Splorch

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Splorch
A Splorch from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Comparable

Splorches[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D World and its port. Their name is a pun on "torch" and the onomatopoeia "sploosh." Splorches are first encountered in Brolder Blockade Is Back, and they go on to also appear in some other lava-themed levels, such as Broken Blue Bully Belt. Splorches are large orange fireballs with dark-red masks around their eyes, and they have large grins. Splorches pop out of lava and roll towards the player characters. Splorches can be pushed back into the lava by using projectiles such as those of the Boomerang Flower and Fire Flower, or by hitting them with Tanooki Mario's tail spin or Rosalina's Spin Attack. Splorches also leave a trail of lava that damages the players. These enemies can be defeated only by Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, or White Tanooki Mario.

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Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/MeraWanwan.szs MeraWanwan Charred Chain Chomp (note that its rolling behavior is reminiscent of Chomps from Super Mario Galaxy)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マグマン[2]
Maguman
Portmanteau between「マグマ」(maguma, "magma") and「マン」(man, "man")
French (NOE) Splorch[3] -
German Lavaball[4] Lava Ball
Italian Splorch[5] -
Spanish (NOE) Magmabola[6] Magma Ball

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 24.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in『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 227.
  3. ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 227.
  4. ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 227.
  5. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 227.
  6. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 227.