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'''Jack-in-the-Boxes'''<ref>"''Run from the Jack-in-the-Box that pops out of Blocks.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 48.</ref> are enemies encountered in the [[Mario Zone]]'s [[Beware: Jagged Spikes|third stage]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Jack-in-the-Boxes appear from certain [[block]]s along with a single [[coin]]. After it is released, it bounces around wildly. To defeat a Jack-in-the-Box, Mario has to jump on its head or shoot a [[fireball]] at it.
'''Jack-in-the-Boxes'''<ref>"''Run from the Jack-in-the-Box that pops out of Blocks.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 48.</ref> are enemies encountered in the [[Mario Zone]]'s [[Beware: Jagged Spikes|third stage]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Jack-in-the-Boxes appear from certain [[block]]s along with a single [[coin]]. After it is released, it bounces around wildly. To defeat a Jack-in-the-Box, Mario has to jump on its head or shoot a [[fireball]] at it.
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==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
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Revision as of 10:37, May 13, 2022

Jack-in-the-Box
Artwork of a Jack-in-the-Box, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

Jack-in-the-Boxes[1] are enemies encountered in the Mario Zone's third stage in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Jack-in-the-Boxes appear from certain blocks along with a single coin. After it is released, it bounces around wildly. To defeat a Jack-in-the-Box, Mario has to jump on its head or shoot a fireball at it.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ビロロン[2]
Biroron
From「ビロン」(biron, onomatopoeia for a tongue stretching out); may also incorporate「ピエロ」(pierrot, French for "clown")

German Biroron
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Italian Pupazzo a molla[3]
Jack-in-the-box (lit. "spring puppet")

References

  1. ^ "Run from the Jack-in-the-Box that pops out of Blocks." - Nintendo Power Volume 43, page 48.
  2. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins), page 15.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 76