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'''Floating Faces'''<ref>"''Floating Faces bounce off the walls in the last three chambers leading to Wario.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 51.</ref> are large ball-like floating faces with a mustache. They bear a resemblance to [[Wario]]. They are found in [[Mario's castle]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They bounce around a small room at diagonal angles. They can be killed by jumping on them twice (once in [[Easy Mode]]). Mario can also destroy them by a single [[Spin Jump]], regardless of the difficulty level. They appear in a total of three rooms consecutively, with the first room containing one and the latter containing two each. They are the last defense barrier before Mario can finally face Wario. | '''Floating Faces'''<ref>"''Floating Faces bounce off the walls in the last three chambers leading to Wario.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 51.</ref><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 large ball-like floating faces with a mustache. They bear a resemblance to [[Wario]]. They are found in [[Mario's castle]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They bounce around a small room at diagonal angles. They can be killed by jumping on them twice (once in [[Easy Mode]]). Mario can also destroy them by a single [[Spin Jump]], regardless of the difficulty level. They appear in a total of three rooms consecutively, with the first room containing one and the latter containing two each. They are the last defense barrier before Mario can finally face Wario. | ||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
Floating Faces[1][2] are large ball-like floating faces with a mustache. They bear a resemblance to Wario. They are found in Mario's castle in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They bounce around a small room at diagonal angles. They can be killed by jumping on them twice (once in Easy Mode). Mario can also destroy them by a single Spin Jump, regardless of the difficulty level. They appear in a total of three rooms consecutively, with the first room containing one and the latter containing two each. They are the last defense barrier before Mario can finally face Wario.
Profiles
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
ドンガバメン
種族 ゴースト族
性格 態度がでかい
登場ゲーム ランド2
巨大な顔の不気味なヤツ
ワリオ城に住み着く、奇妙なキャラクター。口ひげをつけた巨大な顔面がマリオの行く手を完全にふさいでいる。親衛隊長ともいえるこいつを倒せば、いよいよボスのワリオが登場するぞ。[3]
Floating Face
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: To be intolerant (e.g. to others)
Game appearances: Land 2
The creepy one with the giant face.
A strange character that lives in Wario Castle. His huge face with a mustache completely blocks Mario's way. Once he is defeated, the boss, Wario, will finally appear.
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Sprite
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ドン・ガバメン[4] / ドン＝ガバメン[5] / ドンガバメン[3] Don Gabamen |
Possibly from "Don" (Spanish word for "sir"),「がばっと」(gabatto, a Japanese mimetic word for something bouncing quickly) and「面」(men, face) |
| German | Don Gabamen |
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| Italian | Pallafaccia[6] |
Faceball |
References
- ^ "Floating Faces bounce off the walls in the last three chambers leading to Wario." - Nintendo Power Volume 43, page 51.
- ^ 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.)
- ^ a b 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 137.
- ^ 「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 16.
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1. Page 6.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 75
