Swirlypod

“So many creepy-crawlies...”

—Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Swirlypods^[1][2] are enemies from Super Mario Bros. Wonder that are introduced in the level Bulrush Coming Through!. They are green snails with a pink, spiral shell, resembling a snail infected by Leucochloridium paradoxum. They move slowly on the ground, walls, and blocks, but some are also seen climbing up background walls of Semisolid Platforms. When stomped, they are launched out of their shells, much like unshelled Koopas, and, after recovering from the dizziness, attempt to get back in it. When Swirlypods are eaten by Maw-Maws, their shells are spat out. Similar to Koopa Shells, their shell can then be picked up and used as a weapon or projectile against other enemies.

They are more prominent in Swamp Pipe Crawl, where they emerge out of poisonous swamps (revealing that they are unaffected by it) and crawl along pipes.

Hefty Swirlypods also appear in some levels, with the same characteristics as their regular-sized counterparts.

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• 👁 Model
  

  Model

• 👁 In-game
  

  In-game

• 👁 Two Swirlypods scaling a wall
  

  Two Swirlypods scaling a wall

• 👁 A stunned Swirlypod after its shell has been removed
  

  A stunned Swirlypod after its shell has been removed

• 👁 A Swirlypod outside of its shell
  

  A Swirlypod outside of its shell

Naming[edit]

"Swirlypod" comes from "swirl", referring to their spiral shell, and "gastropod", a class of mollusks composed of snails and slugs.

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