Pipe Fist
The title of this article is from the English Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, which reportedly sourced some names from fan wikis.
If a higher-priority source is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023) | ||
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Pipe Fists[1] are enemies in Super Mario Land. They emerge from pipes, similarly to Piranha Plants, except Pipe Fists move quicker and are immune to the Sky Pop's missiles. They behave as a group—when one fist goes back into a pipe, the other comes out shortly after. Only two Pipe Fists normally appear in World 4-3, but in the Expert Level, a third Pipe Fist appears in the first pipe to the left, in front of the 18 coins.
In the Super Mario Land manga, a Pipe Fist is shown in the characters list and is the only enemy not to be named. In the story, Pipe Fists do not appear.
In Super Mario-kun, a Pipe Fist can be seen in volume 3 alongside other Super Mario Land enemies, and it is then briefly seen punching Yoshi. Presumably, it gets defeated by Invincible Mario.
NamingEdit
The only official source in which an English name is given for this enemy is the English version of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, where it is called "Pipe Fist." This name had previously been used on the Super Mario Wiki from 2015 to 2018.
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ゲンコツ[2][3] Genkotsu |
Fist | |
| German | Faust[?] | Fist | |
| Italian | Pugno Tubo[4] | Pipe Fist |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ October 23, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years. Dark Horse Books (English). ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 44.
- ^ November 20, 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 97.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『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』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 48.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 48.
