Poink
- "Popo" redirects here. For the male member of the Ice Climbers, see List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee § Ice Climbers.
| Poink | |||
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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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- “Poinks get all full of water and then they go BOOM! Hee hee!”
- —Pianta, Super Mario Sunshine
Poinks, also known as Popo,[1][2] are small floating pig-like creatures found in Super Mario Sunshine. Their name likely derives from "oink" and "pink." Poinks almost always appear in groups. A Poink attaches itself to FLUDD's nozzle if Mario is nearby. If the player then squirts water, the Poink will start to expand, and if the player releases the 
button, the Poink will shoot off in whichever direction Mario is facing. Jumping on a Poink also causes it to explode. Switching to any nozzle except the Squirt Nozzle prevents Poinks from attaching themselves to FLUDD. Doing so while a Poink is already attached causes the Poink to explode in a small puff of white smoke. If a Poink attaches itself to FLUDD's nozzle while its tank is empty, it will still fill with water and fly off when the button is released. Poinks are required to wake Petey Piranha in Episode 5 of Bianco Hills. In the battle with King Boo in Hotel Delfino, one of his attacks can cause Poinks to appear. Here, they can be a hindrance, as they temporarily prevent Mario from using FLUDD to defeat other enemies King Boo spawns.
Poinks have no other appearances, though their name is one of the default high scores in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Golf: Advance Tour.
A variety of this enemy called a Smeech appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
GalleryEdit
Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine
Model from Super Mario Sunshine
Screenshot of a Poink filled to capacity from Super Mario Sunshine
NamingEdit
EtymologyEdit
Poinks are not named within the French localization of Super Mario Sunshine, instead being referred to as "ballons" ("balloons").[3] They first received a localized name in the subsequent Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, in which they appear on the in-game leaderboards under the name "Bloink."
Names in other languagesEdit
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 | ポポ[4][5] Popo |
Potentially from「ポンプ」(ponpu, "pump"); shared with Orb User | |
| French | Bloink[4] | From ballon ("balloon") and the English "oink" | |
| Popo[6] | Romanization of the Japanese name | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Oink[7][4] | - | |
| Italian | Pallonchio[8][4] | Portmanteau of palloncino ("balloon") and "oink" | |
| Popo[9] | Romanization of the Japanese name | Super Mario Sunshine: Prima's Official Strategy Guide | |
| Glu glu oinc[10] | Adaption of the Spanish name | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Glu-glu-oinc[11][4] | From glu, glu ("glug, glug") and the English "oink" | |
| Poink[4] | - | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 5.
- ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 18.
- ^ « Des bombes à eau ? Avec ces ballons ? Quelle bonne idée ! » – Pianta during "Red Coins of Windmill Village" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ a b c d e f In-game name displayed on the scoreboard of the Sands Classic 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 100.
- ^ 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 100.
- ^ „Die Oinks werden mit Wasser vollgepumpt und dann KAWUMM!“ – Pianta during "Red Coins of Windmill Village" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ «I Pallonchi si riempiono d'acqua e poi... BUUUM!» – Pianta during "Red Coins of Windmill Village" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ 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. Page 18.
- ^ 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 100.
- ^ «Los Glu-glu-oinc se llenan de agua hasta hacer ¡BUM! ¡Ji, ji, ji!» – Pianta during "Red Coins of Windmill Village" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).