Swirlypod
| Swirlypod | |||
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_-_SMBW.png) Rendered game model of a Swirlypod | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
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- “So many creepy-crawlies...”
- —Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Swirlypods[1][2] are enemies from Super Mario Bros. Wonder that are introduced in the level Bulrush Coming Through!. They are green snails with a pink shell, and their name comes from "swirl", referring to their spiral shell, and "gastropod", a class of mollusks composed of snails and slugs. Their design appears to be based on a snail infected by Leucochloridium paradoxum. They move slowly on the ground, walls, and blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of Semisolid Platforms. When stomped, they are launched out of their shells, much like Unshelled Koopa Troopas, and, after recovering from the dizziness, attempt to get back in it. When Swirlypods are eaten by Maw-Maws, their shells are spat out. Similar to Koopa Shells, their shell can then be picked up and used as a weapon or projectile against other enemies.
They are more prominent in Swamp Pipe Crawl, where they emerge out of poison (revealing that they are unaffected by it) and crawl along pipes.
Large variants of Swirlypods also appear in some levels, with the same characteristics as their regular-sized counterparts.
Gallery[edit]
Model
In-game
Two Swirlypods scaling a wall
A stunned Swirlypod after its shell has been removed
A Swirlypod outside of its shell
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | G:/romfs/Model/EnemySnail.bfres.zs | Snail | - |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | マイマイ[3][2] Maimai |
Snail | |
| Chinese | 卷卷[?] Juǎnjuǎn |
Repetition of「卷」(juǎn, "to roll up") | |
| Italian | Kiocciola[4] | Phonetic reading of chiocciola ("snail") | |
| Korean | 꾸물꾸물[5] Kkumul-kkumul |
Korean ideophonic word for "wriggling" or "crawling slowly" |
References[edit]
- ^ Shea, Brian (October 19, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Flower Coins And Wonder Seeds Guide. Game Informer. Retrieved January 5, 2024. Trompette and Swirlypod verified via e-mail response from the author
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ 2023年12月28日発売！ 圧巻の640ページに凝縮された「スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー 完全攻略本」 – Nintendo DREAM WEB. Nintendo DREAM WEB. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Swamp Pipe Crawl's Italian name: "Kiocciole sui tubi paludosi"
- ^ February 23, 2024. 마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제2편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.14】. nintendo.co.kr. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
