Flopter

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Not to be confused with Flaptor or Floater.
Flopter
A Flopter from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Comparable

Flopters[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury . Each of these bug-like creatures has a bee-like body and four wings, and they attack by ramming into the player. Flopters can be defeated by any attack and are usually found in groups. When undisturbed, they normally fly at a high altitude. Flopters make their first appearance in the level The Bullet Bill Express. Flopters have wings that spin around rapidly much like Twirlips and Choppahs.

A cat form, Cat Flopter,[2] appears in Lake Lapcat in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Cat Flopters gain catlike features, such as paws and ears, but otherwise have the same behavior as their normal counterparts.

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Naming[edit ]

"Flopter" is a combination of the words "flower" and "copter," describing their appearance and behavior, respectively.

Internal names[edit ]

Game File Name Meaning
Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/Spinner.szs Spinner -

Names in other languages[edit ]

Flopter[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese フラッパー
Furappā		 Flapper; may also incorporate「フラワー」(furawā, "flower") [3]
French (European) Flopter - [4]
German Floptikop From "Flower" and Helikopter ("helicopter") [5]
Italian Flopter - [6]
Spanish (European) Zumbacóptero From zumbar ("to buzz") and helicóptero ("helicopter") [7]

Cat Flopter[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ネコフラッパー
Neko Furappā		 Cat Flopter; comparable to「ネコマリオ」(Neko Mario, "Cat Mario") [8]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 25.
  2. ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025). Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Mario Portal. Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" 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 227.
  4. ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia . Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 227.
  5. ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015 . Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 227.
  6. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 227.
  7. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" 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 227.
  8. ^ 2025. スーパーマリオ 3Dワールド+フューリーワールド. Mario Portal (Japanese). Retrieved 7 Apr. 2025. (Archived January 26, 2025, 14:03:19 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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