Plurp
- This article is about the enemy from Super Mario Sunshine. For the chicken enemy from Virtual Boy Wario Land, see Coo-Coo.
| Plurp | |||
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 Artwork of a Coo Coo from Super Mario Sunshine. | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Plurps, also known as Plirps[1] and originally known as Coo Coos,[2][3] are hen-like creatures that only appear in Super Mario Sunshine. They resemble large chickens with two beady, green eyes, and a star on their belly. They first make an appearance in Bianco Hills, where they fly around randomly and drop splotches of goop whenever they get near Mario. They later appear in Episode 3 of Pianta Village, where they drop burning goop. Coo Coos can be defeated by jumping on them or spraying them to the ground with FLUDD. Coos Coos release several coins with each spray, up to a 1-Up Mushroom.
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Plurp" can appear on the leaderboard.
A variety of this enemy called Cluckboom appears in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. It behaves similarly but drops explosive bombs.
Gallery
Model from Super Mario Sunshine
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Sunshine | tori[4] | Tori | Romanization of「鳥」(bird) |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クック[5] Kukku |
From「コッコ」(kokko, an onomatopoeia for the peeps of a newborn chick and a childish term for a diminutive breed of chicken) and/or "cuckoo"; compare with Cucco | |
| Italian | Plio Coo Coo[?] |
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References
- ^ English Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 39.
- ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 18.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/bianco2.szs/scene/tori
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section, page 99.
