Snortoise

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Snortoise
Custom render
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Variant of Koopa Troopa

Snortoises[1] are finned turtle enemies in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. When on land, they crawl forward, though if encountered underwater, they will swim horizontally instead, changing direction if they hit a wall. Like Koopa Troopas, they hide in their shells when jumped on, which can be carried and thrown or kicked.

Their English name is a portmanteau of "snorkel" or "snort" (in reference to their pig-like snout) and "tortoise", while their Japanese name alludes to softshell turtles. Snortoise's overall design is evocative of the pig-nosed turtle, a species named スッポンモドキ (suppon modoki, "false softshell turtle") in Japanese. Their internal file designation suggests they were originally going to more closely resemble sea turtles.

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Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Model/EnemyUminoko.bfres.zs Uminoko Portmanteau of「海」(umi, sea) and「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa), as well as a pun on「海の子」(umi no ko, child of the sea)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyNokonokoSea.pack.zs NokonokoSea Sea Koopa Troopa

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スッポコ[1]
Suppoko
Portmanteau of「スッポン」(suppon, "softshell turtle") and「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, "Koopa Troopa") or「」(ko, "child")
Chinese (traditional) 鱉鱉[2]
Biēbiē
Repeated form of「鱉」(biē, "softshell turtle")
Korean 자랑[3]
Jarang
Rough homophone between "자라" (jara, "softshell turtle") and "" (rang, Hanja form of "boy")

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