Shell (flashing): Difference between revisions

A '''flashing shell'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide. Page 42.</ref> (alternatively '''flashing Shell'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 28, page 15.</ref> or '''FlashingShell'''<ref name=NP28>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28, page 23.</ref>), also described as a '''flashing kamikaze Koopa shell''',<ref name=NPA36>''[[Nintendo Power Advance]]'' v.4, page 36.</ref> '''flashing Koopa shell''',<ref name=NP28/><ref name=NPA36/> '''crazy Koopa''',<ref name=NPA36/> or '''flashing Koopa Troopa shell''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' v.4, page 92.</ref> is a type of [[Koopa Shell]] found only in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and its GBA port, ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. It is created when a yellow [[Unshelled Koopa Troopa|Koopa without a Shell]] climbs into an empty shell of any color (including its own, after being ejected from it). After its transformation, the shell attempts to hit [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] by spinning around and dashing towards him. It becomes impossible to separate the Koopa from it. While chasing the player, the flashing shell defeats enemies in its path; the player scores a combo in increasing [[point]] values for successive enemies defeated by a single flashing shell and [[extra life|extra lives]] starting on the eighth. It is possible to respawn the yellow Koopa without a Shell that climbed into the shell, possibly leading to it dodging its own shell.