Pokio
| Pokio | |
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 Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey | |
| Appears in | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) |
- “Huzzah! It's one of those animals with the stretchable beak! I have so wanted to see one up close!”
- —Bonneter biologist, Super Mario Odyssey
Pokios are pheasant-like enemies found in the Seaside Kingdom, in Bowser's Kingdom, and on the Darker Side in Super Mario Odyssey. Their design is based on the Japanese green pheasant, though the red-crowned crane was considered.[1] The Prima guide classifies them as woodpeckers. Pokios wander around, but they chase Mario if they see him and stop to poke him with their extending beaks. The beaks rebound off any wall. If they hit a block, the block breaks/dispenses an item as appropriate. According to the Bonneter biologist, Pokios' beaks are normally short due to being in an extremely folded state, but they shoot outwards when they are opened. By default, Pokios wear samurai helmets with a spiked tip; these helms block jumps. The Cap Throw can knock off the hat, making the Pokio vulnerable to a stomp or to a second use of Cappy to capture it. Some areas have Pokios without hats. Such areas are usually dedicated to capturing and using Pokios.
If a Pokio is captured, Mario can poke enemies and blocks with his beak, though he also cannot move while poking. The attack is more effective than the Cap Throw, as it is able to defeat Spinies and other Pokios in one hit. It also breaks rocks in one hit. It can also be used to flick incoming cannonballs into the opposite direction, which can break destructible blocks. The beak can be held in the extended state, though this does not affect enemies. When Mario quickly spins around, or the controller is flicked, the Pokio twirls. In the air, this provides a light boost upward. When the beak is extended, this becomes a spinning attack, which grants some movement and ends with the beak retracted. The beak can grab items in the same way Cappy can, and like him, the beak cannot be damaged. Touching a spark pylon with the beak captures the pylon. While Pokios can stomp enemies, they gain very little height for doing so.
If Mario pokes at a wall, he can cling onto it. The Pokio swings so that the beak is perpendicular to the wall. The camera similarly swings to face the Pokio's tail, and moves back to that position if left alone. From this point, Mario can bend back and fling himself in any direction like a Pole, or retract the beak to fall down. This is useful for climbing up walls. A cosmetic hole is left behind by every poke into a wall. Rocky and metallic walls, including Moon Rocks but excluding the Moon's surface, repel the attack. (Blocks can be clung to, but metal behind them is still capable of repelling the beak.) If the spin is used while poking a wall, the Pokio jumps about the height of a Backwards Somersault. Some Power Moons are unlocked by poking a Pokio's beak in holes.
Pokios are dropped from RoboBrood in its earlier boss battle in Bowser's Kingdom. These Pokios are key to the battle against the machine.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of a Pokio without a hat
Artwork of a captured Pokio
Concept art of a Pokio
Model of a Pokio
Naming[edit]
"Pokio" is a play on the words "poke" and "Pinocchio," a character whose nose grows whenever he lies.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ツックン[2][3] Tsukkun |
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| Chinese (Simplified) | 啄啄儿[2] Zhuózhuór (Mandarin) Deukdeukyìh (Cantonese) |
From a partial repetition of "啄木鸟" (zhuómùniǎo / deukmuhkníuh, "woodpecker") and the Mandarin erhuayin "儿" (-r, Cantonese -yìh) | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 拮拮[2] Jiéjié (Mandarin) Gātgāt (Cantonese) |
From a repetition of Cantonese「拮」(gāt, Mandarin jié, "to poke") | |
| Dutch | Pokio[2] | - | |
| French | Pikonio[2][4] | From piquer ("to prick") and phonetic anagram of "Pinocchio" | |
| German | Piekmatz[2][5] | Portmanteau between pieken ("to sting") and Piepmatz ("birdie") | |
| Italian | Picchiolo[2] | Portmanteau between picchio ("woodpecker"), which is the same as the first-person singular form of picchiare ("to hit"), and piccolo ("small") or the diminutive suffix -olo | |
| Korean | 찌르군[2] Jjireugun |
From "찌르다" (jjireuda, "to poke") with the honorific "군" (gun), a common transliteration for the Japanese「 |
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| Russian | Тыклик[2] Tyklik |
Diminutive of тыкать (tykat', "to poke") | |
| Spanish | Picarito[2][6] | From picotear ("to peck") and pajarito ("little bird"); also a diminutive of pícaro ("cunning" or "mischievous") |
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, kikai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors (2019). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (First English Edition). Translated by TransPerfect. Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50671-375-5. Page 273.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Capture list (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 273.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Guide de Jeu Super Mario Odyssey (French Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (French). ISBN 9788866312628. Page 342.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Super Mario Odyssey: Das offizielle Lösungsbuch (German Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (German). ISBN 978-8-8663127-9-6. Page 342.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Guía Oficial Super Mario Odyssey (Spanish Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (European Spanish). ISBN 978-8-8663126-7-3. Page 342.
