Trapdragon
- Not to be confused with Snapdragon.
| Trapdragon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Screen-cropped asset from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Trapdragons[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear only in the Honeybloom Galaxy and Honeyhop Galaxy. Trapdragons resemble pink flowers and can be used as platforms, but if Mario or Luigi steps on one of these, it soon closes up, devouring the object on it. If the player character is swallowed, he loses a wedge of health. Trapdragons are usually airborne or floating over shallow ponds. After snapping shut for a few seconds, a Trapdragon reopens and can be used again. One can avoid lasting damage from Trapdragons, though. If a coin is floating above a Trapdragon, one can get trapped by the flower and spat into the coin, having full health but still flashing red from damage. Since no power-ups can defeat them, Trapdragons are invincible.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Trapdragons are completely absent.
marks missions where Trapdragons are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World 2 | Honeybloom Galaxy |  |
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| World 4 | Honeyhop Galaxy | |
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Gallery[edit]
Model of a closed Trapdragon
A Trapdragon in the Honeybloom Galaxy
A primed Trapdragon in the Honeyhop Galaxy
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The English name "Trapdragon" is a portmanteau of "trap," in reference to its behavior, and "snapdragon." This name was first published on the English version of Mario Portal in 2022. The English edition of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia refers to the enemy as the "Venus Flower Trap,"[2] in reference to the carnivorous Venus flytrap. Because this was used as a conjectural name by the Super Mario Wiki from 2011 to 2019, this is potentially a consequence of circular reporting.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/FlowerMimic.arc | FlowerMimic | Flower Mimic |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ハナモドキ (Hana Modoki) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビックリフラワー[3][4] Bikkuri Furawā |
Surprise Flower | |
| French | Plante surprise[5] | Surprise Plant | |
| German | Überraschungsblume[6] | Surprise Flower | |
| Italian | Fiore Trappola[7] | Trap Flower | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Trampaflor[8] | Trapflower |
References[edit]
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Roberts, Rachel, and Cardner Clark, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 161.
- ^ 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 200.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" 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 161.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 161.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 161.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 161.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" 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 161.
