Topmaniac
| Topmaniac | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Run (version 3.3.0, cameo) (2025) |
| Member of | Topman Tribe |
Topmaniac is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port, appearing as a large Topman. Most Topmen have spikes on their tops, but Topmaniac has ten yellow blades around his edge and a flat red top. He has two robotic-looking yellow eyes on his front along with a couple of blue arrows pointing in the direction of his rotation. Topmaniac is fought up to four times when Prankster Comets are taken into account: twice in the Battlerock Galaxy and twice in the Dreadnought Galaxy, making him the most fought boss in the game. Topmaniac shares the same boss music as King Kaliente and Bugaboom.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, Topmaniac is first fought in the Battlerock Galaxy during the mission "Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe". Prior to entering the arena on the Topman Planet, Topmaniac can be seen hovering above the planet. Once Mario enters, the battle starts.
At the beginning of the battle, Topmaniac falls from the sky and spawns three Topminis. If the player defeats all the enemies that Topmanic spawns, he begins to chase Mario. If Mario touches Topmaniac's spikes, he jumps and runs around erratically while yelping with his rear end burnt, in a similar manner to lava. To defeat Topmaniac, Mario must jump on top of him to retract his spikes and spin him into the electric rail three times. After damaging him once, Topmaniac spawns three more Topminis. After the second time, he spawns two Spiky Topmen. After the third time, he explodes and releases a Power Star.
Topmaniac is fought again in this galaxy during the Daredevil Comet mission "Topmaniac's Daredevil Run", which forces Mario to defeat him with only one point of health.
In the Dreadnought Galaxy, Topmaniac is battled again during the mission "Revenge of the Topman Tribe". Just like in the Battlerock Galaxy, Topmaniac hovers above the arena on the Topmen Planet before the battle begins. He is fought in the same way, though the arena has four electric rail segments that rotate around and he spawns Spiky Topmen in place of the Topminis. The Speedy Comet mission "Topman Tribe Speed Run" requires the player to play through a modified version of "Revenge of the Topman Tribe" within six minutes. As such, Topmanic is fought once more.
Super Mario Run[edit]
In Super Mario Run, Topmaniac appears during the Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 event in the background of the "Bowser's Plot" mission grid, using key artwork from Super Mario Galaxy.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
| # | Image | Name | Type | Description | |
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Topmaniac | Boss | The leader of the Topmen Tribe, Topmaniac is king of Battlerock Galaxy. This boss resembles a large, red spinning top with spikes on its side that it tries spinning into Mario. To beat him, Mario must jump on top of him, which causes his spikes to retract. Spin Topmaniac into the electrical barriers and win the Power Star! |
Gallery[edit]
Key artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
One of several prototypical designs for Topmaniac, closer resembling the other Topmen
Naming[edit]
"Topmaniac" is a combination of "Topman", which is his species, and "maniac," possibly referring to his buzz saw and aggressive behavior.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | ObjectData/BossBegoman.arc | BossBegoman | Boss Topman |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ボスベーゴマン (Bosu Bēgoman) | Boss Topman |
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 | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ベーゴマンキング Bēgoman Kingu | Topman King | [1][2] | |
| Dutch | Tollebaas | From tol ("spinning top") or tollen ("to spin") and baas (boss) | [3] | |
| French (Canada) | Toupimaniaque | Portmanteau between Toupiman ("Spiky Topman") and maniaque ("maniac") | [4] | |
| French (Europe) | Roi Begoman | King Topman | [5] | |
| Topmaniac | - | Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection | [6] | |
| German | Begomankönig | Topman King | [7][8] | |
| Italian | Roboboss | Portmanteau of Robopunta ("Spiky Topman") and "boss;" referred to with masculine pronouns | [9][10] | |
| Robopunta Regina | Queen Spiky Topman | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) | [11] | |
| Spanish | Rey Trompo | Topman King | [12][13] |
Notes[edit]
- During production of Super Mario Galaxy, Topmaniac was seemingly originally going to be fought in the Melty Molten Galaxy, which had several elements from the Dreadnought Galaxy. Here, he was actually gray with light gray stripes, instead of blue arrows. His head was rounded at the top like a normal Topman (instead of the big red light), and his head would rise up like one too.
References[edit]
- ^ Kashima, Aya, Mitsuhiro Kitamura, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Kushima No, Itaru Nakatani, Hiroshi Hirata, Kimiyasu Hongo, Yoji Watanabe, Ayoka Kojima, and Daisaku Sato (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』(Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Game Strategy Guide). Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-2700-4. Page 186.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" 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 128.
- ^ In-game name for "Topmaniac's Daredevil Run" from the 2025 Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy.
- ^ In-game name for "Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe" from the Wii version of Super Mario Galaxy.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Le Guide Officiel (French Edition). Translated by Mathieu Daujam and Calude-Olivier Eliçabe. Roseville: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-1-906064-02-0. Page 113.
- ^ 2010. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (French Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (French). Page 12.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Der offizielle Spieleberater (German Edition). Translated by Klaus-Dieter Hartwig and Babel Media Limited. Roseville: Prima Games (German). ISBN 978-1-906064-01-3. Page 103, 113.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 113, 275-76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 128.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
- ^ 2009. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (Spanish Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (European Spanish). Page 12.
- ^ 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.
