Sproing
- Not to be confused with Spoing or Sproing-Oing.
| Sproing | |||
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 Screenshot from Super Mario Bros. Wonder | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026) | ||
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- “Wonder if I’ll be tall someday too…”
- —Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Sproings are yellow-capped acorn-like enemies in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. When the player gets near, they will stretch upward, with a vine coil connecting their head and body, extending their hitbox, requiring a higher jump to pass over or defeat them. They appear prominently in a course with their own name, Sproings in the Twilight Forest. This course's Wonder Flower is found after defeating a specific Sproing, and its Wonder Effect mimics their behavior by allowing the player to stretch upward and contract downward at will.
Though Sproings are almost never seen outside of being a silhouette, they can be seen in their exposed form in The Final Test Wonder Gauntlet, but it can be hard to see as they are on the side of the screen.
Gallery[edit]
Model
Screenshot of a silhouetted Sproing
Screenshot of an exposed Sproing
Screenshot of an exposed Sproing extended
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビヨン Biyon |
From「ビヨーン」(biyōn, "boing") | [1][2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 伸缩怪 Shēnsuōguài (Mandarin) Sānsūkgwaai (Cantonese) |
Stretching Monster | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 伸縮怪 Shēnsuōguài (Mandarin) Sānsūkgwaai (Cantonese) |
Stretching Monster | [1][3] | |
| Dutch | Sproing | - | [1] | |
| French | Extenso | From the Latin phrase in extenso ("at full length"); also a pun on "extensible" | [1][4] | |
| German | Elastis | Clipping of elastisch ("elastic") | [1] | |
| Italian | Estenzio | From estendersi ("to stretch") and the nominative suffix -io | [1] | |
| Korean | 쭈욱 Jjuuk |
Stretching | [1][5] | |
| Polish | Sprężyniuch | From sprężyna ("spring") and the noun-forming suffix -uch | [1] | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Molatóin | From mola ("spring") and tóin (onomatopoeia for a sudden springing) | [1] | |
| Portuguese (European) | Molatoing | From mola ("spring") and toing (onomatopoeia for a sudden springing) | [1] | |
| Russian | Прынька Pryn'ka |
From прыгать (prygat', "to spring") and the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka) | [1] | |
| Spanish | Bellotoing | From bellota ("acorn") and the onomatopoeia "boing" | [1] | |
| Thai | สปร็อง Sàbprɔng |
Sproing | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n In-game name for Sproings in the Twilight Forest from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
- ^ Kazuma, Sakurai, Sato Tomoya, Nakatani Itaru, Kojima Katsuyuki, and Hashiguchi Yuya (2023). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー かんぺき攻略本』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 4-047337-02-1. Page 48.
- ^ 15 Mar. 2024. 阻擋瑪利歐一行人的去路。將為您介紹花花王國充滿個人特色的敵方角色。～第二篇～ 【前往驚奇的世界 Vol.14】. Nintendo Official Site (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 21 Feb. 2026. (Archived January 17, 2025, 11:42:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Name stored within Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Canadian French). (stored internally as
EnemyBiyonin message fileG:/romfs/Mals/Name_Enemy.msbt) - ^ 23 Feb. 2024. 마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제2편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.14】. Nintendo Official Site (Korean). Retrieved 13 Feb. 2024. (Archived May 25, 2025, 12:10:31 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
