Snailicorn

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Snailicorn
SnailicornModel.png
Model from New Super Mario Bros.
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Subject origin Bully

Snailicorns[1] are large snail-like enemies in New Super Mario Bros. Every Snailicorn has two small green feet and a horn on its head, and their name is a portmanteau of "snail" and "unicorn." Snailicorns appear in only two ice levels, World 5-3 and World 5-B. A Snailicorn walks straightforward on the platform it is on and turns around to avoid edges if necessary, similarly to red Koopa Troopas. If a Snailicorn sees Mario or Luigi, it charge in a straight line and tries to attack with its horn. Though Snailicorns cannot be defeated from being jumped on or from a fireball, jumping on a Snailicorn's shell pushes it backward, possibly into gaps within platforms or bottomless pits, and Ground Pounding a Snailicorn pushes it even farther back. Snailcorns can be defeated from either Shell Mario's Shell Dash move, a Mega Mushroom, or a Starman.

The game's internal filename for Snailicorn is a romanization of the Japanese name for Bully, suggesting that it was originally designed as one before being changed to a horned snail.[2] This explains why the two species act in a similar manner. Given that it has one horn and only appears in ice levels, it may have specifically been modeled after Chill Bully.

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Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. data/enemy/donketu.nsbmd donketu Bully

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トゲツムリ[3]
Togetsumuri
Portmanteau of「棘」(toge, spike) and「カタツムリ」(katatsumuri, snail)

French Snailicorn[4]
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German Hornschnecke
Horn Snail
Italian TartaSpunzo[5]
Turtle Spike

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Page 12.
  2. ^ TCRF. New Super Mario Bros. § Internal Names. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Shogakukan book
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, page 114
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 115