| “ | I just love the way those li'l red guys spin! | „ |
| ~ A Gearmo observing a Spikey Topman. |
Topmen are a semi-common enemy in the Super Mario Galaxy duology, as well as an enemy in Mario Kart Wii. They are hostile toward the player, attacking primarily through their ability to destabilise the player by spinning them with their bodies. They come in multiple variants, all of which are led by Topmaniac.
History[]
Super Mario Galaxy[]
Topmen are first encountered in Battlerock Galaxy. The first seen are Spiky Topmen and Topminis, which try to attack Mario. Mario must use his spin-power to deflect the Spiky Topmen into nearby electric fields to defeat them. Defeating a small group of them allows Mario to proceed in his adventure.
Mario later encounters Topmaniac, leader of the Topmen. Topmaniac is harder to defeat as he has a sharp rim to him, preventing him from being spun into an electrocution. After Mario ground-pounds on Topmaniac's head, it retracts its sharp rim and is electrocuted, defeating it.
Spring Topmen appear in Buoy Base Galaxy, which provide Mario an increased boost in height when ground-pounded.
Mario Kart Wii[]
In the online version of Mario Kart Wii, the player can participate in a game which includes Spiky Topmen as enemeies. Defeating a Spiky Topman earns the player points.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[]
All variants of Topmen return in the second game in the Super Mario Galaxy duology, where they are battled in Space Storm Galaxy.
Members[]
Spikey Topmen[]
Spikey Topmen are red and have a small spike on its head which damages the player if it is jumped on. They have yellow spheres on its rotating body and a drill-like base which it spins on an axis. Its body has yellow arrows pointing in the direction it spins. They have black, oval eyes.
Spring Topmen[]
Spring Topmen are green and have the same physical shape as Spikey Topmen. They do not have a spike on their head, which is bare. When ground-pounded on, a large, blue spring is released and launches the player to the sky. Doing so makes their heads go yellow.
Topminis[]
Topminis are much smaller, yellow versions of the above. It is unknown if Topminis are simply less-advanced or the young of the Topmen. They move much faster than other Topmen, but are also much lighter. They share the same eyes as the other Topmen variants.
Topmaniac[]
Main article : Topmaniac
Trivia[]
- Some theorise that the Topmen are responsible for controlling the UFO that abduct Peach and her castle at the beginning of the game.
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