Editing Ant Trooper

{{species infobox

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])

|variants=[[Big Ant Trooper]]<br>[[Horned Ant Trooper]]

'''Ant Troopers''' are {{wp|ant}} enemies debuting in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are indigo-colored and have a pair of antennae, a striped body, yellow eyes, and red feet.

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====

Ant Troopers make their first appearance in ''Super Mario 3D World'', and they reappear in its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. They appear uncommonly throughout the game, and are introduced in World 4-1, [[Ant Trooper Hill]]. They attack by marching, sometimes emerging from holes or pipes, and keep walking on walls. They cannot be defeated by [[jump]]ing, but are vulnerable to [[Ground Pound]]s, [[Cat Mario]]'s, [[Tanooki Mario]]'s and [[Rosalina]]'s attacks, and projectiles as well. Ant Troopers sometimes carry items on their backs, mainly [[coin]]s and power-ups.

[[Big Ant Trooper]]s are an Ant Trooper subspecies. As their name implies, they are larger than common Ant Troopers, and are also rarer. They cannot be defeated by any attack.

[[Horned Ant Trooper]]s are Ant Troopers wearing an orange helmet with a spike over their body. The helmets prevent their heads from being stomped, making them very similar to [[Spike Top]]s, but only if the helmet is facing upward; if they are walking along a vertical surface, they become safe to jump on.

Ant Troopers appear as course elements in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' level style. [[Big Ant Trooper]]s and [[Horned Ant Trooper]]s return as well. When given wings, an Ant Trooper flies in a horizontal line, switching directions when it hits a wall. When given a parachute, an Ant Trooper glides to the ground while flailing its feet. Ant Troopers can be defeated with a [[Super Star]] or [[Builder Mario]]'s [[hammer]]. They may also walk on Builder Mario's [[crate]]s.

Ant Troopers return in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]], behaving like they do in ''Super Mario 3D World''. While interacting with them using the pointer or touch screen, they do not stop like regular enemies. If pointed at for enough time, they reward the player with one coin.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Ant Troopers appear alongside Horned Ant Troopers in battle in the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]] and in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] during the [[Final Smash (mission)|Final Smash]] mission. If Horned Ant Troopers take enough damage, they lose their spike helmets, turning them into normal Ant Troopers (despite still being named as Horned Ant Troopers) and lowering their defense. While in this state, they attack the Mario Bros. by dashing into them instead.

===''Dr. Mario World''===

 

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===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===

 

 

 

===Names in other languages===

|JapR=Arihei

|ChiS=蚂蚁兵

|ChiSR=Mǎyǐ Bīng

|ChiSM=Ant Soldier

|ChiT=螞蟻兵<ref>https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/super_mario_maker_2/make/index.html</ref>

|ChiTR=Mǎyǐ Bīng

|ItaM=Masculine adaption of "formica" (ant)

|Kor=개미병

|KorR=Gaemi Byeong

|KorM=Ant Soldier

|Spa=Hormigoide

|SpaM=From "hormiga" (ant) and the suffix "-oide" (-oid)

[[Category:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker enemies]]

[[Category:LEGO Super Mario characters]]

[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario 3D World enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 enemies]]