Choppah
- Not to be confused with Choppa.
| Choppah | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| |||
Choppahs[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switch port. They appear as green beetle-like creatures that lack legs. Each Choppah has an orange spiked helmet and has a propeller around its neck, giving the enemy the ability to fly. Choppahs fly in a vertical straight line in most galaxies. Most of the time, Choppahs mostly appear in 2D sections; the 3D sections they do appear in tend to have narrow pathways that force the player to engage them. They can be defeated only by being eaten by Yoshi and release three Star Bits upon being eaten. When shot by a Star Bit from the Star Pointer, Choppahs get stunned in place for a short moment.
Choppahs appear in the following list of galaxies and missions. If no mission is stated, Choppahs appear during all missions:
- Honeybloom Galaxy
- Honeyhop Galaxy ("The Sweetest Silver Stars")
- Sweet Mystery Galaxy ("Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow")
- Flip-Out Galaxy
- Grandmaster Galaxy ("The Perfect Run")
Choppahs are similar to the Bee enemies from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat in design, proportions, and behavior; both Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Super Mario Galaxy 2 were developed by the same team.[2][3]
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Sweet Mystery Galaxy)
Naming[edit]
"Choppah" is a phonetic respelling of "chopper" (an alternate term for "helicopter"), matching its pronounciation in non-rhotic English dialects.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/Buzz.arc | Buzz | Transliteration of below |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | バズ (Bazu) | Buzz |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バズメット[4] Bazumetto |
Portmanteau between「バズ」(bazu, "buzz") and「ヘルメット」(herumetto, "helmet") | |
| French | Hélipic[5][6] | Portmanteau between hélice ("propeller") and pic ("spike") | |
| German | Kreiserling[7] | Portmanteau between Kreisel ("spinning top") and Schmetterling ("butterfly") | |
| Heli-Monty[8] | From Helikopter ("helicopter") and Monty Maulwurf ("Monty Mole") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Ronzelmetto[9][10] | Portmanteau between ronzare ("to buzz") and elmetto ("helmet") | |
| Spanish | Helipancho[11] | Portmanteau between hélice ("propeller") and pancho ("relaxed" or "belly") |
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 26.
- ^ Koizumi, Yoshiaki (27 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: The Journey from Garden to Galaxy. Montréal: Montreal International Games Summit, Alliance numériQC. Retrieved 27 Feb. 2021. (Archived 24 Sep. 2016 via YouTube by Eric St-Cyr and A Hover.)
- ^ Nintendo Everything >> Blog Archive >> At one point, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was Super Mario Galaxy 1.5 "As soon as the project was over, we started making something that we might call version 1.5. We did things like moving or adding stars to levels that were already available... we realized that there were too many things to fit into a version 1.5. That made us realize we should start from scratch and make Super Mario Galaxy 2." - Miyamoto during Iwata Asks: Super Mario Galaxy 2 interview
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 160.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 28.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 160.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 26.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 160.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 26.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 160.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 160.
