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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Fliprus
|title=Fliprus
|image=[[File:Fliprus.png|115px]]
|image=[[File:FliprusModelNSMBU.png|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
Flipruses first appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its Nintendo Switch port]] where they create snowballs and launch them at the players. They only appear in the secret level [[Fliprus Lake]] and [[World Coin-7]]. They behave similarly to [[Snow Spike]]s, but they launch their snowballs up much higher, their snowballs do not get bigger, and their snowballs can be [[Jump|jump]]ed on without taking damage.
[[File:Fliprus.png|thumb|left|A Fliprus as it appears in-game]]
Flipruses first appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its Nintendo Switch port]], where they create snowballs and launch them at the players. They only appear in [[Fliprus Lake]] and [[World Coin-7]]. They behave similarly to [[Snow Spike]]s, but they launch their snowballs up much higher, their snowballs do not get bigger, and their snowballs can be [[jump]]ed on without taking damage. When they throw their snowballs, they will usually jump. Their snowballs will melt when they fall into the water and they can knock out enemies in their paths.


In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', they appear as more common enemies. They appear in the levels [[Fliprus Floes]] and [[Hammerswing Hangout]].  
In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', they appear as slightly more common enemies. They appear in the levels [[Fliprus Floes]] and [[Hammerswing Hangout]].  
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===''Mario Party 10''===
===''Mario Party 10''===
[[File:Fliprus (MP10).png|thumb|A row of Flipruses]]
Flipruses reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in [[Ice Slide, You Slide]] as an obstacle needing to be slid under.
Flipruses reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in [[Ice Slide, You Slide]] as an obstacle needing to be slid under.
===LEGO ''Super Mario''===
[[File:Lego SM-71417 Fliprus Snow Adventure.png|thumb|left|The set in which Fliprus is featured]]
The Fliprus is featured in the [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] Wave 6 expansion set Fliprus Snow Adventure, which released on January 1, 2023, at a retail price of US $64.99, making it the most expensive set in the wave. The set includes a play feature where the Fliprus can be flipped forward by LEGO [[Mario]] to launch an ice boulder.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=セイドン
|Jap=セイドン
|JapR=Seidon
|JapR=Seidon
|JapM=Probably from ''seiuchi'', "walrus" or a pun on "Po'''seidon'''".
|JapM=From「{{hover|海象|セイウチ}}」(''seiuchi'', walrus) and possibly「~ドン」(Greek for tooth, referring to its tusks)
|SpaA=Morsi
|Chi=海象
|SpaAM=From "''morsa''" (walrus)
|ChiR=Hǎixiàng
|SpaE=Morsik
|ChiM=Walrus
|SpaEM=From "''morsa''" (walrus)
|Dut=Fliprus<ref>[https://www.lego.com/nl-nl/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Uitbreidingsset: Fliprus' sneeuwavontuur]. ''lego.com'' (Dutch). Retrieved Janury 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230122001117/https://www.lego.com/nl-nl/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 22, 2023, 00:11:17 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|Fra=Morsinet
|Est=Fliprus<ref>[https://www.lego.com/et-ee/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Flipruse lumeseikluse laienduskomplekt]. ''lego.com'' (Estonian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230121235627/https://www.lego.com/et-ee/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 21, 2023, 23:56:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|FraM=Portmanteau of "''morse''" (''walrus'') and "''-inet''", a suffix for small, cute things [somehow like "''porcinet''", a small pig ("''porc''" meaning ''pig'')]
|Fin=Fliprus<ref>[https://www.lego.com/fi-fi/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Fliprusin lumiseikkailu ‑laajennussarja]. ''lego.com'' (Finnish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230121235800/https://www.lego.com/fi-fi/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 21, 2023, 23:58:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|Fre=Morsinet<ref>Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNVEWqoTuzY New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : Gare à Morsinet ! (Wii U)] video title.</ref><ref>https://www.lego.com/fr-fr/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417</ref>
|FreM=From "morse" (walrus) and "-inet" (French endearing suffix)
|Ger=Kahlross
|Ger=Kahlross
|GerM=Pun on ''Walross'' (walrus) and ''kahl'' (bald)
|GerM=From "walross" (walrus) and "kahl" (bald)
|Por=Morsatana
