Just leave the Sentry Garage alone! They just want to birth and raise their Topminis in peace.
I also like to picture the area where the Sentry Garage is located at as one of those nursery playgrounds, with the green floor and the fences to prevent the Topminis from wondering too far.
Okay, I know my priorities have gotten seriously skewed, I could probably fill a whole week with posts onĀ āenemies Iāve said we should cover in the future,ā but as soon as I realized we did not have a post on the Topmen, I realized. I must right the wrong in this world. A Weird Mario Enemies post on ALL the Topmen is in order, and that is what you are going to enjoy today. All of this is below the cut, since this will probably be a long one!
Name: Spiky Topman
Debut: Super Mario Galaxy
Starting off the bunch is the classic, Spiky Topman! Thereās no regularĀ āTopman,ā Iām afraid, Spiky is as default as you get! So playing Super Mario Galaxy, as MarioĀ āJumpmanā Mario, your first instinct might be to jump on enemies. But with Spiky Topman, that is a terrible idea, since I mean. Come on. I think weāve established what happens when you jump on spikes in a Mario game! You lose health, which is very unepic!
Fortunately, Super Mario Galaxy also features an alternate way to defeat enemies, which is by spinning! Shake that Wiimote back and forth, and you will twirl around, knocking back any enemies in your way! But Topmen are also defensive, meaning that even just twirling into them will just knock them back for a second! My goodness, are Topmen truly just an invincible enemy?
Well, they would be! But apparently they also arenāt very smart! The entire Topman Tribeās battle strategy is apparently building their bases around electric wiring or on flat platforms with holes in them, which can both be used to kill them easily. Knock a Spiky Topman in the right direction with a good olā spin, and BLAMMO! Theyāll be either knocked into the void or just fried to death.
Spiky Topmen also appeared in Mario Kart Wiiās online tournaments, where youād defeat them by bumping them off the edge with Triple Mushrooms! Unfortunately, this mode ended long ago, so this unique appearance of the Topmen has been unfortunately lost to time... I hope they can do this again in the future! I think Topmen would be a fun enemy with the anti-gravity mechanic! Let Topman drive a go-kart!Ā
Name: Spring Topman
Debut: Super Mario Galaxy
And then thereās the Spring Topman! This Topman has no spike, which means that you can jump on it! But between its head and body is a large spring, enough to propel Mario high up in the air! You think you know what a jump is? Well, youāve never jumped on a Spring Topman, then!
Spring Topman actually hardly counts as anĀ āenemyā at all, since on its own, it canāt really hurt you. If it bumps into you, it just knocks you back a little bit! Maybe if thereās other obstacles nearby, it can bump you into those, but thatās not really Spring Topmanās fault! Thatās just you being a little too reckless!
The main purpose for Spring Topman is good olā platforming challenges! You need to lure them to the right place, and jump on them at the right moment to get the necessary verticality you need in a level! Ultimately, if you mess up, though, donāt worry, after a few seconds, the spring will reset, and theyāll be right back to their old strategies!
Name: Topmini
Debut: Super Mario Galaxy
I actually donāt know why Iām listing the debut of these enemies, since theyāre all from Super Mario Galaxy, but Iāve gone 3/4 now so itās best I donāt give up at this point. Topmini is just a little baby, but be warned, because sometimes, the babier an enemy is, the more dangerous it can be...
Or at least the more irritating it can be! Topmini spawns in small groups, all of which will come charging after you. While probably the least dangerous Topmen on their own, due to their easy method of defeat and lack of ability to deal damage, they can easily mess with you if you arenāt careful! They can also push you right into an obstacle, and since thatās also just you being reckless, they wonāt be liable for your death! You donāt want that!
But you can just spin and they will instantly die, so I guess that makes them a LITTLE less of a nuisance.
Name: Topmaniac
Debut: Super Mario Galaxy
And here we have the head honcho at the top of the Topman Tribe, Topmaniac himself! So. Youāre playing the Battlerock Galaxy, and you see every other Topman in the game. Itās boss time. The devs surely made a nice effort to have this guy just be a stronger version of the average Topman, right? Where you can only defeat it by spinning it, and jumping on top probably isnāt a great idea?
Nope! Topmaniacās battle strategy is the exact OPPOSITE of the average Topman! Heās got spikes on the sides, so trying to attack him from there is probably a really bad idea. That being said, he has a big red button on his head. I wonder where you should jump! Cāmon, MarioĀ āJumpmanā Mario! You know what you gotta do! Itās time for that pounce!
After you jump on this guyās head, then the spikes retract and you can defeat him like a regular Topman, but be careful, as if you arenāt fast enough, theyāll extend once again! That being said, Topmaniac isnāt very smart. I feel he should realize electric wiring shouldnāt be all around his arena, since thatās the only thing that kills him. He could just tear Mario to shreds with his spikes and call it a day, but he installs fences for what reason? Is it because it looks cool, Topmaniac?
I swear, these bosses sometimes could hire an architect to help out with their battle arenas...
