Twirlip
| Twirlip | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
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Twirlips[1] are enemies that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name is a combination of "twirl" and "tulip", describing their motion and appearance. At first glance, they appear as white bud shaped creatures that resemble onions with two beady eyes. To attack, they turn into a pink flower with a yellow center and quickly spin around the area like a drill. They do this from time to time.
While twirling, Twirlips can only be damaged by stomping on their heads, which makes the Twirlip drop a Coin. In their bud form, Mario or Luigi can use any attack method to defeat them, which will make the Twirlip drop three Star Bits unless stomped. Yoshi can also eat a Twirlip, but only while it is in bud form. In some galaxies, Twirlips can also be found on a Bonus Planet. When shot by a Star Bit from the cursor, they get stunned in place for a moment.
In their opened form, Twirlips can actually defeat another Twirlip when the latter is stopped by a Co-Star Luma and the two Twirlips collide.
Gallery
Mario near some Twirlips in the Spin-Dig Galaxy
An open Twirlip in the Starshine Beach Galaxy
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/DanceFlower.arc | DanceFlower | Transliteration of below |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ダンスフラワー (Dansu Furawā) | Dance Flower |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | フラミー[2] Furamī |
From "flower" and/or possibly「フラフラ」(furafura, staggering), and「蕾」(tsubomi, bud) |
| German | Wirbelknospe |
Eddy bud |
| Italian | Bocciolo Danzerino |
Dancing Bud |
| Spanish (NOE) | Giraflor |
From "girar" (to spin) and "flor" (flower) |
