Spindrifts are snow flower-like creatures. They have a spinning flower on their head that allows them to hover around, and the spinning flower has pink petals. At the bottom of a Spindrift's head is a yellow cone, and a green, leaf-like cape tops the first half of it. A Spindrift's head is just a white sphere with two eyes and a small mouth.
In the remake, a Spindrift's head has a peach-yellow color, the flower on its head is somewhat bigger, its mouth and eyes are smaller, and a Spindrift's mouth is black instead of red. It also has eyelashes, giving it a feminine appearance.
Behavior[]
Spindrifts bounce anyone who jumps on their head into the air. Afterward, that character will float down while spinning. Spindrifts can be defeated with basically any other attack, they release 5 Coins upon defeat.
In the remake, Yoshi can swallow a Spindrift to transform it into an egg and from there, he can toss it at nearby enemies dropping 5 coins for any enemies hit within the egg's ricocheting radius. This strategy is really useful for obtaining those 100-Coin Stars. Spindrifts have the added ability of hovering above water.
In Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[]
Super Mario 64 DS screenshot of several Spindrifts in the igloo for the mission Red Coins in the House
Spindrifts are encountered in two courses, Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land. In the latter course, many Spindrifts are encountered inside of the igloo, and the Japanese and Korean names for the mission Into the Igloo even suggest it to be the home of the Spindrifts.
Trivia[]
A Spindrift as seen in the beta version of New Super Mario Bros.
Spindrifts were originally planned to appear in New Super Mario Bros.. It can be assumed that they were scrapped in favor of the Spin Block, an object that twirls Mario or Luigi into the air, albeit a lot higher than what a Spindrift can do.
Slip Slidin' Away • Lil' Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Wall Kicks Will Work (N64)/Mario's Super Wall Kick (DS) • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain (DS)
Big Boo's Haunt
Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry Go Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star of the Basement
Hazy Maze Cave
Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! (N64)/Metal-Head Wario Can Move (DS) • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Star
In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall On the Four Pillars • Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Tox Box Switch Star (DS) • Pyramid Puzzle
Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freeze (N64) • Yoshi's Ice Sculpture (DS) • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins (N64) • Snowman's Silver Star (DS) • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the House (DS)
Wet-Dry World
Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (N64)/5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (DS) • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for Red Coins (N64)/Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS) • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Stars (DS)
Tall, Tall Mountain
Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from Bridge (Star 5, N64)/Breathtaking View from the Bridge (Star 7, DS) • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom (Star 6, N64) (Star 5, DS) • 5 Secrets of the Mountain
Roll into the Cage (N64) • Luigi in the Cage (DS) • The Pit and the Pendulums (N64) • The Pendulum Switch Star (DS) • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp •Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Stars
Rainbow Ride
Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manor
