Hoppycat
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
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Hoppycats are green mollusk-like enemies with spikes on their backs and large, sharp-toothed mouths on their undersides that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Similar to Spiny Skipsqueaks in Super Mario Maker 2, they attack by jumping whenever the player jumps. They sometimes jump up into the level from underneath, while others can be found attached to the ceiling, jumping with reversed gravity. They can hit and activate blocks just like the player. There is also a red log-like lift that shoots out a Hoppycat from the side whenever the player jumps while riding it, which can be used to hit blocks to the right.[1] Their name is a portmanteau of "hop" and "copycat". Giant Hoppycats also appear during another Wonder Effect, which will destroy anything above them when they jump.
Gallery
A giant Hoppycat under the effect of a Wonder Flower
Mario under the Wonder Flower Hoppycat transformation
Giant Hoppycat model
Red Hoppycat model
Standee of Hoppycat Mario
Standee of Hoppycat Luigi
Standee of Hoppycat Peach
Standee of Hoppycat Daisy
Standee of Hoppycat Yellow Toad
Standee of Hoppycat Blue Toad
Standee of Hoppycat Toadette
Standee of Hoppycat Yoshi
Standee of Hoppycat Red Yoshi
Standee of Hoppycat Yellow Yoshi
Standee of Hoppycat Light-Blue Yoshi
Standee of Hoppycat Nabbit
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ホッピン[2] Hoppin |
From "hopping"; may involve "pin" (referring to their spikes) |
| Chinese | 哈蹦[3] Hābèng |
Transliteration of the Japanese name;「蹦」also means "to jump". |
| Dutch | Hoppycat |
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| French | Bondiss |
From "bondir" (to jump), its inflection "bondisse", and "Hériss" (Spiny) |
| German | Hüpfer |
Hopper |
| Italian | Salterino |
Jumpy |
| Korean | 호핑 Hoping |
Transliteration of the Japanese name |
| Portuguese | Pulusco |
Portmanteau of "pular" (to jump) and "molusco" (mollusk) |
| Russian | Прыггерами Pryggerami |
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| Spanish | Saltamanta |
Portmanteau of "saltar" (to hop) and "manta", as well as a play on "saltamontes" (grasshopper) |
References
- ^ Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023. YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (August 31, 2023). スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー Direct 2023.8.31. YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (August 31, 2023). 《超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇》Direct 2023.8.31（中文字幕）. YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
