Floating Face
| Floating Face | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
Floating Faces[1][2] are enemies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. These large ball-like creatures possess a mustache and bear a resemblance to Wario. They are encountered in Mario's castle. Floating Faces bounce around a small room at diagonal angles. They can be destroyed from a Spin Jump instantly or from being stomped twice, or just once in Easy Mode. Floating Faces appear in a total of three rooms consecutively, with the first room containing one and the latter having two each.
Profiles[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ドンガバメン (JP) / Floating Face (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ゴースト族 | Tribe | Ghost clan | |
| 態度がでかい | Disposition | To be intolerant (e.g. to others) | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| 巨大な顔の不気味なヤツ ワリオ城に住み着く、奇妙なキャラクター。口ひげをつけた巨大な顔面がマリオの行く手を完全にふさいでいる。親衛隊長ともいえるこいつを倒せば、いよいよボスのワリオが登場するぞ。[3] |
The creepy one with the giant face. A strange character that lives in Wario Castle. His huge face with a mustache completely blocks Mario's way. Once he is defeated, the boss, Wario, will finally appear. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドン・ガバメン[4] / ドン＝ガバメン[5] / ドンガバメン[3] Don Gabamen |
Blend of "Don" (Spanish word for "sir"), possibly「がばがば」(gabagaba, an ideophonic word for something big), and「面」(men, face) | |
| French | Don Masko | Blend of "Don" (Spanish word for "sir") and masque (mask) turned into a name with suffix -o | |
| German | Don Gabamen | - | |
| Italian | Pallafaccia[6] | Faceball |
References[edit]
- ^ "Floating Faces bounce off the walls in the last three chambers leading to Wario." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
- ^ 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.)
- ^ a b 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 137.
- ^ 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 16.
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1. Page 6.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.
