Hoppycat
| Hoppycat | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Bros. Wonder | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
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- “Ha! They're copying you.”
- —Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Hoppycats are green mollusk-like enemies with spikes on their backs and large mouths with retractable sharp teeth on their undersides that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They are primarily found in Shining Falls, and attack by jumping whenever the player jumps, similar to Spiny Skipsqueaks in Super Mario Maker 2, before descending slowly back to the ground, during which the player can pass underneath them. 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] One Wonder Effect turns the characters into Hoppycats (with Luigi's Hoppycat form bearing the most resemblance to regular Hoppycats), though this form is different from the enemy Hoppycats in that it can leap incredibly high into the air, not unlike the expert. It also starts with four spikes instead of three and is larger, though if the player takes damage, they will shrink to the normal Hoppycat size. Big Hoppycats also appear during another Wonder Effect, which will destroy anything above them when they jump.
Their English name comes from "hop" and "copycat".[2]
Gallery[edit]
A Hoppycat as it appears in game
A Deka Hoppin under the effect of a Wonder Flower
Artwork of Mario under the Wonder Flower Hoppycat transformation
Deka Hoppin 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
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Model/EnemyJumpUni.bfres.zs | JumpUni | From "jump" and「 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ホッピン[3] Hoppin |
From "hopping"; may involve "pin" (referring to their spikes) | |
| Chinese | 哈蹦[4] Hābèng |
Transliteration of the Japanese name;「蹦」also means "to jump". | |
| Dutch | Hoppycat[?] | - | |
| French | Bondiss[?] | Portmanteau of bondir ("to jump") and possibly a nod to Hériss ("Spiny") | |
| German | Hüpfer[?] | Hopper | |
| Italian | Salterino[?] | Diminutive of saltare ("to jump") | |
| Korean | 호핑[?] Hoping |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Portuguese | Pulusco[?] | Portmanteau of pular ("to jump") and molusco ("mollusk") | |
| Russian | Прыггер[?] Prygger |
From прыгать (prygat, "to leap") and the English agentive suffix "-er" | |
| Spanish | Saltamanta[?] | Portmanteau of saltar ("to hop") and manta ("blanket"), as well as a play on saltamontes ("grasshopper") |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023. YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。～その2～【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.14】. Nintendo. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ 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.
