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|title=Snooze-A-Koopa
|image=[[File:SMS Snooza Koopa Artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>A Snooza Koopa
|image=[[Image:Snooze-A-Koopa.jpg|200px]]<br>A '''Snooze-A-Koopa'''.
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|notable=
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
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|variant_of=[[Koopa Troopa]]
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'''Snooze-A-Koopas''' (also known as '''Snooza Koopas''') are bizarre-looking [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s encountered by [[Mario]] that only appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Snooze-A-Koopas, unlike their relatives, have flippers instead of hands or feet, and walk on all fours, similar to actual [[Wikipedia:Sea turtle|sea turtles]]. They are also quite large and have a shell with a [[Yoshi Egg]]-like pattern on it. True to their name, Snooze-A-Koopas are mostly found asleep; Mario can rouse them with a blast from [[F.L.U.D.D.]] When awake, they will attempt to jump on Mario. If they miss and land in the sand, they will become vulnerable to a [[Ground Pound]].
{{quote|These eggs are trying to eat us from below the surface! Now, our little friends are few in numbers...|Sunflower Kid|Super Mario Sunshine}}
'''Snooza Koopas''',<ref name=Prima>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 20.</ref> also known as '''Tamanokos''',<ref>Loe, Casey. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Perfect Guide. Page 69.</ref><ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 6.</ref><ref name=Prima/> are [[Koopa Troopa]]s encountered by [[Mario]] that only appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Snooza Koopas, unlike their relatives, have flippers instead of hands or feet, and walk on all fours, similar to actual {{wp|sea turtle}}s. They are also quite large and have a shell with a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi egg]]-like pattern on it. True to their name, Snooza Koopas are mostly found asleep; Mario can rouse them with a blast from [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]. When awake, they attempt to jump on Mario. If they miss and land in the sand, they become vulnerable to a [[Ground Pound]].


[[File:SnoozeAKoopaSMS.PNG|thumb|left|Mario about to do a Ground Pound on a flipped Snooze-A-Koopa.]]
Mario's only encounter with Snooza Koopas is in [[The Wilted Sunflowers|the fourth episode]] of [[Pinna Park]], where he must save several [[Sunflower Kid]]s who are wilting due to a large gang of Snooza Koopas nibbling on their roots. After finishing this episode, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] are available to use. Yoshis were not available previously because they fled [[Isle Delfino]] when Snooza Koopas invaded their habitat, partly because Snooza Koopa's shells resemble Yoshi eggs. In fact, a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] tells Mario that Yoshis used to live on the island. After Mario defeats the Snooza Koopas, the [[Great Sunflower]] tells Mario that the Yoshis might now return to the island. Despite this, a [[Noki]] in [[The Yoshi-Go-Round's Secret|the sixth episode]] still tells Mario that the Yoshis are gone. They are similar to [[Electro-Koopa]]s.
Mario's first and only encounter with Snooze-A-Koopas is in the fourth episode of [[Pinna Park]], where he must save several [[Sunflower Kid]]s who are wilting due to a large gang of Snooze-A-Koopas nibbling on their roots. After finishing this episode, [[Yoshi]] will be unlocked. Yoshis weren't available previously because they fled [[Isle Delfino]] when Snooze-A-Koopas invaded their habitat, partly because Snooze-A-Koopa's shells resemble Yoshi Eggs. In fact, a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] tells Mario that Yoshis used to live on the island. They once again inhabit the island once Mario gets rid of the Snooze-A-Koopas, making it possible that they are predators of the Yoshis. They are a little similar to Electro-Koopas.
 
