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[[File:SMG2 Hightail Falls Silver Stars in Hightail Falls.png|thumb|left|Two Kleptoads carrying [[Silver Star]]s in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
[[File:SMG2 Hightail Falls Silver Stars in Hightail Falls.png|thumb|left|Two Kleptoads carrying [[Silver Star]]s in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
'''Kleptoads'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> are [[frog]]-like enemies who appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their name is a possible portmanteau of "[[wikipedia:Kleptomania|kleptomania]]" (like [[Klepto]]'s name), a mental illness where a person has an uncontrollable urge to steal things, and "toad".
'''Kleptoads'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> are [[frog]]-like enemies who appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their name is possibly a portmanteau of "{{wp|kleptomania}}" (like [[Klepto]]'s name), a mental illness where a person has an uncontrollable urge to steal things, and "toad," referring to their appearance.


They only appear in [[Hightail Falls Galaxy]] in the [[Silver Stars in Hightail Falls]] mission. They are little blue frog-like creatures that jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to [[Gobblegut]]. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be defeated by having [[Yoshi]] eat them or [[jump]]ing on top of them.
They only appear in [[Hightail Falls Galaxy]] in the [[Silver Stars in Hightail Falls]] mission. They are little blue frog-like creatures that jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to [[Gobblegut]]. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be defeated by having [[Yoshi]] eat them or [[jump]]ing on top of them.
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In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Frogs are replaced by Kleptoads.
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Frogs are replaced by Kleptoads.
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==Gallery==
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Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Cold Frog Render.gif|A Kleptoad as a cold frog in ''Minecraft''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Temperate Frog Render.gif|A green Kleptoad as a temperate frog in ''Minecraft''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Warm Frog Render.gif|A red Kleptoad as a warm frog in ''Minecraft''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ニゲーロ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref>
|Jap=ニゲーロ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref>
|JapR=Nigēro
|JapR=Nigēro
|JapM=Pun on「逃げろ」(''nigero''), the imperative form of「逃げる」(''nigeru'', to escape), and「ゲロゲロ」(''gero-gero'', onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「逃げろ」(''nigero''), the imperative form of「逃げる」(''nigeru'', to escape), and「ゲロゲロ」(''gero-gero'', onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking)
|Ger=Blunkel
|Ger=Blunkel
|GerM=
|GerM=
|Ita=Marrana
|Ita=Marrana
|ItaM=Play on "marrano" (an old-fashioned name for criminals) and "rana" (frog)
|ItaM=Portmanteau of on "marrano" (an old-fashioned name for criminals) and "rana" (frog)
|Fre=Croapule
|Fre=Croapule
|FreM=From the onomatopoeia "croa" (frog's croak) and "crapule" (villain)
|FreM=From the onomatopoeia "croa" (frog's croak) and "crapule" (villain)

Latest revision as of 06:43, June 13, 2024

Not to be confused with Klepto.
Kleptoad
Kleptoad art
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Latest appearance Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
(The Wild Update) (2022)
Subject origin Frog
Two Kleptoads carrying Silver Stars in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Kleptoads[1] are frog-like enemies who appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name is possibly a portmanteau of "kleptomania" (like Klepto's name), a mental illness where a person has an uncontrollable urge to steal things, and "toad," referring to their appearance.

They only appear in Hightail Falls Galaxy in the Silver Stars in Hightail Falls mission. They are little blue frog-like creatures that jump and also burrow into the ground and appear out of a random spot similar to Gobblegut. Sometimes, they have a type of item above their heads and try to keep it by jumping. When an item is on the ground, they might pick up the item and try to keep it. Also, if one gets defeated, another tries to pick the treasure up. They can be defeated by having Yoshi eat them or jumping on top of them.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Frogs are replaced by Kleptoads.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ニゲーロ[2]
Nigēro
Portmanteau of「逃げろ」(nigero), the imperative form of「逃げる」(nigeru, to escape), and「ゲロゲロ」(gero-gero, onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking)

French Croapule
From the onomatopoeia "croa" (frog's croak) and "crapule" (villain)
German Blunkel
 
Italian Marrana
Portmanteau of on "marrano" (an old-fashioned name for criminals) and "rana" (frog)
Spanish (NOE) Terrana
Possibly a portmanteau of "terra" ("land/earth" for Latin) and "rana" (frog)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 27.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.