Spoing
- Not to be confused with Sproing.
| Spoing | |||
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 A Spoing in Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Spoings[1] are fuzzy, brown-striped alien spiders that attack by hopping in place. They are close relatives of the gray-colored Spangler, and both resemble the recurring Scuttlebug enemy.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, Spoings appear mostly in the Space Junk Galaxy and are found in large numbers along the path leading to their leader, Tarantox. They stand in place, darting their eyes around until Mario approaches, at which point they start facing him and performing their attack to block or land on Mario. They attack by first standing tall by stretching their legs underneath them, then slowly jumping into the air before gently falling back down, allowing them to repeat the process. Mario can defeat the Spoings by jumping on or spinning them. They release a coin or three Star Bits, depending on how they are defeated.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Spoings are completely absent.
marks missions where Spoings are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| Fountain | Space Junk Galaxy |  |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Spoings reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, with the same behavior as before. Many are found on the underside of the first planet of the Tall Trunk Galaxy. Along with the original methods to defeat them, they can now also be defeated by Yoshi's swallow attack.
Appearances[edit]
- marks missions where Spoings are completely absent.
- marks missions where Spoings are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
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| World 3 | Tall Trunk Galaxy |  |
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| World S | Flip-Out Galaxy | |
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Naming[edit]
The name "Spoing" is a portmanteau of "spider" and "boing", the latter being onomatopoeia for bouncing and alluding to the enemy's jumping nature, alluding to the bounciness of a spring.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/JumpSpider.arc | JumpSpider | Transliteration of below |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
ジャンプスパイダー (Janpu Supaidā) | Jump Spider |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | バネグモ[2] Banegumo |
Spring-Spider | |
| French | Araignée à ressort[5] | Spring spider | |
| Araignée ressort[6] | |||
| German | Feder-Spinne[?] | Spring-Spider | |
| Italian | Ragno Boing[3] | Boing Spider | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Araña Boing[4] | Boing Spider |
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 30.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128 and 161.
- ^ Prima Guida Ufficiale di Super Mario Galaxy 2. Page 28.
- ^ 2017. "Super Mario Galaxy" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros 30ª Aniversario. Madrid: Planeta Cómic (Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 128.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 32
- ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 128.
