Madpole

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Not to be confused withTadpole.
Madpole
A Madpole from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork fromSuper Mario 3D World
First appearanceSuper Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearanceSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury(2021)

Madpoles[1] areenemies inSuper Mario 3D World andits port. Their name is a combination of "mad" and "tadpole." These turquoise tadpoles swim calmly on the water surface, though when they spotMario or another player character, Madpoles swim after them and continue doing so even if the character dives into the water. Madpoles can be defeated from any attack. They appear in the levelsRammerhead Reef,The Bowser Express,Deepwater Dungeon,Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run, andPipeline Boom Lagoon.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseタマオ[2]
Tamao		From「蝌蚪」(otamajakushi, "tadpole")
French(European)Madpole[3]-
GermanGraulquappe[4]Portmanteau betweengraulen ("to dread") andKaulquappe ("tadpole")
ItalianMadpole[5]-
Spanish(European)Enojacuajo[6]Fromenojado ("angry") andrenacuajo ("tadpole")

References[edit]

  1. ^Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013).Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-804-16249-4. Page 26.
  2. ^Sakai, 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.
  3. ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 226.
  4. ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 226.
  5. ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 226.
  6. ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 226.
Super Mario 3D World /Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury /Bowser's Fury
Playable charactersMario •Luigi •Peach •Toad •Rosalina •Captain Toad •Blue Toadb •Green Toadb •Yellow Toadb •Bowser Jr.c
FormsSmall Mario •Mario (form) •Cat Mario •Double Mario •Tanooki Mario •Fire Mario •Boomerang Mario •Mega Mario •Invincible Mario •White Tanooki Mario •Lucky Cat Mario •White Cat Mariob •Giga Cat Marioc
Non-playable charactersSprixie Princesses •Sprixies •Rabbits •Mega Rabbit •Toads •Plessie •Lumas •Ghost Miisa •Toadettec •Kittensc •Catsc
EnemiesAnt Trooper •Banzai Bill •Biddybud •Big Ant Trooper •Big Boo •Big Galoomba •Blockstepper •Blooper •Blurker •Bob-omb •Boo •Boomerang Bro •Brolder •Bullet Bill •Bully •Cat Banzai Bill •Cat Bullet Bill •Cat Goomba •Chargin' Chuck •Charvaargh •Cheep Cheep •Coin Coffer •Conkdor •Fighter Flyd •Fire Bro •Fire Piranha Plant •Fireballd •Fizzlit •Flopter •Freezied •Fury Shadowc •Fuzzler •Fuzzy •Galoomba •Goomba •Goomba Tower •Grumblump •Hammer Bro •Hop-Chop •Horned Ant Trooper •Ka-thunk •Innertube Goomba •Lava Bubble •Madpole •Magikoopa •Mega Piranha Plant •Mini Goomba •Octoomba •Para-Biddybud •Parabones •Peepa •Piranha Creeper •Piranha Plant •Porcupuffer •Rammerhead •Ring Burner •Shellcreeperd •Sidestepperd •Skating Goomba •Skipsqueak •Small Rammerhead •Snow Pokey •Spike •Spiny •Spiny Skipsqueak •Splorch •Splounder •Stingby •Thwomp •Ty-foo •Unshelled Koopa •Walleye
ObstaclesBaddie Box •Bill Blaster •Cannon •Dark •Fire Bar •Fury Sunc •Fuzzy Horde •Ink Bombc •Lava •Poison •Poison fog •Quicksand •Spike ball •Spike Block •Spike Trap •Spiked roller •Volcanic debris
BossesBowser •Boom Boom •Pom Pom •Hisstocrat •Boss Brolder •King Ka-thunk •Prince Bully •Motley Bossblob •Meowser •Fury Bowserc •Giant Bowserc
