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|image=[[File:Sunaipa.jpg|160px]]
|image=[[File:Sunaipa.jpg|160px]]<br>Artwork of a Sniper from ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|related=[[Dotty]]
|comparable=[[Chikuchiku]]<br>[[Gyātoru]]<br>[[Sukōpī]]
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'''Snipers''' are arthropod enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for [[Game Boy]]. They make their first appearance in [[Stage 2-1]] of the [[Forest (Donkey Kong)|Forest]]. Sniper foes display round abdomens, adorned with peculiar plate appendages; they also feature common arthropod eyes on their short and intent heads.
'''Snipers''' are arthropod enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for [[Game Boy]], where they make their first appearance in [[Stage 2-1]]. They walk in a certain direction around an area's surfaces, whether vertical or horizontal, at constant speed. This behavior can also be seen in [[Faiachū]], [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]] enemies introduced in the [[Big-City|previous world]], as well as [[Dotty|Dotties]], ladybug enemies introduced in the same level as Snipers. However, unlike Dotties, Snipers can hurt [[Mario]] upon contact. Likewise, they cannot be defeated. In [[Stage 4-6]], there are fast-moving Snipers.


Snipers have the ability to cling to any surface, thusly marching up walls and ceilings at a constant speed. They always follow the direction up front and never turn back. This behavior can also be seen in [[Dotty|Dotties]], ladybug enemies also introduced in the Forest world. However, unlike Dotties, Snipers can hurt [[Mario]] upon contact. Likewise, they cannot be defeated.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>スナイパー</big><br>
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　クリープ族<br>
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　しつこい<br>
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　GBドンキー<br>
'''<big>トゲトゲのいやなやつ</big></b><br>
背中にトゲのはえた、虫のモンスター。同じGBドンキーのスコーピー（P93）と同様に、乗ることも触ることもできない。刺されないように逃げ回るのみ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/O21Xv16.jpeg 94]}}</ref>
 
'''''<big>Sniper</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Creep clan''<br>
''Disposition: Persistent''<br>
''Game appearances: GB Donkey''<br>
'''''<big>Spiky, nasty thing.</big>'''''<br>
''An insect monster with spines on its back. Like Sukōpī (P93), who is also from GB Donkey, you can neither ride nor touch it. You can only run away from it to avoid being stung.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
DKGB Spider.png|Sniper sprite
DKGB Spider.png|Sniper sprite
Sunaipa and tsutanomen.jpg|Illustration depicting a Sniper and a [[Tsutan'ōmen]], from volume 30 of the [[KC Deluxe]] manga
Sunaipa and tsutanomen.jpg|Illustration depicting a Sniper and a [[Tsutan'ōmen]], from volume 30 of the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha manga]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=スナイパー<ref>Mario character book, [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#46 page 94]</ref><ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. Volume 30 of the [[KC Deluxe]] manga, [[Media:Donkey Kong GB characters KC.jpg|page 51]]</ref>
|Jap=スナイパー<ref name=Daijiten/><ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=Volume 30 of the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''KC Deluxe'']] manga|page={{media link|Donkey Kong GB characters KC.jpg|51}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Sunaipā
|JapR=Sunaipā
|JapM=Sniper, also a play of「スパイダー」(''supaidā'', spider)
|JapM=Sniper; also a play on「スパイダー」(''supaidā'', "spider")
}}
}}


Latest revision as of 12:53, April 29, 2024

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

Sniper
Artwork of a Sniper from Donkey Kong.
Artwork of a Sniper from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Donkey Kong (1994)
Comparable

Snipers are arthropod enemies that appear in Donkey Kong for Game Boy, where they make their first appearance in Stage 2-1. They walk in a certain direction around an area's surfaces, whether vertical or horizontal, at constant speed. This behavior can also be seen in Faiachū, Fireball enemies introduced in the previous world, as well as Dotties, ladybug enemies introduced in the same level as Snipers. However, unlike Dotties, Snipers can hurt Mario upon contact. Likewise, they cannot be defeated. In Stage 4-6, there are fast-moving Snipers.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

スナイパー
 種族　クリープ族
性格　しつこい
登場ゲーム　GBドンキー
トゲトゲのいやなやつ
背中にトゲのはえた、虫のモンスター。同じGBドンキーのスコーピー（P93）と同様に、乗ることも触ることもできない。刺されないように逃げ回るのみ。[1]

Sniper
Tribe: Creep clan
Disposition: Persistent
Game appearances: GB Donkey
Spiky, nasty thing.
An insect monster with spines on its back. Like Sukōpī (P93), who is also from GB Donkey, you can neither ride nor touch it. You can only run away from it to avoid being stung.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スナイパー[1][2]
Sunaipā
 Sniper; also a play on「スパイダー」(supaidā, "spider")

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 94.
  2. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. Volume 30 of the KC Deluxe manga. Page 51Media:Donkey Kong GB characters KC.jpg.
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Arcade levels 25m • 50m • 75m • 100m
Game Boy levels* Construction Site Stage 0-1 • Stage 0-2 • Stage 0-3 • Stage 0-4
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Ship Stage 3-1 • Stage 3-2 • Stage 3-3 • Stage 3-4 • Stage 3-5 • Stage 3-6 • Stage 3-7 • Stage 3-8
Jungle Stage 4-1 • Stage 4-2 • Stage 4-3 • Stage 4-4 • Stage 4-5 • Stage 4-6 • Stage 4-7 • Stage 4-8 • Stage 4-9 • Stage 4-10 • Stage 4-11 • Stage 4-12
Desert Stage 5-1 • Stage 5-2 • Stage 5-3 • Stage 5-4 • Stage 5-5 • Stage 5-6 • Stage 5-7 • Stage 5-8 • Stage 5-9 • Stage 5-10 • Stage 5-11 • Stage 5-12
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Allies* Jumper • Monchee
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