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'''Whohoos'''<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 {{wp|horned owl}} enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', appearing only in the level [[Pokipede Pass]]. They roost on nests atop ceilings; when they spot the player, they will swoop down in an arc-like motion towards the player's direction, destroying any [[snow block]]s in their way. Due to their heavy, seemingly sedentary bodies, they will return to their nest after a short flight.<ref name=WonderSekai14/> They can easily be taken out with any attack. Their name may be a pun on "woo hoo", a phrase used to describe excitement, and "hoo", an onomatopoeia for an owl's hoot.
'''Whohoos'''<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 {{wp|horned owl}} enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', appearing only in the level [[Pokipede Pass]]. They roost on nests atop ceilings; when they spot the player, they will swoop down in an arc-like motion towards the player's direction, destroying any [[snow block]]s in their way. Due to their heavy, seemingly sedentary bodies, they will return to their nest after a short flight.<ref name=WonderSekai14/> They can easily be taken out with any attack. Their name may be a pun on "woohoo", an exclamation for excitement; "who"; and "hoo", an onomatopoeia for an owl's hoot.


==Additional names==
==Additional names==
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|Jap=ホウホウ<ref name=WonderSekai14/>
|Jap=ホウホウ<ref name=WonderSekai14/>
|JapR=Hōhō
|JapR=Hōhō
|JapM=From「ホーホー」(''hōhō'', onomatopoeia for owl's hoot) and may involve「{{ruby|梟|フクロウ}}」(''fukurō'', owl); shared with [[Hōhō]]
|JapM=From「ホーホー」(''hōhō'', onomatopoeia for owl's hoot) and may involve「アウル」(''auru'', "owl"); shared with [[Hōhō|an enemy]] from ''[[Wario World]]''
|Chi=霍霍<ref>{{cite|date=March 15, 2024|url=https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/1MeTIRLiNscv408aUIzHK|title=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】|publisher=nintendo.com.hk|accessdate=March 15, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiR=Huòhuò
|ChiM=Transliteration from the Japanese name
|Kor=부엉부엉<ref>{{cite|date=February 23, 2024|url=https://www.nintendo.co.kr/news/article/2HmXb1cOOdDjPSJp4iZtdJ|title=마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제2편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.14】|publisher=nintendo.co.kr|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
|KorR=Bueong-bueong
|KorM=Korean onomatopoeia for owl's hoot
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Latest revision as of 11:10, March 15, 2024

Not to be confused with Whuhoh.
Whohoo
Whohoo
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Comparable

Whohoos[1] are horned owl enemies that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, appearing only in the level Pokipede Pass. They roost on nests atop ceilings; when they spot the player, they will swoop down in an arc-like motion towards the player's direction, destroying any snow blocks in their way. Due to their heavy, seemingly sedentary bodies, they will return to their nest after a short flight.[1] They can easily be taken out with any attack. Their name may be a pun on "woohoo", an exclamation for excitement; "who"; and "hoo", an onomatopoeia for an owl's hoot.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Model/EnemyHouhou.bfres.zs Houhou Japanese name
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Pack/Actor/EnemyHouHou.pack.zs Hou Hou Same

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ホウホウ[1]
Hōhō
From「ホーホー」(hōhō, onomatopoeia for owl's hoot) and may involve「アウル」(auru, "owl"); shared with an enemy from Wario World

Chinese 霍霍[2]
Huòhuò
Transliteration from the Japanese name

Korean 부엉부엉[3]
Bueong-bueong
Korean onomatopoeia for owl's hoot

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