Items and power-ups+ Clock •1-Up Mushroom •Baseball •Blue Coin •Bomb •Boomerang Flower •Cannon Box •Cat Shinec •Cat Shine Shardc •Coin •Coin Box •Coin pile •Crown •Double Cherry •Fire Flower •Giga Bellc •Gold Shell •Goomba Mask •Green Shell •Green Star Coin •Green Star •Hidden Coin •Ice Skate •Invincibility Bellb •Invincibility Leaf •Keyc •Key Coin •Light Box •Lucky Bell •Mega Mushroom •Plessie Medalc •Potted Piranha Plant •Propeller Box •Red Coin •Snowball •Springboard •Stamp •Super Bell •Super Leaf •Super Mushroom •Super Star
Objects? Block •? Block tower •Arrow platform •Arrow Sign •Assist Block •Beep Block •Big Block •Big Goal Pole •Binoculars •Bowser Board •Bowser Statue •Brick Block •Bubble •Cactus •Cagec •Cat Wheel •Chain-Link •Character Switch •Checkpoint Flag •Clear Pipe •Clear Pipe Cannon •Cloud Cannon •Cloud Lift •Cog •Color Panel •Conveyor Belt •Crab •Crate •Crystal Block •Dash Panel •Death Pressure •Donut Block •Empty Block •Falling spikec •Fish •Fling Polec •Floating couch •Floord •Flower •Fluff •Fury Blockc •Gift Box •Glowing spot •Gold P Switch •Goal Pole •Goal Pole (flying) •Gold Ring •Gong •Graffitic •Green Star Ring •Ground-Pound Switchc •Hexagon •Hidden Block •Illusion •Invisible walkway •Jump Panel •Kick Bomb •Lift •Lighthousec •Long ? Block •Magic brushc •Multi-Vator •Mushroom Trampoline •Mystery Box •P Panel •P Switch •Pipe •Pixel Luigi •Propeller Platforma •Red POW Block •Red Ring •Red-Blue Panel •Rising pillar •Rock Block •Rocket •Rotating Panel •Roulette Block •Sand statue •Seagullc •Searchlight •Seesaw •Sliding door •Slot Block •Small bird •Splotchy goopc •Super Jump Panelc •Swing •Switch Block •Switch Panel •Switchboard •Super POW Block •Tank •Timer Gatec •Torch •Touchstone •Trample Switch •Trapeze •Tree •Turning Floor •Warp Box •Warp Box (With Key) •Warp Door •World Warp Pipe •Zipline lift
LocationsNormal worldsWorld 1 •World 2 •World 3 •World 4 •World 5 •World 6 •World Castle •World Bowser
Special worldsWorld Star •World Mushroom •World Flower •World Crown
Lake LapcatcFur Step Island •Scamper Shores •Pounce Bounce Isle •Fort Flaptrap •Slipskate Slope •Clawswipe Colosseum •Trickity Tower •Crisp Climb Castle •Risky Whisker Island •Pipe Path Tower •Roiling Roller Isle •Mount Magmeow •Lucky Isle
OtherSprixie Kingdom •Mushroom Kingdom •Sprixie Houses •Toad Houses •Mystery Houses •Lucky Houses
MovesCrawl •Crouch •Crouch Jump •Dash •Diveb •Floating Jump •Ground Pound •Ground Pound Jumpb •Jump •Long Jump •Roll •Scuttle •Shell dash •Side Somersault •Slide •Spin •Spin Jump •Swim •Synchro Ground-Pound •Tail attack •Wall Jump
Gameplay elementsamiibob •Captain Toad's Adventures •Completion •Enemy Battles •Luigi Bros. •List of Cat Shine names in other languagesc •List of Pixel Luigi sightings •List of stamps •Miiversea •Points •Snapshot Modeb •Toad Brigadeb
Music"A Boss Approaches" • "Attack! Fury Bowser"c • "Beep Block Skyway" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Conkdor Canyon" • "Double Cherry Pass" • "Fort Fire Bros." • "The Great Tower Showdown 1" • "The Great Tower Showdown 2" • "Hands-On Hall" • "Hisstocrat" • "Motley Bossblob" • "Mystery House Entrance" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Shifty Boo Mansion" • "Sprawling Savanna" • "Super Bell Hill" • "The Bullet Bill Express" • "World 1"
Further infoEmblem •Gallery (SM3DW+BF ·BF) •Glitches (SM3DW+BF) •Iwata Asks •Multimedia (SM3DW+BF) •Original soundtrack •Playable characters' statistics (SM3DW+BF) •Pre-release and unused content •Staff (SM3DW+BF) •Super Mario 3D World Puzzle Ramune Collection
a Exclusive to theSuper Mario 3D World campaign in theWii U version
c Exclusive toBowser's Fury
d Exclusive toLuigi Bros.
RelatedPlay Nintendo activities
Can’t-miss games •What does THAT thing do? •Cute-throat enemies •Power-up trivia quiz! •Power-up personality quiz! •Colorful cat-tastrophe!