Smeech
| Smeech | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
| Variant of | Poink |
Smeeches[1] are flyingenemies inSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and itsNintendo Switchport, appearing only inmissions featuringYoshi. They are pink spherical creatures with a pair of beady eyes and plump lips, and they are based on thePoink enemy fromSuper Mario Sunshine. Smeeches flee fromMario andLuigi if they encounter them. However, if either player character is riding Yoshi, they float towards him, eventually kissing Yoshi and attaching to his mouth; they will also automatically attach if Yoshi tries to eat one.
Having a Smeech attached to him prevents Yoshi from using his tongue or eatingfruits. A Smeech remains attached to Yoshi's mouth for as long as it can: they will stay attached if the player uses aLaunch Star; if the player collects aPower Star while riding Yoshi with a Smeech on his mouth, it appears in the ensuing star collection cutscene; it will also remain attached if first-person mode is entered, letting the player see inside its model.
The Smeech can be defeated with aspin or ajump from the unmounted Mario or Luigi; Yoshi can also perform aHead Shake to remove the Smeech, causing it to vanish and dropStar Bits. If Mario or Luigi dismounts or is knocked off Yoshi, the Smeech detaches from Yoshi's mouth and begins to hover away.
Smeeches appear in the following list of galaxies and missions:
- Yoshi Star Galaxy ("Saddle Up with Yoshi")
- Hightail Falls Galaxy ("Hightail Falls Speed Run")
- Haunty Halls Galaxy ("A Glimmer of Bulb Berry")
- Starshine Beach Galaxy ("Purple Coin Beach Dash")
- Sweet Mystery Galaxy ("Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow")
Smeeches behave similarly to theLeaps from theKirby series, which they also closely resemble, andBucculus fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl.
Gallery[edit]
A Smeech kissing Yoshi
Naming[edit]
"Smeech" is a portmanteau of "smooch" and "leech", alluding to a leech's behavior of sticking to the skin with their mouth.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/Popo.arc | Popo | Transliteration of below |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ポポ (Popo) | Poink |
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 | ブッチュン[2] Butchun | Corruption of the the mimetic「プチュッ」(puchu, "smooching") | |
| French | Podkol[3][4] | From the idiompot de colle ("gluepot"), referring to someone who leeches off of others | |
| German | Knutsch-Poink[5] | Smooch Poink; the German name forPoink itself isOink | |
| Italian | Sbaciotto[6] | Fromsbaciucchiare ("to smooch") and the diminutive suffix-otto | |
| Baciotto[sic][7] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| Spanish | Ventusito[8] | Fromventosa ("suction cup") andbesito ("little kiss") |
References[edit]
- ^Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010).Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville:Random House Inc. ISBN978-0-30746-907-6. Page 29.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" 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 161.
- ^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 Galaxy 2" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 161.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 161.
- ^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 Galaxy 2" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 161.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 161.
