Spindleburr
| Spindleburr | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
| Variant of | Rubbery bulb |
Spindleburrs[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are rubbery bulbs that have retractable red spikes. They are encountered only in the Honeybloom Galaxy, getting in Bee Mario's way in the mission "Bumble Beginnings." Unlike rubbery bulbs, they are able to physically move themselves and, therefore, try to damage Mario or Luigi by extending their spiky ends at him. However, like rubbery bulbs, they cannot reach very far.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Spindleburrs are completely absent.
marks missions where Spindleburrs are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World 2 | Honeybloom Galaxy |  |
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Gallery[edit]
The Spindleburrs from the Honeybloom Galaxy
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The English name "Spindleburr" is a portmanteau between "spindle," in reference to its spikes, and "burr." A burr (typically spelt with one "r") is the prickly husk that envelopes the fruits of certain flora. The way "Spindleburr" is arranged emulates the English common names of various plant species that incorporate "bur" as a suffix, such as cockleburs and sandburs. This name was first published on the English version of Mario Portal in 2022. The English edition of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia refers to the enemy as the "Spiny Stretch Plant,"[2] named in relation to the rubbery bulb. Because this was used as a conjectural name by the Super Mario Wiki from 2010 to 2019, this is potentially a consequence of circular reporting.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/BeeEater.arc | BeeEater | Bee Eater |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ハチトリ草 (Hachitori Kusa) | Bee-Bird Grass;「ハチトリ」is likely a mutation of「 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハリボンボン[3] Hari Bonbon |
Needle rubbery bulb; shared with Loch Nestor and Spined Puffer | |
| French | Venus Flower Trap[4] | English name for Plante surprise ("Trapdragon"); likely ascribed in error | |
| German | Streckpflanze[5] | Stretch Plant | |
| Italian | Fiorespino[6] | Portmanteau between fiore ("flower") and spina ("spike") | |
| Spanish | Picaflor[7] | Portmanteau between picar ("prick") and flor ("flower"); picaflor is also Spanish for "hummingbird" |
References[edit]
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Roberts, Rachel, and Cardner Clark, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 161.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
