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'''Tap-Taps'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. [[Media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|Page 128]].</ref> are small, spike-covered enemies that walk back and forth, first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and later in its remake, ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. These enemies make a distinctive clicking noise while they walk. Sometimes, they are found hopping up and down. They are immune to most direct attacks; if Yoshi attempts to eat a Tap-Tap, he will only push the enemy slightly with his tongue. The enemy is also resistant to [[Yoshi Egg]]s and [[Huffin Puffin]] chicks, although they will be sent rolling backwards if hit with one. To defeat a Tap-Tap, it has to collide with another enemy while rolling. [[Chomp Rock]]s, ice breath and fire breath attacks are also capable of defeating a Tap-Tap. There are two color variations seen in Tap-Taps; gray ones walk off the platform they are on, while orange ones remain on it. This difference in behavior is also seen in green and red [[Koopa Troopa]]s.
'''Tap-Taps'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. [[media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|Page 128]].</ref> are small, spike-covered enemies that walk back and forth, first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and later in its remake, ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. These enemies make a distinctive clicking noise while they walk. Sometimes, they are found hopping up and down. They are immune to most direct attacks; if Yoshi attempts to eat a Tap-Tap, he will only push the enemy slightly with his tongue. The enemy is also resistant to [[Yoshi Egg]]s and [[Huffin Puffin]] chicks, although they will be sent rolling backwards if hit with one. To defeat a Tap-Tap, it has to collide with another enemy while rolling. [[Chomp Rock]]s, ice breath and fire breath attacks are also capable of defeating a Tap-Tap. There are two color variations seen in Tap-Taps; gray ones walk off the platform they are on, while orange ones remain on it. This difference in behavior is also seen in green and red [[Koopa Troopa]]s.


A Tap-Tap is encountered as a mid-boss in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' as [[Tap-Tap the Red Nose]]. A similar obstacle is later encountered in [[Baby Bowser]]'s [[Bowser's Castle|castle]], known as [[Tap-Tap the Golden]].
A Tap-Tap is encountered as a mid-boss in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' as [[Tap-Tap the Red Nose]]. A similar obstacle is later encountered in [[Baby Bowser]]'s [[Bowser's Castle|castle]], known as [[Tap-Tap the Golden]].
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=カチカチくん<ref>[[Media:SMW2 Guide JP 1.JPG|Scan of 「スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド攻略ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Kōryaku Guide Book'')]].</ref><ref>[[Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P15.png|「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 15.]]</ref>
|Jap=カチカチくん<ref>[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P15.png|「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 15.]]</ref>
|JapR=Kachikachi-kun
|JapR=Kachikachi-kun
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for stones knocking together to create fire.
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for stones knocking together to create fire.
|Spa=Rolando<ref>''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' Spanish Guide</ref>
|Spa=Rolando<ref>''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' Spanish Guide</ref>
|SpaM=Pun of a Spanish name and its literal translation, rolling.
|SpaM=Pun of a Spanish name and its literal translation, rolling.
|FraA= Gros Bobo{{ref needed}}
|FraAM=Big Owie
|FraE=Bobo{{ref needed}}
|FraEM=Owie
|Ger=Pseudo Stego{{ref needed}}
|Ger=Pseudo Stego{{ref needed}}
|GerM=From ''pseudo'' (fake) and ''Stego'', the German name of [[Tap-Tap the Red Nose]]
|GerM=From ''pseudo'' (fake) and ''Stego'', the German name of [[Tap-Tap the Red Nose]]
|Ita=Piombospino{{ref needed}}
|Ita=Piombospino{{ref needed}}
|ItaM=From ''piombo'', lead; and ''spina'', spike.
|ItaM=From ''piombo'', lead; and ''spina'', spike.
|FraA= Gros Bobo{{ref needed}}
|FraAM=Big Owie
|FraE=Bobo{{ref needed}}
|FraEM=Owie
|Chi=咔咔{{ref needed}}
|Chi=咔咔{{ref needed}}
|ChiR=Kākā
|ChiR=Kākā

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Template:Species-infobox Tap-Taps[1] are small, spike-covered enemies that walk back and forth, first appearing in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and later in its remake, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. These enemies make a distinctive clicking noise while they walk. Sometimes, they are found hopping up and down. They are immune to most direct attacks; if Yoshi attempts to eat a Tap-Tap, he will only push the enemy slightly with his tongue. The enemy is also resistant to Yoshi Eggs and Huffin Puffin chicks, although they will be sent rolling backwards if hit with one. To defeat a Tap-Tap, it has to collide with another enemy while rolling. Chomp Rocks, ice breath and fire breath attacks are also capable of defeating a Tap-Tap. There are two color variations seen in Tap-Taps; gray ones walk off the platform they are on, while orange ones remain on it. This difference in behavior is also seen in green and red Koopa Troopas.

A Tap-Tap is encountered as a mid-boss in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as Tap-Tap the Red Nose. A similar obstacle is later encountered in Baby Bowser's castle, known as Tap-Tap the Golden.

Two Tap-Taps surrounding Platinum Yoshi
Two Tap-Taps surrounding Platinum Yoshi in Yoshi's Woolly World

Tap-Taps also appear in Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, Yoshi Touch & Go (whose manual erroneously labels them as Spiked Fun Guys, which are actually a different species), and Yoshi's Island DS, where they behave similarly; however, instead of the gray ones walking off platforms, the orange ones walk off while the gray ones stay. A large, invulnerable variation (with the ability to crush land platforms) known as the Super Big Tap-Tap also appears in Yoshi's Island DS.

Tap-Taps return in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. Their bodies now consist of a brown baseball with pointy beads, functioning as spikes. As in previous appearances, some Tap-Taps walk back and forth between two walls, while other jump up and down in place.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カチカチくん[2]
Kachikachi-kun
Japanese onomatopoeia for stones knocking together to create fire.

Chinese 咔咔[citation needed]
Kākā
Onomatopoeia for cackling, although most likely transliterated from the Japanese name

German Pseudo Stego[citation needed]
From pseudo (fake) and Stego, the German name of Tap-Tap the Red Nose
Italian Piombospino[citation needed]
From piombo, lead; and spina, spike.
Spanish Rolando[3]
Pun of a Spanish name and its literal translation, rolling.

References