Nipper Spore
- "Puff ball" redirects here. For the enemies in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island referred to as "Puff-Balls" in issue #43 of the UK Nintendo Magazine System, seeFuzzy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island).
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 Artwork of a Nipper Spore forSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) | ||
| Variant of | Piranha Plant | ||
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Nipper Spores orpuff balls[1] are obstacles with the ability to form intoNipper Plants when landing on to the ground. Nipper Spores generally resemble red spheres attached to white balls of fluff via small, black or yellow stems.
History[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
InSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andits enhanced port, Nipper Spores are first encountered inThe Cave Of Chomp Rock. They descend slowly from a certain height to the ground. Simply touching one will causeYoshi to dropBaby Mario off his back. Upon coming into contact with the ground, they transform into a Nipper Plant, which starts walking right away. Yoshi will swallow a Nipper Spore directly upon eating it, without producing anegg. He will lick his lips directly after doing so.
Yoshi's Island DS[edit]
InYoshi's Island DS, Nipper Spores first appear in the levelBa-dum BUM!. Throughout the game, some Nipper Spores are produced byNipper Dandelions. When strong gusts of wind blow (usually caused byWindbags), the Nipper Spores are blown off of the Nipper Dandelion and into the air, until they land and becomeNipper Plants.
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
Nipper Spores return inYoshi's New Island, acting the same way as before. They are first encountered in the levelCave of the Nipper Plants.
Yoshi's Story[edit]
InYoshi's Story, Nipper Spores have spikes on them. They are also foul tasting, meaning that they will hurt anyBaby Yoshi (except for the Black and White ones) that attempts to eat them.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
Nipper Spores also appear inMario & Luigi: Dream Team, wherePiranha Plants in battle spit them out into the background to createNipper Plants.
Yoshi's Woolly World /Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]
InYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Nipper Spores are first present in the levelSponge Cave Spelunking, where they act the same as in theYoshi's Island series.Nipper Spore Patches are sometimes encountered in large blocks of wool that can be unwoven; they behave identically to a regular Nipper Spore.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nipper Spores are mentioned briefly byViridi duringPalutena's Guidance dialogue forPiranha Plant. Unlike most other variations generally mentioned in order of appearance, they are listed amongstSuper Mario Bros. 3 debuts.Big Piranhas,Big Fire Piranhas,Small Piranhas, andFire Stalking Piranhas are similarly listed out of order.
Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]
Nipper Spores reappeared in the courseJumping to Victory ofYoshi's Crafted World. Their design and behavior remain unchanged from previous games.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
- Player's Guide:These drift slowly from the ceilings of caves and forts. You can't make eggs out of them.[2]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 綿毛のついたタネが地面に落ちると、プチパックンになる。タネの間は食べてもタマゴにならない。[3] (Seeds with fluff attached that become Nipper Plants when they touch the ground. They do not turn into eggs when eaten while they are still seeds.)
Yoshi's Story[edit]
- Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:Damit das mit den Sporen kein Drama wird, sondern lustig, schluck' ich sie gleich in der Luft.[4] (So that the spores are not a drama, but fun, I swallow them in the air.)
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island DS
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プチパックンのタネ[5][3] プチパックンのたね[6][7] Puchi Pakkun no Tane | Nipper Plant Seed | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 钳人花种子[?] Qiánrénhuā Zhǒngzi | Nipper Plant Seed | |
| Dutch | Nipper Spore[?] | - | |
| French (NOA) | Nipper Spore[?] | - | |
| French (NOE) | Spore de Nipper[?] | Nipper Spore | |
| German | Möchtegern-Spore[?] | Wannabe Spore, fromMöchtegern-Pflanze ("Nipper Plant") | |
| Para-Sporen[4] | Para-Spore | ||
| Italian | Spora Tenaglia[?] | Pincer Spore, fromPianta Tenaglia ("Nipper Plant") | |
| Korean | 새끼뻐끔의 씨앗[?] Saekkippeokeum-ui Ssiat | Nipper Plant Seed | |
| Russian | грызоспора[?] gryzospora | Nipper Spore | |
| Spanish | Espora de Blantita[?] | Nipper Plant Spore |
References[edit]
- ^"Feature: They start off as puff balls and turn into Nipper Plants" – Play Nintendo (March 18, 2023).Mario, Pokémon Trainer, Link & Yoshi vs TINY Encounters! 😱 Baddies & Battles Ep 3 | @playnintendo (2:25).YouTube. Retrieved March 19, 2023. (Screen captureMedia:YT Play Nintendo 2023-03-18 screencap Nipper Plants.jpg.)
- ^Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995).Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page128Media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg.
- ^ab「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page21Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P21.png.
- ^abNintendo 64Yoshi's Story Spieleberater.Nintendo of Europe (German). Page19Media:Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png.
- ^November 20, 1995. 「オールカラー版 スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科」 (All-Color Ban - Super Mario: Yossy Island All Hyakka).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 58.
- ^November 20, 1995. 「オールカラー版 スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科」 (All-Color Ban - Super Mario: Yossy Island All Hyakka).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 191.
- ^アルス(liaoallen) (August 2, 2015).ヨッシー ウールワールド - 敵をみる おもいでシアター (全73種) (footage of Omoide Theatre,Yoshi Wool World) (02:10).YouTube. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
