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A '''bat'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 134–135.</ref><ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 237.</ref> is a [[Swoop]]-like enemy from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Bats have pig-like noses and bulging, glowing eyes with faint rings on them, causing them to resemble [[zeldawiki:Keese|Keese]] from the series ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', particularly their incarnation from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''; the two games were in development at overlapping times, so this may be intentional.
A '''bat'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 134–135.</ref><ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 237.</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> is a [[Swoop]]-like enemy from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Bats have pig-like noses and bulging, glowing eyes with faint rings on them, causing them to resemble [[zeldawiki:Keese|Keese]] from the series ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', particularly their incarnation from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''; the two games were in development at overlapping times, so this may be intentional.


==History==
==History==
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
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[[File:TSMBM Bat.jpg|thumb|Bats in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
[[File:TSMBM Bat.jpg|thumb|Bats in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', bats appear as one of the enemies inhabiting the [[Dark Land]]s. They also appear during the [[Koopa Troop]]’s celebration of obtaining the [[Super Star]] and in one of the film's posters, which depicts the scene where Luigi is captured by [[Shy Guy]]s.<ref>{{media link|The Super Mario Bros. Movie official poster 3.jpg|Poster for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' featuring bats in the background}}</ref> Unlike in the games, bats have visible mouths with fangs, and their eyes are spinning swirls rather than concentric rings.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', bats appear as one of the enemies inhabiting the [[Dark Land]]s. They also appear during the [[Koopa Troop]]'s celebration of obtaining the [[Super Star]] and in one of the film's posters, which depicts the scene where Luigi is captured by [[Shy Guy]]s.<ref>{{media link|The Super Mario Bros. Movie official poster 3.jpg|Poster for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' featuring bats in the background}}</ref> Unlike in the games, bats have visible mouths with fangs, and their eyes are spinning swirls rather than concentric rings.
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|Jap=バットン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 128 and 160.</ref>
|Jap=バットン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 128 and 160.</ref>
|JapR=Batton
|JapR=Batton
|JapM=Derived from "bat" and possibly「豚」(''ton'', "swine"), most likely because of their pig-like nose; shared with [[Enigma]]'s Japanese name
|JapM=Derived from "bat" and possibly「豚」(''ton'', "pig" in the on'yomi reading), most likely because of their pig-like nose; shared with [[Enigma]]'s Japanese name
|Fre=Chauve-souris
|FreM=Bat
|Ger=Flappflapp
|Ger=Flappflapp
|GerM=Same as Swoop
|GerM=Same as [[Swoop]]
|Ita=Pippy
|Ita=Pippy
|ItaM=Diminutive of ''pipistrello'' ("bat")
|ItaM=Diminutive of "pipistrello" (bat)
|Spa=Vampílago
|Spa=Vampílago
|SpaM=Same as Swoop
|SpaM=Same as Swoop
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