Topmaniac
| Topmaniac | |
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 Artwork of Topmaniac | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Member of | Topman Tribe |
Topmaniac is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy, 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 green 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. His name is a combination of "Topman," which is his species, and "maniac," possibly referring to his buzz saw and aggressive behavior. Topmaniac shares the same boss music as King Kaliente and Bugaboom.
BattleEdit
Battlerock GalaxyEdit
Topmaniac is fought for the first time in the Battlerock Galaxy, in the level Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe at the very end on the Topman Planet. In this battle, Mario must hit Topmaniac three times, each time getting harder, to finally knock him out and win the battle. The location of the battle is an arena with electric barriers on the side for Mario to hit if he gets blasted off to the side. At the beginning of the battle, Topmaniac falls from the sky with three Topminis and tries to either hit Mario with his spikes or get the Topminis to ram him into a wall.
To hit Topmaniac, Mario must jump on top of him, which forces him to retract his spikes and spin closer to the walls. Mario must then spin into him, knocking him into the wall, damaging him in the process. Mario must do this three times to win. However, if Mario defeats the enemies Topmaniac summons, Topmaniac will go for Mario instead of just spinning around randomly. On the third time, instead of Topminis, Topmaniac uses Spiky Topmen, who also attack Mario. After Topmaniac is defeated, he releases his Power Star and the level is completed.
Topmaniac is fought again in this galaxy when a Daredevil Comet comes, which forces Mario to defeat it with only one point of health.
Dreadnought GalaxyEdit
In the Dreadnought Galaxy, Topmaniac is battled again. This time, the level is called Revenge of the Topman Tribe, and Topmaniac is fought in a different location. In this location, there are, once again, electric barriers, but this time, they are moving. In battle, Topmaniac must be hit three times once again, and he has the same basic strategy as the time before with one minor difference: In this battle, Topmaniac begins with two Spiky Topmen instead of Topminis as before.
Once again, Topmaniac is battled when a Prankster Comet arrives. However, this time, the comet is the Speedy Comet, which forces Mario to defeat him within six minutes.
Profiles and statisticsEdit
| Topmaniac | |||
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| Dome | Fountain Garden |
Galaxy | Battlerock Galaxy Dreadnought Galaxy |
| Mission | Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe Topmaniac's Daredevil Run Revenge of the Topman Tribe Topman Tribe Speed Run |
Reward |   
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Super Mario Galaxy trading cardEdit
| Image | Name | Description |
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Topmaniac | 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! |
GalleryEdit
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
NamingEdit
Internal namesEdit
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 languagesEdit
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 | ベーゴマンキング[1][2] Bēgoman Kingu |
Topman King | |
| French (NOA) | Toupimaniaque[3] | Portmanteau between Toupiman ("Spiky Topman") and maniaque ("maniac") | |
| French (NOE) | Roi Begoman[4] | King Topman | |
| Topmaniac[5] | - | Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection | |
| German | Begomankönig[6][7] | Topman King | |
| Italian | Roboboss[8] | Portmanteau of Robopunta ("Spiky Topman") and "boss;" referred to with masculine pronouns | |
| Robopunta Regina[9] | Queen Spiky Topman | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Rey Trompo[10][11] | Topman King |
NotesEdit
- 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.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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 and the Topman Tribe" from 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 (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.