- This article is about the enemies first appearing in Super Mario 64. For the similar enemy of the same name from New Super Mario Bros., see Skeeter (New Super Mario Bros.).
| Skeeter |
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Artwork of a Skeeter from Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
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| Skeeter (New Super Mario Bros.) |
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Skeeters[1] are giant water strider enemies that are introduced in Super Mario 64. They appear in a few of the 3D Mario games. Like real water striders, they usually skim on the surface of water. Their name comes from 'water skeeter,' one of many alternate names for water striders.
Skeeters have had distinct designs throughout all four of their Super Mario series appearances, though their abilities have remained largely the same. In addition to skating on water, they can also walk on land, though they move a bit slower.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
A Skeeter in Wet-Dry World in Super Mario 64.
A Skeeter seen in Super Mario 64 DS.
In Super Mario 64, Skeeters appear frequently in Wet-Dry World, where one is seen on the entrance painting. They are found floating aimlessly on the water, and appear as big cyan-colored pond skaters with yellow suction cup-like webbed feet and vermillion-colored antennae on their backs, with bulgy eyes. They can be defeated by most methods of attack, and release three coins upon defeat. They can be lowered onto platforms, where they will slowly skitter about and home in on Mario if they see him. If hit, Mario will lose two health points.
In Super Mario 64 DS, Skeeters are now blue, and their yellow webbed feet are slightly larger, and also cover their ankles; the antenna on their head is red instead of vermillion, and they have black eyes that are now positioned flat on their face, instead of bulging out. Skeeters now also appear in Dire, Dire Docks, where five of them can be found. Their other attributes remain unchanged from the original.
Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
A Pondskater in Super Mario Sunshine.
Skeeters reappear in Super Mario Sunshine, where they are referred to as Blue Spiders[2][3] or Pondskaters.[4] They are found exclusively in the lake of Bianco Hills. When jumped on, Mario propels upward to a height rivaling the Rocket Nozzle. They are also resistant to F.L.U.D.D., as spraying them only makes them stop moving for a short while. The only way to defeat them is to bring a Yoshi onto a lilypad and eat them.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Skeeter in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Despite not appearing in the previous game in the series, Skeeters reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, with an overhauled appearance. They now have a flat, purple body without an antenna, and first appear in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy. They always home in on Mario, and can be stomped for a coin or hit with a spin to release three Star Bits. They also appear in Starshine Beach Galaxy and Throwback Galaxy.
Mario Party 3[edit]
In Mario Party 3, a completely static Skeeter can be seen in the background of Woody Woods. A large mechanical Skeeter is one of the vehicles in Ridiculous Relay.
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | メンボ[5]
Menbo | From「アメンボ」 (amenbo, water strider) without「ア」(a) |
| French | Aquaraignée | Combination of aqua (water) and araignée (spider) |
| German | Wasserläufer | Water Strider |
| Italian | Idroragno
I Pattinatori[6] (SMS) | Hydrospider
The Skaters, probably a translation mistake |
| Korean | 소금쟁이
Sogeumjaeng'i | Water strider |
References[edit]
- ^Super Mario 64 Player's Guide, pages 11 & 87
- ^Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 33.
- ^Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 5.
- ^Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario SunshinePrima Official Strategy Guide. Page 18.
