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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Flophopper
|image=[[File:FlophopperSM3DL.png]]
|image=[[File:FlophopperSM3DL.png]]
|species_origin=[[Swaphopper]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|variant_of=[[Swaphopper]]
|comparable=[[Bramball]]
}}
'''Flophoppers'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=16|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. These bug-like creatures are a species of [[Swaphopper]], but unlike their cousins, Flophoppers do not attack by using gravity tactics, but by moving around in a set area by flipping themselves around instead, similarly to a [[Bramball]]. Flophoppers cannot be jumped on while their spiked helmet is exposed, so [[Mario]] must wait until they flip and their underside is exposed, a vulnerability shared with Swaphoppers. They can also be defeated by [[Fire Mario]], [[Boomerang Mario]] or [[Tanooki Mario]].
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|file1=<tt>romfs/ObjectData/Sokuten.szs</tt>
|name1=Sokuten
|meaning1=Cartwheel
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'''Flophoppers''' are bug-like species of enemies introduced in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They are sub-species of [[Swaphopper]], but unlike their cousins, they do not attack by using gravity tactics. Instead, they attack by moving around in a set area by flipping themselves around, much like a [[Bramball]]. They cannot be jumped on while their spiked helmet is exposed, so [[Mario]] must wait until they flip and their underside is exposed, a vulnerability shared with Swaphoppers. They can also be defeated by [[Fire Mario]], [[Boomerang Mario]] or [[Tanooki Mario]].


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ペッタン
|Jap=ペッタン
|JapR=Pettan
|JapR=Pettan
|JapM=
|JapM=A Japanese term meaning "flattening"; also from「ぺたぺた」(''petapeta'', an onomatopoeia for the sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something)
|Ger=Stachelstelzer
|GerM=Spike stelter
|SpaE=Vueltiespino
|SpaEM=From ''vuelta'' ("turn") and masculine form of ''espina'' ("thorn")
|Ita=Girignotto
|ItaM=From ''girare'' ("to spin") and ''Saltignotto'' ("Swaphopper")
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*Their name is a pun of ''flip-flop'', referencing their movements, and "grasshopper".
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Latest revision as of 21:06, June 24, 2024

Flophopper
Artwork of a Flophopper from Super Mario 3D Land.
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Variant of Swaphopper
Comparable

Flophoppers[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D Land. These bug-like creatures are a species of Swaphopper, but unlike their cousins, Flophoppers do not attack by using gravity tactics, but by moving around in a set area by flipping themselves around instead, similarly to a Bramball. Flophoppers cannot be jumped on while their spiked helmet is exposed, so Mario must wait until they flip and their underside is exposed, a vulnerability shared with Swaphoppers. They can also be defeated by Fire Mario, Boomerang Mario or Tanooki Mario.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D Land romfs/ObjectData/Sokuten.szs Sokuten Cartwheel

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペッタン[?]
Pettan
A Japanese term meaning "flattening"; also from「ぺたぺた」(petapeta, an onomatopoeia for the sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something)
German Stachelstelzer[?] Spike stelter
Italian Girignotto[?] From girare ("to spin") and Saltignotto ("Swaphopper")
Spanish (NOE) Vueltiespino[?] From vuelta ("turn") and masculine form of espina ("thorn")

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 16.