Splorch

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Template:Species-infobox Splorches[1] are uncommon enemies that first appear in Super Mario 3D World. They are large orange fireballs that have purple masks around their eyes, quite similar to Fryguy's eyes, and a large grin. They first appear in Brolder Blockade Is Back, and after that, they usually appear in levels with lava. Their appearance is unaffected by the color of lava, as seen in Broken Blue Bully Belt, a level with blue lava.

Screenshot of Super Mario 3D World.
Tanooki Mario being chased by a Splorch.

Splorches pop out of lava and roll towards the players. They can be pushed back into the lava using projectiles such as those of the Boomerang Flower and Fire Flower, or by hitting them with Tanooki Mario's tail spin or Rosalina's Spin Attack. Splorches also leave a trail of lava that damages the players. These enemies can only be defeated by Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario or White Tanooki Mario.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese Mera Wanwan[2]
(internal)
マグマン[3]
Maguman

Charred Chain Chomp (note that its rolling behavior is reminiscent of Chomp)

Magman; from "magma" and "man".

References

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 24.
  2. ^ Super Mario 3D World internal filename (MeraWanwan)
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section, page 227.