Aqua Man
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Aqua Man | |||
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 Artwork of an Aqua Man from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong (Game Boy) (1994) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga ("A tragic epilogue on the island!") (1994) | ||
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The Aqua Man are enemies in Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. They resemble short humanoid creatures wearing a diving suit.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong (Game Boy)[edit]
They first appear in Stage 3-3. Aqua Man just walk around horizontally, changing direction once they encounter a platform's bounds or a wall, and if Mario runs into them, he will lose a life. He can hop on them and hitch a ride as the creatures stroll. To defeat an Aqua Man, it has to be heaved and thrown at another enemy; alternatively, it can be crushed with a hammer.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
In the Super Mario Kodansha manga, Aqua Man play two different roles in the Donkey Kong adaptation.
While appearing in the enemy list of Super Mario: Donkey Kong 1, in the main story it appears in chapter 1 of Super Mario: Donkey Kong 2, as a normal diving suit Donkey Kong forces Mario to wear to check what is blocking the Ship. He gets attacked by a giant Gessori and gets coiled by its tentacles. During this attack, Kakkoii Mario and cuts off the tentacles holding Pauline and Mario, but when Luigi goes to check the diving suit, he notices it is empty, as Mario emerges from the water, further supporting the theory that he may have been Kakkoii Mario in disguise.
In chapter 3, an actual Aqua Man is seen helping the Kongs fight the Kremling Krew, until DK and Donkey Kong Snr. are knocked out, causing the Kong army to retreat after the defeat of their leaders.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| アクアマン (JP) / Aqua Man (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| テクテク族 | Place of origin | Trudge clan | |
| まじめ | Disposition | Serious | |
| GBドンキー | Game appearances | GB Donkey | |
| 持ち上げてぶつけよう せっかく潜水服を着ているのに、船の中ばかり歩き回っているアクアマン。横からはさわれないが、上に乗れるので持ち上げてからぶつけて倒そう。[1] |
Let's lift it up and hit it. Aqua Man is wearing a diving suit, but he is always walking around inside the ship. You can't touch him from the side, but you can get on top of him, so lift him up and hit him to knock him down. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite of an Aqua Man
Illustration of an Aqua Man from volume 28 of the Kodansha manga
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | アクアマン Akua Man |
Aqua Man | [1][2] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kiire, Kyoko (Shogakukan), Koichi Watanabe, Hiroaki Nagata, Masatoshi Watanabe, Haruko Ueki (Supersonic), and Toru Mori, editors (1994). 『パーフェクト
版 マリオキャラクター大事典 』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 36. Retrieved May 2, 2022 from Imgur. - ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (9 Jan. 1995). Super Mario: Donkey Kong 1, Super Mario, vol. 28. Tokyo: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319559-7. Page 68.
