Octopus (boss)
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| Octopus | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Mario vs. Wario (1993) |
Theoctopus[1][2] is aboss inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It looks like aGunion, though no connection has been explicitly made.
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]
The octopus is the boss ofTurtle Zone inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, fought at the end of theWhale Course, and is located in the belly of awhale. It will attackMario by swimming around releasing its offspring. The little ones slowly home in on Mario and pass him by, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat the octopus, Mario has to hit its head three times, which can be difficult, as the entire battle with the octopus takes place underwater. Alternatively,Fire Mario can defeat the octopus with sixfireballs. The smaller octopodes cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle. Once defeated, Mario will gain one of the sixGolden Coins needed to take back his castle fromWario.
Mario vs. Wario[edit]
The octopus (referred to byMario as amonster octopus) also appears in theMario vs. Wario comic, which is a loose adaptation ofSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It attempts to attack Mario while he is crossing a lake, but is stopped when Mario asks what an octopus, a saltwater creature, is doing in a freshwater lake. The octopus ponders this and then exclaims that must be why it has not been feeling well. Mario offers to pour some salt in the water for the octopus, but accidentally pours sugar instead. It is last seen lying face down in the water, unmoving.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| パコ&ポコ (JP) / Pako & Poko (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| アクア族 | Tribe | Aqua clan | |
| 乱暴者 | Disposition | Thug | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| 恐怖！タコの親子タッグ マリオランド2のタートルゾーンにボスとして登場する巨大タコの親子。親ダコ・パコの口から子タコ・ポコがはき出される。親子タッグによる、体当たり攻撃は非常に手ごわいぞ。[3] | Terror! Octopus parent-child tag team A giant octopus parent and child appear as bosses in the Turtle Zone of Mario Land 2. A baby octopus, Poko, is ejected from the mouth of the parent octopus, Pako. The parent-child tag team's physical attacks are extremely formidable. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Boss fight inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Names in other languages[edit]
Unless they are the only ones available, names unique to theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are denoted as such in the "notes" column.
Octopus[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パコ&ポコ[4] Pako & Poko | Pako & Poko | |
| French | Calmar[5] | Squid | |
| German | Qualle und Söhne[6] | Jellyfish and Sons | |
| Qualle & Sohn[7] | Jellyfish & Son | ||
| Spanish | Pako y Poko[8] | Pako and Poko | |
| Swedish | Bläckfisk[9] | Octopus |
Pako[edit]
"Pako" refers to the parent octopus.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パコ[4][10] Pako | Likely from「オクトパス」(okutopasu, "octopus") and「蛸」(tako, "octopus") | |
Ō Tako | Big Octopus | ||
| French | Calmar géant[5] | Giant squid | |
| German | Qualle[7][6] | Jellyfish | |
| Italian | Polpo[12][13][14] | Octopus | |
| Piovra[15] | Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale | ||
| Octopus[16] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) | |
| Spanish | Pako[8] | - | |
| Swedish | Bläckfisk[9] | Octopus |
Poko[edit]
"Poko" refers to the child octopus.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポコ[4][10] Poko | From「ポコポコ」(pokopoko, "bubbling") and「子」(ko, "child") | |
Ko Tako | Child Octopus | ||
| French | Petit calmar[5] | Little squid | |
| Italian | Piccolo polpo[16][14] | Little octopus | |
| Spanish | Poko[8] | - |
References[edit]
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- ^abKazuki 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.
- ^abKazuki Motoyama (8 Jan. 1994).Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 2.KC Deluxe (Japanese). ISBN4-06-319443-4. Page 3.
- ^Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1993). "Super Mario Land 2" inClub Nintendo, vol. 1.Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 25.
- ^«Woah! Un polpo mostruoso!» – Kentaro Takekuma (30 Nov. 2017).Super Mario Adventures (Edizioni BD). Translated by Federico Salvan. Milan:J-Pop (Italian). ISBN9788832750959. Page 106.
- ^abSakai, 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.
- ^Andrea Minini Saldini (November 2011).Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 122. Milan:Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 84.
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