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A '''Kyororo'''<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> (generically referred to by [[Prima Games]] as '''one-eyed ghosts'''<ref>Campbell, Stuart. ''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 94. "''Head to the watery area beneath the one-eyed ghosts.''"</ref>) is a one-eyed enemy from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' that appears in [[Pumpkin Zone Level 2]] and usually wait in open spaces, repeatedly looking back and forth. If one spots [[Mario]], they will charge at him full speed. Kyororo can be defeated simply by [[jump]]ing on their heads or shooting a [[fireball]] at them, but jumping on them can be difficult due to their speed.
A '''Kyororo''' is an one-eyed enemy found in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They appear in the second stage of the [[Pumpkin Zone]] and usually wait in open spaces, repeatedly looking back and forth. If one spots [[Mario]], they will charge at him full speed. Kyororo can be defeated simply by [[jump]]ing on their heads or shooting a [[fireball]] at them, but jumping on them can be difficult due to their speed.
 
The Kyororo, along with many other enemies in the [[Pumpkin Zone]], are based on {{wp|obake|monsters}} from {{wp|Japanese folklore}}. The Kyororo comes from ''{{wp|hitotsume-kozō}}'' (one-eyed boys), troublesome one-eyed boys with large tongues that are said to run around frightening people.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>キョロロ</big><br>
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　ゴースト族<br>
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　あわてんぼう<br>
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　ランド2<br>
'''<big>キョロキョロ一つ目小僧</big></b><br>
大きな一つ目で、マリオを探すキョロロ。目玉の大きさの割に近眼なのか、近づこくまで動き出さない。しがし、一度マリオを見つけると猛ダッシュしてくるので気をつけたい。<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/KvoFsmb.jpeg page 62.]</ref>
 
'''''<big>Kyororo</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Ghost clan''<br>
''Disposition: Hasty person''<br>
''Game appearances: Land 2''<br>
'''''<big>One-eyed monster with a wandering gaze</big><br>
''Kyororo looks for Mario with his big single eye. He may be short-sighted for the size of his eye ball, but he doesn't move until he gets close to Mario. But once he spots Mario, he makes a mad dash for him, so be careful.''


The Kyororo, along with many other enemies in the Pumpkin Zone, are based on [[wikipedia:Obake|monsters]] from Japanese folklore. The Kyororo comes from [[wikipedia:Hitotsume-kozō|''Hitotsume Kozoo'']] (one-eyed boys), troublesome one-eyed boys with large tongues that are said to run around frightening people.
===''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
'''Bio:''' あたりをキョロキョロ見回していて、マリオを見つけると走り出す。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land 2'' section, page 75.</ref> (''He scurries around, and when he sees Mario, he runs.'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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cyclops.PNG|''Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins''
SML2 Kyororo.png|''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
Kyororo SuperMarioKun 8.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
Kyororo SuperMarioKun 8.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=キョロロ<ref>Official ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' Shogakukan game guide, page 14</ref>
|Jap=キョロロ<ref>「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 14.</ref><ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. ''KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1''. [[Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg|Page 7]].</ref>
|JapR=Kyororo
|JapR=Kyororo
|JapM=From 「キョロキョロ」 ''kyorokyoro'', Japanese onomatopoeia for glancing left and right repeatedly.
|JapM=From「キョロキョロ」(''kyorokyoro'', onomatopoeia for glancing repeatedly) or possibly「きょろり」(''kyorori'', eyes wide open)
|Jap2={{hover|一|ひと}}つ{{hover|目小僧|めこぞう}}<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 19 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1''. Page 4.</ref>
|Jap2R={{wp|Hitotsume-kozō}}
|Jap2M=One-eyed Boy
|Ger=Kyororo
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|Ita=Kyororo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 75</ref>
|ItaM=-
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Kyororo
Artwork of a Kyororo, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

A Kyororo[1] (generically referred to by Prima Games as one-eyed ghosts[2]) is a one-eyed enemy from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins that appears in Pumpkin Zone Level 2 and usually wait in open spaces, repeatedly looking back and forth. If one spots Mario, they will charge at him full speed. Kyororo can be defeated simply by jumping on their heads or shooting a fireball at them, but jumping on them can be difficult due to their speed.

The Kyororo, along with many other enemies in the Pumpkin Zone, are based on monsters from Japanese folklore. The Kyororo comes from hitotsume-kozō (one-eyed boys), troublesome one-eyed boys with large tongues that are said to run around frightening people.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

キョロロ
 種族　ゴースト族
性格　あわてんぼう
登場ゲーム　ランド2
キョロキョロ一つ目小僧
大きな一つ目で、マリオを探すキョロロ。目玉の大きさの割に近眼なのか、近づこくまで動き出さない。しがし、一度マリオを見つけると猛ダッシュしてくるので気をつけたい。[3]

Kyororo
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: Hasty person
Game appearances: Land 2
One-eyed monster with a wandering gaze
 Kyororo looks for Mario with his big single eye. He may be short-sighted for the size of his eye ball, but he doesn't move until he gets close to Mario. But once he spots Mario, he makes a mad dash for him, so be careful.

Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Bio: あたりをキョロキョロ見回していて、マリオを見つけると走り出す。[4] (He scurries around, and when he sees Mario, he runs.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キョロロ[5][6]
Kyororo
一つ目小僧[7]
Hitotsume-kozō
 From「キョロキョロ」(kyorokyoro, onomatopoeia for glancing repeatedly) or possibly「きょろり」(kyorori, eyes wide open)

One-eyed Boy

German Kyororo
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Italian Kyororo[8]
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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. ^ Campbell, Stuart. Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 94. "Head to the watery area beneath the one-eyed ghosts."
  3. ^ 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 62.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land 2 section, page 75.
  5. ^ 「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 14.
  6. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1. Page 7.
  7. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 4.
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 75
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