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'''Swirlypods'''<ref>Shea, Brian (October 19, 2023). [https://www.gameinformer.com/guide/2023/10/19/super-mario-bros-wonder-flower-coins-and-wonder-seeds-guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder Flower Coins And Wonder Seeds Guide]. ''Game Informer''. Retrieved January 5, 2024. [https://i.imgur.com/9Ald1X8.png Trompette and Swirlypod verified via e-mail response from the author]</ref><ref name=WonderSekai14>[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/3c24e9ec-6583-401a-a5ab-818180c2c0a8 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.</ref> 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. They move slowly on the ground, walls, and blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of [[Semisolid Platform]]s. When stomped, they are launched out of their shells, much like [[Unshelled Koopa Troopa]]s, and, after recovering from the dizziness, attempt to get back in it. When Swirlypods are eaten by [[Maw-Maw]]s, 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.
'''Swirlypods'''<ref>Shea, Brian (October 19, 2023). [https://www.gameinformer.com/guide/2023/10/19/super-mario-bros-wonder-flower-coins-and-wonder-seeds-guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder Flower Coins And Wonder Seeds Guide]. ''Game Informer''. Retrieved January 5, 2024. [https://i.imgur.com/9Ald1X8.png Trompette and Swirlypod verified via e-mail response from the author]</ref><ref name=WonderSekai14>[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/3c24e9ec-6583-401a-a5ab-818180c2c0a8 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.</ref> 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. They move slowly on the ground, walls, and blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of [[Semisolid Platform]]s. When stomped, they are launched out of their shells, much like [[Unshelled Koopa Troopa]]s, and, after recovering from the dizziness, attempt to get back in it. When Swirlypods are eaten by [[Maw-Maw]]s, 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.



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Swirlypod
Custom render of a Swirlypod from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Rendered game model of a Swirlypod
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Variants
Comparable
“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. 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 the emerging pipes reveal they unaffected by poison.

Big variants also appear in some levels with them with the same characteristics.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Model/EnemySnail.bfres.zs Snail -

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
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"

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