|Hun=Fliprus<ref>[https://www.lego.com/hu-hu/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Fliprus havas kaland kiegészítő szett]. ''lego.com'' (Hungarian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230122000226/https://www.lego.com/hu-hu/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 22, 2023, 00:02:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|PorM=From "''morsa''" (walrus) and "''barbatana''" (flipper)
|Ita=Tricherino
|Ita=Tricherino
|ItaM=From ''tricheco'' (walrus)
|ItaM=Diminutive of "tricheco" (walrus)
|Kor=물멍이
|Kor=물멍이
|KorR=Mulmeongi
|KorR=Mulmeong-i
|KorM=from 물개(''Mulgae'', seal) and 멍멍이(''Meongmeongi'', a synonym of [dog])
|KorM=from "물개" (''mulgae'', seal) and "멍멍이" (''meongmeong-i'', Korean childish word for "dog")
|Lat=Fliprus<ref>[https://www.lego.com/lv-lv/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Fliprus sniega piedzīvojuma paplašinājuma maršruts]. ''lego.com'' (Latvian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230117145033/https://www.lego.com/lv-lv/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 17, 2023, 14:50:33 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|Lit=Fliprus<ref>[https://www.lego.com/lt-lt/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Papildomas rinkinys „Fliprus nuotykiai ant sniego“]. ''lego.com'' (Lithuanian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230121234738/https://www.lego.com/lt-lt/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 21, 2023, 23:47:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|Nor=Fliprus<ref>[https://www.lego.com/nb-no/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Ekstrabanen Fliprus’ snøeventyr]. ''lego.com'' (Norwegian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230122001227/https://www.lego.com/nb-no/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 22, 2023, 00:12:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|Por=Morsatana
|PorM=From "morsa" (walrus) and "barbatana" (flipper)
|Rom=Morsel<ref>[https://www.lego.com/ro-ro/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Set de extindere Morsel și aventura lui în zăpadă]. ''lego.com'' (Romanian). Retrieved January 6, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230107000201/https://www.lego.com/ro-ro/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 7, 2023, 00:02:01 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|RomM=Diminutive of "morsă" (walrus)
|Rus=Морж-кувыркун
|RusR=Morzh-kuvyrkun
|RusM=Flipper walrus ("flipper" meaning somebody doing flips, not the limb)
|SerCro=Fliprus<ref>[https://lstore.hr/products/lego-super-mario-71417 Fliprusova snježna pustolovina – proširena staza]. ''lstore.hr''. Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230122000658/https://lstore.hr/products/lego-super-mario-71417 Archived] January 22, 2023, 00:06:58 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref><ref>[https://svijetkockica.ba/proizvod/fliprus-snow-adventure-set-za-prosirenje/ 71417 Fliprus Snow Adventure set za proširenje]. ''svijetkockica.ba''. Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://archive.is/cGRK1 Archived] January 18, 2023, 02:07:07 UTC via archive.today.)</ref><ref>[https://lstore.rs/products/lego-super-mario-71417 Fliprusova snežna avantura – kompl. za proširenje]. ''lstore.rs''. Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230122000700/https://lstore.rs/products/lego-super-mario-71417 Archived] January 22, 2023, 00:07:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|SpaA=Morsi<br>Morsik<ref>[https://www.lego.com/es-mx/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Set de Expansión: Aventura en la nieve de la Morsik]. ''lego.com'' (Mexico, Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230121235211/https://www.lego.com/es-mx/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 21, 2023, 23:52:11 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> <small>(LEGO ''Super Mario'')</small>
|SpaAM=From "morsa" (walrus)
|SpaE=Morsik
|SpaEM=From "morsa" (walrus)
|Tur=Fliprus<ref>[https://www.lego.com/tr-tr/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Fliprus Kar Macerası Ek Macera Seti]. ''lego.com'' (Turkish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230122001508/https://www.lego.com/tr-tr/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 22, 2023, 00:15:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
}}
 
==References==
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{{NSMBU}}
{{NSMBU}}
{{MP10}}
[[Category:Pinnipeds]]
[[Category:Pinnipeds]]
[[Category:Ice Creatures]]
[[Category:Ice creatures]]
[[Category:New Super Luigi U Enemies]]
[[Category:LEGO Super Mario characters]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U Enemies]]
[[Category:New Super Luigi U enemies]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U enemies]]
[[de:Kahlross]]
[[de:Kahlross]]
[[it:Tricherino]]
[[it:Tricherino]]

Latest revision as of 22:56, February 12, 2024

Fliprus
FliprusModelNSMBU.png
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

Flipruses are a type of enemy that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U. They are pink walrus-like creatures with yellow goggles and blue-and-white striped tails.

