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{{another language}}
{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|title=Chikunto
|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork - Chikunto.png|180px]]
|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork - Chikunto.png|180px]]
|parent_species=[[Antotto]]
|related=[[Dokanto]]<br>[[Goronto]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|variant_of=[[Ant]]
}}
}}
'''Chikunto''' (generically referred to by [[Nintendo Power]] as an '''ant'''<ref>"''You’ll find many breeds of ants in the Macro Zone. There are ants with stingers, ants without stingers, ants that shoot, and ants that throw mushrooms. A disturbing bit of diversity!''" - The ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide, page 23.</ref>) are a type of [[Antotto]] capable of protruding spikes from their bodies, appearing in the [[Macro Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. If [[Mario]] jumps on them when their spikes are out, he will take damage.  
'''Chikunto'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/xw7hA Archived] August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> are a variety of [[ant]] capable of protruding spikes from their bodies, appearing in the [[Macro Zone]]'s [[The Ant Monsters|first stage]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. If [[Mario]] jumps on them when their spikes are out, he will take damage.  


[[File:SpikedAnt SML2.png|frame|left]]
Usually, they will walk with their spikes retracted, and then stop to stick out their spikes as Mario approaches. [[Mario]] must wait before they retract their spikes again before he can jump on them. They can be defeated by a [[fireball]], regardless of whether or not their spikes are protruding.
Usually, they will walk with their spikes retracted, and then stop to stick out their spikes as Mario approaches. [[Mario]] must wait before they retract their spikes again before he can jump on them. They can be defeated by a [[fireball]], regardless of whether or not their spikes are protruding.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>チクント</big><br>
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}''' クリープ族<br>
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}''' 勤勉、忠誠心が強い<br>
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ランド2<br>
'''<big>背中のトゲに要注意!</big></b><br>
ランド2に出てくる、アリの化物。ふだんは、踏みつけて倒すことができる。しかし、背中仲からトゲが出ているときに踏みつけると、こちらがダメージを受けてしまう。<ref>Shogakukan. 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''), [https://i.imgur.com/OsOLe6z.jpeg page 109.]</ref>
 
'''''<big>Chikunto</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Creep clan''<br>
''Disposition: Hardworking, loyal''<br>
''Game appearances: Land 2''<br>
'''''<big>Watch out for the spikes on his back!</big><br>
''An ant monster that appears in Land 2. Normally, you can defeat them by stomping on them. However, if you step on them when they have spines protruding from their backs, you will take damage.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SpikedAnt SML2.png|Sprite
Chikunto.gif|Alternate artwork
Chikunto.gif|Alternate artwork
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=チクント<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html</ref>
|Jap=チクント<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html</ref>
|JapR=Chikunto
|JapR=Chikunto
|JapM=Portmanteau of 「ちくちく」(chiku-chiku,prickly) and "ant".
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ちくり」(''chikuri'', a term for "bristling") and「アントット」(''Antotto'', [[ant#Names in other languages|ant]])
|Ger=Chikunto
|Ger=Chikunto
|GerM=-
|GerM=-
|Ita=Spuntoformica<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 75</ref>
|ItaM=Spike-ant
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 21:45, October 5, 2023

Chikunto
Artwork of a Chikunto, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Variant of Ant

Chikunto[1] are a variety of ant capable of protruding spikes from their bodies, appearing in the Macro Zone's first stage in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. If Mario jumps on them when their spikes are out, he will take damage.

Usually, they will walk with their spikes retracted, and then stop to stick out their spikes as Mario approaches. Mario must wait before they retract their spikes again before he can jump on them. They can be defeated by a fireball, regardless of whether or not their spikes are protruding.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

チクント
種族 クリープ族
性格 勤勉、忠誠心が強い
登場ゲーム ランド2
背中のトゲに要注意!
ランド2に出てくる、アリの化物。ふだんは、踏みつけて倒すことができる。しかし、背中仲からトゲが出ているときに踏みつけると、こちらがダメージを受けてしまう。[2]

Chikunto
Tribe: Creep clan
Disposition: Hardworking, loyal
Game appearances: Land 2
Watch out for the spikes on his back!
An ant monster that appears in Land 2. Normally, you can defeat them by stomping on them. However, if you step on them when they have spines protruding from their backs, you will take damage.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese チクント[3]
Chikunto
Portmanteau of「ちくり」(chikuri, a term for "bristling") and「アントット」(Antotto, ant)

German Chikunto
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Italian Spuntoformica[4]
Spike-ant

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 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), page 109.
  3. ^ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 75