Flaptack
| Flaptack | |||
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| Artwork of Flaptack from Super Mario Galaxy 2 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Flaptacks[1] are bird-like enemies appearing exclusively in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switch port. They each have an oblate blue body with a yellow underside and a sharp spike on top of their head. They hover idly, patrolling a certain area. When Mario (or Luigi) approaches one, it hovers above him for a while, then flips upside down and slams downwards in an attempt to damage him. If it misses, it will remain stuck on the ground for a while, leaving its underbelly open to being stomped. Flaptacks can also be defeated by luring their slam attack into a pit, or by being hit with a spin, whether they are grounded or airborne. They release three Star Bits when spun into and a coin when jumped on. Flaptacks can destroy Cloud Lifts when slamming down, as well as Cloud Mario's cloud platforms.
Flaptacks appear in the following galaxies:
- Fluffy Bluff Galaxy ("Search for the Toad Brigade Captain", "Every Planet Has Its Price")
- Cloudy Court Galaxy ("Head in the Clouds", "Silver Stars in the Purple Pond")
- Flash Black Galaxy ("Jumping Around in the Dark")
Gallery[edit ]
Flaptack stuck in the ground
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy (Cloudy Court Galaxy)
Naming[edit ]
"Flaptack" is a combination of "flap" and "tack", alluding to its wings and spikes, respectively. It is also a pun on "flapjack", another name for a pancake, referring to the shape of its body and its method of attack by flipping upside down.
Names in other languages[edit ]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピュードン Pyūdon |
Portmanteau between the mimetic「ピュー」(pyū, "whoosh") and「 |
[2] [3] | |
| French | Galliboum | Portmanteau between gallinacé ("galliform") and boum ("thud") | [4] [5] | |
| German | Flattertropf | Portmanteau between flatter ("flutter") and Tropf ("drip") | [6] | |
| Stampfhuhn | Portmanteau between stampfen ("to trample") and Huhn ("chicken") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [7] | |
| Italian | Volopigio | From volo ("flight") and pigio ("I crush") | [8] | |
| Volopiglio | From volo ("flight") and piglio ("I take" or "I catch"); potentially a misspelling of Volopigio | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [9] | |
| Spanish | Piodón | From its Japanese name and pío (onomatopoeia for chirping) | [10] |
References[edit ]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 26.
- ^ Hamamura, Koichi, Takeo Sakamoto, Ryo Aoyama, and Akimi Miyazawa, editors (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-726682-7. Page 272.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 161.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 28.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia . Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 161.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 26.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015 . Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 161.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 26.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 161.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30a Aniversario . Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 161.