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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Variant of | Koopa Troopa |
Snortoises[1] are finned turtle enemies in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. When on land, they crawl forward, though if encountered underwater, they will swim horizontally instead, changing direction if they hit a wall. Like Koopa Troopas, they hide in their shells when jumped on, which can be carried and thrown or kicked.
Their English name is a portmanteau of "snorkel" or "snort" (in reference to their pig-like snout) and "tortoise", while their Japanese name alludes to softshell turtles. Snortoise's overall design is evocative of the pig-nosed turtle, a species named スッポンモドキ (suppon modoki, "false softshell turtle") in Japanese. Their internal file designation suggests they were originally going to more closely resemble sea turtles.
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Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | G:/romfs/Model/EnemyUminoko.bfres.zs | Uminoko | Portmanteau of「海」(umi, sea) and「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa), as well as a pun on「海の子」(umi no ko, child of the sea) |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyNokonokoSea.pack.zs | NokonokoSea | Sea Koopa Troopa |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | スッポコ[1] Suppoko |
Portmanteau of「 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 鱉鱉[2] Biēbiē |
Repeated form of「鱉」(biē, "softshell turtle") | |
| Korean | 자랑[3] Jarang |
Rough homophone between "자라" (jara, "softshell turtle") and " |
References
- ^ a b (January 26, 2024). マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。～その1～【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.13】. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ February 23, 2024. 阻擋瑪利歐一行人的去路。將為您介紹花花王國充滿個人特色的敵方角色。～第一篇～【前往驚奇的世界 Vol.13】. nintendo.com.hk. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ February 8, 2024. 마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제1편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.13】. nintendo.co.kr. Retrieved February 13, 2024.