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- Not to be confused with clam or Giant Clam.
Clampy | |||
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Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |||
First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 6) (2023) | ||
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Clampys[1] (also known as simply clams[2][3]) are giant clam enemies that open and close their valves periodically, often revealing items inside their cavities. The player can collect these items and swim away before getting caught inside the Clampy as it closes its valves.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy
One cream-colored Clampy first appears in Super Mario Galaxy, being encountered in the Beach Bowl Galaxy. Much like the clams in Super Mario 64, it holds treasures inside such as Star Chips and coins, depending on the mission selected.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Clampys are enemies appearing only in World 1-4 and in a secret area in World 4-1 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They were slightly reshaped, and now display a purple coloration with darker wavy stripes, which would stick to them in most future appearances. They have coins or 1-Up Mushrooms between their valves in order to lure a character close so they can attack them. If a Clampy closes its shell in on a character, it will trap them inside for a brief moment and damage them before opening back up. However, their top shells (when closed) and the inside of their cavities (when open) are safe to tread on. In general, Clampys spawn in mid-water and slowly sink to a ground underneath, after which they begin their routine of opening and closing their valves. One Clampy in World 1-4 slips into a pit after touching the ground.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
A single Clampy appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2, behaving and looking identically to the species' initial appearance in Super Mario Galaxy. It appears on the seabed in Starshine Beach Galaxy.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Clampys, referred to as Giant Clams[4], appear in New Super Mario Bros. U and its port, where they act exactly like they do in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. One can be found in a secret area of Waterspout Beach, while multiple inhabit World Coin-5. They do not return in New Super Luigi U.
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart 7
Clampys appear in the Cheep Cheep Lagoon and GCN Daisy Cruiser racecourses in Mario Kart 7. They are obstacles that are found only underwater, containing coins and Item Boxes between their valves that racers can pick up, taking care not to be trapped by the Clampy's valves. Racers can perform tricks on them when they are open.
Mario Kart Tour
Clampys reappear in 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon, GCN Daisy Cruiser, and Piranha Plant Cove 2 and 3 in Mario Kart Tour, acting the same as they did in Mario Kart 7. They are able to spin out drivers in a Bubble without popping their Bubble. The Item Boxes that Clampys produce, if broken, do not respawn immediately unlike other Item Boxes.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Clampys return in the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, where they once again appear in GCN Daisy Cruiser and Piranha Plant Cove, acting the same as they did in previous entries.
Mario Party 10
Clampys appear in background of the board Whimsical Waters in Mario Party 10, as well as in the minigame Cheep Cheep Check, where they are used by the solo player to disperse large clusters of bubbles meant to distract the other players from counting the Cheep Cheeps.
Dr. Mario World
A Clampy appears as an Assistant in Dr. Mario World. When equipped in stage mode, there is a chance that the rainbow meter is filled by three sections when the stage starts. In versus mode, it grants doctors an extra chance to defend against opponent's attacks.
Profiles and statistics
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Trading Card description: It looks like an open and shut case with this enemy. Clampy lurks in the depths of the sea, patiently waiting to make a move. Clampy will try to clench you in its shell, causing a loss of power—or worse! However, sometimes there a 1-Up mushroom in them, so it may be worth messing with this mollusk. Don't clam up—swim fast, grab the goods, and get out!
Card Number: 34 (Normal), F19 (Silver)
Dr. Mario World
- Stage mode: Grants 50%/60%/70%/80%/100% chance rainbow meter sections (3) will be filled on stage start.
- Stage mode (Prior to version 2.3.0): Grants 10%/20%/30%/40%/50% chance rainbow meter sections (3) will be filled on stage start.
- Versus mode: Increases chance to defend by 2%/4%/6%/8%/10%.
Gallery
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Kinopio-kun on the beach
The August 2018 LINE calendar
Additional names
Internal names
Game | File | Name | Meaning
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Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/Shellfish.arc | Shellfish | - |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii New Super Mario Bros. U |
1 Data/files/Object/shell_fish.arc content/Common/actor/shell_fish.szs |
shell_fish | Shell-fish |
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | アコヤ貝[5] / アコヤガイ Akoyagai |
Akoya pearl oyster | |
Chinese (simplified) | 珍珠贝[?] Zhēnzhūbèi |
Pearl Oyster | |
Chinese (traditional) | 珍珠貝[?] Zhēnzhūbèi |
Pearl Oyster | |
French | Cokillage[?] | Modified orthograph of coquillage ("sea shell") | |
German | Perlenmuschel[?] | Pearl clam | |
Italian | Clampy[6] | - | |
Mollusky[?] | Pun on molluschi ("mollusks") | ||
Korean | 진주조개[?] Jinju Jogae |
Pearl Oyster | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Conchaí[?] | From concha ("shell") and aí ("there") | |
Spanish (NOA) | Ostraga[?] | From ostra ("oyster") and tragar ("swallow") | |
Spanish (NOE) | Ostra Perlífera[?] | Pearl Oyster |
References
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (December 4, 2011). Mario Kart 7 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89384-0. Page 46, 48, 142, 143.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 130.
- ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 29.
- ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 79.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy internal filename (StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl) / Super Mario Galaxy 2 internal filename (SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl); the equivalent strings of "ShellfishCoin" and "ShellfishYellowChip" (en_name) are respectively「アコヤ貝(コイン)」and「アコヤ貝(イエローチップ)」(jp_name)
- ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Album ufficiale. Page 12.