Rammerhead
| Rammerhead | |||
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 Artwork fromSuper Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
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Rammerheads are shark enemies that appear inSuper Mario 3D World andSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They resemblehammerhead sharks with wide, studded heads similar tospiked rollers, with their eyes on the farthest ends of them. They are adrab purple and typically swim in circles, emulatingFire Bars. In dimly lit areas, their bodies appear luminescent.
Only the heads of Rammerheads causes damage—the rest of their bodies is undamaging. They are defeated only when struck by the player character in theirInvincible form or ifGround Pounded in theirLucky Cat form. In the originalSuper Mario 3D World campaign, Rammerheads appear in three courses:Captain Toad Makes a Splash,Rammerhead Reef, andPipeline Boom Lagoon. While most Rammerheads are large sharks, the one in the foremost course is about the same size asCaptain Toad. It is also the only normal Rammerhead in the game that breaches from water, and Captain Toad has no means of defeating it.
The English name "Rammerhead" seems to be a portmanteau of "hammerhead" and "ram." On theMario Portal Game Archive for the originalSuper Mario 3D World, the one from Captain Toad Makes a Splash is referred to as the "Small Rammerhead,"[1] whereas that name is applied to the more recurringpink ones in theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia and the Mario Portal Game Archive forSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.[2]
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Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World | content/ObjectData/Syumock.szs | Syumock | Romanization of Japanese name. |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シュモック[2] Shumokku | Partial corruption of「撞木鮫」(shumokuzame, "hammerhead shark") ; internally romanized as "Syumock"[3] | |
| シュモック(小)[2] Shumokku (Shō) | Rammerhead (Small); this name is applied to thepink Rammherheads in theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia and the Mario Portal Game Archive forSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[1] | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 撞木鲨[4] Zhuàng Mù Shā | Derived from Japanese name | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 撞木鯊[5] Zhuàng Mù Shā | Derived from Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Rammerhead[6] | - | |
| French | Requin-barjo[7] | Fromrequin-marteau ("hammerhead") andbarjo ("bonkers"),marteau also being a synonym ofbarjo | |
| German | Rammerhai[8] | fromrammen ("to ram") andHammerhai ("hammerhead shark") | |
| Italian | Squalo Martesto[9][10] | Fromsqualo martello ("hammerhead shark") andtesta ("head") | |
| Korean | 귀상이[11] Gwisang'i | From "귀상어" (gwisang'eo, "hammerhead shark") and Korean noun-deriving suffix "~이" (-i) | |
| Russian | Рыба-таран[12] Ryba-taran | Fish-ram | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Pez martillo[13] | Literally "hammer fish," another term for hammerhead sharks | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Tibumartillo[14] | Contraction oftiburón martillo ("hammerhead shark") |
References
- ^abEnglishSuper Mario 3D World entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:46:25 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^abcSakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 226.
- ^Super Mario 3D World internal filename (Syumock)
- ^In-game name forRammerhead Reef.
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 23 Feb. 2021 via 迷貓MiKoYo on YouTube.)
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 20 Dec. 2022 via Ome Steve Speelt on YouTube.)
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 23 Sept. 2018 via Vampire on YouTube.)
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 27 Sept. 2016 via NintendoGamerGuide on YouTube.)
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 17 Dec. 2014 via fabry90 on YouTube.)
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 226.
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 14 Mar. 2021 via 키마리오 on YouTube.)
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 20 May 2022 via Hakin Game (HakinGame) on YouTube.)
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 27 Feb. 2019 via Games Revolution Inc on YouTube.)
- ^In-game name for Rammerhead Reef. (Archived 17 Jun. 2017 via Danny Channel Games on YouTube.)
