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 A Penkoon as depicted in KC Deluxe- “This pirate is part penguin and part racoon. Watch out for its spiked stomach ball.”
- —Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet, page 19
Penkoons[1] are bulky soldiers that patrol areas in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. When Wario comes too close to them, they make the spiked ball in their stomachs pop out. Despite their horned helmets, Wario can harm them by jumping on them; however, due to the spikes on their stomach, they cannot be harmed by charging head on by the Body Slam.
Names in other languages[edit]
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Name
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Meaning
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ポコペン[2]
Pokopen |
Derived from 「ぽこぽこ」(pokopoko, onomatopoeia for the sound a raccoon's belly makes) and 「ペンギン」(pengin, penguin)
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| German |
Penkoon |
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| Italian |
Pinguone[3]
Pronguino[4] |
Big Penguin
From procione (raccoon) and pinguino (penguin)
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- In the Japanese manual, their resemblance to both a tanuki and a penguin is noted, but their species remains a mystery.[2] In the English version, they are instead described as "part penguin and part racoon."[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 English instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ a b 「タヌキ？ペンギン？謎の海賊兵。お腹のトゲ付きボールを蹴って攻撃してくる。」 (Tanuki? Penguin? A mystery among pirate men. It attacks by kicking a spiked ball from its stomach.) - Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.
- ^ European Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Instruction Booklet, page 117
- ^ Italian Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Electronic manual, section 15
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