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Cheep Cheep (プクプク Pukupuku?), alternatively spelled Cheep-Cheep, is a common fish species of the Mushroom Kingdom, first introduced in Super Mario Bros., where it appears as a common underwater enemy. It is a recurring enemy in the Super Mario series, let alone a recurring species throughout the Mario and Yoshi franchises.

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Physical description[]

A Cheep Cheep has a round body, a yellow mohawk-shaped dorsal fin, white pectoral fins, and a yellow tail fin.

Behavior[]

Cheep Cheeps slowly swim forward under the water. Since Super Mario Bros. 3, Cheep Cheeps can also leap out of the water and soar through the air.

Cheep Cheeps have been shown to survive out of water, although its means of locomotion on it varies between its appearances, with the Cheep Cheep either flopping around uselessly or hopping from place to place. Throughout its appearances, the attack pattern of Cheep Cheep remains consistent, slowly swimming towards Mario or another playable character.

Like many other recurring enemies, there are a few friendly characters within their species, such as Sushie, an ally of Mario in Paper Mario. Sushie can perform actions that regular Cheep Cheeps cannot, such as belly flop and manipulate water.

Statistics[]

Hat mario For Cheep Cheep's in-game
statistics, click here.

Timeline[]

Hat mario For information on Cheep Cheep's
appearances, click here.
Game Role Year Console Notes
Super Mario Bros. Enemy 1985 Famicom/NES
VS. Super Mario Bros. Enemy 1986 VS. System
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Enemy 1986 FDS
Super Mario Bros. Special Enemy 1986 NEC PC-88
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. Enemy 1986 FDS
Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy 1988 Famicom/NES
Alleyway Cameo 1989 Game Boy
Super Mario World Enemy 1990 SNES
Yoshi Game piece 1991 Famicom/NES, Game Boy
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up Cameo 1992 MS-DOS
Super Mario Kart Obstacle 1992 SNES
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Enemy 1992 Game Boy
Super Mario All-Stars Enemy 1993 SNES Appears in the remasters of every game except Super Mario Bros. 2
Yoshi's Safari Enemy 1993 SNES
Mario & Wario Cameo 1993 SNES
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Enemy 1994 SNES Same role as in Super Mario All-Stars while also being retained in the included reissue of Super Mario World
Mario's Picross Puzzle 1995 Game Boy
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Enemy 1996 SNES
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Enemy in Parachute 1997, 1998 Game Boy, Game Boy Color
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Enemy 1999 Game Boy Color
Mario Golf Mention 1999 Nintendo 64 One of the names on the scoreboard
Paper Mario Enemy 2000 Nintendo 64
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Species 2001 Game Boy Advance They have their own featured course, Cheep-Cheep Island
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Enemy 2001 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Sunshine Enemy 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Enemy 2002 Game Boy Advance
Mario Party 4 Species 2002 Nintendo GameCube Featured in the Cheep Cheep Sweep minigame, where players try to catch them within the time limit
Nintendo Puzzle Collection Enemy 2003 Nintendo GameCube Fought in the easy mode of the Yoshi's Cookie remake
Mario Party-e Species 2003 e-Reader One of the fish in the minigame Cast Away Mario!
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy 2003 Game Boy Advance
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Mentioned 2003 Nintendo GameCube In the title of Cheep Cheep Falls
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Species 2003 Nintendo GameCube Sometimes held by Lakitu during the start-up
Mario Party 5 Species 2003 Nintendo GameCube Appears in the minigames Fish Sticks, Fish Upon a Star, and Submarathon
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Enemy 2003 Game Boy Advance Encountered in the Oho Ocean Seabed
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Species 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Pinball Land Enemy 2004 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare: Twisted! Brief role 2004 Game Boy Advance Sometimes appears in the microgame Super Mario Bros. 3
Mario Party 6 Species 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario 64 DS Enemy 2004 Nintendo DS Replaces Bubs from the original Super Mario 64
WarioWare: Touched! Cameo 2004 Nintendo DS Can sometimes appear from the ball when completing the microgame Clawing for More
Mario Party Advance Species 2005 Game Boy Advance The minigame Reel Cheep involves trying to catch the largest Cheep Cheep possible
Yoshi Touch & Go Enemy 2005 Nintendo DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP Species 2005 Arcade
Super Princess Peach Enemy 2005 Nintendo DS
Mario Party 7 Species 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart DS Obstacle 2005 Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros. Enemy 2006 Nintendo DS
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Species 2006 Nintendo DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 Species 2007 Arcade