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In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', the name "Snooza" appears on the [[Shifting Sands]] leaderboard when playing a Star Tournament.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMS Asset Model Snooza Koopa.png|Model
SnoozeAKoopaSMS.png|Mario about to do a Ground Pound on a flipped Snooza Koopa
The Wilted Sunflowers.png|Mario squishes a Snooza Koopa
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|file1=<tt>tamanoko</tt><ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/pinnaBeach2.szs/scene/tamanoko</tt></ref>
|name1=Tamanoko
|meaning1=Portmanteau of「卵」(''tamago'', egg) and「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', [[Koopa Troopa#Names in other languages|Koopa Troopa]])
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=タマゴノコノコ<ref>Shogakukan. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [https://i.imgur.com/cR55rqr.jpg Page 19.]</ref>
|JapR=Tamago Nokonoko
|JapM=Egg Koopa Troopa
|Fre=Koopa dormeur<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]'', pag. 99</ref>
|FreM=Sleeping Koopa
|Ger=Ei-Koopa
|GerM=Egg Koopa
|Ita=Koopa Addormentato<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rUoKMl3eOmB--MrQZqNMxAwoAiitfeuF/view Prima Guide; pag. 20]</ref><br>Koopazzz<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag 99</ref>
|ItaM=Sleeping Koopa<br>A mixture between "Koopa" and "ZZZ" (the sleeping sound made by comic/cartoon characters)
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
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Latest revision as of 03:18, January 8, 2024

Snooza Koopa
Snooza Koopa
A Snooza Koopa
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Koopa Troopa
“These eggs are trying to eat us from below the surface! Now, our little friends are few in numbers...”
—Sunflower Kid, Super Mario Sunshine

Snooza Koopas,[1] also known as Tamanokos,[2][3][1] are Koopa Troopas encountered by Mario that only appear in Super Mario Sunshine. Snooza Koopas, unlike their relatives, have flippers instead of hands or feet, and walk on all fours, similar to actual sea turtles. They are also quite large and have a shell with a Yoshi egg-like pattern on it. True to their name, Snooza Koopas are mostly found asleep; Mario can rouse them with a blast from FLUDD. When awake, they attempt to jump on Mario. If they miss and land in the sand, they become vulnerable to a Ground Pound.

Mario's only encounter with Snooza Koopas is in the fourth episode of Pinna Park, where he must save several Sunflower Kids who are wilting due to a large gang of Snooza Koopas nibbling on their roots. After finishing this episode, Yoshis are available to use. Yoshis were not available previously because they fled Isle Delfino when Snooza Koopas invaded their habitat, partly because Snooza Koopa's shells resemble Yoshi eggs. In fact, a Toad tells Mario that Yoshis used to live on the island. After Mario defeats the Snooza Koopas, the Great Sunflower tells Mario that the Yoshis might now return to the island. Despite this, a Noki in the sixth episode still tells Mario that the Yoshis are gone. They are similar to Electro-Koopas.

In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Snooza" appears on the Shifting Sands leaderboard when playing a Star Tournament.

Gallery[edit]

  • Model

    Model

  • Mario about to do a Ground Pound on a flipped Snooza Koopa

    Mario about to do a Ground Pound on a flipped Snooza Koopa

  • Mario squishes a Snooza Koopa

    Mario squishes a Snooza Koopa

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Sunshine tamanoko[4] Tamanoko Portmanteau of「卵」(tamago, egg) and「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese タマゴノコノコ[5]
Tamago Nokonoko
 Egg Koopa Troopa

French Koopa dormeur[6]
 Sleeping Koopa
German Ei-Koopa
 Egg Koopa
Italian Koopa Addormentato[7]
Koopazzz[8]
 Sleeping Koopa
A mixture between "Koopa" and "ZZZ" (the sleeping sound made by comic/cartoon characters)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 20.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 69.
  3. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 6.
  4. ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/pinnaBeach2.szs/scene/tamanoko
  5. ^ Shogakukan. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Page 19.
  6. ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia, pag. 99
  7. ^ Prima Guide; pag. 20
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag 99
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Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters Mario
Rideable characters Yoshi • Blooper Racer
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Locations Main courses Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana • Shine Tower • Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino • Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
Secret courses Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
Other Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
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Music compositions "Isle Delfino" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course"
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