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A '''Spindel'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> is a type of [[Grindel]] that | A '''Spindel'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> is a type of [[Grindel]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It is a cylindrical creature made of stone that continuously rolls over the same stretch of territory. The name "Spindel" comes from the word ''spindle'', which is the part of a spinning wheel that holds the yarn that is being spun. A Spindel also resembles a giant cylinder with a thread of yarn spun around it but with a face. | ||
Enemies with similar functions to Spindels, called [[Rhomp]]s, appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. | Enemies with similar functions to Spindels, called [[Rhomp]]s, appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. | ||
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A lone Spindel appears exclusively in the [[Shifting Sand Land#Inside the | A lone Spindel appears exclusively in the [[Shifting Sand Land#Inside the pyramid|pyramid]] of [[Shifting Sand Land]], where it can be found rolling back and forth in one section of the pyramid. There is a safe spot where [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] can hide to avoid being squished, though if one of them does get squished, he loses three wedges of his [[Health Meter]]. | ||
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[[File:SpindelSuperMario-Kun.png|thumb|A Spindel in the pyramid in ''Super Mario-kun'' | [[File:SpindelSuperMario-Kun.png|thumb|A Spindel in the pyramid in ''Super Mario-kun'']] | ||
A Spindel appears in volume 16 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga. It tries squashing Mario and the [[Bob-omb Buddy]] accompanying him, but fails and crashes. | A Spindel appears in volume 16 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga. It tries squashing Mario and the [[Bob-omb Buddy]] accompanying him, but it fails and crashes. | ||
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Revision as of 01:07, January 4, 2022
Template:Species-infobox A Spindel[1] is a type of Grindel that appears in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It is a cylindrical creature made of stone that continuously rolls over the same stretch of territory. The name "Spindel" comes from the word spindle, which is the part of a spinning wheel that holds the yarn that is being spun. A Spindel also resembles a giant cylinder with a thread of yarn spun around it but with a face.
Enemies with similar functions to Spindels, called Rhomps, appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
History
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Spindels as they appear in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS
A lone Spindel appears exclusively in the pyramid of Shifting Sand Land, where it can be found rolling back and forth in one section of the pyramid. There is a safe spot where Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario can hide to avoid being squished, though if one of them does get squished, he loses three wedges of his Health Meter.
Super Mario-kun
A Spindel appears in volume 16 of the Super Mario-kun manga. It tries squashing Mario and the Bob-omb Buddy accompanying him, but it fails and crashes.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドングル Donguru |
Portmanteau of「ドン」(don, an onomatopoeia for colliding) and「グルグル」(guruguru, an onomatopoeia for spinning) |
| German | Walzen-Walter |
From Walze (barrel) and the name Walter |
| Italian | Spindel[2] |
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References
- ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 12.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 86
| Thwomps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Akuiwagumi (leader) • Chō Dossun • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator | |
| Species | Grindels | Grindel • Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon • Pouncer | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Mega Thwomp • Security Thwomp • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Spiked Thwomp • Star Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform | |
| Relatives | Grrrols | Grrrol • Mega Grrrol |
| Ka-thunks | Ka-thunk • King Ka-thunk | |
| Konks | Big Konk • Konk | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp | |
| Thwacks | Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack | |
| Wallops | Wallop • Walleye | |
| Whomps | Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp • Whomp King | |
| Other | Bomp • Flomp • Grumblump • Rhomp • Stairface Ogre • Stone-Eye • Tox Box • Tsuboshi • Walking Block | |
