Dogusare Kinoko
The title of this article is official, but it comes from aJapanese source.
If anacceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Dogusare Kinoko | |||
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| Appears in | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 3) (1991) | ||
| Effect | Healing and brainwashing | ||
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説明 しよう！どぐされキノコとは傷 がなおるかわりに頭 の中 がカラッポになり悪者 のいいなりになってしまうおそろしいものだ！※ゲームにはないよ！(Let me explain! The Dogusare Kinoko is a terrifying thing that will heal your wounds, but will empty your mind and make you obedient to the bad guys! *It's not in the game!)” - —Description,Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 3
TheDogusare Kinoko is a rottenmushroom that, apparently, grows in theValley of Bowser, and appears inSuper Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 3. It looks like a moldy, crooked, and dried mushroom.
After stoppingLuigi withMagikoopa's magic,Larry picks a Dogusare Kinoko and gives it to Luigi. Doing so, Luigi is healed, but his mind is corrupted and easily influenced by the twoKoopas. Thanks to this, Luigi is put againstMario, convinced that he never cared for him and wants him to be in his shadow. Mario tries multiple time to snap him back to reality, but Magikoopa manages to keep him in line, until he is convinced by Mario's honest action and by the memories of Peach. When Magikoopa tries to stop him, Luigi claims that his heart cannot be corrupet like they did with his body, and he grabs Magikoopa and jump in the lava with him. Fortunately, Luigi is revealed to have survived.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | どぐされキノコ[1] Dogusare Kinoko | Very rotten Mushroom;「どぐされ」(dogusare, "very rotten") is used to refer not to the quality of an item, but to the personality of a person |
