Spoing
- Not to be confused withSproing.
| Spoing | |||
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 Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Spoings[1] are enemies that appear inSuper Mario Galaxy andSuper Mario Galaxy 2. They are fuzzy, brown-striped alien spiders that attack by hopping in place, are close relatives of the gray-coloredSpangler, and both resemble the recurringScuttlebug enemy.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Spoings debut inSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switchport. They are initially still, and attack by jumping in place whenMario orLuigi approaches. Spoings can be defeated bystomping on them orspinning them, causing them to release acoin or threeStar Bits, respectively. Spoings appear in most missions ofSpace Junk Galaxy, where their leaderTarantox serves as a boss. Some also appear inGhostly Galaxy's third mission, "Beware of Bouldergeist".
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Spoings reappear inSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switchport, with the same behavior as before. Along with the original methods to defeat them, they can now also be defeated byYoshi'sswallow attack. They appear inTall Trunk Galaxy's first two missions, as well as all missions ofFlip-Out Galaxy.
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The English name "Spoing" is a portmanteau between "spider" and "boing," in reference to its jumping behavior. The roots of the Japanese name are similar.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/JumpSpider.arc | JumpSpider | Transliteration of below |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ジャンプスパイダー (Janpu Supaidā) | Jump Spider |
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 | バネグモ[2][3][4] Bane Gumo | Spring Spider | |
| French | Araignée à ressort[5] | Spring Spider | |
| Araignée ressort[6] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| German | Feder-Spinne[7] | Spring Spider | |
| Italian | Ragno Boing[8][9]:128 | Boing Spider | |
| Sguscioragno[9]:161 | Scuttlebug | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Araña Boing[10] | Boing Spider |
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 30.
- ^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 364.
- ^Hamamura, Koichi, Takeo Sakamoto, Ryo Aoyama, and Akimi Miyazawa, editors (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo:Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN978-4-04-726682-7. Page 31.
- ^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 128, 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 32.
- ^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 128, 161.
- ^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 128.
- ^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 30.
- ^abSakai, 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.
- ^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 128.
