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|image=[[File:Shellcreeper | |image=[[File:Shellcreeper.png]]'' | ||
|caption=Shellcreeper as seen in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' | |caption=Shellcreeper as seen in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)| Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)| Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | ||
| | |related=[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] | ||
| | |derived_species=[[Thorny]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Shellcreepers''' | '''Shellcreepers''' are green-shelled turtles that first appeared in the ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' arcade game. They are the first turtle enemies to appear in a ''Mario'' game, making them the conceptual ancestors of the [[Koopa Troopa]]s, which appeared two years later in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' It is also shown that Shellcreepers wear undershirts and shorts when outside of their shells; Koopa Troopas first appeared out of their shells in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' wearing a shirt, and in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' wearing shorts. The trophy descriptions in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' state that the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s apparently evolved from Shellcreepers; however, the Japanese text specifies Koopa Troopas. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Mario Bros.'' | ===''Mario Bros.''=== | ||
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The Shellcreeper is the first enemy to appear in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' They walk out of the [[Warp Pipe]]s at the top of the screen and walk towards the pipes at the bottom of the screen. The player must hit it from below to flip it over and run into it to defeat it. If the player does not run into it, the Shellcreeper jumps out of its shell (revealing that it wears a white shirt and shorts), flips its shell over, changes color from green to purple and continues moving faster than before. If it flips its shell again, it will turn red, its fastest state. If a Shellcreeper is the last target for the phase, it will automatically turn red. Unlike the similar [[Koopa Troopa]], jumping on Shellcreeper will cause [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to lose a [[Extra life|life]]. Also, Shellcreepers can attack by biting Mario or Luigi with their teeth. | |||
The Shellcreeper is the first enemy to appear in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' | |||
Following the ''Mario Bros.''-style battle mode in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Shellcreepers have been replaced by [[Spiny|Spinies]] in all subsequent versions, so they would not be mistaken for Koopa Troopas, which are safe to jump on. Despite this, a lone Shellcreeper still makes a cameo alongside a [[Sidestepper]] and [[Fighter Fly]] on the title screen of the [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes of ''Mario Bros.'' | |||
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===''Mario Bros. Special''=== | |||
In [[Hudson Soft]]'s 1984 sequel of sorts to ''Mario Bros.'', ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'', Shellcreepers make a return appearance as enemies, though this time they can't be stunned by hitting them from below; instead, they can be stunned by jumping on a trampoline that they're on (second stage), jumping on a conveyor belt that they're on (third stage), or killed instantly by jumping over or next to them and hitting a platform, though they will often respawn if killed this way. | |||
===''Punch Ball Mario Bros.''=== | |||
Shellcreepers appear as an enemy yet again in Hudson Soft's semi sequel to ''Mario Bros.'', ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]''. The game is much closer to the ''Mario Bros.'', and thus Shellcreepers play a much more similar role as they did in that game. The only differences are that they can't be stunned from below and are instead stunned by [[Punch Balls]], and that they do not change color if they get back up after being stunned. | |||
Shellcreepers appear as an enemy yet again in Hudson Soft's semi sequel to ''Mario Bros.'', ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'' The game is much closer to the ''Mario Bros.'', and thus Shellcreepers play a much more similar role as they did in that game. The only differences are that they | |||
===''Mario Power Tennis'' / ''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''=== | ===''Mario Power Tennis'' / ''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''=== | ||
[[File:MPTGIMMICKretro.jpg|thumb|Shellcreepers in ''Mario Power Tennis'']] | [[File:MPTGIMMICKretro.jpg|thumb|Shellcreepers in ''Mario Power Tennis'']] | ||
Shellcreepers, along with the other ''Mario Bros.'' enemies, appear in the background of the [[Mario Classic Court]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', where they use their NES sprites. The game's data includes an unused [[:File:MPTShellcreeperModel.png|3D depiction of a Shellcreeper]], showing it as a small, quadrupedal Koopa Troopa with clawed flat feet. | Shellcreepers, along with the other ''Mario Bros.'' enemies, appear in the background of the [[Mario Classic Court]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', where they use their NES sprites. The game's data includes an unused [[:File:MPTShellcreeperModel.png|3D depiction of a Shellcreeper]], showing it as a small, quadrupedal Koopa Troopa with clawed flat feet. | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
[[File:Shellcreeper-SSBBrawl.png|thumb|left|A Shellcreeper, as it appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']] | |||
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Shellcreepers appear on the [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros. stage]]. They walk out from the pipes at the top of the stage. If knocked over by hitting them from below or from an attack, they can be picked up and thrown at opponents, making them fly sideways off the screen. The Shellcreepers also have their own trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. | In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Shellcreepers appear on the [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros. stage]]. They walk out from the pipes at the top of the stage. If knocked over by hitting them from below or from an attack, they can be picked up and thrown at opponents, making them fly sideways off the screen. The Shellcreepers also have their own trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. | ||
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===''Super Mario 3D World''=== | |||
Shellcreepers appear in ''Luigi Bros.'', an additional game featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Like the other enemies in ''Luigi Bros.'', Shellcreepers behave in the same way as ''Mario Bros.'', which this game is based on. | |||
