Bulrush

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Bulrush
A Bulrush's artwork from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Latest appearance Tetris 99 (38th Maximus Cup, cameo) (2023)
Comparable

Bulrushes are blue creatures based on both Nasutoceratops and bison wearing tracksuits that first appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They appear in the levels Bulrush Coming Through!, Bulrush Express, KO Arena Pipe-Rock Rumble, Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility I, and The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage. Normally standing idly on two legs, Bulrushes get down on all fours and attempt to ram any player that comes too close to them. Their charging attack allows them to destroy Hard Blocks and any other destructible blocks in their way. Once a Bulrush collides with a wall they cannot destroy, however, they will be stunned for a short time before regaining composure. The player can stand on Bulrushes to ride them as they move. It takes six fireballs from a Fire Flower or a single attack in drill form to defeat a Bulrush. Their English name comes from the American football term "bull rush", referring to their appearance and behavior.[1] It is also a pun on the plant of the same name.

During the Wonder Effect in Bulrush Coming Through!, Bulrush Express, and The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage, a herd of Bulrushes stampede through the stage, plowing through blocks and enemies alike (even knocking away the normal Goal Pole, allowing access to the secret goal) while making quick jumps high off of slopes. They are similar to Spine Coasters in a way, as, in some levels, riding the herd is the only way to traverse mostly groundless areas and even reach important places and items, though the player will be left behind if they jump off as the herd continues rushing forward.

Profiles[edit]

  • Trading card bio: This rowdy enemy charges as soon as it sees Mario or his friends, but it's not great at stopping!

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Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Model/EnemyTosshinBig.bfres.zs TosshinBig Big Bulrush
Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyTossin.pack.zs Tossin Same as the Japanese name

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トッシン[?]
Tosshin
Katakana spelling of「突進とっしん」("charge")
Chinese (simplified) 暴冲兽[?]
Bàochōngshòu
Furious Charging Beast
Chinese (traditional) 暴衝獸[?]
Bàochōngshòu
Furious Charging Beast
Dutch Bulrush[?] -
French Coursératops[?] Portmanteau of course ("running") and tricératops ("triceratops")
German Gallopteros[?] From "gallop" and either "triceratops" or "rhinoceros"
Italian Biceratopo[?] Portmanteau of the prefix "bi-" (meaning "two") or bisonte ("bison"), and triceratopo ("triceratops")
Korean 돌진뿌리[?]
Doljinppuri
From "突進" (doljin, Hanja form of "dash") and "뿔" (ppul, "horn"), combined with noun-forming suffix "~이" (-i)
Portuguese Atouropelo[?] Pun on touro ("bull") and atropelo ("run over")
Russian Спринтозавр[?]
Sprintozavr
From "sprint" and -завр (-zavr, Russian suffix used to form the dinosaur names)
Spanish Embistonte[?] Portmanteau of embestir ("to charge") and bisonte ("bison")

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