Kinoko Sennin de Arushindo
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.
- This article is about the Toad elder in the Super Mario Kodansha manga. For the elder in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, see Kinoko Sennin.
| Kinoko Sennin de Arushindo | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Toad |
| First appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Dr. Mario) (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 3) (1995) |
Kinoko Sennin de Arushindo is the village chief of Kinoko Yama and the giant mushroom spirit of Kitchen Island who appears in the Super Mario Kodansha manga. He is an old Toad with long mustache and eyebrows, a tall mushroom cap with vertical stripes, and what looks like a bald spot on the top.
He debuts in the Dr. Mario manga. During a pandemic created by Gahaha Daiō, his village is spared from the virus due to something unknown. Mario, Peach, and Daisy go to investigate. Kinoko Sennin approaches them first, but as he explains, he and his villagers were not even aware of the virus or why they are immune to it. Gahaha Daiō also arrives to infect them, and while fleeing from the Dokudoku Pakkun Flower, Mario, the princesses and the villagers hide behind the Miracle Kinoko. Kinoko Sennin explains that the mushroom is their god and, as they soon realize it, it is also the reason behind the virus immunity. Kinoko Sennin quickly gives a bite of the mushroom to the princesses (who were heavily infected), curing them, and Mario makes a cure out of it to defeat Gahaha Daiō. After that, Mario and the princesses leave the village to cure the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom.
He reappears in Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 6 as one of the candidates for the People's Honor Award in chapter 3, friendly headbutting with the Tome Kuribō on who between them will get the award. They are then seen congratulating Mario and witnessing how the fire force are taming the flames spread in the Kinoko Biru.
In Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 1, he is revealed to be the spirit of a giant mushroom that grows on yet-to-be-named Kitchen Island. He trains the young Mario and Luigi to become heroes by defeating Wario, before returning to his mushroom form.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | きのこ Kinoko Sennin de Arushindo |
Mushroom Heremit, the Tired |
References[edit]
- ^ Kazuki Motoyama (1994). Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 1. KC Deluxe (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319539-2. Page 21.
