Twirlip
| Twirlip | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Twirlips[1] areenemies inSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and itsNintendo Switchport. At first glance, they appear as white bud-shaped creatures that resemble onions with two beady eyes. To attack, a Twirlip turns into a pink flower with a yellow center and quickly spins around the area like a top. While twirling, a Twirlip can be damaged only bystomping on its head, which makes the Twirlip drop acoin. In a Twirlip's bud form,Mario orLuigi can use any attack method to defeat it, which makes the Twirlip drop threeStar Bits unless stomped.Yoshi can also eat a Twirlip, but only while it is in bud form. When shot by a Star Bit from theStar Pointer, they get stunned in place for a moment. In their opened form, Twirlips can actually defeat another Twirlip when the latter is stopped by aCo-Star Luma and the two Twirlips collide.
Twirlips appear in the following list of galaxies and missions. If no mission is stated, Twirlips appear during all missions:
- Spin-Dig Galaxy ("Digga-Leg's Planet")
- Flipsville's New Digs ("Flipsville's New Digs")
- Starshine Beach Galaxy
Gallery[edit]
Mario near some Twirlips inSpin-Dig Galaxy
An open Twirlip inStarshine Beach Galaxy
Naming[edit]
"Twirlip" is a combination of "twirl" and "tulip," describing their motion and appearance.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/DanceFlower.arc | DanceFlower | Transliteration of below |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ダンスフラワー (Dansu Furawā) | Dance Flower |
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 | フラミー[2][3] Furamī | From「フラワー」(furawā, "flower"); potentially also incorporates the mimetic「フラフラ」(furafura, "staggering") and「 | |
| French | Bulberine[4] | Portmanteau between "bulb" andballerine ("ballerina") | |
| Twirlip[5] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Balletblume[6] | Ballet Flower | |
| Wirbelknospe[7] | Portmanteau betweenWirbel ("whirl") andKnospe ("bud") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Bocciolo Danzerino[8][9] | Dancing Bud | |
| Spanish | Giraflor[10] | Fromgirar ("spin") andflor ("flower") |
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.
- ^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 69.
- ^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 32.
- ^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.
- ^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 30.
- ^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 30.
- ^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.
