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[[File:WL_Penkoon.jpg| | {{distinguish|Pengoon}} | ||
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|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |||
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[[File:Penkoon KC Mario Artwork.png|thumb|left|A Penkoon as depicted in ''KC Deluxe'']] | [[File:Penkoon KC Mario Artwork.png|thumb|left|A Penkoon as depicted in ''KC Deluxe'']] | ||
'''Penkoons'''<ref name=Penkoon>"''This pirate is part penguin and part racoon.{{sic}} Watch out for its spiked stomach ball.''" - ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are bulky soldiers that patrol areas in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. When [[Wario]] comes too close to them, they make the spiked ball in their stomachs pop out. Despite their horned helmets, Wario can harm them by jumping on them; however, due to the spikes on their stomach, they cannot be harmed by charging head on by the [[Dash Attack]]. | '''Penkoons'''<ref name=Penkoon>"''This pirate is part penguin and part racoon.{{sic}} Watch out for its spiked stomach ball.''" - ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are bulky soldiers that patrol areas in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. When [[Wario]] comes too close to them, they make the spiked ball in their stomachs pop out. Despite their horned helmets, Wario can harm them by jumping on them; however, due to the spikes on their stomach, they cannot be harmed by charging head on by the [[Dash Attack]]. | ||
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*In the Japanese manual, their resemblance to both a tanuki and a [[penguin]] is noted, but their species remains a mystery.<ref name=Pokopen/> In the English version, they are instead described as "part penguin and part racoon."{{sic}}<ref name=Penkoon/> | *In the Japanese manual, their resemblance to both a tanuki and a [[penguin]] is noted, but their species remains a mystery.<ref name=Pokopen/> In the English version, they are instead described as "part penguin and part racoon."{{sic}}<ref name=Penkoon/> | ||
Revision as of 22:44, November 11, 2018
- Not to be confused with Pengoon.
Penkoons[1] are bulky soldiers that patrol areas in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. When Wario comes too close to them, they make the spiked ball in their stomachs pop out. Despite their horned helmets, Wario can harm them by jumping on them; however, due to the spikes on their stomach, they cannot be harmed by charging head on by the Dash Attack.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポコペン[2] Pokopen |
Derived from the sound a tanuki of myth makes and a penguin. |
| German | Penkoon |
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Trivia
- In the Japanese manual, their resemblance to both a tanuki and a penguin is noted, but their species remains a mystery.[2] In the English version, they are instead described as "part penguin and part racoon."[sic][1]
References
- ^ a b "This pirate is part penguin and part racoon.[sic] Watch out for its spiked stomach ball." - Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 English instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ a b 「タヌキ？ペンギン？謎の海賊兵。お腹のトゲ付きボールを蹴って攻撃してくる。」 (Tanuki? Penguin? A mystery among pirate men. It attacks by kicking a spiked ball from its stomach.) - Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.
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