Horned Ant Trooper

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Horned Ant Trooper
A Horned Ant Trooper from Super Mario 3D World.
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Variant of Ant Trooper
Comparable

Horned Ant Troopers are indigo ant enemies with striped bodies, yellow eyes and an orange spiked helmet that first appear in Super Mario 3D World. They behave and look the same as normal Ant Troopers except they wear a spiked orange helmet which prevents them from being jumped on from above.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Horned Ant Trooper in Ant Trooper Hill
Horned Ant Troopers in Ant Trooper Hill.

In Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Horned Ant Troopers attack by marching (sometimes out of holes or gray pipes) and will keep walking on to walls. Despite the spiked helmet, they can be jumped on if they are walking along a vertical surface. They are vulnerable to Ground Pounds, projectiles, and Cat Mario, Tanooki Mario and Rosalina's attacks. They first appear in World 4-1, Ant Trooper Hill.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

A Horned Ant Trooper as it appears in the Super Mario 3D World style of Super Mario Maker 2.

Horned Ant Troopers appear in Super Mario Maker 2, where they are placeable enemies exclusively in the Super Mario 3D World style. They can be made larger by giving them a Super Mushroom in the editor, causing them to act like Big Ant Troopers. They can also be given wings and parachutes.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Horned Ant Troopers make their first appearance in the Mario & Luigi series in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. They are enemies that are encountered during the second visit to the Twinsy Tropics Dungeon and during the Final Smash mission in Neo Bowser Castle alongside normal Ant Troopers. Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario can attack them with their hammers to knock their helmets off, making them normal Ant Troopers. Both Ant Troopers and Horned Ant Troopers are fought in large groups. A Horned Ant Trooper's main attack is to jump up and dive head-first into one of the Bros., which can be counterattacked with the hammer. If the number of Ant Troopers and Horned Ant Troopers in battle combined is a multiple of three, they attack the Bros. by dashing towards them in groups of three. The Ant Troopers without helmets can be safely jumped on, but the Bros. will be damaged if they jump on a Horned Ant Trooper. Sometimes, if their numbers dwindle, Ant Troopers can choose to skip a turn on purpose or flee.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Sprite of a Horned Ant Trooper from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.

Horned Ant Troopers appear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey as enemies and recruitable allies. They are Melee troops, and their Special Skill is Hit 'Em Up.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Horned Ant Trooper
A Horned Ant Trooper from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. HP 88 POW 132 (119) Defense 210 (181) Speed 91
Role Common Type Spiny Weakness None Location(s) Twinsy Tropics Dungeon, Final Smash
Level 22 Experience 46 (41) Coins 20 Item drop Ultra Nut - 3%
1-Up DX - 2%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Horned Ant Trooper (no helmet)
An Ant Trooper from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam HP 88 POW 132 (114) Defense 135 (130) Speed 91
Role Common Type Normal Weakness None Location(s) Twinsy Tropics Dungeon, Final Smash
Level 22 Experience 46 (41) Coins 20 Item drop Ultra Nut - 3%
1-Up DX - 2%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

  • Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: Silent soldiers who keep their cool while cornering enemies. They like to catch foes off guard with powerful attacks.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/CrawlerNeedle.szs CrawlerNeedle Needle Crawler

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ツノアリへい
Tsuno Arihei
Horn Ant Trooper

Chinese 尖角蚂蚁兵 (Simplified)
尖角螞蟻兵 (Traditional)
Jiānjiǎo Mǎyǐ Bīng
Sharp Horn Ant Trooper

Dutch Horned Ant Trooper
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French (NOA) Fourmili à corne
Horned Ant Trooper
French (NOE) Fourmili à pointe
Spiked Ant Trooper
German Stachel-Krabbel
Sting crawl; from "Trupp-Krabbel" (Ant Trooper)
Italian Formispino
From Formico (Ant Trooper) and spino (spiny)
Korean 뿔개미병
Ppulgaemibyeong
Horn Ant Trooper

Portuguese Formilitar Espinho
Thorn Ant Trooper
Russian Рогатый мурпех
Rogatyy murpekh
Рогатый муравей-пехотинец
Rogatyy muravey-pekhotinets

Horned ant trooper

Spanish Hormigoide Picudo
Pointed Ant Trooper