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{{about|the enemy from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''|the chicken enemy from ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''|[[Coo-Coo]]}}
{{Species-infobox
{{distinguish|Purp}}
|image=[[File:Coocoo.png|200px]]
{{species infobox
|species_origin=[[Chicken]]
|image=[[File:Coocoo.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Coo Coo from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[2002]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variants=[[Cluckboom]]
|comparable=[[Nooz]]
}}
}}
'''Coo Coos''' are hen-like creatures that only appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They resemble large chickens with two beady eyes, with a star around one. They first make an appearance in [[Bianco Hills]], where they fly around randomly and drop splotches of [[Graffiti]] whenever they get near [[Mario]]. They later appear in [[Pianta Village#Episode 3: The Goopy Inferno|Episode 3]] of [[Pianta Village]], where they drop [[Graffiti#Lava Graffiti|Lava Goop]]. Coo Coos can be jumped on or sprayed several times by [[F.L.U.D.D.]] to be defeated.
'''Plurps''' (also spelled '''Plirps'''),<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal|language=en|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233320/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en}}</ref> also known as '''Coo Coos''',<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Perfect Guide|page=39|language=en-us|date=August 12, 2002|publisher=Versus Books|isbn=1-931886-09-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=18|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> are large chicken-like enemies appearing only in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Each of them has two beady green eyes and a star on its belly. Coo Coos are first seen in [[Bianco Hills]], where they fly around aimlessly and drop splotches of [[goop]] whenever they get near [[Mario]]. They later appear in [[The Goopy Inferno|Episode 3]] of [[Pianta Village]], where they drop [[burning goop]]. Coo Coos can be defeated by [[jump]]ing on them or by spraying them to the ground with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]. Each spray causes a Coo Coo to release several [[coin]]s and eventually drop a [[1-Up Mushroom]].


== Trivia ==
In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', the name "Plurp" can appear on the leaderboard.
*[[Cluckboom]]s, enemies that look similar to Coo Coos, appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and its sequel, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their method of attacking Mario is by dropping [[Bomb (item)|Bomb]]s on him, similar to a Coo Coo's method of dropping Goop on Mario.
 
*Their name is based on Cuckoo, a kind of bird.
A variety of this enemy called [[Cluckboom]]s appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They behave similarly but drop explosive [[bomb]]s instead of goop.
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==Gallery==
[[Category:Enemies]]
<gallery>
[[Category:Species]]
SMS Asset Model Coo Coo.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
[[Category:Birds]]
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|file1=<tt>tori</tt><ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/bianco2.szs/scene/tori</tt></ref>
|name1=Tori
|meaning1=Romanization of「鳥」(bird)
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=クック<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=October 19, 2015|title=「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/cR55rqr.jpg 18]|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Kukku
|JapM=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 [[zeldawiki:Cucco#Nomenclature|Cucco]]
|Ita=Plio
|Ita2=Coo Coo
}}
 
==References==
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{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
[[Category:Chickens]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine enemies]]
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[[it:Plio]]

Latest revision as of 12:35, June 3, 2024

This article is about the enemy from Super Mario Sunshine. For the chicken enemy from Virtual Boy Wario Land, see Coo-Coo.
Not to be confused with Purp.
Plurp
Coo Coo
Artwork of a Coo Coo from Super Mario Sunshine
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variants
Comparable

Plurps (also spelled Plirps),[1] also known as Coo Coos,[2][3] are large chicken-like enemies appearing only in Super Mario Sunshine. Each of them has two beady green eyes and a star on its belly. Coo Coos are first seen in Bianco Hills, where they fly around aimlessly 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 by spraying them to the ground with FLUDD. Each spray causes a Coo Coo to release several coins and eventually drop a 1-Up Mushroom.

In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Plurp" can appear on the leaderboard.

A variety of this enemy called Cluckbooms appears in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They behave similarly but drop explosive bombs instead of goop.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Sunshine tori[4] Tori Romanization of「鳥」(bird)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
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[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ Loe, Casey (August 12, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). ISBN 1-931886-09-1. Page 39.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 18.
  4. ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/bianco2.szs/scene/tori
  5. ^ (October 19, 2015). 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 18.
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Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters Mario
Rideable characters Yoshi • Blooper Racer
Non-playable characters FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing • Cannon Pianta • Captain • Chucksters • Crate guy • Doot-Doot Sisters • Duck-ring riders • Hotel manager • Isle Delfino Police • Mayor • Mushroom dealer Pianta • Pianta judge • Pianta prosecutor • Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies • Noki elder • Noki grandson • Park director) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids
Enemies Bee • Block Boo • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Coo Coo • Electro-Koopa King • Electrokoopa (Blue) • Electrokoopa (Red) • Glorpedo • Jumping Blooper • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Poink • Pokey • Pondskater • Sanbo Head • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Swoopin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap
Obstacles Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap
Bosses Gatekeeper • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Manta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr.
Items 1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi's Egg
Objects Arrow sign • Big Windmill • Birds • Brick Block • Butterflies • Cannon • Cloud • Coin Fish • Crate • Dune Bud • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Flower • Fluff • Graffiti • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Revolving Gate • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Seagull • Shine Painting • Sign • Slots • Spotted block • Stone slab • Swing • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round
Locations Main courses Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana • Shine Tower • Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino • Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
Secret courses Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
Other Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guide Book • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush
Music compositions "Isle Delfino" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
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