Tap-Tap
Template:Species-infobox Tap-Taps[1] are small, spike-covered enemies that walk back and forth in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. Sometimes they'll hop up and down. They can't be hurt in any normal way, except for an egg. A Huffin Puffin chick will send one flying backwards, and if it hits another, the other one will be destroyed. They're immune to most attacks, except ice breath and fire breath. A Tap-Tap is encountered as a mid-boss in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as Tap-Tap the Red Nose, as well as a similar obstacle in Baby Bowser's castle known as Tap-Tap the Golden.
Tap-Taps have also appeared in Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, Yoshi Touch & Go (whose manual erroneously labeled them as Spiked Fun Guys, which are actually a different species), and Yoshi's Island DS, where they behaved similarly; however, instead of the normal ones walking off platforms, the pink ones walk off while the normal 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.
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Yoshi's Island DS
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | カチカチくん[2][3] 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[4] | Pun of a Spanish name and its literal translation, rolling. |
Trivia
- The name of Tap-Taps may come from the distinctive clicking noise they make as they walk.
References
- ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 128.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 「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.
- ^ Yoshi Touch & Go Spanish Guide
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