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|title=Octopus | |title=Octopus | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:KCDeluxe-SML2Octopus.png|250px]] | ||
|full_name=Octopus | |full_name=Octopus | ||
|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]]) | ||
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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]]) | ||
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The '''Octopus'''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Magazine_System_05_1993-08_Trielle_AU#page/n53/mode/2up</ref> is the boss of the [[Turtle Zone]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', in the belly of a giant [[whale]]. The octopus will attack Mario by swimming around releasing its offspring, known as '''Poko'''{{refneeded}}. The little ones will home in on Mario, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat the octopus, Mario had to hit its head three times, which can be difficult as the entire battle with the octopus takes place underwater. Alternatively, [[Fire Mario]] can cook the octopus with six [[fireball]]s. The smaller octopuses cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle. | |||
The '''Octopus'''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Magazine_System_05_1993-08_Trielle_AU#page/n53/mode/2up</ref> is the boss of the [[Turtle Zone]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', in the belly of a giant [[whale]]. | |||
[[File:Octopus_SML2.png|left]] | |||
The octopus will attack Mario by swimming around releasing its offspring, known as '''Poko'''{{refneeded}}. The little ones will home in on Mario, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat the octopus, Mario had to hit its head three times, which can be difficult as the entire battle with the octopus takes place underwater. Alternatively, [[Fire Mario]] can cook the octopus with six [[fireball]]s. The smaller octopuses cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle. | |||
The octopus also appears in the ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' comic, which is a (loose) adaptation of ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''. It attempts to attack [[Mario]] while he is crossing a lake, but is stopped when Mario asks what an octopus, a saltwater creature, is doing in a freshwater lake. The octopus ponders this and then exclaims that must be why it hasn't been feeling good. Mario offers to pour some salt in the water for the octopus, but accidentally pours sugar instead. It is last seen lying face down in the water, unmoving. | The octopus also appears in the ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' comic, which is a (loose) adaptation of ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''. It attempts to attack [[Mario]] while he is crossing a lake, but is stopped when Mario asks what an octopus, a saltwater creature, is doing in a freshwater lake. The octopus ponders this and then exclaims that must be why it hasn't been feeling good. Mario offers to pour some salt in the water for the octopus, but accidentally pours sugar instead. It is last seen lying face down in the water, unmoving. | ||
Revision as of 18:41, July 17, 2016
The Octopus[1] is the boss of the Turtle Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, in the belly of a giant whale.
The octopus will attack Mario by swimming around releasing its offspring, known as PokoTemplate:Refneeded. The little ones will home in on Mario, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat the octopus, Mario had to hit its head three times, which can be difficult as the entire battle with the octopus takes place underwater. Alternatively, Fire Mario can cook the octopus with six fireballs. The smaller octopuses cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle.
The octopus also appears in the Mario vs. Wario comic, which is a (loose) adaptation of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It attempts to attack Mario while he is crossing a lake, but is stopped when Mario asks what an octopus, a saltwater creature, is doing in a freshwater lake. The octopus ponders this and then exclaims that must be why it hasn't been feeling good. Mario offers to pour some salt in the water for the octopus, but accidentally pours sugar instead. It is last seen lying face down in the water, unmoving.
