Bulrush
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
| Latest appearance | Tetris 99 (38th Maximus Cup, cameo) (2023) | ||
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Bulrushes are blue creatures based on both Triceratops and bison wearing tracksuits that first appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They appear in the levels Bulrush Coming Through!, Bulrush Express, KO Arena Pipe-Rock Rumble, and Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility I. Normally standing idly on two legs, Bulrushes get down on all fours and attempt to ram any player that comes too close to them. Their charging attack allows them to destroy Hard Blocks and any other destructible blocks in their way. Once a Bulrush collides with a wall they cannot destroy, however, they will be stunned for a short time before regaining composure. The player can stand on Bulrushes to ride them as they move. It takes six fireballs from a Fire Flower or a single attack in drill form to defeat a Bulrush. Their English name comes from the American football term "bull rush", referring to their appearance and behavior.[1] It is also a pun on the plant of the same name.
Profiles[edit]
- Trading card bio: This rowdy enemy charges as soon as it sees Mario or his friends, but it's not great at stopping!
Gallery[edit]
Artwork
Artwork
Model
Screenshot of an Bulrush after spotting a player character
Screenshot of a Bulrush after colliding with a wall
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | G:/romfs/Model/EnemyTosshinBig.bfres.zs | TosshinBig | Big Bulrush |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyTossin.pack.zs | Tossin | Same as the Japanese name |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | トッシン[?] Tosshin |
Katakana spelling of「 |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 暴冲兽[?] Bàochōngshòu |
Furious Charging Beast | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 暴衝獸[?] Bàochōngshòu |
Furious Charging Beast | |
| Dutch | Bulrush[?] | - | |
| French | Coursératops[?] | Portmanteau of course ("running") and tricératops ("triceratops") | |
| German | Gallopteros[?] | From "gallop" and either "triceratops" or "rhinoceros" | |
| Italian | Biceratopo[?] | Portmanteau of the prefix "bi-" (meaning "two") or bisonte ("bison"), and triceratopo ("triceratops") | |
| Korean | 돌진뿌리[?] Doljinppuri |
From "突進" (doljin, Hanja form of "dash") and "뿔" (ppul, "horn"), combined with noun-forming suffix "~이" (-i) | |
| Portuguese | Atouropelo[?] | Pun on touro ("bull") and atropelo ("run over") | |
| Russian | Спринтозавр[?] Sprintozavr |
From "sprint" and -завр (-zavr, Russian suffix used to form the dinosaur names) | |
| Spanish | Embistonte[?] | Portmanteau of embestir ("to charge") and bisonte ("bison") |
References[edit]
- ^ マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。～その1～【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.13】. Nintendo. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