- ^Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド」 (Super Mario 64 Kanzen Clear Guide)
- ^Prima Guide; pag. 18
| Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS |
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| Characters | Big Penguin • Bob-omb Buddy • Dorrie • Glowing rabbits† • Headless Snowman • Hoot • Koopa the Quick • Lakitu Bros. • Luigi† • Mario • MIPS* • Mother Penguin • Princess Peach • Rabbits† • Toads • Tuxie • Wario† • Yoshi |
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| Bosses | Big Bob-omb • Big Boo • Big Bully • Big Mr. I • Bowser • Chief Chilly† • Chill Bully • Eyerok • Goomboss† • King Boo† • Whomp King • Wiggler |
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| Items | 1-Up Mushroom • Blue Coin • Jumbo Star • Key • Luigi Key† • Luigi's Cap† • Mario Key† • Mario's Cap • Metal Cap* • Mushroom† • Power Flower† • Power Star • Red Coin • Secret • Silver Star† • Vanish Cap* • Wario Key† • Wario's Cap† • Wing Cap/Wings • Yellow Coin |
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| Objects | ! Block • ! Switch* • ? Block† • ? Switch† • ★ door • Arrow Lift • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Bubble ring • Cannon • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crazed Crate • Crystal Tap • Donut Block • Floating Mine • Ice Block • Key Door • Koopa Shell • Lift • Magic carpet • Painting • Pole • Purple Switch • Seesaw • Spinning Heart • Star Marker • Star Switch† • Stump • Treasure chest • Wire nets • Work Elevator |
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| Enemies | Amp • Beach Koopa • Big Goomba • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bubble • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chain Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Goombette • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Keronpa Ball • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Piranha • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Ukkiki • Unagi • Whomp |
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| Obstacles | Boulder • Current • Flame thrower • Freezing water • Iron Ball • Lava • Quicksand • Slide Box • Toxic cloud • Turtle Cannon • Water Bomb • Whirlpool |
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| Locations | Battle Fort† • Behind the Waterfall • Big Boo Battle† • Big Boo's Haunt • Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky • Castle Grounds • Chief Chilly Challenge† • Cool, Cool Mountain • Courtyard • Dire, Dire Docks • Endless stairs • Goomboss Battle† • Hazy Maze Cave • Jolly Roger Bay • Lethal Lava Land • Mushroom Castle • Over the Rainbows • Rainbow Ride • Rec Room† • Shifting Sand Land • Sunshine Isles† • Snowman's Land • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tick Tock Clock • Tiny-Huge Island • Tower of the Wing Cap • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • The Secret Under the Moat • Wet-Dry World • Whomp's Fortress |
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| Moves | Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump† • Ground Pound • Long Jump • Jump • Kick • Punch • Scuttle† • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Sweep Kick • Triple Jump • Wall Jump |
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| Minigames† | Luigi | Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot |
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| Mario | Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time |
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| Wario | Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom |
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| Yoshi | Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler? |
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| Further info | Glitches (DS) • Image gallery (DS) • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff (DS) |
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| * Exclusive to Super Mario 64. † Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS. |
[Edit] Super Mario Sunshine |
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| Characters | Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing • Buckies • Cannon Pianta • Captain • Chuckster • Crate guy • Doot-Doot Sisters • F.L.U.D.D. • Great Sunflower • Hotel manager • Il Piantissimo • Isle Delfino Police • Mario • Mushroom dealer Pianta • Noki elder • Noki grandson • Park director • Pianta judge • Pianta mayor • Pianta prosecutor • Princess Peach • Sand Bird • Sunglasses vendor • Toad • Toadsworth |
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| Species | Bird • Blooper Racer • Dune Bud • Noki • Pianta • Raccoon • Sunflower Kid • Toad • Yoshi |
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| Items and objects | 1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Barrel • Beehive • Blue Coin • Bramble • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Fence • Flip Panel • Floaty Fluff • Glorpedo • Goop • Juice • Lily pad • Mario Cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Pole • Red Coin • Rope • Rotating Panel • Shine Sprite • Shine outline • Trampoline • Turbo doors • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Watermelon • Yoshi egg • Yoshi Platform |
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| Bosses | Bowser • Bowser Jr. (Shadow Mario) • Eely-Mouth • Gatekeeper • Gooper Blooper • King Boo • Manta • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Petey Piranha • Plungelo • Wiggler |