Super Paper Mario Enemy 2007 Wii
Mario Party 8 Species 2007 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy Enemy 2007 Wii
Mario Party DS Species 2007 Nintendo DS
Mario Kart Wii Species 2008 Wii
Mario Super Sluggers Species 2008 Wii
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Obstacle 2009 Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Enemy 2009 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Enemy 2010 Wii
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Enemy 2010 Wii Same as in the original Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario 3D Land Enemy 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 7 Species 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 9 Species 2012 Wii
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Enemy 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Enemy 2012 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U Enemy 2012 Wii U
New Super Luigi U Enemy 2013 Wii U
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Species 2013 Arcade
Super Mario 3D World Enemy 2013 Wii U
Mario Party: Island Tour Cameo 2013 Nintendo 3DS Sometimes depicted as tiles in the minigames Match Faker and Tap Dash
NES Remix Brief role 2013 Wii U Appears in some of the Super Mario Bros. challenges
Yoshi's New Island Enemy 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Golf: World Tour Species 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Obstacle 2014 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Cameo 2014 Nintendo 3DS Featured as a trophy
Ultimate NES Remix Brief role 2014 Nintendo 3DS Same as in NES Remix
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Enemy 2014 Wii U
Mario Party 10 Species 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Yoshi's Woolly World Enemy 2015 Wii U
Super Mario Maker Enemy 2015 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Enemy 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Color Splash Enemy 2016 Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush Species 2016 Nintendo 3DS Appears in the minigame Cheep Cheep Reach
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Enemy 2016 Nintendo 3DS Same as in the original Super Mario Maker
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World Enemy 2017 Nintendo 3DS Same as in the original Yoshi's Woolly World
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Obstacle 2017 Nintendo Switch Same as in Mario Kart 8
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Species 2017 Nintendo Switch A retexture of Salmon
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Cameo 2017 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Cameo 2017 Nintendo 3DS Depicted on a poster in Yoshi Theater but replaced by Spiny Cheep-Cheeps as enemies
Super Mario Odyssey Enemy 2017 Nintendo Switch Can also be captured by Mario
Mario Party: The Top 100 Species 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition Species 2018 Nintendo 3DS A retexture of Salmon
Minecraft (Bedrock Edition) Species 2018 Nintendo Switch A retexture of the Salmon
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Species 2018 Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS
WarioWare Gold Brief role 2018 Nintendo 3DS Has to be shook into a Deep Cheep in the microgame Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Party Species 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Enemy 2018 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch
Yoshi's Crafted World Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Maker 2 Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch
Dr. Mario World Assistant 2019 iOS, Android
Mario Kart Tour Obstacle 2019 iOS, Android
Paper Mario: The Origami King Species 2020 Nintendo Switch They have enemy counterparts named Origami Cheep Cheeps
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Enemy 2020 Nintendo Switch Retains role in the remasters of Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy respectively
Super Mario Bros. 35 Enemy 2020 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Obstacle 2020 Nintendo Switch
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. Enemy 2020 Game & Watch
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Enemy 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party Superstars Species 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Golf: Super Rush (version 4.0.0) Species 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Species 2022 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Enemy 2023 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario RPG Enemy 2023 Nintendo Switch
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Enemy 2024 Nintendo Switch Appears in Super Mario Bros. challenges

Nomenclature[]

Language Name Translation Notes
French (American) Aquazo Pun on "aqua" and "oiseau" (bird)
Italian Pesce Smack
Pesce fiu-fiu (M&LSS)
Smack Fish
Phew-phew fish
Japanese プクプク
Pukupuku
- This is an onomatopoeia from the lanuage for sinking or rising while giving off bubbles

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Trivia[]

  • The Cheep Cheeps are the only group of enemies to not be credited in Super Mario World's ending.

Gallery[]

Hat mario To view Cheep Cheep's
image gallery, click here.

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