Tokotoko
Screenshot fromMario Kart World
First appearance	Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart World (2025)
Variants Batadon
Relatives Ganchan
Comparable Goombo Moe-Eye
Notable members Hiyoihoi

Tokotokos^[1][2] are running stone enemies fromSuper Mario Land that are found in theEaston Kingdom ofSarasaland. They closely resemblemoai heads, similarly toBatadons.

History[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

InSuper Mario Land, a Tokotoko's attack pattern involves sprinting quickly straight ahead, damagingMario upon contact. Tokotokos fall directly downwards when running off a ledge and turn around when hitting a walled surface, essentially acting like a larger, fasterGoombo, which do not appear in the same levels. They can be defeated with any attack, earning Mario 400points. LikeBatadons, they only appear inWorlds 3-1 and3-3. The boss ofEaston Kingdom,Hiyoihoi, is an evolved Tokotoko.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]

In theSuper Mario Land manga, Tokotokos are depicted as running athletes and without their shades. They are called by aBatadon that caught Mario ruining one of the kingdom's stone heads. The running Tokotokos charge at him, which Mario avoids with a jump, but they turn around, right when more Batadons arrive on the scene. However, the moai are easily tricked by Mario yelling "Red light!", making them stop in place. Only when Mario leaves do they realize that they were tricked and chase after him. After losing Mario due to him being in a disguise, they finally find him and jump towards him, failing to notice he was entangled in a web with lethalSuu venom about to be poured on him. Getting entangled in the web, the moai free Mario with their jolts, and are hit by the venom in his place, melting down.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

InSuper Mario-kun, Tokotokos appear involume 3 alongside the Batadons and their boss Hiyoihoi in a separate room ofBowser's Castle. When Mario enters the room, he is trampled by a group of Tokotokos. After forcingYoshi to eat theGanchan tossed at him by Hiyoihoi, Mario tosses him like a bowling ball, hitting all the moai. They rise up and group themselves together into a boulder formation, not letting the heroes get past them. With great timing, a package fromPrincess Daisy arrives with a broken down Marine Pop inside. After powering it up with a pair ofYoshi's Wings, the Marine Pop gains the ability of flight and the heroes fly past the moai. Later, whenKing Totomesu is about to land the final blow on Mario, Hiyoihoi and the moai appear, claiming that Mario is their prey and that they will not let anyone else take the glory of killing Mario, starting a fight between the two parties and letting Mario and his friends run away.

WarioWare Gold[edit]

InWarioWare Gold, a Tokotoko appears in the third level of themicrogameSuper Mario Land as the enemy that has to be defeated with aSuperball.

Mario Kart World[edit]

Tokotokos appear alongsideBatadons inMario Kart World,^[3] marking the first timeSuper Mario Land enemies have directly appeared in a later game. They now have ears like Batadons, are much larger in size,^[4] and can be found in theroute betweenDesert Hills andShy Guy Bazaar. They first appear as still statues when encountered, and then start jogging when approached. The newKamek item can spawn a group of Tokotokos, which will run in a straight line across the road, spinning out any racers they collide with.^[5]

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    A stone statue that energetically shakes its fists as it runs around.
  • Other languages:
    • French:
      Statue de pierre qui se déplace en balançant ses poings de toutes ses forces.^[6]:14
    • German:
      Eine Steinfigur, die wütend umherrennt und dabei ihre Fäuste schüttelt.
    • Italian:
      Una statua di pietra che mentre si sposta in giro agita energicamente i pugni.^[7]

• Game Boy Player's Guide:
  • English:
    Be on your toes and leap to avoid these statues.

• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual:
  • English:
    This energetic stone statue shakes its fists as it runs back and forth.
  • Other languages:
    • Italian:
      Una statua di pietra che muove le mani mentre corre.^[8]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

トコトコ (JP) / Tokotoko (EN)
	Original text (Japanese)		Translation
	種族しゅぞく	岸石族がんせきぞく	Tribe	Rock clan
	性格せいかく	かたぶつ	Disposition	Stubborn person
	登場とうじょうゲーム	ランド１	Game appearances	Land 1
	走はしり回まわる石像せきぞう モアイ像ぞうのような姿すがたをしている石像せきぞう。腕うでを振ふりながらズンズンと迫せまってくる。上うえに乗のれば倒たおすことはできるガ、スピードが速はやいので、タイミングが難むずかしいぞ。[9]		Stone statue running around A stone statue that looks like a moai statue. They come at you with their arms swinging. You can defeat it by getting on top of it, but its speed is so fast that it is difficult to time it correctly.

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork of a Tokotoko running fromSuper Mario Land

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  Artwork of a Tokotoko running fromSuper Mario Land

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  Sprite fromSuper Mario Land

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  Super Mario Land (Club Nintendo magazine)

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  Kellogg's trading card

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  Mario Kart World

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  Mario Kart World (sticker)

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  Mario Kart World (sticker)

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  Mario Kart World (sticker)

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  Mario Kart World (sticker)

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Animate objects
• Statues
• Game Boy (comic)
• Mario Kart World species
• Super Mario Land enemies

• Articles with sources lacking timestamps