Sproing
- Not to be confused with Spoing or Sproing-Oing.
| Sproing | |||
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 Model | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
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- “Wonder if I’ll be tall someday too…”
- —Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Sproings are yellow-capped acorn-like enemies that first appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. When the player gets near, they will stretch upward, with a vine coil connecting their head and body, extending their hitbox, requiring a higher jump to pass over or defeat them. They appear prominently in a course with their own name, Sproings in the Twilight Forest. This course's Wonder Flower is found after defeating a specific Sproing, and its Wonder Effect mimics their behavior by allowing the player to stretch upward and contract downward at will.
Gallery
A Sproing
An extended Sproing
A silhouetted Sproing
A silhouetted extended Sproing
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビヨン[?] Biyon |
Comes from「ビヨーン」(biyōn, onomatopoeia for bouncing) | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 伸缩怪[1] Shēnsuō Guài |
Stretching Monster | |
| Dutch | Sproing[?] | - | |
| French | Extenso[?] | From extensible or possibly the Latin phrase in extenso ("at length") | |
| German | Elastis[?] | From elastisch ("elastic") | |
| Italian | Estenzio[?] | From estendersi ("to stretch") and the noun/adjective-forming suffix -io | |
| Korean | 쭈욱[2] Jjuuk |
From "쭈욱" (jjuuk, "stretching") | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Molatóin[?] | From mola ("spring") and tóin (onomatopoeia for a sudden springing) | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Molatoing[?] | From mola ("spring") and toing (onomatopoeia for a sudden springing) | |
| Russian | Прынька[?] Pryn'ka |
From прыгать (prygat, "to spring") and the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka) | |
| Spanish | Bellotoing[?] | Portmanteau of bellota ("acorn") and the onomatopoeia "boing" |
References
- ^ Nintendo (Hong Kong) Ltd. (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 31 Mar. 2025.
- ^ Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (23 Feb. 2024). 마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제2편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.14】. Nintendo Official Site (Korean). Retrieved 31 Mar. 2025.