Kinopio-kun (KC Mario)
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.
- Not to be confused with Kinopio-kun.
| Kinopio-kun | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Toad |
| First appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 3) (1994) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario: Wario no Mori) (1994) |
Kinopio-kun is a Toad from Kinopio Mura that appeared in two occasions in the Super Mario KC Deluxe manga.
Kinopio-kun is a normal Toad, but has a more human-like face: he has ears, dark hairs popping out from under the mushroom, and eyebrows. In the first story, he has a more manly appearance and has a dark mushroom cap with white spots; in the second story, he has a regular white mushroom with red spots.
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 3, he appears in the short side story that tells Peach's origins: the Toads wish for some food to avoid starving, after Bowser stole everything they own. However, after Princess Peach and her companions (Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong Jr., representing Momotarō's animal companions) emerge from a giant peach that they materialize, the Toads search for someone to blame for the ruined wish. Kinopio-kun admits he was wishing for a girl who matched his beauty; in response, the Toads beat him up, though Bowser ends up falling in love with Peach and returns everything that he stole to impress her.
In Super Mario: Wario no Mori, Kinopio-kun returns with a simpler design and a major role.
During the events of chapter 1, Fauster is freed from his prison once more and invades the Peaceful Woods with his monsters. Needing to find his lair, Mario, Peach, Birdo, and Wanda go to the nearby Kinopio Mura to ask for help from villagers, who are ready to leave and get themselves to safety. As Kinopio-kun explains this, Mario notices the Yūsha Kinopio Kamen tied on his back. He explains that he found it in Fauster's lair after his imprisonment to remember the great hero that banished him. After putting together the fact that Mario is said hero, now assured that Fauster will be defeated, Kinopio-kun accepts to guide them towards the lair.
To stop them, Seizer summons Goro, but the heroes manage to destroy it. Due to the golem's debris, Kinopio-kun cannot recognize the path, but ensures them that they are not far from their destination, so the heroes proceed on their own. Right after, when Mario is attacked by Mad, Kinopio-kun and his neighbors jump in to save Mario by throwing the Yūsha Kinopio Kamen on his head, saving him from the mermaid's fangs, then the Toads bury her with rocks. Kinopio-kun is then seen in chapter 3 taking refuge from the sea of monsters with the heroes on the roof of Mario and Peach's house, but does not have any other important parts to play. In the last panel, he is seen sitting shyly beside Kinoppe.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario: Wario no Mori
Super Mario: Wario no Mori
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キノピオくん[1] Kinopio-kun |
From「キノピオ」(Kinopio, "Toad") and「くん」(-kun, a Japanese honorific usually used for young men) |
References[edit]
- ^ 「ここまで道案内してくれてありがとうキノピオくん」("Thank you for guiding us until this point, Kinopio-kun.") – Mario (1994). Super Mario: Wario no Mori. KC Deluxe (Japanese). ISBN ISBN4-06-319543-0. Page 73.
