Splorch

A Splorch is mantle-like enemy in Super Mario 3D World and its enhanced port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Splorches make their first appearance in the first Enemy Battle of World 7, which is the second Brolder Blockade in the game and is unlocked alongside the second Prince Bully blockade by completing Boiling Blue Bully Belt.
Like some other elements of Super Mario 3D World, Splorches pay homage to Super Mario Bros. 2, in this case Fryguy, whom they resemble. They can be pushed back by projectiles as well as being hit. They hop out of the lava and whenever they see Mario or another character, they roll towards them leaving behind a trail of lava in their wake. Their fire trails can deal damage, so pursuing them is unadvised. While they're not much of a threat alone, they are often found in groups of 2 or 4 which can make them very dangerous. 
The only way to defeat these enemies is with an invincible-like item such as the Starman or the Invincibility Leaf. Plus ground pounding on a Splorch while using Golden Statue Mario can also dispose of one. Defeating Splorches causes them to explode.
Splorches sport a frown upon spawning, but their expression changes to a nasty-looking smile in attack mode. When they get hit, they start frowning again.
==Appearances==
* World 7's first enemy battle: Brolder Blockade 2
* World 7-7: Simmering Lava Lake
* World Bowser-8: Grumblump Inferno
* World Mushroom-7: Broken Blue Bully Belt
==Trivia==
*Some Splorches are also seen hopping out of blue lava but despite this, they retain their usual red color unlike the Blue Podoboos.
*Etymology: Splorches derive their name from the term "torch" (which as a noun refers to either a handheld stick with a flame on the end or is the British term for what Americans call a "flashlight" and as a verb means "to burn") and "sploosh" or "splash" (which are both onomatopoeias for a solid object hitting a liquid material, with "sploosh" typically denoting harder splashing).
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