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|image=[[File:Shellcreeper MB.png]]

|caption=[[File:MarioSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]

Sprite of a Shellcreeper from ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Bros.}}''

|universe={{uv|Mario}}

|lastappearance=''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Move It!}}'' (2023, cameo)

'''Shellcreepers''' ({{ja|シェルクリーパー|Sherukurīpā}}, ''Shellcreeper'') are [[enemies]] from the original [[Mario (universe)#Mario Bros.|''Mario Bros.'']] game.

 

Shellcreepers, along with [[Sidestepper]]s and [[Freezie]]s, made their debut in ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Bros.|game}}''. They are turtle-like creatures and are considered to be the predecessors of [[Koopa Troopa]]s, which they strongly resemble. Unlike the Koopa Troopas, however, the Shellcreepers cannot be defeated by jumping on them and will cause the player to lose a life on contact. Also, Shellcreepers can attack by biting the player.

 

[[File:Shellcreeper.png|thumb|left|A Shellcreeper.]]

Shellcreepers appear as a stage element in the [[Mario Bros.]] stage. They are stage hazards until they are attacked or hit by the stage's POW Block, at which point they retreat into their shells and become throwable items. As items they can also be hit to send them flying: weak attacks like jabs or {{SSBB|Fox}}'s {{b|Blaster|Fox}} launching them a short distance and strong attacks will launch them very far.

 

Similar to their behavior in the original game, each time a Shellcreeper is left on its back for long enough, it will get up again, will change color (from green to purple to red), and move faster. Different colored Shellcreepers don't have any differences when hit or when used as an item.

|image=Shellcreepers - Brawl Trophy.png

|desc=Shelled enemies Mario and Luigi faced back when they were plumbers. They had to be bumped from below to flip them over and then kicked off the stage. The last one on a stage changed colors and raced really fast. If one got flipped but not sent off, it would eventually right itself and move at high speed. They were simply called "turtles" in Japan.

|gamelist={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Mario Bros.|console2=GBA|game2=Super Mario Advance}}

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The Shellcreepers appears as part of the ''Mario Bros.'' {{h1|Trophy Box|Mario Bros.}}.

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|desc-ntsc=With a name that implies silently sneaking up on its prey, the Shellcreeper might be considered cooler than your average turtle. The Koopa is apparently an evolved form of this veteran of Mario Bros. We'd recommend not jumping on this one like you would a Koopa, though...

|desc-pal=With a name that implies silently sneaking up on its prey, the Shellcreeper might be considered cooler than your average turtle. A true veteran from way back in Mario Bros., this guy even predates Koopas, which apparently it evolved into. We wouldn't recommend jumping on this one like you'd jump on a Koopa, though...

|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=Arcade|game1=Mario Bros.|release1=1983|console2=GBA|game2=Super Mario Advance|release2=06/2001}}

|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=Arcade|game1=Mario Bros.|release1=09/1986|console2=GBA|game2=Super Mario Advance|release2=06/2001}}

|game=ssb4-wiiu

Shellcreepers return as a stage hazard in the returning [[Mario Bros.]] stage. Their behavior when walking around is unchanged, however how [[knockback]] affects them has been changed. In ''Brawl'', any attack was able to flip a Shellcreeper and launch them, now they receive knockback similar to characters and need some amount of knockback to flip. This prevents things like {{SSBU|Fox}}'s Blaster or {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}'s [[Bullet Arts]] from protecting themselves from Shellcreepers or having a low-commitment method of launching them at opponents. Low knockback attacks like {{SSBU|Falco}}'s {{b|Blaster|Falco}} can still flip them, but they will need to be picked up and thrown or hit with a stronger attack to be of any offensive use.

==Trivia==

*The trophies from ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'' list ''Super Mario Advance'' as a game that Shellcreepers appeared in, however they were replaced with Spinies in that game.