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|image=[[File:Hop-Chop SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Hop-Chop SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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[[File:SM3DW Early Hop-Chop Concept Art.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Concept art of a Hop-Chops]]
'''Hop-Chops''' (formerly singularized '''Hop-Chop'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=101|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4|quote=Take the Hop-Chop that turned into the springboard with you as you cross the chasm using the giant Mushroom Trampolines. You’ve got to work fast, as the Hop-Chop will eventually recover and then you’ll drop it into the chasm. Cross the Checkpoint Flag, then go north from there and take the Hop-Chop with you up the steps; drop it at the center of the grass.}}</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are sentient green springboards with a square head, red eyes, and sharp teeth. Their name is a portmanteau of "hop" and the phrase "chop-chop". These enemies usually appear in groups of three or more, and reside in areas where a [[springboard]] is required to obtain a collectible, such as a [[Green Star]].
'''Hop-Chops''' are uncommon enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are sentient green springboards with a square head, red eyes, and sharp teeth. These enemies usually appear in groups of three or more, and reside in areas where a [[springboard]] is required to obtain a collectible, such as a [[Green Star]].


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
Hop-Chops are enemies first appearing in ''Super Mario 3D World''. They are usually encountered in groups. When players approach a Hop-Chop, it will begin to bounce toward them. Hop-Chops can be defeated by any attack. Some Hop-Chops react slower than others; these ones turn into [[Trampoline|springboard]]s when defeated, which the player can then carry and use. Usually, one Hop-Chop per group can turn into a springboard. If left as a springboard for too long, it will turn back into a Hop-Chop. This can also happen while it is carried.
===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
Hop-Chops (singularized Hop-Chops for the first time) are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They can be placed in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style only. Hop-Chops are no longer are defeated when jumped on, instead acting like Trampolines initially. Hop-Chops with wings jump and hover above the ground before dropping back down.
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
Hops-Chops debut in ''Super Mario 3D World'', and are usually found in groups. When players approach a Hop-Chops, it will begin to bounce toward them. Hop-Chops can be defeated by any attack. Defeating a Hop-Chops sometimes turns it into a [[Springboard]] which the player can carry and use. Usually, one Hop-Chops per group can turn into a springboard. If left as a springboard for too long, it will turn back into a Hop-Chops. This can also happen while it is carried.
;Level appearances
*[[Big Bounce Byway]]
*[[Searchlight Sneak]]
*[[Mystery House Marathon]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM3DW Early Hop-Chop Concept Art.jpg|Concept artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
SMM2 SM3DW Big Hop-Chop.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Maker 2''
</gallery>


Hop-Chops appear in [[Big Bounce Byway]], [[Searchlight Sneak]], and [[Mystery House Marathon]].
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/Skipper.szs</tt>
|name1=Skipper
}}


===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
===Names in other languages===
[[File:SMM2 SM3DW Big Hop-Chop.png|thumb|left|100px]]
Hop-Chops reappear as enemies that can be placed in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' stages, exclusively in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style. In this game, they no longer are defeated when jumped on, instead acting like Trampolines initially.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホッパー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 227.</ref>
|Jap=ホッパー
|JapR=Hoppā
|JapR=Hoppā
|JapM=Hopper
|JapM=Hopper; shared with [[Punchy Paddy#Names in other languages|Punchy Paddy]] and [[Hopper#Names in other languages|Hopper]]
|SpaA=Ñampolín
|Spa=Ñampolín
|SpaAM=From "ñam" (yum) and "trampolín" (trampoline)
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''ñam'' ("yum") and ''trampolín'' ("trampoline")
|Fra=Clip Hop
|Fre=Clip Hop
|FraM=
|Dut=Hop-Chops
|Dut=Hop-Chops
|DutM=-
|Ita=Bionbion
|Ita=Bion-Bion
|ItaM=From the onomatopoeia "boing"
|ItaM=
|Ger=Schnappolin
|Ger=Schnappolin
|GerM=From "schnappen" (snap) and "Trampolin" (trampoline)
|GerM=From ''schnappen'' ("to snap") and ''trampolin'' ("trampoline")
|Rus=Прыг-ням
|Rus=Прыг-ням
|RusR=Pryg-nyam
|RusR=Pryg-nyam
|RusM=From прыг-скок ''pryg-skok'' (onomatopoeia for hopping) and ням ''nyam'' (yum).
|RusM=From "прыг-скок" (''pryg-skok'', onomatopoeia for hopping) and "ням" (''nyam'', "yum")
|Kor=뛰용뛰용
|Kor=뛰용뛰용
|KorR=Ttuiyongttuiyong
|KorR=Ttuiyong-ttuiyong
|KorM=From 띠용띠용 (onomatopoeia for bouncing)
|KorM=From "띠용띠용" (''ttiyong-ttiyong'', onomatopoeia for bouncing)
|Chi=跳跳机
|Chi=跳跳机 (Simplified)<br>跳跳機 (Traditional)
|ChiR=Tiào Tiào Jī
|ChiR=Tiào Tiào Jī
|ChiM=Hopping Machine
|ChiM=Hopping Machine
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[[Category:Super Mario 3D World enemies]]
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[[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 21:31, July 6, 2024

Hop-Chops
A Hop-Chop from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

Hop-Chops (formerly singularized Hop-Chop[1]) are enemies in Super Mario 3D World, its port, and Super Mario Maker 2. They are sentient green springboards with a square head, red eyes, and sharp teeth. Their name is a portmanteau of "hop" and the phrase "chop-chop". These enemies usually appear in groups of three or more, and reside in areas where a springboard is required to obtain a collectible, such as a Green Star.

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Hop-Chops are enemies first appearing in Super Mario 3D World. They are usually encountered in groups. When players approach a Hop-Chop, it will begin to bounce toward them. Hop-Chops can be defeated by any attack. Some Hop-Chops react slower than others; these ones turn into springboards when defeated, which the player can then carry and use. Usually, one Hop-Chop per group can turn into a springboard. If left as a springboard for too long, it will turn back into a Hop-Chop. This can also happen while it is carried.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Hop-Chops (singularized Hop-Chops for the first time) are enemies in Super Mario Maker 2. They can be placed in the Super Mario 3D World style only. Hop-Chops are no longer are defeated when jumped on, instead acting like Trampolines initially. Hop-Chops with wings jump and hover above the ground before dropping back down.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

Level appearances

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World ObjectData/Skipper.szs Skipper -

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ホッパー[?]
Hoppā
Hopper; shared with Punchy Paddy and Hopper
Chinese 跳跳机 (Simplified)
跳跳機 (Traditional)
[?]

Tiào Tiào Jī
Hopping Machine
Dutch Hop-Chops[?] -
French Clip Hop[?] -
German Schnappolin[?] From schnappen ("to snap") and trampolin ("trampoline")
Italian Bionbion[?] From the onomatopoeia "boing"
Korean 뛰용뛰용[?]
Ttuiyong-ttuiyong
From "띠용띠용" (ttiyong-ttiyong, onomatopoeia for bouncing)
Russian Прыг-ням[?]
Pryg-nyam
From "прыг-скок" (pryg-skok, onomatopoeia for hopping) and "ням" (nyam, "yum")
Spanish Ñampolín[?] Portmanteau of ñam ("yum") and trampolín ("trampoline")

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Take the Hop-Chop that turned into the springboard with you as you cross the chasm using the giant Mushroom Trampolines. You’ve got to work fast, as the Hop-Chop will eventually recover and then you’ll drop it into the chasm. Cross the Checkpoint Flag, then go north from there and take the Hop-Chop with you up the steps; drop it at the center of the grass." – Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 101.