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[[File:SMG2 Hightail Falls Silver Stars in Hightail Falls.png|thumb|left|Two Kleptoads carrying [[Silver Star]]s in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']] | [[File:SMG2 Hightail Falls Silver Stars in Hightail Falls.png|thumb|left|Two Kleptoads carrying [[Silver Star]]s in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']] | ||
'''Kleptoads'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> are [[frog]]-like enemies who appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their name | '''Kleptoads'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> are [[frog]]-like enemies who appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their name is a possible portmanteau of "[[wikipedia:Kleptomania|kleptomania]]" (like [[Klepto]]'s name), a mental illness where a person has an uncontrollable urge to steal things, and "toad". | ||
They only appear in [[Hightail Falls Galaxy]] in the [[Silver Stars in Hightail Falls]] mission. They are little blue frog-like creatures that jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to [[Gobblegut]]. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be defeated by having [[Yoshi]] eat them or [[jump]]ing on top of them. | They only appear in [[Hightail Falls Galaxy]] in the [[Silver Stars in Hightail Falls]] mission. They are little blue frog-like creatures that jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to [[Gobblegut]]. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be defeated by having [[Yoshi]] eat them or [[jump]]ing on top of them. | ||
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|Jap=ニゲーロ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref> | |Jap=ニゲーロ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref> | ||
|JapR=Nigēro | |JapR=Nigēro | ||
|JapM=Pun | |JapM=Pun on「逃げろ」(''nigero''), the imperative form of「逃げる」(''nigeru'', to escape), and「ゲロゲロ」(''gero-gero'', onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking) | ||
|Ger=Blunkel | |Ger=Blunkel | ||
|GerM= | |GerM= |
Revision as of 09:08, February 25, 2024
- Not to be confused with Klepto.
Kleptoad | |
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First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
Latest appearance | Minecraft (Bedrock version) (The Wild Update) (2022) |
Subject origin | Frog |
Kleptoads[1] are frog-like enemies who appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name is a possible portmanteau of "kleptomania" (like Klepto's name), a mental illness where a person has an uncontrollable urge to steal things, and "toad".
They only appear in Hightail Falls Galaxy in the Silver Stars in Hightail Falls mission. They are little blue frog-like creatures that jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to Gobblegut. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be defeated by having Yoshi eat them or jumping on top of them.
In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Frogs are replaced by Kleptoads.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ニゲーロ[2] Nigēro |
Pun on「逃げろ」(nigero), the imperative form of「逃げる」(nigeru, to escape), and「ゲロゲロ」(gero-gero, onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking) |
French | Croapule |
From the onomatopoeia "croa" (frog's croak) and "crapule" (villain) |
German | Blunkel |
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Italian | Marrana |
Play on "marrano" (an old-fashioned name for criminals) and "rana" (frog) |
Spanish (NOE) | Terrana |
Possibly a portmanteau of "terra" ("land/earth" for Latin) and "rana" (frog) |