Tap-Tap
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Template:Species-infobox Tap-Taps are small, spike-covered enemies that walk back and forth, first appearing in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and later in its remake, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. These enemies make a distinctive clicking noise while they walk. Sometimes, they are found hopping up and down; these variants are specified as Hopping Tap-Taps in the Player's Guide.[1]
Tap-Taps are immune to most direct attacks; if Yoshis attempt to eat a Tap-Tap, they only push the enemy slightly with their tongue. The enemy is also resistant to Yoshi Eggs and Huffin Puffin chicks, although they will be sent rolling backwards if hit with one. To defeat a Tap-Tap, it has to collide with another enemy while rolling. Chomp Rocks, ice breath and fire breath attacks are also capable of defeating a Tap-Tap. Forcing a Tap-Tap into the lava or the water can result in it burning away or drowning. There are two color variations seen in Tap-Taps: gray ones with red noses and purple feet, and orange ones with green noses and blue feet. Gray ones remain on their platform, while orange ones walk off the platform they are on. This difference in behavior is also seen in green and red Koopa Troopas.
A Tap-Tap is encountered as a mid-boss in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as Tap-Tap the Red Nose. A similar enemy is later encountered in Baby Bowser's castle, known as Tap-Tap the Golden.
Tap-Taps also appear in Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, where they first appear at the end of the fifth chapter of Tale of the Spirit of Money. Later, the third chapter of Tale of the Spirit of Power involves defeating at least eight of them. While still normally invincible, the rolling-up platforms can be used to crush them or cause them to fall into spikes.
They also appear in Yoshi Touch & Go, whose manual erroneously labels them as Spiked Fun Guys, where the orange ones walk while the gray ones hop in place. The gray ones also now have red feet instead of purple.
Additionally, they appear in Yoshi's Island DS. A large, invulnerable variation (with the ability to crush land platforms) known as the Super Big Tap-Tap also appears in this game. Tap-Taps also appear in Yoshi's New Island acting the same as in previous appearances, though only the orange variants appear in the game. Unused textures can be found in the data, however.
Tap-Taps return in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, being introduced in World 2. The orange ones' bodies now consist of a brown baseball with pointy beads functioning as spikes, while the gray ones have red feet again like in Yoshi Touch & Go. As in previous appearances, some Tap-Taps walk back and forth between two walls, while others jump up and down in place.
The regular silver Tap-Taps reappear in Yoshi's Crafted World, acting the same as previous appearances and only appearing in the level Poochy's Magma Run.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Tap-Tap appears as a Spirit.
Gallery
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
Yoshi Touch & Go
Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi's New Island
A Tap-Tap in the Scrapbook Theater (Yoshi's Woolly World)
Profiles and statistics
Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker
| Image | Game | Effect |
|---|---|---|
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Yoshi Touch & Go | [Body, Spin] - Attack +24 |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit
| Name | Image | Game | Type | Class | Effect | How to obtain | Spirit battle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponents | Battle conditions | Stage | Song | |||||||
| Tap-Tap | 
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Yoshi Series | Primary (1) | Novice | Shield Weight ↑ |
Spirit Board | Metal PAC-MAN |
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Yoshi's Island | Wildlands |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カチカチくん[2][3] Kachikachi-kun |
Japanese onomatopoeia for stones knocking together to create fire. |
| Chinese | 咔咔 Kākā |
Onomatopoeia for cackling, although most likely transliterated from the Japanese name |
| Dutch | Tap-Tap[5] |
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| German | Pseudo Stego[citation needed] Stego[5] |
From pseudo (fake) and Stego, the German name of Tap-Tap the Red Nose |
| Italian | Piombospino[5] Buffopallo[6] |
From piombo, lead; and spina, spike. From buffo, funny; and pallo, ball. |
| Korean | 철퇴머리[7] Cheoltoemeori |
Macehead |
| Russian | Топ-топ[5] Top-top |
Onomatopoeia for stepping |
| Spanish | Rolando[4] Metalón[5] (most games) |
Pun on rolling and the Spanish name. Pun on metal |
References
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 127
- ^ 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 6.
- ^ 「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
- ^ a b c d e f Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit name
- ^ Yoshi Touch & Go Italian manual, page 86.
- ^ "철퇴머리 해저 동굴" (Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave) - Level 3-7 of Yoshi's Island DS
| Yoshi Touch & Go | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Baby Luigi • Baby Mario • Kamek • Stork • Yoshis | |
| Items | Blue Coin • Bubble • Fruit (Apple • Banana • Grape • Melon • Watermelon) • Red Coin • Yellow Coin • Yoshi's Egg | |
| Enemies | Brier • Cheep Cheep • Cloud Drop • Fang • Fly Guy • Goonie • Gusty • Kamek's Toadies • Lakitu • Marucchi • Monty Mole • Needle • Piranha Plant • Propeller Mūcho • Shy Guy • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Tap-Tap • Toady • Ukiki • Whirly Fly Guy • Wild Ptooie Piranha | |
| Other | Gallery • Media • Staff | |
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Enemies
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl Stickers
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits
- Yoshi Topsy-Turvy Enemies
- Yoshi Touch & Go Enemies
- Yoshi's Crafted World Enemies
- Yoshi's Island DS Enemies
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Yoshi's New Island Enemies
- Yoshi's Woolly World Enemies
