Sand Cheep

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Sand Cheep
A Sand Cheep in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
A Sand Cheep in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Variant of Blurp
Relatives
Comparable

The Sand Cheep (written as "Sand-Cheep" in the European release's German-language version of the unused enemy name text [1] ) is a type of Blurp that first appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions , where it is found in Gwarhar Lagoon. The Nintendo Power guide refers to it as Puffer-Cheep [2] or Puffer Cheep;[3] the name actually belongs to a variant of Cheep Cheep encountered on the Seabed. The Puffer-Cheep is, itself, erroneously referred to as "Puffy Cheep" in the same guide.[4] The easy mode hints in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions officially refers to them as "Sand Cheeps".

Sand Cheeps appear as Blurps with the dorsal fin of a shark strapped to their back, and are always found with Sharkbones; both remain submerged up to their dorsal fin in the sands in order to disguise themselves, though Sand Cheeps may leap at Mario or Luigi in the overworld. Both enemies are also often fought with Beanerang Bros.

Sand Cheeps also make a brief appearance in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time , where they are used as projectiles by Shrooba Divers and bounce over the Mario Bros. when thrown.

Battle[edit ]

In battle, Sand Cheeps and Sharkbones appear under the name ????, and only their dorsal fins are visible, making it hard to tell them apart. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the tops of any Sand Cheeps present are visible for a few seconds at the start of the battle, hinting at their position. Sand Cheeps attack by swimming through the sand to approach one of the Mario Bros.; unlike Sharkbones, they immediately leap out of the sand and over the target brother. This contrasts with the Sharkbone, whose attack can only be dodged or countered by jumping; Mario or Luigi will take damage if they jump into the Sand Cheep. Any Sharkbones and Sand Cheeps that have attacked and were not defeated will promptly shuffle positions after their turns, making it harder to track them.

If the brothers perform a Thunder Bros. attack or an Advanced Fire Bros. attack on a group of Sand Cheeps and Sharkbones, any Sharkbones that are hit will immediately attack, indirectly revealing the non-attacking fish to be Sand Cheeps. In addition, targeting one of the underground enemies with the Advanced Thunder Bros. and Chopper Bros. attacks will reveal their identity as Luigi uppercuts them out of the ground.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Sand Cheeps are level 24, which makes them more distinguishable from the level 25 Sharkbones. The Easy Mode hints will also show which of the enemies named "????" are Sand Cheeps.

Statistics[edit ]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit ]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
???? (Sand Cheep)
???? idle battle HP 50 POW 72 Defense 40
Speed 80 Experience 80 (50) Coins 10
Location Gwarhar Lagoon Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 100% Stun? 30% Burn? 60%
Level 28 (26) Role Common Item drop Super Syrup – 12.9% (Super Mushroom - 19.35%)
None – 0% (Green Pepper - 38.71%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit ]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
???? (Sand Cheep)
Sand Cheep idle battle HP 89 POW 88 DEF 82 SPEED 70 Experience 70
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 12
Stat down 100% Dizzy 60% Burn 0% Speed down 60% Item drop Super Syrup (20%)
Ultra Mushroom (12%)
Ultra Mushroom (40%)
Level           24 Location(s) Gwarhar Lagoon

Gallery[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

????[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ???? - [?]
French (Canadian) ???? - [?]
French (European) ???? - [?]
German ???? - [?]
Italian ???? - [?]
Spanish ¿¿¿¿???? ???? Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga [?]
(?) - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions [?]

