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|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])

'''Shellcreepers''', sometimes referred to as simply '''turtles''', are green-shelled turtles that first appeared in the ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' arcade game. They are the first turtle enemies to appear in a ''Mario'' game, making them the conceptual ancestors of the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s, which appeared two years later in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' It is also shown that Shellcreepers wear undershirts and shorts when outside of their shells; shell-less [[Beach Koopa]]s first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' wearing a shirt, and in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' wearing shorts. Several sources such as the trophy descriptions in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' indicate that [[Koopa Troopa]]s apparently evolved from Shellcreepers.

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The Shellcreeper is the first enemy to appear in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' They walk out of the [[Warp Pipe]]s at the top of the screen and walk towards the pipes at the bottom of the screen. The player must hit it from below to flip it over and run into it to defeat it. If the player does not run into it, the Shellcreeper jumps out of its shell (revealing that it wears a white shirt and shorts), flips its shell over, changes color from green to purple and continues moving faster than before. If it flips its shell again, it will turn red, its fastest state. If a Shellcreeper is the last target for the phase, it will automatically turn red. Unlike the similar [[Koopa Troopa]], jumping on Shellcreeper will cause [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to lose a [[Extra life|life]]. Also, Shellcreepers can attack by biting Mario or Luigi with their teeth.

In the NES version, Shellcreepers lack an animation for changing shell colors, and the colors now go from green to red to pink, the last of which also has blue skin. Additionally, in the original NES release they are smaller than in the arcade version, though this is no longer the case in later editions.

Following the ''Mario Bros.''-style battle mode in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Shellcreepers have been replaced by [[Spiny|Spinies]] in all subsequent versions, so they would not be mistaken for Koopa Troopas, which are safe to jump on. Despite this, a lone Shellcreeper still makes a cameo alongside a [[Sidestepper]] and [[Fighter Fly]] on the title screen of the [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes of ''Mario Bros.'' In ''[[Mario Clash]]'', Koopa Troopas are given a similar sprite design to Shellcreepers, and even do the same tooth-baring pose.

Shellcreepers appear as an enemy yet again in Hudson Soft's semi sequel to ''Mario Bros.'', ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]''. The game is much closer to the ''Mario Bros.'', and thus Shellcreepers play a much more similar role as they did in that game. The only differences are that they cannot be stunned from below and are instead stunned by [[Punch Balls]] or the [[POW Block]]. If they get back up after being stunned or are the last enemy on screen, they turn red and speed up.

 

In the [[Family BASIC]] accessory to the [[Family Computer]], Shellcreepers are programmable sprites. They also make a cameo in the Message Board.

Shellcreepers appear in ''Luigi Bros.'', an additional game featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its Nintendo Switch port]]. Like the other enemies in ''Luigi Bros.'', Shellcreepers behave in the same way as ''Mario Bros.'', which this game is based on.

===''NES Remix''===

==Game appearances==

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'''<big>カメさん</big>'''<br>

'''種族''' カメ族<br>

'''性格''' さびしがりや<br>

'''登場ゲーム''' ブラザー<br>

'''<big>カメ<span class="explain" title="ぞく">族</span>のルーツはこのキャラ</big>'''<br>

すべてのカメ<span class="explain" title="ぞく">族</span>の<span class="explain" title="がんそ">元祖</span>。ノコノコなどと<span class="explain" title="ちが">違</span>い、<span class="explain" title="ふ">踏</span>んでもやっつけられない。<span class="explain" title="ゆかした">床下</span>からひっくり<span class="explain" title="かえ">返</span>し、キックでやっつけよう。<span class="explain" title="さいご">最後</span>の一<span class="explain" title="ぴき">匹</span>は、スピードアップするので<span class="explain" title="ちゅうい">注意</span>。<ref name=Daijiten>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://imgur.com/a/UvABP page 55.]</ref>

 

''Tribe: Turtle clan''<br>

''Disposition: Lonely person''<br>

''Game appearances: Bros.''<br>

'''''<big>The Turtle Tribe's roots are in this character!</big>'''''<br>

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy====

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!rowspan=2|Shellcreepers

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|align=center|'''NES''' ''Mario Bros.''

|rowspan=2|''Shelled enemies Mario and Luigi faced back when they were plumbers. They had to be bumped from below to flip them over and then kicked off the stage. The last one on a stage changed colors and raced really fast. If one got flipped but not sent off, it would eventually right itself and move at high speed. They were simply called "turtles" in Japan.''

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====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy====

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|'''ARCADE''' Mario Bros. <br>'''GBA''' Super Mario Advance  

|align=left|''With a name that implies silently sneaking up on its prey, the Shellcreeper might be considered cooler than your average turtle. The Koopa is apparently an evolved form of this veteran of Mario Bros. We'd recommend not jumping on this one like you would a Koopa, though...''

|align=left|''With a name that implies silently sneaking up on its prey, the Shellcreeper might be considered cooler than your average turtle. A true veteran from way back in Mario Bros., this guy even predates Koopas, which apparently it evolved into. We wouldn't recommend jumping on this one like you'd jump on a Koopa, though...''

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Mario Bros. - NES cover art.png|''Mario Bros.'' (NES cover art)

SMA Mario Bros.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''

|FreM=Pun on ''carapace'' (the upper shell of turtles) and ''peur'' (fear)

|RusM=From ''черепаха'' (cherepakha, turtle)

|Spa=Tortuga

|SpaM=Turtle

{{Koopas}}