Topmini
| Topmini | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Member of | Topman Tribe | ||
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Topminis[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Each of these small yellow Topmen has a black spinner with gold bulbs, as well as two black ovals for eyes akin to Toads. Their name involves the prefix "mini-" (referring to them being small) being added to the end of "top" as a suffix, forming a pun on "Topman."
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Topminis are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy. They are encountered in several levels, mostly in the Battlerock Galaxy and the Dreadnought Galaxy. Topminis are typically found in groups of two to three, and they try to spin into Mario, simply pushing him backwards. This move, though incapable of damaging Mario directly, can push him into some sort of hazard that damages him. Topminis can be defeated only from a spin, causing them to explode into one Star Bit, or from a Star Bit being shot at them, in which case they reward three Star Bits instead. In many areas after the Topminis are defeated, a hole appears and more of the enemies emerge from it.
In the Buoy Base Galaxy only, Topminis can be released from the Sentry Garage that attempts to knock Mario into something dangerous. Occasionally, they are released from Spring Topmen as well after they are attacked.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Topminis are completely absent.
marks missions where Topminis are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| Fountain | Battlerock Galaxy |  |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Topminis are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are exclusively encountered in the Space Storm Galaxy. Topminis behave just as in the previous game.
Appearances[edit]
- marks missions where Topminis are completely absent.
- marks missions where Topminis are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
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| World 5 | Space Storm Galaxy |  |
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Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
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 |
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| Japanese | ベビィベーゴマン[2]:161 Bebi Bēgoman |
Baby Topman | |
| ベビーベーゴマン[3][2]:128 Bebī Bēgoman |
Super Mario Galaxy | ||
| French (NOE) | Begomini[4][5] | Portmanteau between Begoman ("Topman") and "mini" | |
| German | Begoman-Baby[6] | Topman Baby | |
| Mini-Begoman[7] | Mini Topman | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Robobaby[8][9] | Portmanteau between Robopunta ("Spiky Topman") and "baby" | |
| Spanish | Nenetrompo[10] | Baby Topman |
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.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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.
- ^ Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Geasen Ueno, Kiyotaka Iwaya, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kensaku Tanaka, Mizuho Nitta, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-227115-9. Page 405.
- ^ 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 32.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 128, 161.
- ^ 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 179.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ 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 30.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128, 161.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" 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 128.
