#trapdragon

[weirdmarioenemies]

Name: Spindleburr

Debut: Super Mario Galaxy 2

Today's post is topped with a pointy plant. Be careful, don't touch it! If you happen to scroll through Tumblr by rummaging through a large purse and pulling out posts one by one, I would recommend wearing thick gloves for this post.

Spindleburr is sort of like Rubbery Bulb, the funny plant nodules Mario can spin into in order to twang them around and, in fact, even defeat some spiky plants! But some sadist on the Galaxy 2 dev team had a twisted idea... what if Rubbery Bulb... wanted to KILL YOU? They drafted some concepts, toned them down a bit to keep the E for Everyone rating, and that is how Spindleburr was born. Not from a seed, from a MESSED UP BRAIN!

Remember back when this was known as "Bee Eater" from internal data, until the real name was known? I don't think tenderizing alone counts as eating, unless it then, like, gingerly spreads the bee remains around its roots for fertilizer. Hey, the main Spindleburr image is cropped from this screenshot! Good job, cropper!

I don't think Spindleburrs truly mean any harm, I think that like any ol' spiky seed pod, they want to stick to an animal's hairs to be dispersed! Mario is far too small to transport a burr of this size. But they are not out of luck, for remember, there is a very Big Bee out among the stars who they could surely stick to! Normally she does not move all that far, but if a Spindleburr was lucky enough to stick to Honey Queen before she went out kart racing, she could spread those seeds to all of our favorite Mario Kart 7 locations! I hope the introduced Spindleburr's don't pop the Toad-Tastic balloons in Toad Circuit!

Name: Trapdragon

Debut: Super Mario Galaxy 2

This here is Spindelburr's partner in crime! I interviewed zero people, and 100% of them said that Spindleburr and Trapdragon are the most iconic duo in gaming. Trapdragon is a very funny name. It comes from Snapdragon, of course, so it has flower lineage, but this is now a combination of "trap" and "dragon" used for a flower that does not resemble a snapdragon, so I am Amused here.

Trapdragon will lie in wait, an unassuming flying flower, until its Tricky Surprise! It will utterly prank Mario by enveloping and attempting to digest him, but Mario always finds a way out. Maybe he tastes bad, and that is the real reason he wears bright red! Super Mario is aposematic!

Very fascinating is that Trapdragon is only MIMICKING a flower! It isn't the flower that eats: the "flower" is simply a lure, like a really wacky tongue, and just beneath its petals are these white Piranha Plant-like lips! Or maybe lip, since there is only one side to it? A rim. It is hard to tell if these are meant to be a variant of Piranha Plant, but I think it would be cool either way!

Look how funny when it's completely closed! Like those weird and wonderful Mario Kart 64 Piranha Plants. I hope that was intentional, but prooobably not. But maybe! These are the minds twisted enough to make Evil Plants, after all!

Here we can see both Spindleburr and Trapdragon hanging out, in the wild, in Honeybloom Galaxy. This is a good galaxy! Lots of funny plants! I feel like this blog should cover it at some point if we haven't already.

[outlanderlovetvclare]

I miss trapdragon. She is gorgeous x

[timekitt]

Have you used algebra today? XD

Not successfully, but i tried. Being sick does weird things to headmaths.