Fliprus
Model of a Fliprus from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Model from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Comparable

Flipruses are a type of enemy that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U. They are pink walrus-like creatures with yellow goggles and blue-and-white striped tails.

HistoryEdit

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeEdit

 
Appearance in-game

Flipruses first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U and its Nintendo Switch port, where they create snowballs and launch them at the players. They only appear in Fliprus Lake and World Coin-7. They behave similarly to Snow Spikes, but they launch their snowballs up much higher, their snowballs do not get bigger, and their snowballs can be jumped on without taking damage. When they throw their snowballs, they will usually jump. Their snowballs will melt when they fall into the water and they can knock out enemies in their paths.

In New Super Luigi U, they appear as slightly more common enemies. They appear in the levels Fliprus Floes and Hammerswing Hangout.

Mario Party 10Edit

 
A row of Flipruses

Flipruses reappear in Mario Party 10 in Ice Slide, You Slide as an obstacle needing to be slid under.

LEGO Super MarioEdit

 
The set in which Fliprus is featured

The Fliprus is featured in the LEGO Super Mario Wave 6 expansion set Fliprus Snow Adventure, which released on January 1, 2023, at a retail price of US $64.99, making it the most expensive set in the wave. The set includes a play feature where the Fliprus can be flipped forward by LEGO Mario to launch an ice boulder.

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese セイドン[1]
Seidon
From「海象」(seiuchi, walrus) and possibly「~ドン」(Greek for tooth, referring to its tusks)
Chinese 海象[?]
Hǎixiàng
Walrus
Dutch Fliprus[2] -
Estonian Fliprus[3] -
Finnish Fliprus[4] -
French Morsinet[5][6] From "morse" (walrus) and "-inet" (French endearing suffix)
German Kahlross[?] From "walross" (walrus) and "kahl" (bald)
Hungarian Fliprus[7] -
Italian Tricherino[?] Diminutive of "tricheco" (walrus)
Korean 물멍이[?]
Mulmeong-i
from "물개" (mulgae, seal) and "멍멍이" (meongmeong-i, Korean childish word for "dog")
Latvian Fliprus[8] -
Lithuanian Fliprus[9] -
Norwegian Fliprus[10] -
Portuguese Morsatana[?] From "morsa" (walrus) and "barbatana" (flipper)
Romanian Morsel[11] Diminutive of "morsă" (walrus)
Russian Морж-кувыркун[?]
Morzh-kuvyrkun
Flipper walrus ("flipper" meaning somebody doing flips, not the limb)
Serbo-Croatian Fliprus[12][13][14] -
Spanish (NOA) Morsi
Morsik[15]
From "morsa" (walrus) LEGO Super Mario
Spanish (NOE) Morsik[?] From "morsa" (walrus)
Turkish Fliprus[16] -

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091065-69-4. Page 209.
  2. ^ Uitbreidingsset: Fliprus' sneeuwavontuur. lego.com (Dutch). Retrieved Janury 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:11:17 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ Flipruse lumeseikluse laienduskomplekt. lego.com (Estonian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 23:56:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ Fliprusin lumiseikkailu ‑laajennussarja. lego.com (Finnish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 23:58:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U.New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : Gare à Morsinet ! (Wii U) video title.
  6. ^ https://www.lego.com/fr-fr/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417
  7. ^ Fliprus havas kaland kiegészítő szett. lego.com (Hungarian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:02:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  8. ^ Fliprus sniega piedzīvojuma paplašinājuma maršruts. lego.com (Latvian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 17, 2023, 14:50:33 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  9. ^ Papildomas rinkinys „Fliprus nuotykiai ant sniego“. lego.com (Lithuanian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 23:47:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  10. ^ Ekstrabanen Fliprus’ snøeventyr. lego.com (Norwegian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:12:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  11. ^ Set de extindere Morsel și aventura lui în zăpadă. lego.com (Romanian). Retrieved January 6, 2023. (Archived January 7, 2023, 00:02:01 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  12. ^ Fliprusova snježna pustolovina – proširena staza. lstore.hr. Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:06:58 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  13. ^ 71417 Fliprus Snow Adventure set za proširenje. svijetkockica.ba. Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 18, 2023, 02:07:07 UTC via archive.today.)
  14. ^ Fliprusova snežna avantura – kompl. za proširenje. lstore.rs. Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:07:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  15. ^ Set de Expansión: Aventura en la nieve de la Morsik. lego.com (Mexico, Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 23:52:11 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  16. ^ Fliprus Kar Macerası Ek Macera Seti. lego.com (Turkish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:15:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.)