Hoppycat
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| 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 inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder. They are primarily found inShining Falls, and attack by jumping whenever the player jumps, similar toSpiny Skipsqueaks inSuper 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-likelift 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]
OneWonder Effect turns the charactersinto Hoppycats (withLuigi'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. 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. A final variant is found inThe Midway Trial: Hop to It, being theWonder Hoppycat, an orange Hoppycat with an extended jump.
Gallery
Artwork ofHoppycat Mario
Model of Wonder Hoppycat
Model of a Big Hoppycat
Screenshot of a Hoppycat
Screenshot of a Big Hoppycat
Naming
"Hoppycat" is a portmanteau of "hop" and "copycat," alluding to their behavior.[2]
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Model/EnemyJumpUni.bfres.zs | JumpUni | From "jump" and「 |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホッピン[3] Hoppin | From "hopping"; may involve "pin" (referring to their spikes) | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 哈蹦[4][5] Hābèng | Transliteration of the Japanese name;「蹦」also means "to jump" | |
| Dutch | Hoppycat[?] | - | |
| French | Bondiss[?] | Portmanteau ofbondir ("to jump") and possibly a nod toHériss ("Spiny") | |
| German | Hüpfer[?] | Hopper | |
| Italian | Salterino[?] | Diminutive ofsaltare ("to jump") | |
| Korean | 호핑[6] Hoping | Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Portuguese | Pulusco[?] | Portmanteau ofpular ("to jump") andmolusco ("mollusk") | |
| Russian | Прыггер[?] Prygger | Fromпрыгать (prygat, "to leap") and the English agentive suffix "-er" | |
| Spanish | Saltamanta[?] | Portmanteau ofsaltar ("to hop") andmanta ("blanket"), as well as a play onsaltamontes ("grasshopper") |
Notes
- An unused orange Hoppycat variant was found in the game's code, which functions similarly to a normal Hoppycat but jumps away from the player. It shares the same model as the Wonder Hoppycat.[7]
References
- ^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.
- ^Nintendo (Hong Kong) Ltd. (15 Mar. 2024).阻擋瑪利歐一行人的去路。將為您介紹花花王國充滿個人特色的敵方角色。～第二篇～ 【前往驚奇的世界 Vol.14】.Nintendo Official Site (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 31 Mar. 2025.
- ^Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (23 Feb. 2024).마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제2편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.14】.Nintendo Official Site (Korean). Retrieved 31 Mar. 2025.
- ^https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder
