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'''Pagosu'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 17.</ref> is a war robot of [[Tatanga]]'s. It appears during the battle against [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. It can fire large missiles that split into smaller missiles which Mario must dodge. Twenty-five hits from Mario's [[Sky Pop]] will bring it and Tatanga down.
'''Pagosu'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 17.</ref> is a war robot of [[Tatanga]]'s. It appears during the battle against [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. It can fire large missiles that split into smaller missiles which Mario must dodge. Twenty-five hits from Mario's [[Sky Pop]] will bring it and Tatanga down.


According to ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'', Pagosu does not return in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''.<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' section, page 79. Under 「あのタタンガと再戦!」 (''The Rematch With Tatanga!''): 「前作(『スーパー マリオランド』)のラストボスであるタタンガが、スペースゾーンのボスとして再登場。愛機パゴスから新しいマシーンに乗りかえ、マリオとの再戦を果たす。」 ("''Tatanga was the last boss of the previous work (“Super Mario Land”), and he reappears as boss of the Space Zone. His favored Pagosu was exchanged for a new machine, exacting a rematch with Mario.''")</ref> The game's official website also claims that its replacement is even stronger,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html Official Japanese ''Super Mario Land 2'' site]; Tatanga's description: 「打倒マリオを胸にひめ、攻撃力もアップ。」 ("''Determined to defeat Mario, his offensive capacity is also up.''")</ref> although its attack capabilities significantly differ in-game. According to the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha adaptation]], the new spaceship is a present from [[Wario]].<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 19 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1''. Page 31.</ref>
According to the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha manga]], Tatanga's spaceship in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' is a present from [[Wario]] to replace Pagosu.<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 19 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1''. Page 31.</ref> The game's official website claims that this spaceship is more powerful,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html Official Japanese ''Super Mario Land 2'' site]; Tatanga's description: 「打倒マリオを胸にひめ、攻撃力もアップ。」 ("''Determined to defeat Mario, his offensive capacity is also up.''")</ref> although its attack capabilities significantly differ in-game. ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' also states that Pagosu was replaced.<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' section, page 79. Under 「あのタタンガと再戦!」 (''The Rematch With Tatanga!''): 「前作(『スーパー マリオランド』)のラストボスであるタタンガが、スペースゾーンのボスとして再登場。愛機パゴスから新しいマシーンに乗りかえ、マリオとの再戦を果たす。」 ("''Tatanga was the last boss of the previous work (“Super Mario Land”), and he reappears as boss of the Space Zone. His favored Pagosu was exchanged for a new machine, exacting a rematch with Mario.''")</ref>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 11:27, December 5, 2022

Tatanga in Pagosu, Super Mario Land
Tatanga operating Pagosu
Tatanga in Pagosu, from Super Mario Land.

Pagosu[1] is a war robot of Tatanga's. It appears during the battle against Mario in Super Mario Land. It can fire large missiles that split into smaller missiles which Mario must dodge. Twenty-five hits from Mario's Sky Pop will bring it and Tatanga down.

According to the Kodansha manga, Tatanga's spaceship in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a present from Wario to replace Pagosu.[2] The game's official website claims that this spaceship is more powerful,[3] although its attack capabilities significantly differ in-game. Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. also states that Pagosu was replaced.[4]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese パゴス[5]
Pagosu
Possibly from "πάγος" (págos, Greek for "hill-fort") or "pegasus" (a mythical winged divine horse in Greek mythology)

Dutch Pogaus[6]
 

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 17.
  2. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 31.
  3. ^ Official Japanese Super Mario Land 2 site; Tatanga's description: 「打倒マリオを胸にひめ、攻撃力もアップ。」 ("Determined to defeat Mario, his offensive capacity is also up.")
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins section, page 79. Under 「あのタタンガと再戦!」 (The Rematch With Tatanga!): 「前作(『スーパー マリオランド』)のラストボスであるタタンガが、スペースゾーンのボスとして再登場。愛機パゴスから新しいマシーンに乗りかえ、マリオとの再戦を果たす。」 ("Tatanga was the last boss of the previous work (“Super Mario Land”), and he reappears as boss of the Space Zone. His favored Pagosu was exchanged for a new machine, exacting a rematch with Mario.")
  5. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 21.
  6. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic, page 9.