Plurp
- This article is about the enemy from Super Mario Sunshine. For the chicken enemy from Virtual Boy Wario Land, see Coo-Coo.
- Not to be confused with Purp.
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 Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Plurps (also spelled Plirps),[1] also known as Coo Coos,[2][3] are large chicken-like enemies appearing only in Super Mario Sunshine. Each of them has two beady green eyes and a star on its belly. Plurps are first seen in Bianco Hills, where they fly around aimlessly and drop splotches of goop whenever they get near Mario. They later appear in Episode 3 of Pianta Village, where they drop burning goop. Plurps can be defeated by jumping on them or by spraying them to the ground with FLUDD. Each spray causes a Plurp to release several coins and eventually drop a 1-Up Mushroom.
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Plurp" appears on the leaderboards of the Lakitu Star Cup, Peach's Invitational, and Bowser Championship tournaments.
A variety of this enemy called Cluckbooms appears in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They behave similarly but drop explosive bombs instead of goop.
Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Sunshine
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Sunshine | tori[4] | Tori | Romanization of「鳥」(bird) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クック[5] Kukku |
From「コッコ」(kokko, an onomatopoeia for the peeps of a newborn chick and a childish term for a diminutive breed of chicken) and/or "cuckoo"; compare with Cucco | |
| Italian | Coo Coo[6] | Transliteration from Japanese | Super Mario Sunshine (PRIMA guide) |
| Alaberto[7] | Portmanteau of ala ("wing") and the name Alberto ("Albert"; possibly in references to Alberto the Wolf who has a chicken for a girlfriend) | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | |
| Plio[8] | Possible corruption of pio ("peep") | Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia |
References[edit]
- ^ English Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Loe, Casey (August 12, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). ISBN 1-931886-09-1. Page 39.
- ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 18.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/bianco2.szs/scene/tori
- ^ October 10, 2002. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106064-1. Page 18.
- ^ 2002. Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 8890092211. Page 18.
- ^ "Alaberto" – Peach's Invitational scoreboard. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Italian).
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 99.
