Spinecone
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| Appears in | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
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Spinecones[1] are horned turban snail-like enemies that appear in only one game, Super Mario Galaxy 2. Each Spinecone has a giant blueish-white cone-shaped shell adorned with orange spikes and has a purple head with a pair of skittish eyes that dart back and forth constantly. Spinecones first appear as uncommon enemies in the underwater portion of Starshine Beach Galaxy (all missions). They later appear as one of the main obstacles in Boo Moon Galaxy ("Haunting the Howling Tower" only). They move around very slowly and cannot be defeated.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Spinecones are completely absent.
marks missions where Spinecones are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
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| World 4 | Starshine Beach Galaxy |  |
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| World 5 | Boo Moon Galaxy | |
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Gallery[edit]
Boo Mario among three Spinecones
Naming[edit]
The enemy's name is a portmanteau of "spine" and "pinecone."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | トンガリ[2] Tongari |
Sharp Point | |
| French | Hermite Piquant[?] | From "bernard l'hermite" (hermit crab) and "piquant" (prickly) | |
| German | Stachelkrebs[?] | Spine Crab | |
| Italian | Paguspino[?] | From "paguro" (hermit crab) and "spino" (thorn) | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Moluspica[3] | From "molusco" (molluscan) and "picar" (to sting) |
References[edit]
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.
- ^ 2017. "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros 30ª Aniversario. Madrid: Planeta Cómic (Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 160.
