Slurple
| Slurple | |||
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 Artwork fromSuper Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Member of | Octo-Army | ||
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Slurples[1] are parasitic alienenemies inSuper Mario Galaxy andSuper Mario Galaxy 2. These enemies have light-blue skin, big eyes, funnel-like mouths, and large,Octoomba-like suction cups on their undersides. Their behavior is similar to that of theMini Goombas inSuper Mario Bros. 3, which are instead treated as full-sized attacking enemies in the games where Slurples appear.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Slurples first appear inSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switchport, usually appearing in groups of three to five. They at first sit in place, pulsating, but start bouncing atMario (orLuigi) when he approaches, making a popping noise as they move. If they touch him, the camera zooms in closely on Mario while they will latch on and start slowly draining health from him, likeKamikami. The more Slurples that attach to Mario, the more the camera will zoom on him. In addition to damage, Mario's movement speed is slowed while a Slurple is attached to him. Slurples can be defeated with aspin or a flungStar Bit. If hit with a Star Bit, they will yield three additional Star Bits, while they will yield only one if spun into. They can also be defeated by obstacles such asboulders. Slurples appear primarily in organicgalaxies with a large amount of greenery.
There is avisual glitch that can be done with Slurples. If the player is moving Mario while the Slurples are attached to him, defeating all of them with Star Bits while moving Mario around will result in him stuck in the pose as if the Slurples were still attached, even while moving around and jumping. Standing still or performing a spin cancels the glitch.
Anunused purple variant of Slurple, seen in the game's E3 2006 trailer,[2] is located in the files ofSuper Mario Galaxy under the nameKariKari.[3] Its name resemblesKarikari, an enemy fromDonkey Kong Jungle Beat, on which the developers previously worked.
Slurples appear in the following list of galaxies and missions. If no mission is stated, Slurples appear during all missions:
- Good Egg Galaxy ("Dino Piranha", "A Snack of Cosmic Proportions", "King Kaliente's Battle Fleet", "Dino Piranha Speed Run")
- Honeyhive Galaxy ("Bee Mario Takes Flight", "Trouble on the Tower", "Big Bad Bugaboom", "The Honeyhive's Purple Coins")
- Gusty Garden Galaxy ("Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble")
- Gold Leaf Galaxy ("When It Rains, It Pours")
- Sea Slide Galaxy ("The Silver Stars of Sea Slide", "Purple Coins by the Seaside", "Hurry, He's Hungry")
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
InSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switchport, Slurples act the same as before, but are far less common, only appearing inPuzzle Plank Galaxy's "The Puzzling Picture Block" andUpside Dizzy Galaxy's "A Walk on the Weird Side". Both of these galaxies are themed after wooden blocks, contrasting Slurple's tendency of appearing in natural-themed galaxies inSuper Mario Galaxy.
Gallery[edit]
Model fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Model of "KariKari" fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The English "Slurple" is a play on "slurp" and, potentially, "supple" or "purple". Though their bodies are blue, there is an unused purple-colored iteration of the enemy called "KariKari" in the E3 2006 trailer,[2] and the name may be in reference to this unused design. The Japanese name,「タコチュ」(Takochu), incorporates「たこ」(tako, "octopus"), indicating they derive from octopuses and are likely members of theOcto-Army.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/Karipon.arc | Karipon | Possibly from「かりかり」(karikari, onomatopoeia for a scraping sound) with「~ぽん」(-pon, a suffix used for cutesy names) |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タコチュ[4][5][6] Takochu | From「 | |
| French | Gluton[7][8] | Play onglu ("glue") andglouton ("glutton") | |
| German | Kussmu[9] | From the surnameKussmaul, itself a portmanteau betweenKuss ("kiss") andMaul ("snout") | |
| Blasen-Poink[10] | Bubble Poink; the German name forPoink itself isOink | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Slurpino[11][12] | From "slurp" and the diminutive suffix-ino | |
| Spanish | Octolito[13] | The prefix "octo-", from the English "octopus", with the diminutive suffix-ito |
References[edit]
- ^Browne, Catherine (2010).Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville:Prima Games. ISBN978-0-30746-907-6. Page 29.
- ^abmusico136 (May 10, 2006).Super Mario Galaxy E3 2006 trailer (0:15).YouTube (English).
- ^TCRF.Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § KariKari.The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^Aoyagi, Masayuki, editor (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシーコンプリートガイド』(Super Mario Galaxy Complete Guide). Tokyo:Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN978-4-7577-3943-7. Page 361.
- ^Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo:ambit (Japanese). ISBN978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 19.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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 127, 160.
- ^Browne, Catherine (2010).Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé:Prima Games (French). ISBN978-2-952-67394-5. Page 31.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018).Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 127, 160.
- ^Browne, Catherine (2010).Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke:Grinning Cat Productions,Prima Games (German). ISBN402-0-628-08787-6. Page 72.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
- ^Browne, Catherine (2010).Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni:Multiplayer Edizioni,Prima Games (Italian). ISBN9788863551198. Page 29.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018).Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 126, 160.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 127.
