Splounder
| Splounder | |
|---|---|
| A Splounder from Super Mario 3D World. Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) |
| Latest appearance | Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (Caves & Cliffs: Part I) (2021) |
Splounders[1] are catfish-like enemies that first appear in Super Mario 3D World . They act as obstacles in areas that are traversed with Plessie.
History[edit ]
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit ]
In Super Mario 3D World, Splounders are present in every course that involves Plessie, with the exception of Deepwater Dungeon. They either move from side to side or remain stationary. They can be defeated by almost any attack, even by just coming in contact with them. They do not directly harm the player on contact, but they may throw Plessie off-course if bumped into. Jumping on a Splounder can provide a very decent bounce, and it can sometimes even lead to Plessie reaching previously inaccessible areas.
In the Bowser's Fury campaign of the game's Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury , regional, cat-like variants of Splounders appear near the Wasteland Giga Bell, which are now possible for Mario to encounter without riding Plessie. Splounders cannot be defeated by a jump or Ground Pound and hurt Mario on contact if he is not riding Plessie. While boomerangs thrown by using the Boomerang Flower do harm Splounders, fireballs thrown by using the Fire Flower simply phase through them.
Minecraft[edit ]
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft , axolotls are retextured to look like Splounders.
Gallery[edit ]
A defeated Splounder
A Cat Splounder
A Cat Splounder in a Japanese commercial promoting the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary
A Splounder as a leucistic axolotl in Minecraft
A Splounder's swimming animation in Minecraft
A pink Splounder as a wild axolotl in Minecraft
A yellow Splounder as a gold axolotl in Minecraft
A green Splounder as a cyan axolotl in Minecraft
A blue Splounder as a blue axolotl in Minecraft
A Splounder inside of F.L.U.D.D. as a bucket of axolotl in Minecraft
Naming[edit ]
The English name "Splounder" is a portmanteau between either "splash" or "splat" and "flounder".
Internal names[edit ]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World | content/ObjectData/Bonze.szs | Bonze | A corruption of "bounce" |
Names in other languages[edit ]
Splounder[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボヨン Boyon |
From the onomatopoeic「ボヨーン」(boyōn, "boing") | [2] | |
| French (European) | Splounder | - | [3] | |
| German | Sprunder | Portmanteau between Sprung ("leap") and Flunder ("flounder") | [4] | |
| Italian | Splounder | - | [5] | |
| Spanish (European) | Pez Poing | Poing Fish | [6] |
Cat Splounder[edit ]
"Cat Splounder"[7] refers to the type of Splounder found around Lake Lapcat in Bowser's Fury .
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネコボヨン Neko Boyon |
Cat Splounder; comparable to「ネコマリオ」(Neko Mario, "Cat Mario") | [8] |
References[edit ]
- ^ Musa, Alexander and Geson Hatchett. Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games . Page 26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2025. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Mario Portal . Retrieved 24 Oct. 2025. (Archived January 23, 2025, 21:25:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 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.)