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===''NES Remix''=== | |||
Shellcreepers appear in ''[[NES Remix]]'' in the challenges and remixes based on ''Mario Bros.'' | |||
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[[File:Koopa.jpg|thumb|A Shellcreeper (left) and a [[Koopa Troopa]] (right) in ''Super Mario Maker'']] | |||
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', one of the unlockable playable [[Costume Mario|costumes]] looks like the Shellcreeper's sprite in ''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]]'' It can be unlocked at random after clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on Expert setting or harder. If the player holds {{button|wiiu|Padup}} on the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|GamePad]] while wearing the costume, the Shellcreeper makes a grimace. While the player runs as the Shellcreeper, its shell turns red. | |||
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== | ==Game appearances== | ||
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|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]] | |''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]] | ||
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|Arcade | |Arcade | ||
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|''[[Mario Bros. Special]] | |''[[Mario Bros. Special]] | ||
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|''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]] | |''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]] | ||
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|1988 | |1988 | ||
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|Game Boy Advance | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | |''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | ||
| | |Cameo as enemy found on the Mario Bros. stage | ||
|2008 | |2008 | ||
|[[Wii]] | |[[Wii]] | ||
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|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" | |''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]] | ||
|Cameo as enemy on Mario Classic Court | |Cameo as enemy on [[Mario Classic Court]] | ||
|2009 | |2009 | ||
|Wii | |[[Wii]] | ||
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|''[[Super Mario 3D World]] | |''[[Super Mario 3D World]] | ||
|Enemy in '' | |Enemy in ''Luigi Bros.'' | ||
|2013 | |2013 | ||
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|Enemy/objective in Mario Bros. challenges and remixes. | |Enemy/objective in Mario Bros. challenges and remixes. | ||
|2013 | |2013 | ||
|Wii U | |[[Wii U]] | ||
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' | |''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' | ||
|Cameo as a trophy | |Cameo as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. | ||
|2014 | |2014 | ||
|Wii U | |[[Wii U]] | ||
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|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' | ||
| | |Unlockable playable character. | ||
|2015 | |2015 | ||
|Wii U | |[[Wii U]] | ||
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
| | |Enemy | ||
|2018 | |2018 | ||
|[[Nintendo Switch]] | |[[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
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==Profiles and statistics== | |||
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy=== | |||
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| | !rowspan=2| Shellcreepers | ||
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| | |align=center| '''NES''' ''Mario Bros.'' | ||
| | |rowspan=2| ''Shelled enemies Mario and Luigi faced back when they were plumbers. They had to be bumped from below to flip them over and then kicked off the stage. The last one on a stage turned from green to red and raced really fast. If one got flipped but not sent off, it would eventually right itself and move at high speeds. They were simply called "turtles" in Japan.'' | ||
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|'' | |align=center| '''GBA''' ''Super Mario Advance'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy=== | |||
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!width="31%"|American English description | |||
!align-left|British English description | |||
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|Shellcreepers | |||
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|'''ARCADE''' Mario Bros. <br>'''GBA''' Super Mario Advance | |||
|align=left|''With a name that implies silently sneaking up on its prey, the Shellcreeper might be considered cooler than your average turtle. The Koopa is apparently an evolved form of this veteran of Mario Bros. We'd recommend not jumping on this one like you would a Koopa, though...'' | |||
|align=left|''With a name that implies silently sneaking up on its prey, the Shellcreeper might be considered cooler than your average turtle. A true veteran from way back in Mario Bros., this guy even predates Koopas, which apparently it evolved into. We wouldn't recommend jumping on this one like you'd jump on a Koopa, though...'' | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Shellcreeper.png|''[[ | Shellcreeper MB.png|''[[Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
MarioBrosFlyerPromotional4.png|''Mario Bros.'' | MarioBrosFlyerPromotional4.png|''Mario Bros.'' | ||
AngryShellcreeperSprite.png|''Mario Bros.'' | AngryShellcreeperSprite.png|''Mario Bros.'' | ||
RedShellcreeperSprite.png|''Mario Bros.'' | |||
PurpleShellcreeperSprite.png|''Mario Bros.'' | |||
MBBeachShellcreeper.png|''Mario Bros.'' | |||
MBShellcreeperIntro.png|''Mario Bros.'' | |||
Mario Bros Atari 2600 Artwork.png|''Mario Bros.'' (Atari 2600) | |||
Shellcreppermariobrosatari.png|''Mario Bros.'' (Atari 2600) | |||
MarioBrosFlipped.gif|''Mario Bros.'' (NES) | |||
Mario Bros. NES Cover.png|''Mario Bros.'' (NES) | |||
MB7800Shellcreeper.png|''Mario Bros.'' (Atari 7800) | |||
MBCPCShellcreeper.png|''Mario Bros.'' (Amstrad CPC) | |||
Mario Bros PAL.jpg|''Mario Bros.''<br>(NES, 1993 reissue) | |||
MPTShellcreeperModel.png|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' (unused) | |||
ShellcreeperSMM.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap | |Jap=カメさん<br>''Kame-san''<br>シェルクリーパー<br>''Sherukurīpā'' | ||
|JapM=Turtle-{{wp|Japanese honorifics#San|san}}<br><br>Shellcreeper<br> | |||
|Fra=Carapeur | |||
|FraM=Pun on ''carapace'' (the upper shell of turtles) and ''peur'' (fear) | |||
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|Ger=Schildkröte | |Ger=Schildkröte | ||
|GerM=Turtle | |GerM=Turtle | ||
|Spa=Tortuga | |||
|SpaM=Turtle | |||
|Ita=Tartaruga | |Ita=Tartaruga | ||
|ItaM=Turtle | |ItaM=Turtle | ||
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|KorR=Geobuk-Nim | |KorR=Geobuk-Nim | ||
|KorM=Translation of Japanese name | |KorM=Translation of Japanese name | ||
|Rus=Черепашкин | |Rus=Черепашкин | ||
|RusR=Cherepashkin | |RusR=Cherepashkin | ||
|RusM=From ''черепаха'' ( | |RusM=From ''черепаха'' (cherepakha, turtle)}} | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Turtles]] | ||
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