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[[File:NSMB 3-GhostHouse.png|thumb|left|200px|Several Splunkins in {{world-link|3|ghostn|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}]]
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'''Splunkins'''<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] ''New Super Mario Bros.'' guide, p. 11</ref> are jack-o-lantern enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They walk left and right. If [[Mario]] jumps upon a Splunkin once, it will crack a bit and will increase its speed. Another hit will make it explode, defeating it and earning points. However, a [[Ground Pound]] will kill one instantly. They are sometimes found in larger groups. They appear in {{world-link|3|ghostn|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, {{world-link|5|ghostn|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, {{world-link|7|ghostn|World 7-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, and [[World 8-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-1]].
'''Splunkins'''<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] ''New Super Mario Bros.'' guide, p. 11</ref> are jack-o-lantern enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They walk left and right. If [[Mario]] jumps on a Splunkin once, it cracks slightly and increases its movement speed. Jumping on a Splunkin a second time causes it to explode, defeating it and earning points. However, a [[Ground Pound]] or a [[fireball]] defeats a Splunkin instantly. They are sometimes found in larger groups. They appear in {{world-link|3|ghostn|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, {{world-link|5|ghostn|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, {{world-link|7|ghostn|World 7-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, and [[World 8-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-1]].


Their name is a pun on the word "spelunking" as well as "punkin," a slurring of the word "pumpkin."
Their name is likely a pun on "spelunking" and "punkin," which is slang for "pumpkin".
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==Gallery==
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Half-defeatedSplunkinNSMB.png|A Splunkin
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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Revision as of 20:27, August 12, 2022

Not to be confused with Jack O'Goomba.
Splunkin
Splunkin model from New Super Mario Bros.
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Comparable
The level 3-Ghost House
Several Splunkins in World 3-Ghost House

Splunkins[1] are jack-o-lantern enemies in New Super Mario Bros. They walk left and right. If Mario jumps on a Splunkin once, it cracks slightly and increases its movement speed. Jumping on a Splunkin a second time causes it to explode, defeating it and earning points. However, a Ground Pound or a fireball defeats a Splunkin instantly. They are sometimes found in larger groups. They appear in World 3-Ghost House, World 5-Ghost House, World 7-Ghost House, and World 8-1.

Their name is likely a pun on "spelunking" and "punkin," which is slang for "pumpkin".

Gallery

<gallery> Half-defeatedSplunkinNSMB.png|A Splunkin

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カボちゃん[2]
Kabochan
Play on「南瓜」(kabocha, pumpkin) and honorific「ちゃん」(chan)
French Splunkin[?] Same as the English name
German Splunkin[?] -

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Power New Super Mario Bros. guide, p. 11
  2. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Shogakukan book