Minikyura
- Not to be confused with Minicula.
| Minikyura | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun ("Final battle! Complete victory with the power of the partners!") (1994) |
Minikyura[1] are bat enemies in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins.
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins[edit]
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins, these small bats are produced indefinitely by the Kurokyura, therefore they only appear in the Bat Course of the Pumpkin Zone. Minikyura fly away on a diagonal path slowly when released, and damage Mario if touched. Minikyura can be defeated either by being stomped or from a fireball.
Mario vs. Wario[edit]
A Minikyura can be spotted flapping around Wario's Castle in Mario vs. Wario.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
In the Super Mario Kodansha manga, Kurokyura has the vampiric ability to turn into a bat, therefore he transforms into a Minikyura instread of throwing them at Mario.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In Super Mario-kun, Minikyura are seen flapping in the Pumpkin Zone. While battling Kōmori Otoko in chapter 8 of volume 8, the monster release a flock of Minikyura at the heroes, but they get startled by Yokkī, and attack their master instead, then faint from dizzyness.
In the chapter 11 of volume 8, Minikyura use their black bodies to darken the area for Mario, Yoshi, and Princess Peach. The reader needs to identify how many Minikyura there are based on the overlapping shapes. Mario then uses the shining coins stored in his hat to blind the bats and shoo them away.
Another Minikyura can be spotted in chapter 7 of volume 10, when Luigi brings all of the freed Mario Land's creatures to witness the final battle.
Profiles[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ミニキュラ (JP) / Minikyura (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| フライ族 | Tribe | Fly clan | |
| 従順 | Disposition | Obedient | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| クロキュラのしもべだ クロキユラ（P75）の代わりに戦うしもべ。コウモリのオバケで、こいつをうまく利用すると今まで進むことのできなかつたルートを使うことができるようになる。[2] |
Servant of Kurokyura. A servant who fights in place of Kurokyura (p. 75). He is a bat monster, and if you make good use of him, you will be able to use routes that were previously inaccessible to you. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
Japanese commercial
Names in other languages[edit]
Unlike most mainline Super Mario titles, Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins did not receive officially localized enemy indexes at the time of its release on the Game Boy and not all enemies are listed in its instruction booklets. Consequentially, most available non-Japanese names come from localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミニキュラ Minikyura |
Portmanteau of "mini" and「クロキュラ」(Kurokyura) | [3][4] | |
| French | Minicula | Portmanteau of mini and Crocula ("Kurokyura") | [5] | |
| Italian | Minikyura | - | [6][7] | |
| Spanish | Minikyura | - | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived December 21, 2025, 19:32:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 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 214.
- ^ Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2: 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-102413-0. Page 14.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (6 July 1993). Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1, Super Mario, vol. 18. Tokyo: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319398-5. Page 6.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 75.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 76.
