Smeech
| Smeech | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
| Variant of | Poink |
Smeeches[1] are flying enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2, appearing only in missions featuring Yoshi. They are pink spherical creatures with a pair of beady eyes and plump lips, and they are based on the Poink enemy from Super Mario Sunshine. Their name is a portmanteau of the words "smooch" and "leech."
Smeeches are first encountered in the Yoshi Star Galaxy, starting with the first mission, "Saddle Up with Yoshi." They are encountered later on in Hightail Falls Galaxy, the Haunty Halls Galaxy, the Sweet Mystery Galaxy, and the Starshine Beach Galaxy. Smeeches flee from Mario and Luigi if they encounter them. However, if either player character is riding Yoshi, they float towards him, eventually kissing Yoshi and attaching to his mouth. This prevents Yoshi from using his tongue or eating fruits, and Smeeches also latch on to his mouth if he tries to eat one. A Smeech remains attached to Yoshi's mouth for as long as it can, even when the player uses a Launch Star. The Smeech can be defeated with a spin or a jump from the unmounted Mario or Luigi; Yoshi can also perform a Head Shake to remove the Smeech, causing it to vanish and drop Star Bits. If Mario or Luigi dismounts or is knocked off Yoshi, the Smeech detaches from Yoshi's mouth and begins to hover away.
Smeeches behave similarly to the Leaps from the Kirby series, which they also closely resemble, and Bucculus from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Smeeches are completely absent.
marks missions where Smeeches are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | Yoshi Star Galaxy |  |
|
|
| World 2 | Hightail Falls Galaxy | |
 |
|
| World 3 | Haunty Halls Galaxy | |
|
|
| World 4 | Starshine Beach Galaxy | |
|
|
| Sweet Mystery Galaxy | |
| ||
Gallery[edit]
A Smeech kissing Yoshi
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/Popo.arc | Popo | Transliteration of below |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ポポ (Popo) | Poink |
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 | ブッチュン[2] Butchun |
Corruption of the the mimetic「プチュッ」(puchu, "smooching") | |
| French | Podkol[3][4] | From the idiom pot de colle ("gluepot"), referring to someone who leeches off of others | |
| German | Knutsch-Poink[5] | Smooch Poink; the German name for Poink itself is Oink | |
| Italian | Sbaciotto[6] | From sbaciucchiare ("to smooch") and the diminutive suffix -otto | |
| Baciotto[sic][7] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| Spanish | Ventusito[8] | From ventosa ("suction cup") and besito ("little kiss") |
Notes[edit]
- If the player goes into first-person mode while riding Yoshi with a Smeech attached, they are able to see inside the Smeech, though only its lips are visible.
- If the player collects a Power Star while riding Yoshi with a Smeech on his mouth, it appears in the "You got a Star!" scene.
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 29.
- ^ 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 161.
- ^ 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 31.
- ^ 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 161.
- ^ 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 161.
- ^ 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 29.
- ^ 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 161.
- ^ 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 161.
