Komorin
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.
| Komorin | |||
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 Artwork from Mario & Wario | |||
| First appearance | Mario & Wario (1993) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun ("Team VS Giant Robo!? Luigi's catastrophe!!") (1994) | ||
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Komorin are bat enemies in Mario & Wario.
History[edit]
Mario & Wario[edit]
Komorin only game apperance is in Mario & Wario. They are encountered prominently in LEVEL 4, where they appear in every area. Komorin appear in the illusion of a single bat hanging on a ceiling, but once a character approaches, four bats spread out from the same spot. Komorin can disappear if hit by Wanda's wand.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
In chapter two of the Mario & Wario volume of the Super Mario Kodansha manga, Mario falls into the icy underground under Kumotori Yama. Wanda tries to help him by passing him a Fire Flower, but in doing so, she wakes up a flock of Komorin which make her drop her wand. Mario manages to reach the Fire Flower and uses it to awaken the Giant Unbaba sleeping at the bottom of the frozen lake. The monster sets the cave ablaze, burning the Komorin in the process.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
Four Komorin are the chapter antagonist of chapter 11 of volume 9 of the Super Mario-kun manga: the Kōmori Sentai Komorinjā. They use a Komorin robot to defeat Mario, the Komoringā, but Bowser-Wanda summons for him the Mario Zone robot, and he ends up besting them by making the robot puke all of the Zone's enemies and blocks onto them.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| コモリン (JP) / Komorin (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| フライ族 | Tribe | Fly clan | |
| 友達好き | Disposition | Amiable | |
| M&W | Game appearances | M&W | |
| いつも4匹なかよくいっしょ コウモリのモンスター・コモリンは、4匹が重なるようにとまっている。近づくと、4匹がバラバラに飛びはじめるので、その前にワンダの杖で叩いて倒そう。[1] |
The four animals always get along well together. The bat monster, Komorin, is perched so that four of them are stacked on top of each other. When you get close to them, they will start to fly apart, so you must hit them with Wanda's wand before they can be defeated. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Mario & Wario
Level 4-1 map layout
Artwork used for a Super Mario Christmas-themed puzzle
Super Mario Maze Picture Book 3: Mario versus Wario
Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!
Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 2: Important Box
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コモリン Komorin |
Derived from「蝙蝠」(kōmori, "bat") with Japanese diminutive "-rin"; shared with Squeekly | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 84.
- ^ 1993. Mario & Wario instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 11.
| Mario & Wario | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Luigi • Mario • Princess Peach • Wanda • Wario • Yoshi |
| Enemies | Dodorigesu Jr. • Guriguri • Komorin • Tsubōn • Unibo |
| Stages | Yōsei no Mori • Yosu Ko • Kumotori Yama • Kōri no Dōkutsu • Honō no Dōkutsu • Pukupuku Kai • Balloon Bridge • Karakara Sabaku • Wario no Niwa • Wario Tei • EXTRA |
| Items & obstacles | 1-Up Mushroom • Bucket • Coin Block • Elevator • Flip-Flop Block • Fūsen Block • Hammer • Jump Block • Magic Wand • Nebaneba Block • Rock Block • Star • Switch Block • Time Kinoko • Timer Block • Toge Block |
| Adaptations | Super Mario (Mario & Wario · Super Mario 4-koma Daikōshin) • Super Mario-kun (Volumes: 8 · 9 · 10) |
| Other | Bulldog • Wario Busters • Staff • Gallery • Mario to Wario Fighter Game • Multimedia |
