Mekabon
| Mekabon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Land | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023) | ||
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Mekabons[1][2] are short robots that lived in the Muda Kingdom in Super Mario Land. When Mario comes near them, their heads come off and act like a boomerang, flying at him before coming back to reattach to the main body. They are defeated through one of two ways; either he can jump on the head and body parts separately for 100 points each, or he can wait until the head reattaches itself and then stomp on the entire Mekabon to be awarded with 400 points. They can also be defeated with the Superball Flower. They are only found in World 2-2.
In the Super Mario Land manga, a group of Mekabons attempts to stop Mario in Muda Kingdom. The first one tosses its head at Mario, making him flinch and drop all of the coins that he had just collected in a bonus area. Mario quickly defeats it, but a second one tosses its head at him. Mecha Kuribō arrives and does the same. The two robots end up switching heads, confusing the Mekabon. A third one is stomped on as Mario leaves the area while Mecha Kuribō retrieves its head off-screen.
In Super Mario-kun, a Mekabon appears in volume 3 alongside other Super Mario Land enemies, but it is only seen trying to attack Mario and is later defeated by Invincible Mario.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Land[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
A robot that attacks Mario with its head. It can be beaten by jumping on its head. - Other languages:
- German:
Dieser Roboter greift Mario mit seinem Kopf an. Er kann durch Draufspringen erledigt werden.
- German:
- English:
- Game Boy Player's Guide description: Don't lose your head when these robots lose theirs.
- 3DS Virtual Console manual: This robot attacks Mario with its head. Defeat it by jumping on its head.
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| メカポン (JP) / Mekabon (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| メカ族 | Tribe | Mecha clan | |
| しっかり者 | Disposition | Person of stability | |
| ランド1 | Game appearances | Land 1 | |
| 頭で攻撃！分離するメカ 体から首を離して攻撃してくる合体ロボッ卜。首は3キャラ分ぐらい弧を描いて飛んでくる。ファイアを投げるか、首がついている時に踏めば1回で倒せる。[3] |
Attacks with its head! Separating mechs A combined robot that attacks by separating its head from its body. The head flies in an arc for about three characters. It can be defeated in a single attack by throwing fire or stepping on it when its head is attached. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of a blue depiction of a Mekabon from Super Mario Land
Sprite from Super Mario Land
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メカポン[4][5] Mekapon |
The English suffix "mecha" with「~ぽん」(-pon), a suffix used for cutesy names | |
| Dutch | Mekabon[6]:32[7] | - | |
| French | Mekabon[6]:14 | - | |
| German | Mekabon[8] | - | |
| Italian | Mekabon[9][10] | - | |
| Spanish | Mekabon[11][12] | - |
References[edit]
- ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
- ^ 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
- ^ 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 217.
- ^ 1989. 『スーパーマリオランド取扱説明書』. Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 15.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Land" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 47.
- ^ a b 1990. Super Mario Land mode d'emploi / Handleiding. Nederland, Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch).
- ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch). Page 8.
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 14.
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Manuale di Instuzioni. Florence: Nintendo (Italian). Page 14.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 14.
- ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish). Page 8.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America (Mexican Spanish). Page 14.
