| Pionpi | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Land | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023) | ||
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Pionpi,[1] also known as Pinopi,[2] are undead creatures based on jiangshi, a mythical vampire and zombie-like creature from Chinese folklore, and enemies introduced in Super Mario Land.
HistoryEdit
Super Mario LandEdit
Pionpis are found in Chai Kingdom in Super Mario Land. They hop in a single direction constantly, faster than a Fly or Kumo does. They give 800 points from being defeated by a Superball.[3]
Game Boy comic seriesEdit
A Pionpi is Tatanga's second-in-command in the Game Boy comics. He often rides around on a Yurarin Boo. The Pionpi leads Tatanga's invasion of the Great Wall of China in "Team Play." Herman Smirch refers to him as Mr. Pionpi in Pipes is Pipes.
Super Mario Kodansha mangaEdit
In the Super Mario Land manga from the KC Deluxe series, Pionpi are depicted similar to zombies in an apocalypse. A trio of Pionpi attacks Mario and Mecha Kuribō (who is Princess Peach in disguise) as they arrive in Chai Kingdom. Mario shoots them down with a Superball, but they quickly rise back up. Running from them, Mario and Mecha Kuribō run into Nankin, who tells them to hide in a bush. The three Pionpi jump over the bush and right into a pit. Nankin explains that Tatanga cursed the kingdom's citizens, turning them into Pionpi, except for the local temple's residents, protected by a magic seal that also functions as a door latch. While Mario takes a rest in the temple, waiting for Mecha Kuribō to make a new seal for him, a Goombo manages to trick Nankin-kun into opening the door and destroys the temple's seal, letting the Pionpi swarm the temple. The residents are bitten by the Pionpi and turned into zombies, followed by Princess Peach right after she finishes the seal, which Mario uses to keep the Pionpi at bay while he takes the Sky Pop at the airport. Once Tatanga is defeated, all of the transformed Pionpi are immediately restored to normal.
In the Super Mario Land 4 manga, a Pionpi is the third challenger in the Qix storyline. It bites Peach to make her his ally and the two of them take the role of the two Qixs, with Qix Daiō even strengthening the Pionpi to ease its work, but it is eventually defeated with a Qix Split and disappears, freeing Peach from its control.
Super Mario-kunEdit
Pionpi is only shown on the cover of the final chapter of Super Mario-kun Volume 3.
Profiles and statisticsEdit
Super Mario LandEdit
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
Hopping about and persistently dogging Mario, no matter how many times you jump on Pionpi, he keeps coming back to life. But you can defeat him with a superball.[page number needed]
- English:
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
- English:
Hopping about persistently, Pionpi keeps coming back to life no matter how many times Mario jumps on him. He can be defeated by a Superball.
- English:
Perfect Ban Mario Character DaijitenEdit
| ピョンピー (JP) / Pionpi (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ゴースト族 | Place of origin | Ghost clan | |
| 執念深い | Disposition | Spiteful | |
| ランド1 | Game appearances | Land 1 | |
| 中国風の幽霊ピョンピー 手を前にのばして、ピョンピョン跳ねながら近づいてくるキョンシーみたいなオバケ。踏んづけてもしばらくすると復活してしまうので、スーパーボールでやっつけよう。[4] |
Chinese-style apparition Pionpi This kyonshī-like monster approaches with its hands outstretched in front of it, bouncing and jumping around. Even if you step on it, it will come back to life after a while, so use a Superball to defeat it. | ||
GalleryEdit
Artwork from Super Mario Land
Sprite from Super Mario Land
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピョンピー[5][6] Pyonpī |
A play on「ピョンピョン」(pyon-pyon), an onomatopoeia for hopping, and「 |
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| Dutch | Pionpi[7]:35[8] | - | |
| Finnish | Pionpi[9] | - | |
| Pioni[10] | Pionpi | ||
| French | Pionpi[7]:17 | - | |
| German | Pionpi[11] | - | |
| Italian | Pionpi[12][13] | - | |
| Spanish | Pionpi[14][15] | - | |
| Swedish | Pionpi[16] | - |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 17.
- ^ 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 5.
- ^ VideoGamePhenom (September 10, 2019). Super Mario Land - World 4-1. YouTube.
- ^ November 20, 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. ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 173.
- ^ 1989. 『スーパーマリオランド取扱説明書』. Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 20.
- ^ 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 9.
- ^ McClellan, Mark, Bill Vallely, Dennis Francis, Art Nichols, Jade, and The Gradations (1991). "Maailma on Loppujen Lopuksi Hyvin Pieni Osa 2" in Nintendo-lehti, no. 2. Translated by Laila Takolander. Semic (Finnish). Page 27, 28.
- ^ Caragonne, George, and Todd Haedrich (1990). "Tiukasti Käsissäsi..." in Nintendo-lehti, no. 1. Translated by Laila Takolander. Semic (Finnish). Page 27.
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Manuale di Instuzioni. Florence: Nintendo (Italian). Page 17.
- ^ 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 9.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America (Mexican Spanish). Page 14.
- ^ McClellan, Mark, Bill Vallely, Dennis Francis, Art Nichols, Jade, and The Gradations (1991). "Världen är Bra Liten DEL 2" in Nintendo-Magasinet, no. 2. Atlantic Förlags AB (Swedish). Page 27, 28.