Bulrush

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Bulrush
A Bulrush's artwork from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (cameo) (2026)
Variants
Comparable

Bulrushes are blue creatures based on both ceratopsian dinosaurs and bison wearing tracksuits that first appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They appear in the levels Bulrush Coming Through!, Bulrush Express, KO Arena Pipe-Rock Rumble, and Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility I. Normally standing idly on two legs, Bulrushes get down on all fours and attempt to ram any player that comes too close to them. Their charging attack allows them to destroy Hard Blocks and any other destructible blocks in their way. Once a Bulrush collides with a wall they cannot destroy, however, they will be stunned for a short time before regaining composure. The player can stand on Bulrushes to ride them as they move. It takes six fireballs from a Fire Flower or a single attack in drill form to defeat a Bulrush.

A plush of a Bulrush appears The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, where it can be seen in the Bowser Jr. flashback scene.

Profiles[edit]

  • Trading card bio: This rowdy enemy charges as soon as it sees Mario or his friends, but it's not great at stopping!

Gallery[edit]

  • Artwork

    Artwork

  • Artwork

    Artwork

  • Model

    Model

  • Screenshot of an Bulrush after spotting a player character

    Screenshot of an Bulrush after spotting a player character

  • Screenshot of a Bulrush after colliding with a wall

    Screenshot of a Bulrush after colliding with a wall

Naming[edit]

"Bulrush" comes from the American football term "bull rush," referring to their appearance and behavior.[1] The name is spelt exactly the same as the plants.

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Model/EnemyTosshinBig.bfres.zs TosshinBig Big Bulrush
Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyTossin.pack.zs Tossin Same as the Japanese name

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese トッシン
Tosshin		 Katakana spelling of「突進とっしん」("charge") [2][3][4]
Chinese (Simplified) 暴冲兽
Bàochōngshòu (Mandarin)
Bouhchūngsau (Cantonese)		 Furiously Charging Beast [5]
Chinese (Traditional) 暴衝獸
Bàochōngshòu (Mandarin)
Bouhchūngsau (Cantonese)		 Furiously Charging Beast [6]
Dutch Bulrush - [7]
French Coursératops From course ("running") and tricératops (Triceratops) [8][9]
German Gallopteros From "gallop", a transcription of the Ancient Greek κέρας (ceras, "horn"), and the Greek-derived suffix pteros ("winged"), potentially in reference to their airborne Wonder forms [10]
Italian Biceratopo Bi- ("two-") with transcriptions of the Ancient Greek κέρας (ceras, "horn") and ὤψ (ṓps, "face"), which together could be relayed as "two-horned face"; comparable to triceratopo (Triceratops, lit. "three-horned face") [11]
Korean 돌진뿌리
Doljinppuri		 From "돌진" (突進 / doljin, "dash") and "뿔" (ppul, "horn"), combined with the nominative suffix "~이" (-i) [12]
Polish Pędzibyk From pędzić ("to rush") and byk ("bull") [13]
Portuguese Atouropelo From touro ("bull") and atropelo ("run over") [14][15]
Russian Спринтозавр
Sprintozavr		 From "sprint" and -завр (-zavr, "-saurus") [16]
Spanish Embistonte From embestir ("to charge") and bisonte ("bison") [17][18]
Thai บูลรัช
Buulrach		 Bulrush; transliteration of English name [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kai, editor (26 Jan. 2024). マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。～その1～【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.13】. Nintendo Official Site (Japanese). Retrieved 23 Mar. 2025. (Archived February 26, 2024, 19:47:04 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ 「トッシンは 硬いブロックを壊して突き進む！ うまく誘導しよう。」– Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Japanese).
  3. ^ Kazuma, Sakurai, Sato Tomoya, Nakatani Itaru, Kojima Katsuyuki, and Hashiguchi Yuya (2023). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー かんぺき攻略本』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 4-047337-02-1. Page 46.
  4. ^ Sawada, Yukio (2025). Super Mario-kun, vol. 60. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-149770-3. Page 14.
  5. ^ "暴冲兽会破坏坚硬砖块向前冲！好好地进行引导吧。" – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
  6. ^ 「暴衝獸會破壞堅硬磚塊往前衝！好好誘導他們吧。」– Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Traditional Chinese).
  7. ^ "Een Bulrush kan dwars door harde blokken beuken! Je moet hem alleen wel een beetje de juiste richting oplokken..." – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Dutch).
  8. ^ « Rien n'arrête la course des Coursératops, pas même les blocs solides! À toi de guider leur charge... » – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Canadian French).
  9. ^ « Rien n'arrête la course des Coursératops, pas même les blocs solides ! À vous de guider leur charge... » – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (French).
  10. ^ „Gallopterose schmettern problemlos durch harte Blöcke. Zeig ihnen nur den Weg...“ – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (German).
  11. ^ «I Biceratopi sfondano i blocchi duri e continuano la loro corsa! Sta a te indicare loro la direzione...» – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Italian).
  12. ^ "돌진뿌리는 딱딱블록을 부수고 돌진한다! 잘 유도해 보자." – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Korean).
  13. ^ Derived from the name of the level Bulrush Coming Through! in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
  14. ^ "Os Atouropelos destroem blocos sólidos facilmente, mas podem precisar de ajuda para ir na direção certa." – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese).
  15. ^ «Os Atouropelos destroem os blocos sólidos! Mas podem precisar de ajuda para ir na direção certa.» – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (European Portuguese).
  16. ^ «Спринтозавры разбивают на бегу прочные блоки. Только им нужно подсказать, куда бежать.» – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Russian).
  17. ^ "Los Embistontes pueden romper los bloques sólidos,¡pero quizá debas indicarles en qué dirección ir!" – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (Latin American Spanish).
  18. ^ «Los Embistontes pueden romper los bloques sólidos,¡pero quizá debas indicarles en qué dirección ir!» – Loading-screen tip (20 Oct. 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 1.0.2). Nintendo (European Spanish).
  19. ^ Nintendo. Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park | Nintendo Switch 2 | Nintendo. nintendo.com (Thai). Retrieved March 17, 2026.
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Forms Power-ups Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Invincible Mario • Elephant Mario • Bubble Mario • Drill Mario • Flower Mario*
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