Strollin' Stu
- This article is about the enemy from Super Mario Sunshine also known as Kuri. For the enemy from Wario Land 3, see Kuri.
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 Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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- “Except... you dummy! I tricked you, Mario! It was all a lie from the start!”
- —Strollin' Stu, Super Mario Manga Mania[1]
Strollin' Stus,[2] also known as Hamkuri,[3][4] Goombas,[5] and Kuri,[6] are enemies introduced in Super Mario Sunshine. They are Goomba-like creatures, each with a squat and pudgy body, a bulbous nose, bright reddish-pinkish high-tucked spotted trousers, and a waddling gait.
History[edit]
Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
Strollin' Stus charge at Mario should he get too close. If sprayed with water, they flip over, allowing Mario to spray or kick them away. Strollin' Stus can be defeated by jumping on them, by having a Yoshi eat them, or by spraying or kicking them into a wall, causing them to splatter and occasionally release coins. If Mario jumps on a knocked-over Strollin' Stu while multiple have been sprayed, all of them are defeated, and if Mario does this with at least three Strollin' Stus, a 1-Up Mushroom appears. If Mario uses FLUDD while its water tank is empty, Strollin' Stus can detect Mario from a greater distance.[7] Strollin' Stus appear with slight differences in size throughout the game, though generally they all act the same.
In Episode 1 of Bianco Hills, a special variety of Strollin' Stu appears, being constantly spawned from a thick blob of brown goop on the ground. These Strollin' Stus have a spatter of brown goop on their heads, but they are otherwise identical to other Strollin' Stus. The brown generator pops like a bubble upon being sprayed. In certain secret areas, Strollin' Stus can also be spawned indefinitely from pictures of them on walls; these Strollin' Stus lack the spatter on their heads, and their generator simply gets washed away like normal graffiti markings.
In Pinna Park only, a stack of ten smaller Strollin' Stus upon a large Strollin' Stu appears, sometimes referred to as a Dango.[5][8] A Dango appears in every episode taking place in the park itself underneath a wooden bridge near the Roller Coaster. Mario can use FLUDD to spray and knock down the small Strollin' Stus in order to jump on the large one. Alternatively, defeating the large Strollin' Stu first eliminates the rest of the stack at once, though it uniquely cannot be turned into a Yoshi Platform. Defeating the Dango produces a Blue Coin.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
A Strollin' Stu has a major role in the Super Mario-kun chapter "The Super-Sad Red Coin Tale!" In the chapter, Mario encounters a Strollin' Stu who is spreading paint with a paintbrush. The Strollin' Stu falls over, catching FLUDD's attention. After being sprayed with water, the Strollin' Stu explains that he has not recently hit his job quota, which is to cover the town in paint. Expressing his fatigue and lack of vacation days, he says that his sister is ill and that they would be "done for at this rate," unless Mario can collect eight Red Coins to cure his sister's illness. Mario initially leaves him; however, the Strollin' Stu mentions that his sister won a beauty contest, interesting Mario. During this part of the chapter, he ends his sentences with "-Stu" (i.e., "Mario, it's in your hands-Stu"). Mario collects and gives him the Red Coins, and, speaking normally, the Strollin' Stu informs Mario that his sister's illness was a lie. His sister, covered in makeup and wearing bows on her head, congratulates her brother. He reveals that his plan was to have Mario get himself hurt while gathering the Red Coins, allowing him to defeat Mario, while using the Red Coins collected to "rise up in the rankings." Mario informs him that the Red Coins he gave him were actually tomato slices, then uses the real Red Coins to heal himself before punching the Strollin' Stu.
Mario Golf series[edit]
The name "Strollin' Stu" appears on the leaderboard for Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour's Blooper Open tournament and in Mario Golf: Advance Tour.
Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Sunshine
Sprite from Super Mario Sunshine
Screenshot of a Dango from Super Mario Sunshine
Screenshot of a Dango after being toppled over from Super Mario Sunshine
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Sunshine | hamukuri[9] | Hamukuri | Possibly a portmanteau of「ハムスター」(hamusutā, "hamster") and「栗」(kuri, "chestnut"); shared with Smolderin' Stu |
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 they are associated with in the "Notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クリン[10][11][12] Kurin |
Portmanteau of「栗」(kuri, "chestnut") or「クリボー」(Kuribō, "Goomba"), and the endearing diminutive「~りん」(-rin) | |
| French | Rouland[11] | Play on the masculine given name "Roland" and roulant ("moving") | |
| Stu[13] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Rudi Rastlos[11] | Rudi Restless, with "Rudi" a nickname for the masculine given name "Rudolf" | |
| Italian | Stu-Vagante[14]:17[15]:21 | Wandering-Stu, with Stu occasionally applied in shorthand | |
| Grande Stu-Vagante[14]:17 | Big Strollin' Stu; for the base of Dango | ||
| Pila di Stu-Vaganti[14]:109 | Pile of Strollin' Stus; for Dango | ||
| Goomba[16] | - | Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale | |
| Giroberto[11] | From girare ("to wander") and the masculine given name "Roberto" | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | |
| Stu[17][15]:20, 23 | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Pipo[11] | Nickname for the masculine given name "Felipe" |
References[edit]
- ^ Sawada, Yukio (December 8, 2020). Super Mario Manga Mania. VIZ Media LLC (English). ISBN 978-1-9747-1848-1. Page 36.
- ^ Hodgson, David S J, et al. (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 14, 125, and 147.
- ^ Loe, Casey (August 12, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). ISBN 1-931886-09-1. Page 32.
- ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 5.
- ^ a b Loe. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 63.
- ^ Bogenn and Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. Page 132.
- ^ sunn0 (November 16, 2024). Obscure detail: Stu water tank detection. YouTube. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Bogenn, Tim; Walsh, Doug. Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. Page 6.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/bianco0.szs/scene/hamukuri
- ^ Takashi, Watanabe, Noriko Oketani, Geesen Ueno, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオサンシャイン 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106064-1. Page 19. Retrieved from Imgur.
- ^ a b c d e In-game name displayed on the scoreboard of the Blooper Open from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Sunshine" 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 99.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Sunshine" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 99.
- ^ a b c Hodgson, David S. J., Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Guida Strategica Ufficiale realizzata da Prima Games. Translated by Associazione Culturale Go!. Giaveno: Yoo Too Videogames, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 88-900922-1-1.
- ^ a b Sawada, Yukio (2022). Super Mario Mangamania. Translated by Alessandro Colombo. Milan: Edizioni BD (Italian). ISBN 978-88349-07122.
- ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (January 2003). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 8. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 088.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Sunshine" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 99.
