jumps, similar to Spiny Skipsqueaks in Super Mario Maker 2. Afterwards, they begin descending slowly back to the ground, during which the player can pass underneath them. They sometimes jump up into the level from underneath, while others can be found attached to the ceiling, jumping with reversed gravity. They can hit and activate blocks just like the player. 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 to the right.[1]
One Wonder Effect turns the characters into Hoppycats (with Luigi's Hoppycat form bearing the most resemblance to regular 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. Big Hoppycats also appear during another Wonder Effect, which will destroy anything above them when they jump. An orange Hoppycat with an extended jump known as the Wonder Hoppycat is found in The Midway Trial: Hop to It.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of Hoppycat Mario
Model of the Wonder Hoppycat
Model of a Big Hoppycat
An idle Hoppycat
A Hoppycat targeting a player within range
A Hoppycat when damaging a player or upon defeat
A Hoppycat jumping
A Hoppycat in the process of falling
A Big Hoppycat during the Wonder effect in The Hoppycat Trial: Hop, Hop, and Awaaay
Naming[edit]
"Hoppycat" is a portmanteau of "hop" and "copycat," alluding to their behavior.[2]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Model/EnemyJumpUni.bfres.zs | JumpUni | From "jump" and「 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホッピン Hoppin |
From「ホッピング」(hoppingu, "hopping") and「ピン」(pin, "pin") | [3][4] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 哈蹦 Hābèng (Mandarin) Hābāng (Cantonese) |
Transliteration of the Japanese name; contains "蹦" (bèng / bāng, "to jump") | [3] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 哈蹦 Hābèng (Mandarin) Hābāng (Cantonese) |
Transliteration of the Japanese name; contains「蹦」(bèng / bāng, "to jump") | [3][5] | |
| Dutch | Hoppycat | - | [6][3] | |
| French | Bondiss | From bondir ("to leap"); comparable to Hériss ("Spiny") | [7][3] | |
| German | Hüpfer | Hopper | [8][3] | |
| Italian | Salterino | Fron saltare ("to jump") and the diminutive suffix -ino; it also means "leaper" | [9][3] | |
| Korean | 호핑 Hoping |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | [3] | |
| Portuguese | Pulusco | From pular ("to jump") and molusco ("mollusk") | [10][3] | |
| Russian | Прыггер Prygger |
From прыгать (prygat', "to leap") and the English agentive suffix "-er" | [3] | |
| Spanish | Saltamanta | From saltar ("to jump"), manta ("blanket"), and saltamontes ("grasshopper"); may reference Daniel's nickname of "grasshopper" in the 1984 film The Karate Kid | [11][3] | |
| Thai | ฮ็อปปีแคท Hɔ́pbpiikɛ̂ɛt |
Hoppycat | [3] |
Notes[edit]
- An unused orange Hoppycat variant was found in the game's code, which functions similarly to a normal Hoppycat but jumps away from the player. It shares the same model as the Wonder Hoppycat.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo of America (31 Aug. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023. YouTube. Retrieved 7 Sept. 2023.
- ^ Kai, editor (9 Feb. 2024). マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。～その2～【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.14】. Nintendo Official Site (Japanese). Retrieved 6 Feb. 2026. (Archived March 4, 2024, 01:49:36 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In-game name for The Hoppycat Trial: Hop, Hop, and Awaaay from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
- ^ Kazuma, Sakurai, Sato Tomoya, Nakatani Itaru, Kojima Katsuyuki, and Hashiguchi Yuya (2023). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー かんぺき攻略本』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 4-047337-02-1. Page 49.
- ^ 15 Mar. 2024. 阻擋瑪利歐一行人的去路。將為您介紹花花王國充滿個人特色的敵方角色。～第二篇～ 【前往驚奇的世界 Vol.14】. Nintendo Official Site (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 21 Feb. 2026. (Archived January 17, 2025, 11:42:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ "Hoppycats imiteren de speler en springen wanneer jij springt." – Nintendo Nederland (31 Aug. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct – 31-08-2023 (21:08). YouTube (Dutch).
- ^ « Les Bondiss vous copient et sautent en même temps que vous. » – Nintendo France (31 Aug. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct – 31/08/2023 (25:37). YouTube (French).
- ^ „Hüpfer ahmen den Spieler nach und springen, wnn ihr springt.“ – Nintendo DE (31 Aug. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct – 31.08.2023 (26:38). YouTube (German).
- ^ «I Salterini vi copiano, saltando quando lo fate voi.» – NintendoItalia (31 Aug. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct – 31/08/2023 (23:28). YouTube (Italian).
- ^ «Os Puluscos copiam o jogador e saltam quando este salta.» – Nintendo Portugal (31 Aug. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct – 31/08/2023 (19:37). YouTube (European Portuguese).
- ^ «Las Saltamantas os imitarán cuando saltéis.» – Nintendo España (31 Aug. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct – 31-08-2023 (24:08). YouTube (European Spanish).
- ^ https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder
