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Sproing

Super Mario


Sproings are an enemy in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

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Physical description

Sproings are plant-like creatures with yellow nut shells covering their head. They have a green vine-like coil for a "neck."

Behaviour

Sproings are similar in their behaviour to the Rage-induced Pokey variant from Super Princess Peach, being contracted with nobody close to them, but if a player gets near, the enemy stretches, revealing the neck coil. Sproings revert back to their contracted form with nobody nearby.

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Sproings appear in Sproings in the Twilight Forest, whose Wonder Effect reflects their stretching ability.

Behind the Scenes

Etymology

Sproings take their name from "spring," reflecting how the green vine-like coil they have for a "neck," looks like a spring.

Names in other languages

In Japanese, Sproings are called Biyon (written ビヨン), from the Japanese onomatopoeia for bouncing (biyōn; written ビヨーン). In Chinese, they are merely called "Stretching Monsters," (Shēnsuō Guài; written 伸缩怪). Their Spanish name is bellotoing, from la belota ("acorn") and the onomatopoeia "boing," reflecting a springy sound. In Portuguese, their name is molatoing, from la melota ("spring") and the Portuguese onomatopoeia for a sudden springing noise, "toing." Their Italian name, esténzio, comes from the verb esténdersi ("to stretch") and the noun/adjective-forming suffix -io.

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