Flopter

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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 its port. These bug-like creatures 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 Twirlips and Choppahs.

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

Gallery

FloptersSM3DW.jpg|Screenshot from Super Mario 3D World Catflopter.png|Screenshot from Bowser's Fury </gallery>

Additional names

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 English word "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. ^ Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury internal filename (SpinnerFur)
  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.