Sand Cheep[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese スナプク
Suna Puku		 Sand Cheep [?]
French (Canadian) Gobiquazo Portmanteau of gobie ("goby") and Aquazo ("Cheep-Cheep") [?]
Italian Pesce Sabbia Sand Fish [?]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Lost Bytes: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. The Mushroom Kingdom (English). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 88.
  3. ^ Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 127.
  4. ^ Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 86.
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Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)1,2
Supporting characters Beanbean troops 1,2 • Bink 1,2 • Blablanadon 1,2 • Bloat 1,2 • Boddle 1,2 • Border Bros 1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot 1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter 1,2 • Cork and Cask • Doctor 1,2 • Dr. Toadley 2 • Fava 1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand 1,2 • Hammerhead Bros. 1,2 • Harhall 1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization 1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters 1,2 • Lady Lima 1,2 • Miles Tones 1,2 • Moai 1,2 • Mole 1,2 • Pea 1,2 • Peach-bot 1,2 • Photographer (Koopa Troopa) 1,2 • Pipeman 1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector 1,2 • Psycho Kamek 1 • Queen Bean 1,2 • Soybean civilization 1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros. 1,2 • Toadsworth 1,2 • Tolstar 1,2 • Tuki 1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club 1,2
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Characters (The Search for Bowser ) Protagonists Captain Goomba 3 (Gold 3) • Captain Shy Guy 3 • Captain Boo 3 (Gold 3) • Captain Koopa Troopa 3 (Gold 3) • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry)
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple
Supporting characters Bowser 3 • Corporal Paraplonk 3 • Private Goomp 3 • Sergeant Guy 3 • Prince Peasley • Bubbles • Cork and Cask • Hermie III • Professor E. Gadd • Spangle • Starlow 3
Special moves Overworld/solo attacks Dunk Hammer 1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Fire Dash 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Firebrand 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Hammer 1,2 • High Jump 1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Jump 1,2 • Mini-Mario 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Pump Mario 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Spin Jump 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Surfboard 1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Thunder Tickle 1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Thunderhand 1,2 An L ripped from the game.
Bros. Attacks 1,2 Bounce Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Chopper Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Cyclone Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Fire Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Knockback Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Splash Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Swing Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Thunder Bros. An L ripped from the game.
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Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom 1,2 • 1-Up Super 1,2 • 100 Coin 2 • 10 Coin 2 • 50-Coin 2 • Boo Biscuit 2 • Coin 1,2 • Five Coin 1,2 • Golden Mushroom 1,2 • Green Pepper 1,2 • Max Mushroom 1,2 • Max Nut 1,2 • Max Syrup 1,2 • Mushroom 1,2 • Nut 1,2 • Red Pepper 1,2 • Refreshing Herb 1,2 • Super Mushroom 1,2 • Super Nut 1,2 • Super Syrup 1,2 • Syrup 1,2 • Ultra Mushroom 1,2 • Ultra Nut 1,2 • Ultra Syrup 1,2
Key items Bean Fruit 1,2 • Beanbean Brooch 1,2 • Beanbean Map 1,2 • Beanstar 1,2 • Beanstar piece 1,2 • Beanstone 1,2 • Chuckola Fruit 1,2 • Chuckola Reserve 1,2 • Crabbie Grass 1,2 • Face 1,2 • Fake Beanstar 1,2 • Flaming statue 1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit 1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card 1,2 • Neon Egg 1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress 1,2 • Pearl Bean 1,2 • Peasley's Rose 1,2 • Precious belonging 1,2 • Red and Green Goblets 1,2 • Secret Scroll 1 1,2 • Secret Scroll 2 1,2 • Suitcase 1,2 • Winkle Card 1,2
Bean Juice1,2 Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
Special items Bonus Ring 1,2 • Cobalt Necktie 1,2 • Excite Spring 1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP 1,2 • Great Force 1,2 • Greed Wallet 1,2 • Power Grip 1 • Secret Specs 2
Blocks1,2 ! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
Other Axe 1,2 • Badge 1,2 • Bean 1,2 • Bike Pads 1,2 • Black Rock 1,2 • Boo Statue 1,2 • Brown Rock 1,2 • Button 1,2 • Cart 1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola 1,2 • Clothing 1,2 • Conductor 1,2 • Gown 1,2 • Gray Rock 1,2 • Headgear 1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom 3 • Koopa Clown Car 1,2 • Lift 1,2 • Poison Mushroom 1,2 • Poltergust 3000 1,2 • Pressure Plate 1,2 • Recording 2 • Region map 1 • Rolling Bar Defense System 1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System 1,2 • Spring Pad 1,2 • Super Poltergust 3001 1,2 • Surfing Spot 1,2 • Toad Express 1,2 • Torch 1,2 • Wall Face 1,2 • Warp Pipe 1,2 • Watering hole 1,2 • Waterspout 1,2 • Whirlwind 1,2
Game mechanics Stats Bros. Point 1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed 1,2 • Spirit 3 • Stache 1,2
Elements Fire • Thunder
Status Burn 1,2 • Charred 1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Downed • Fury 2 • Heavy G 1,2 • Invisible 2 • Light G 1,2 • Poison 1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command 1,2 • SPD-Down 1,2 • SPD-Up 1,2 • Trip 1,2
Battle mechanics Action Command • Advanced Command/Super Attack 1,2 • Counterattack 1,2 • Emergency Block 2 • First Strike • Flee 1,2 • Lucky hit
Minigames1,2 Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Music "A New Adventure Begins" • "We're Off Again!" • "Touch of Evil" • "Prince Peasley's Theme" • "Fawful Music" • "Bowser's Road" • "Cackletta, the Fiercest Foe" • "A Journey Full of Laughs" • "Going Home" • "Stardust Fields Area 64" • "Hoohoo Mountaintop" • "The Kingdom Called Beanbean" • "Beanish People" • "Castle of Beans" • "Chucklehuck Woods" • "Danger Abounds!" • "Woohoo Hooniversity" • "Sea... Sea... Sea..." • "Don't Dwell on Danger" • "Sweet Surfin'" • "Hold the Corny Jokes, Please!" • "Decisive Battleground" • "Let's Go!" • "We Can't Lose!" • "The Marvelous Duo" • "Fawful and Cackletta" • "Time to Settle This!" • "Showdown with Cackletta!" • "Win & Dance" • "Let's Kick it into High Gear!" • "Star 'Stache Smash!" • "To Challenge!" • "It's My Turn" • "This is Minion Turf!" • "Everyone, Attack!" • "Fighting Friends" • "Let's Talk Strategy" • "Bowser's Minions March"
Other Battle Guide 2 • Bean Fever 1,2 • Beanhole locations 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Block locations 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Bestiary 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Enemy formations 1,2 • Gallery 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Gear 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Glitches 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Hidden Block locations 1 • Hooroglyphs 1,2 • Kingdom Courier 1,2 • Koopa Gundan Taichō Type Shindan • Level up progressions 1,2 • Luigi-do Check • Mario & Luigi Moves Guide • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection 1 • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Trivia • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Joke Spinner • Mario Bros. 1 • Multimedia 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Pre-release and unused content 1 • Quick Poll • Quotes 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Shops 2 • Special Skill 3 • Sound test 2 • Staff 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Story summaries 2
1 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3 Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
4 Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions