Spoing
- Not to be confused with Sproing.
| Spoing | |||
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 Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Spoings[1] are fuzzy, brown-striped alien spiders that attack by hopping in place. They are close relatives of the gray-colored Spangler, and both resemble the recurring Scuttlebug enemy.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Spoings debut in Super Mario Galaxy. They are initially still, and attack by jumping in place when Mario or Luigi approaches. Spoings can be defeated by stomping on them or spinning them, causing them to release a coin or three Star Bits, respectively. Spoings appear in most missions of Space Junk Galaxy, where their leader Tarantox serves as a boss. Some also appear in Ghostly Galaxy's third mission, "Beware of Bouldergeist".
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Spoings reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, with the same behavior as before. Along with the original methods to defeat them, they can now also be defeated by Yoshi's swallow attack. They appear in Tall Trunk Galaxy's first two missions, as well as all missions of Flip-Out Galaxy.
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The English name "Spoing" is a portmanteau between "spider" and "boing," in reference to its jumping behavior. The roots of the Japanese name are similar.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/JumpSpider.arc | JumpSpider | Transliteration of below |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
ジャンプスパイダー (Janpu Supaidā) | Jump Spider |
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 | バネグモ[2][3][4] Bane Gumo |
Spring Spider | |
| French | Araignée à ressort[5] | Spring Spider | |
| Araignée ressort[6] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| German | Feder-Spinne[7] | Spring Spider | |
| Italian | Ragno Boing[8][9]:128 | Boing Spider | |
| Sguscioragno[9]:161 | Scuttlebug | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Araña Boing[10] | Boing Spider |
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 30.
- ^ Aoyagi, Masayuki, editor (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシーコンプリートガイド』(Super Mario Galaxy Complete Guide). Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-7577-3943-7. Page 364.
- ^ Hamamura, Koichi, Takeo Sakamoto, Ryo Aoyama, and Akimi Miyazawa, editors (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-726682-7. Page 31.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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 128, 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 32.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 128, 161.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ 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 30.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" 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 128.
