Sockop
| Sockop | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sprite fromMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | |||
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) | ||
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- “So hungry...That shabby green thing... I so want to chug that...”
- —Sockop,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Sockops are sockularpitcher plant enemies encountered inDimble Wood duringMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. They presumably enjoy consuming anything they can digest.
IfMario orLuigi try tojump on them, he is sucked into the hole on the top of the Sockop's head. The player then has to mash
for Mario or
for Luigi repeatedly in order to escape; otherwise, the brother may bepoisoned, or the Sockop will drain theirHP. However, if the brothers do aFirst Strikejump or use theBros. AttacksJump Helmet,Spin Pipe, orMagic Window, Sockops will take damage instead of draining their HP. They attack by tackling the brothers, normally running at one brother, then turning around and running at them again. However, if some sap-like saliva comes out from the hole at the top, they charge at the first brother and go offscreen, coming back to hit the other brother from behind.
Later on, Mario is captured by the Sockops and Luigi has to rescue him, getting stuck inside a Sockop in the process. While he is stuck inside the Sockop, Luigi can communicate with them, and does not have to fight them, as they will all think Luigi is being swallowed. He can also traverse the bramble patches spread throughout the wood. Luigi then finds an unconscious Mario next to three Sockops, all fighting over anAttack Piece Block (with the one hogging the block namedKuribo, probably named after theGoomba's Shoe,kuribo being the Japanese name for theGoomba). They have a boss, thegiant Sockop; it is shrunk down to normal size during the events in the game, and is the Sockop that Luigi ends up using as a "puppet".
Sockops reappear inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, also appearing as enemies in theBowser Jr.'s Journey mode, only during levels taking place in Dimble Wood. Sockops are melee troopers, and are weak against fire attacks from minions such asFire Bros. andFire Stalking Piranha Plants. TheirSpecial Skill is Mega Tackle.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sockop | ||||||||
 | HP | 110 (165) | POW | 63 (158) | DEF | 57 (86) | SPEED | 37 |
| Coins | 55 (83) | Level | 22 | Fire | Critical | Burn? | Normal | |
| Role | Common | Battled by | Mario & Luigi | Location(s) | Dimble Wood | Dizzy? | Normal | |
| Stat down? | Normal | KO? | Normal | Experience | 240 | Item drop | Refreshing Herb - 9.5% Tip-Top Boots - 0.5% | |
| Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW. | ||||||||
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sockop | ||||||||||
 | HP | 110 | POW | 99 | DEF | 67 | SPEED | 37 | Experience | 240 |
| Fire | Critical | Jump | Heal (jumps/counterattacks), Normal (first strike/Bros. Attacks) | Hammer | Normal | Battled by | Mario & Luigi | Coins | 55 | |
| Burn | 1x | Dizzy | 1x | Stat down | 1x | Speed down | 1x | Item drop | Refreshing Herb - 40% Tip-Top Boots - 20% | |
| Level 22 | Location(s) | Dimble Wood | ||||||||
- Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile:They may look cute, but don't let your guard down. They are weak against .
Naming[edit]
Sockops' name is a pun on the dance style "sock hop" and could also refer to its sock shape.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ショクチュ[?] Shokuchu | From「食虫」(shokuchū, "insectivore"); also possibly a corruption of「ソックス」(sokkusu, "socks") and/or「靴」(kutsu, "shoe") | |
| French(Canadian) | Bottinet[?] | Frombottine ("ankle boot") and "-et" (a French suffix used for indicating diminution or affection) | |
| French(European) | Chochette[?] | Pun onchaussette ("sock") | |
| German | Strumpfrose[?] | FromStrumpf ("stocking/sock") andRose ("rose"); a play onStrumpfhose ("tights") | |
| Italian | Calzasacco[?] | Fromcalza ("sock") andsacco ("sack") | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Brincalcetín[?] | Frombrincar ("to leap about") andcalcetín ("sock") | |
| Spanish(European) | Plancetín[?] | Fromplanta ("plant") andcalcetín ("sock") |
Notes[edit]
- Sockops are similar to theGoomba's Shoe, a power-up found inSuper Mario Bros. 3. One of the Sockops is even revealed to be named Kuribo (the Japanese name forGoomba), likely in reference to "Kuribo's Shoe", the original name for Goomba's Shoe. At a certain point, another Sockop is even ridden and used to hop onthorns.
- Sockops are one of the few non-boss enemies that are known to speak. Despite this, Sockop captains inBowser Jr.'s Journey are still silent when usingCaptain Commands like most enemies, as indicated by ellipsis in the textbox.