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| Enemies | Bee • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Coo Coo • Dango • Electro-Koopa (blue/red/huge) • Golden Bullet Bill • Guided Bullet Bill • Hatopop • Jumping Blooper • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Pink Boo • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Poink • Pokey • Pondskater • Purple Bullet Bill • Sanbo Head • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Swoopin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap |
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| Moves | Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Triple Jump • Wall Jump |
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| Locations | Bianco Hills • Bianco Square • Corona Mountain • Delfino Airstrip • Delfino Plaza • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana • Shine Tower • Surf Cabana) • Hotel Delfino (Casino Delfino) • Isle Delfino • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Pinna Park • Ricco Harbor • Shine Gate • Sirena Beach |
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| Secret courses | Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track |
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| Miscellaneous | Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff |
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| Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
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| Playable characters | Mario • Luigi • Yoshi |
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| Non-playable characters | Bill Board • Black Jibberjay • Bob-omb Buddies • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Co-Star Luma • Coach • Cosmic Spirit • Fluzzard • Gearmo • Giant Lumas • Gold Gearmo • Honeybees • Hungry Lumas • Jibberjays • Lubba • Luma • Lumalee • Lumas • Penguin • Penguru • Piantas • Princess Peach • Queen Bee • Rosalina • Silver Gearmo • Star Bunny • The Chimp • Toad Brigade • Toads • Whittle |
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| Items and objects | + Clock • ? Block • ? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Arrow Switch • Assembly Block • Balloon • Banandelion • Beat Block • Bee Mushroom • Berries • Big Block • Black hole • Blimp Fruit • Blue switch • Boo Mushroom • Brick Block • Bronze Star • Bubble • Bulb Berry • Cannon • Chance Cube • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud Flower • Coconut • Coin • Comet Medal • Crate • Crystal • Dark matter • Dash Pepper • Electric rail • Empty Block • Fire Flower • Flipswitch Panel • Floating Mine • Floaty Fluff • Flower • Flying ? Block • Grand Star • Grate • Gravity field • Green Shell • Green Star • Ground-Pound Switch • Ice crystal • Key • Launch Star • Leaf Raft • Lever Switch • Life Mushroom • Lift • Mega ? Block • Meteorite • Millstone • Nail • Note • Pole • Portal • Power Star • Pull Star • Purple Coin • Purple Coin Ball • Rainbow Star • Ramp • Red-Blue Panel • Reversible wall • Rock Mushroom • Rubbery bulb • Sand Bird • Shrinking Tile • Silver Star • Sling Star • Snake Block • Snowball • Spin Drill • Spring • Spring Mushroom • Sproutle Vine • Star Ball • Star Bit • Star Chip • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone Wheel • Stump • Teleporter • Tip Network • Tornado • Treasure chest • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Watermelon • Yoshi egg |
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| Moves | Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Double Kick • Double Jump • Ground Pound • Long Jump • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin • Triple Jump • Wall Jump |
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| Enemies | Amp • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Bat • Bee Eater • Big Amp • Big Paragoomba • Big Thwomp • Big Wiggler • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Boo • Boulder • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Choppah • Clampy • Cluckboom • Cosmic Clone • Crabber • Digga • Dry Bones • Electric Pressure • Elite Octoomba • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Pressure • Fizzlit • Flaptack • Flipbug • Flomp • Flower Mimic • Fuzzy • Giant Goomba • Giant Koopa • Gold Chomp • Golden Gummit • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grinder • Gringill • Gummit • Hammer Bro • Jack O'Goomba • Jammyfish • Jellyfish • Jump Beamer • Kleptoad • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Lava Bubble (blue) • Lava Geyser • Ledge Hammer • Li'l Brr • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mandibug • Mattermouth • Mega Boo • Micro Mecha-Bowser • Mini Goomba • Mini Wanwan • Octoboo • Octoguy • Octoomba • Octopus • Paragoomba • Pattan • Petapeta • Pinhead • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Prickly Piranha Plant • Pupdozer • Rhomp • Ring Beamer • Sentry Beam • Silver Chomp • Skeeter • Slurple • Smeech • Snoodle • Spiky Gummit • Spiky Topman • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Sprangler • Super Piranha Plant • Spring Topman • Swaphopper • Thorny flower • Thwomp • Tongari • Topman • Topmini • Tox Box • Twirlip • Undergrunt • Undergrunt Gunner • Urchin • Urchin (land) • Water Shooter • Whomp • Wiggler |
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| Bosses | Peewee Piranha • King Lakitu • Digga-Leg • Gobblegut • Stink Bug Parent • Bugaboom • Rollodillo • Sorbetti • Megahammer • Glamdozer • Squizzard • Prince Pikante • Boomsday Machine • Whomp King • Gobblegut (fiery) • Giant Bowser • Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Major Burrows • Bouldergeist • Fiery Dino Piranha |
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| Minigames | Crate Burning • Fluzzard Gliding |
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| Further info | Staff • Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack • Quotes |
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