History[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Fliprus
A Fliprus as it appears in-game

Flipruses first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U and its Nintendo Switch port, where they create snowballs and launch them at the players. They only appear in Fliprus Lake and World Coin-7. They behave similarly to Snow Spikes, but they launch their snowballs up much higher, their snowballs do not get bigger, and their snowballs can be jumped on without taking damage. When they throw their snowballs, they will usually jump. Their snowballs will melt when they fall into the water and they can knock out enemies in their paths.

In New Super Luigi U, they appear as slightly more common enemies. They appear in the levels Fliprus Floes and Hammerswing Hangout.

Mario Party 10[edit]

Fliprus
A row of Flipruses

Flipruses reappear in Mario Party 10 in Ice Slide, You Slide as an obstacle needing to be slid under.

LEGO Super Mario[edit]

Fliprus Snow Adventure
The set in which Fliprus is featured

The Fliprus is featured in the LEGO Super Mario Wave 6 expansion set Fliprus Snow Adventure, which released on January 1, 2023, at a retail price of US $64.99, making it the most expensive set in the wave. The set includes a play feature where the Fliprus can be flipped forward by LEGO Mario to launch an ice boulder.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese セイドン
Seidon
From「海象」(seiuchi, walrus) and possibly「~ドン」(Greek for tooth, referring to its tusks)

Chinese 海象
Hǎixiàng
Walrus

Dutch Fliprus[1]
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Estonian Fliprus[2]
-
Finnish Fliprus[3]
-
French Morsinet[4][5]
From "morse" (walrus) and "-inet" (French endearing suffix)
German Kahlross
From "walross" (walrus) and "kahl" (bald)
Hungarian Fliprus[6]
-
Italian Tricherino
Diminutive of "tricheco" (walrus)
Korean 물멍이
Mulmeong-i
from "물개" (mulgae, seal) and "멍멍이" (meongmeong-i, Korean childish word for "dog")

Latvian Fliprus[7]
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Lithuanian Fliprus[8]
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Norwegian Fliprus[9]
-
Portuguese Morsatana
From "morsa" (walrus) and "barbatana" (flipper)
Romanian Morsel[10]
Diminutive of "morsă" (walrus)
Russian Морж-кувыркун
Morzh-kuvyrkun
Flipper walrus ("flipper" meaning somebody doing flips, not the limb)

Serbo-Croatian Fliprus[11][12][13]
-
Spanish (NOA) Morsi
Morsik[14] (LEGO Super Mario)
From "morsa" (walrus)
Spanish (NOE) Morsik
From "morsa" (walrus)
Turkish Fliprus[15]
-

References[edit]

  1. ^ Uitbreidingsset: Fliprus' sneeuwavontuur. lego.com (Dutch). Retrieved Janury 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:11:17 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ Flipruse lumeseikluse laienduskomplekt. lego.com (Estonian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 23:56:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ Fliprusin lumiseikkailu ‑laajennussarja. lego.com (Finnish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 23:58:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U.New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : Gare à Morsinet ! (Wii U) video title.
  5. ^ https://www.lego.com/fr-fr/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417
  6. ^ Fliprus havas kaland kiegészítő szett. lego.com (Hungarian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:02:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  7. ^ Fliprus sniega piedzīvojuma paplašinājuma maršruts. lego.com (Latvian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 17, 2023, 14:50:33 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  8. ^ Papildomas rinkinys „Fliprus nuotykiai ant sniego“. lego.com (Lithuanian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 23:47:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  9. ^ Ekstrabanen Fliprus’ snøeventyr. lego.com (Norwegian). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:12:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  10. ^ Set de extindere Morsel și aventura lui în zăpadă. lego.com (Romanian). Retrieved January 6, 2023. (Archived January 7, 2023, 00:02:01 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  11. ^ Fliprusova snježna pustolovina – proširena staza. lstore.hr. Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:06:58 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  12. ^ 71417 Fliprus Snow Adventure set za proširenje. svijetkockica.ba. Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 18, 2023, 02:07:07 UTC via archive.today.)
  13. ^ Fliprusova snežna avantura – kompl. za proširenje. lstore.rs. Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:07:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  14. ^ Set de Expansión: Aventura en la nieve de la Morsik. lego.com (Mexico, Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 23:52:11 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  15. ^ Fliprus Kar Macerası Ek Macera Seti. lego.com (Turkish). Retrieved January 21, 2023. (Archived January 22, 2023, 00:15:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.)