Swampire
| Swampire | |
|---|---|
 Sprite fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
| Variant of | Swooper |
Swampires are a powerful variant of theSwooper and the strongest of its relatives found inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsNintendo Switchremake. They have notably highHP, tied with several enemies for the second highest HP of any non-boss enemy after theDark Koopatrol. Like other HP-sucking enemies, such asFuzzies, Swampires replenish lost health equal to the amount of damage dealt to their attack's target. However, this ability is disabled by theElectrified status, incapable of damaging the affected target regardless of its attack power.
Swampires cannot be battled during the main story ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, as they are only encountered after floor 90 in thePit of 100 Trials.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
GameCube[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swampire | ||||||||
| Max HP | 20 | Attack | 6 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 91, 92, 94-96, 98, 99) | Role | Common | Level | 35 | |||
| Sleep? | 50% | Dizzy? | 90% | Confuse? | 50% | |||
| Tiny? | 75% | Stop? | 55% | Soft? | 80% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 50% | Fright? | 50% | |||
| Gale Force? | 75% | KO? | 20% | Moves | HP Drain (6,Piercing) | |||
| Exp. points | 2 | Coins | 2 - 4 | Items | Ice Storm,Ruin Powder,Super Shroom,Boo's Sheet | |||
| Tattle Log #: 66 | Log | A feared health-sucking bat that lives in the darkness. It steals your HP to add to its own. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Swampire. It's a feared health-sucker that hides in the darkness. Max HP is 20, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. It sucks health from its prey to add to its own HP. And that...totally grosses me out like you wouldn't believe. If you let it feast on you, its HP will get really high. Focus your attacks on it! | |||||||
Nintendo Switch[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swampire | ||||||||
 | Max HP | 20 | Attack | 6 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 91, 92, 94-96, 98, 99) | Role | Common | Level | 35 | |||
| Sleep? | 50% | Dizzy? | 90% | Confuse? | 50% | |||
| Tiny? | 75% | Stop? | 55% | Soft? | 80% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 50% | Fright? | 50% | |||
| Gale Force? | 85% | KO? | 20% | Moves | HP Drain (6,Piercing) | |||
| Exp. points | 2 | Coins | 2 - 4 | Items | Ice Storm,Ruin Powder,Super Mushroom,Boo's Sheet | |||
| Tattle Log #: 69 | Log | A feared health-sucking bat that lives in the darkness. It steals your HP to add to its own. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Swampire. It's a feared health-sucker that hides in the darkness. Max HP is 20, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. It sucks health from its prey to add to its own HP. And that...totally grosses me out like you wouldn't believe. If you let it feast on you, its HP will get really high. Focus your attacks on it! | |||||||
Naming[edit]
Swampires' name is a portmanteau of the words "Swooper" and "vampire", referring to its batlike nature and health-sucking ability.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヴァンパイヤーン[?] Vanpaiyān | Derivation of "vampire" | |
| Chinese | 吸血蝠[?] Xīxuè Fú | Vampire Bat | |
| French | Vampirion[?] | From "vampire" and possibly "Centurion" | |
| German | Swooperatu[?] | From "Swooper" and "Nosferatu" | |
| Italian | Swoopipistrello[?] | From "Swooper" andpipistrello ("bat") | |
| Korean | 뱀파이앙[?] Baempaiang | Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Vampirito[?] | Fromvampiro ("vampire") with the diminutive suffix-ito |
Notes[edit]
- Swampires' green coloration resembles the debut appearance of Swoopers inSuper Mario World.
[Edit] Swoops | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Count Fang •Sir Swoop •Wings of Night |
| Variants | Bat (Super Mario Galaxy) •Fang •Glad Fang •Ice bat •Kōmori •Monty Mole Swooper •Paper Swoop •Slave Basa •Swampire •Swoop •Swoopula |
| Related objects | Gold Swooper •HP Drain (item) •Swooper (glider) •Vampire Candy |
