Skipsqueak
| Skipsqueak | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
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- “Those Skipsqueaks will match you jump for jump. Don't let 'em get the best of you!”
- —Name Withheld by Request, Super Mario Maker 2
Skipsqueaks are mouse-like enemies that appear in Super Mario 3D World and reappear in its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Their name is a portmanteau of "skip" and "pipsqueak".
History[edit]
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
In Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Skipsqueaks constantly run on moving platforms going in the opposite direction, causing them to remain in one place. They also jump up periodically while shouting "chu!", and are usually found in groups of two or more. Skipsqueaks can be defeated by using any form of attack, including a jump attack. They appear in the levels Really Rolling Hills, The Bowser Express, Grumblump Inferno, and Rainbow Run.
There is a variation of this enemy known as Spiny Skipsqueaks, whose spikes protect them from jumps, which appear in Cookie Cogworks, Rainbow Run, and Night Falls on Really Rolling Hills.
In the Bowser's Fury mode, new cat variations featuring cat ears and a tail appear, and are known as Cat Skipsqueaks. They act the same as normal Skipsqueaks. Cat Skipsqueaks appear exclusively on the Slipskate Slope island, found on rotating tunnels that appear there.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Skipsqueaks and Spiny Skipsqueaks reappear as enemies that can be placed in Super Mario Maker 2 stages in the Super Mario 3D World style. Skipsqueaks jump whenever Mario jumps, and run in place to keep up with Conveyor Belts. If a Skipsqueak is pushed away from its starting point, such as by a Thwomp or Track Block, it will run back towards its starting point and even Triple Jump over obstacles to get there. If it cannot pass an obstacle, it will give up and look tired, and then resets its movement pattern from its new location. Skipsqueaks also appear in Story Mode, in the level Skipsqueak Towers.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
- North American website bio: Skipsqueaks like to try and match Mario’s jumps. Sometimes you can use that to your advantage!
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario 3D World (stamp)
My Nintendo New Year 2020 wallpaper
My Nintendo New Year 2020 wallpaper
A Skipsqueak in Super Mario Maker 2
A Cat Skipsqueak in Bowser's Fury
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (stamp)
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario 3D World | content/ObjectData/Runner.szs | Runner | - |
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.
Skipsqueak[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピョンチュウ[1][2] Pyonchū |
From the mimetic「ぴょん」(pyon, "hop"), and「チューチュー」(chūchū, onomatopoeia for a squeak) | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 跳跳鼠[2] Tiàotiàoshǔ (Mandarin) Tiutiusyú (Cantonese) |
Hopping Mouse; may also incorporate "跳鼠" (tiàoshǔ / tiusyú, "jerboa") | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 跳跳鼠[2] Tiàotiàoshǔ (Mandarin) Tiutiusyú (Cantonese) |
Hopping Mouse; may also incorporate「跳鼠」(tiàoshǔ / tiusyú, "jerboa") | |
| Dutch | Skipsqueak[2] | - | |
| French (Canada) | Mulhop[2] | Portmanteau between mulot ("field mouse") and "hop" | |
| French (Europe) | Mulhop[2] | Portmanteau between mulot ("field mouse") and "hop" | |
| Skipsqueak[3] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Hopsmaus[4][2] | Portmanteau between hopsen ("to jump") and Maus ("mouse") | |
| Italian | Saltopo[2] | Portmanteau between salto ("jump") and topo ("mouse") | |
| Skipsqueak[5] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 폴찍폴찍[2] Poljjig'poljjig |
From "폴짝폴짝" (poljjak'poljjak, onomatopoeia for hopping) and "찍찍" (jjik'jjik, onomatopoeia for squeaking) | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Ratimbanco[6] | From rato ("mouse") and saltimbanco ("acrobat") | |
| Russian | Попрыгумыш[2] Poprygumysh |
Portmanteau between попрыгун (poprygun, "jumper") and мышь (mysh, "mouse") | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Ratoncín saltarín[2] | From ratón ("mouse") and saltador ("jumper") both with the diminutive suffix -ín | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Ratipoing[7][2] | From ratón ("mouse") and "poing" |
Cat Skipsqueak[edit]
"Cat Skipsqueak"[8] refers to the type of Skipsqueak found around Lake Lapcat in Bowser's Fury.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネコピョンチュウ[9] Neko Pyonchū |
Cat Skipsqueak; comparable to「ネコマリオ」(Neko Mario, "Cat Mario") |
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" 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 227.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In-game name from Super Mario Maker 2 (stored internally under
ReferenceMsg/PartsIconName/Pyonchu). - ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 227.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 227.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 227.
- ^ Nintendo Portugal (15 May 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct (11:01). YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved 22 Sept. 2019.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" 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 227.
- ^ 2025. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Mario Portal. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2025. (Archived January 23, 2025, 21:25:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 2025. スーパーマリオ ３Ｄワールド+フューリーワールド. Mario Portal (Japanese). Retrieved 7 Apr. 2025. (Archived January 26, 2025, 14:03:19 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
