Topmaniac

Topmaniac is a recurring boss in the Mario series, first appearing in . He is the leader of the Topman Tribe, and battles Mario multiple times throughout the game. He resembles a red and black spinning top, though unlike other Topmen, Topmaniac has buzz saw-like blades spinning around his body, as well as a bright-red button on his head that can be jumped on.
==History==
===Super Mario Galaxy===
Topmaniac first appears as a boss in Super Mario Galaxy. He is first encountered in Battlerock Galaxy, in the mission "Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe". When Mario reaches him, he flies onto the ground and starts to battle him.
When the battle starts, Topmaniac will release three Topminis, which will attack Mario while he drifts away to avoid conflict. Defeating the Topminis will make Topmaniac pursue Mario, his spinning blades damaging Mario on contact. He must jump on Topmaniac's head to disable his spikes and put him in a dormant state. When this happens, he will try to retreat. Mario must use a Star Spin in this state to knock Topmaniac into the electric fence on the edge of the arena, damaging him. This must be repeated twice more to defeat him and gain the Power Star. During the third phase of the battle, he summons two regular Topmen instead of three Topminis.
Later in the game, Topmaniac is battled in Dreadnought Galaxy, in the mission "Revenge of the Topman Tribe". His battle in this encounter is similar to the previous one, though it is made difficult by there being three smaller electric fences orbiting the arena instead of one big one surrounding the whole arena; this can make it more difficult to knock Topmaniac into them. Additionally, he will only summon Topmen, and will summon three Topmen during the third phase. After being defeated once more, Mario can get the Power Star.
Topmaniac is battled twice more in the Prankster Comet missions in Battlerock Galaxy and Dreadnought Galaxy; "Topamiac's Daredevil Run" and "Topman Tribe Speed Run" respectively. In the former, Mario must defeat Topmaniac without taking damage, and in the latter, Mario must reach and defeat Topmaniac within six minutes. In both cases, Mario gets another Power Star for defeating him.
==Appearances==
===Super Mario 64 Switch===
Topmaniac appears in Super Mario 64 Switch, once again as a boss. He is battled in Star Blitz Galaxy, and his battle is very similar to that of Super Mario Galaxy; the player must ground pound on his head, then knock him into the electric fences surrounding the arena. Defeating him grants the player a Power Star.
==Gallery==
Topmaniac.png|Topmaniac in Super Mario Galaxy
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