Collector
- This article is about the enemy from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. For the Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle enemy, see Collector (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle).
| Collector | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 3) (1994) |
A collector[1][2] is an enemy in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins appearing only in the final stage of the Macro Zone, where there are two. A collector snatches 1-Up Hearts from ? Blocks and runs away from them, attempting to keep Mario from retrieving them, though if Mario catches up to and defeats the collector, he will be rewarded the missing heart.
The collector has similarities to the Witch, and is depicted as another form of that character in the Kodansha adaptation.[3] In Super Mario-kun, a kleptomaniac collector helps Mario and Carrot to face the Macro Zone.
The collector is referred to with a male pronoun in the Super Game Boy Player's Guide,[1] but with a female pronoun in the English version of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.[4]
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ケイプ (JP) / Collector (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| テクテク族 | Tribe | Trudge clan | |
| いじわる | Disposition | Malicious | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| ハートを持って行かないで ケイブは、マクロゾーンの屋根裏コースにだけ登場するキャラ。マりオがせっかく出したハートを持っていこうとする。こいつにハー卜を盗られないように。[5] |
Don't take my heart away. The collector is a character that appears only in the attic course of the Macro Zone. It tries to take the hearts that Mario took the trouble to bring out. Don't let it steal your hearts. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unlike most mainline Super Mario titles, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins did not receive officially localized enemy indexes at the time of its release on the Game Boy and not all enemies are listed in its instruction booklets. Consequentially, most available non-Japanese names come from localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. The English edition of the book refers to the enemy as "Keipu,"[4] a romanization of its Japanese name that was also the title of the enemy's article on Super Mario Wiki from 2016 to 2022.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ケイプ[6][7] Keipu |
Potentially a corruption of「キープ」(kīpu, "keep") and「エスケープ」(esukēpu, "escape") | |
| French | Leurvo[8] | Anagram of voleur ("thief") | |
| Italian | Keipu[9]:75 | Romanization of the Japanese name | |
| Streghetta[9]:77 | Little witch; from strega ("witch") and the diminutive suffix -etta | ||
| Spanish | Keipu[10] | Romanization of the Japanese name |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Normally, our super hero is the only one collecting hearts. But in some situations, Mario can get a few hearts from another collector. Good luck chasing this little guy—he’s quick!" – Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt (1994). Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
- ^ English Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 89.
- ^ a b Roberts, Rachel, and Cardner Clark, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Translated by William Flanagan and Zack Davisson. Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 75.
- ^ 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 78.
- ^ 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 13.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (6 Jul. 1993). Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1, Super Mario, vol. 18. Kodansha (Japanese). Page 6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
