Ant
- Not to be confused with Ant Trooper.
| Ant | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun ("Final battle! Complete victory with the power of the partners!") (1994) | ||
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An ant[1][2][3] is a type of enemy in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins.
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins[edit]
They make their only appearance in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins. Ants appear in only three levels: the Leaf Course of the Tree Zone, and the Manhole Course and the Flower Course of the Macro Zone. Ants continuously walk from side to side and march into enemies to deal damage. In Manhole Course, Mario visits an ant nest, which features numerous ants with varying abilities, including Chikunto, Goronto, and Dokanto. A standard jump or a fireball is enough to defeat an ant.
Mario Kirby Meisaku Video[edit]
In Mario Kirby Meisaku Video, Mario encounters an Ant while driving through the forest.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
In the second chapter of the Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1 volume of the Super Mario Kodansha manga, an Ant can be seen walking on the Tree Zone branch. In chapter 3, Mario, Princess Peach, and the collector enter the Manhole Course. Mario attacks the (relatively giant) ant that block their path, earning a scolding from Peach who claims that ants should be treated nicely. Right after that, another ant bites her head, causing her to punch it, allerting the nest.
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 3, ants can be seen as some of the several enemies that Mario and Luigi quickly pass by inside Wario's Castle and one is also seen celebrating Wario's defeat and regaining its freedom from his brainwashing spell. In the last chapter of the arc, upon hearing of "Wario's" return, an Ant and other inhabitants of the Tree Zone claim they would much rather perish than end up under his control again.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In volume 7 of Super Mario-kun, ants are the main antagonists of chapters 9 and 10. First, Mario, Carrot, and the collector face a giant ant in the Macro Zone, and it has the ability to raise spikes like a Chikunto. Collector shows Mario he can still stomp on enemies, even if they appear giant, only to land on its spike, so Mario resorts to squash the ant with a natural-sized coin.
In the next chapter, the three adventure inside the Manhole Course, filled with ants. They first try to sneak by disguised as one, but once their trick is discovered, a battle ensues. Despite the nest being more filled with normal ants, only their variants are the ones with relevant roles in the fight.
An ant appears in the final chapter of the arc, when Luigi brings all of the freed Mario Land's creatures to witness the final battle.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| アントット (JP) / Ant (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| クリープ族 | Tribe | Creep clan | |
| くそまじめ | Disposition | Overly serious | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| 働き者の巨大アリ アリさんみたいなアントット一族1の働き者。「マクロゾーン」きってのザコキャラで、動きが単調なので踏むだけでやっつけることができる。[4] |
Hardworking giant ants An ant-like, hard worker of 1 ant clan. He is one of the most common characters in the “Macro Zone,” and his monotonous movements allow him to be defeated simply by jumping on him. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
Japanese commercial
Names in other languages[edit]
Unless they are the only name available, names unique to the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are denoted as such in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アントット Antotto |
Portmanteau of the English "ant" and possibly the Italian diminutive suffix -otto | [5][6] | |
| Dutch | Soldaatmier | Soldier ant | [7] | |
| French | Fourmi soldat | Soldier ant | [8] | |
| Foumili | From fourmi ("ant") and militaire ("military"); comparable to Fourmili ("Ant Trooper") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [9] | |
| German | Ameise | Ant | [10][11][12] | |
| Italian | Formica | Ant | [13][14][15][16] | |
| Spanish | Hormiga | Ant | [17] |
References[edit]
- ^ "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!" – Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt (1994). Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
- ^ "Get to the platform that has an ant with a missile launcher on it and kill it." – Campbell, Stuart (May 5, 1999). Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2085-6. Page 94.
- ^ English Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived December 21, 2025, 19:32:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 39.
- ^ Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2: 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-102413-0. Page 11.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (6 July 1993). Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1, Super Mario, vol. 18. Tokyo: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319398-5. Page 7.
- ^ Smith, Mark, editor (1992). "Super Mario Land 2" in Club Nintendo, vol. 4, ed. 6. Catalyst Publishing, Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Dutch). Page 26.
- ^ Smith, Mark, editor (1992). "Super Mario Land 2" in Club Nintendo, vol. 4, ed. 6. Catalyst Publishing, Nintendo Co., Ltd. (French). Page 26.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 75.
- ^ Kämmerer, Andreas G. (1993). "Super Mario Land 2" in Club Nintendo, vol. 5, is. 1. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 49.
- ^ Moyes, Claude M., Andreas G. Kämmerer, and Marcus Menold, editors (1994). "Super Mario Land 2" in Der Offizielle Nintendo Super Game Boy-Spieleberater. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 23.
- ^ Moyes, Claude M., Andreas G. Kämmerer, and Marcus Menold, editors (1994). "Super Mario Land 2" in Offizielle Game Boy Spieleberater 2. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 21.
- ^ Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1992). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Club Nintendo, vol. 6. Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 26.
- ^ Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1993). "Super Mario Land 2" in Club Nintendo, vol. 1. Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 23.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 75.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 75.
