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|image=[[File:Flopter SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Flopter 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 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|related=[[Choppah]]<br>[[Spindrift]]<br>[[Twirlip]]
|comparable=[[Choppah]]<br>[[Spindrift]]<br>[[Twirlip]]
}}
}}
[[File:FloptersSM3DW.jpg|thumb|left|Two Flopters]]
'''Flopters'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=25|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. Each of these bug-like creatures has a bee-like body and four wings, and they attack by ramming into the player. Their name is a combination of the words "flower" and "copter," describing their appearance and behavior, respectively. Flopters can be defeated by any attack and are usually found in groups. When undisturbed, they normally fly at a high altitude. Flopters make their first appearance in the level [[The Bullet Bill Express]]. Flopters have wings that spin around rapidly much like [[Twirlip]]s and [[Choppah]]s.
'''Flopters'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 25.</ref> are bug-like enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They have a bee-like body and four wings, and attack by ramming into the player. Their name is a combination of the words "flower" and "copter", describing their appearance and behavior, respectively. Flopters can be defeated by any attack and are usually found in groups. When undisturbed, they normally fly at a high altitude. Flopters make their first appearance in the level [[The Bullet Bill Express]]. Flopters have wings that spin around rapidly much like [[Twirlip]]s and [[Choppah]]s.


They also appear in [[Lake Lapcat]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' in cat form. They gain catlike features, such as fur, paws, and ears, but otherwise have the same behavior as their normal counterparts.
A cat form, '''Cat Flopter''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|date=circa Jan. 2025|title=Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|url=www.nintendo.com/jp/character/mario/en/history/3d_fury_world/index.html|publisher=Mario Portal|accessdate=23 Jan. 2025}}</ref> appears in [[Lake Lapcat]] in the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''. Cat Flopters gain catlike features, such as paws and ears, but otherwise have the same behavior as their normal counterparts.
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[[File:Catflopter.png|thumb|left|A {{conjectural|Cat Flopter}} in ''Bowser's Fury'']]
==Gallery==
==Names in other languages==
<gallery>
FloptersSM3DW.jpg|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 3D World''
Catflopter.png|Screenshot from ''Bowser's Fury''
</gallery>
 
==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=フラッパー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 227.</ref>
|Jpn=フラッパー<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=227|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Furappā
|JpnR=Furappā
|JapM=Flapper
|JpnM=Flapper; also a play on "flower"
|Fre=Flopter
|Ger=Flopter
|Ger=Flopter
|SpaE=Zumbacóptero
|SpaEM=From ''zumbar'' ("to buzz") and ''helicóptero'' ("helicopter")
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Insects]]
[[Category:Bowser's Fury Enemies]]
[[Category:Bowser's Fury enemies]]
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[[Category:Super Mario 3D World enemies]]
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Revision as of 14:33, March 6, 2025

Not to be confused with Flaptor or Floater.
Flopter
A Flopter 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)
Comparable

Flopters[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Each of these bug-like creatures has a bee-like body and four wings, and they attack by ramming into the player. Their name is a combination of the words "flower" and "copter," describing their appearance and behavior, respectively. Flopters can be defeated by any attack and are usually found in groups. When undisturbed, they normally fly at a high altitude. Flopters make their first appearance in the level The Bullet Bill Express. Flopters have wings that spin around rapidly much like Twirlips and Choppahs.

A cat form, Cat Flopter,[2] appears in Lake Lapcat in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Cat Flopters gain catlike features, such as paws and ears, but otherwise have the same behavior as their normal counterparts.

Gallery

  • Screenshot from Super Mario 3D World

    Screenshot from Super Mario 3D World

  • Screenshot from Bowser's Fury

    Screenshot from Bowser's Fury

Naming

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/Spinner.szs Spinner -

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フラッパー[3]
Furappā 		Flapper; also a play on "flower"
French Flopter[?] ?
German Flopter[?] ?
Spanish (NOE) Zumbacóptero[?] From zumbar ("to buzz") and helicóptero ("helicopter")

References

  1. ^ 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 25.
  2. ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025). Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Mario Portal. Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 227.
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