Moofish
| Moofish | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| Appears in | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
AMoofish[1] is anenemy inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are similar to thebitan, a cow-likeyōkai with a fish-like body fromJapanese mythology, andcowfishes. Moofish are located in only one course—theTree Trunk Course, where theyswim around intree sap. Moofish attacks by charging atMario, but either ajump or afireball can defeat it.
Profiles[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| モーギョ (JP) / Moofish (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| アクア族 | Tribe | Aqua clan | |
| うちべんけい | Disposition | Haughty and boastful at home, but meek and reserved outside | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| 2本のツノをもつ化物 頭は牛なのに胴体は魚という変な生き物。樹液の中を泳ぎまわり、動きが鈍くなったマリオを恐い顔で追いかける。体は大きいし、ツノもあるけど、そんなに強い敵じゃない。[2] | A monster with two horns A strange creature with the head of a cow but the body of a fish. It swims around in the sap and chases Mario, with a fearful look on its face, when he slows down. It has a large body and horns, but it is not a very strong enemy. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Naming[edit]
The English version of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia erroneously refers to this enemy as "Mogyo",[3] based on its Japanese name "Mōgyo" (which had been used on the Super Mario Wiki fan website from 2013 to 2022).
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モーギョ[4][5] Mōgyo | Play on「猛牛」(mōgyū, "bull") and「魚」(gyo), theon'yomi reading of "fish" | |
| French | Môgyo[6] | Romanization of the Japanese name | |
| Meuhguio[7] | Portmanteau ofmeuh ("moo") and a romanization of the Japanese name | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Ochsenfisch[8] | Bullfish | |
| Ochsen-Fisch[9] | |||
| Italian | Mogyo[10][11] | Romanization of the Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Môgyo[12] | Romanization of the Japanese name |
References[edit]
- ^Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived December 21, 2025, 19:32:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-259067-9. Page219.
- ^October 23, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years.Dark Horse Books (English). ISBN978-1-50670-897-3. Page 76.
- ^Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2: 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan. ISBN4-09-102413-0. Page 11.
- ^Kazuki Motoyama (6 July 1993).Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1.KC Deluxe (Japanese). ISBN4-06-319398-5. Page6Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg.
- ^Super Mario-kun (French Edition). Page 27.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 76.
- ^Moyes, Claude M., Andreas G. Kämmerer, and Marcus Menold, editors (1994). "Super Mario Land 2" inOffizielle Game Boy Spieleberater 2. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 20.
- ^Kämmerer, Andreas G. (1993). "Super Mario Land 2" inClub Nintendo, vol. 5, is. 1.Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 46.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 76.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN979-1259575760. Page 76.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 76.
