Prince Mushroomkhamen

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Prince Mushroomkhamen
Mushroomkhamen.jpg
Species Human
First appearance The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 ("Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario") (1990)

Prince Mushroomkhamen[1] (also spelled Prince Mushroom-khamen[2]) is a minor character who appears in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode titled "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario".

Prince Mushroomkhamen was once the prince of Desert Land, but is now a mummy confined to a sarcophagus. His parents are Queen Mushroomkhamen and King Mushroomkhamen. As it so happens, Mario bears a great resemblance to Prince Mushroomkhamen. As the sarcophagus is never opened, the current, mummified state of Prince Mushroomkhamen is never actually seen.

The prince is stolen by Hip and Hop Koopa, which incites the rage of Queen Mushroomkhamen, who terrorizes Desert Land in a rage. She later sees Mario, mistakes him for her son, and forces him to take his place. In the end, the prince is found and returned to his mother by Princess Toadstool, Luigi, and Toad.

Prince Mushroomkhamen's name is a portmanteau of "mushroom" and the name "Tutankhamen"; King Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh whose ornate, solid-gold sarcophagus became famous in modern times ever since his discovery in 1923. Tutankoopa, a Koopa based on the same Egyptian Pharaoh, later appeared in Paper Mario.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 蘑菇卡门王子[3]
Mógukǎmén Wángzǐ
Prince Mushroomkhamen. From 图坦卡蒙 (Tútǎnkǎméng, "Tutankhamen") and 蘑菇 (mógū, "mushroom")
Croatian Princ Gljivakhamen[4] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutankhamen and gljiva ("Mushroom")
Danish Prins Champigkhamen[5] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutankhamen and champignon ("Mushroom")
Dutch Prins Zwamkhamen[6] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutankhamen and zwam ("Mushroom")
Finnish Prinssi Tutankhamen[7] Prince Tutankhamen
French Pharaon Champignonkhamon[8] Pharaoh Mushroomkhamen. From champignon ("mushroom") and Tutânkhamon ("Tutankhamen")
Prince Champignonkhamon[9] Prince Mushroomkhamen
German Prinz Pilzenchamuhns[10] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutanchamun ("Tutankhamen") and Pilz ("Mushroom")
Greek Πρίγκιπας Μανιτάριχαμών[11]
Priykipas Manitarichamon
Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Τουταγχαμών (Toetaychamon, "Tutankhamen") and μανιτάρι (manitari, "mushroom")
Italian Principe Fungankhamen[12] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutankhamen and fungo ("Mushroom")
Norwegian Prins Soppkhamen[13] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutankhamen and sopp ("Mushroom")
Polish Księcia Grzybochamon[14] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutanchamon ("Tutankhamen") and Gryzb ("Mushroom")
Portuguese Príncipe Cogumelocâmon[15] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutancâmon ("Tutankhamen") and cogumelo ("Mushroom")
Romanian Regele Ciupercamon[16] King Mushroomkhamen.1 From Tutankhamon ("Tutankhamen") and ciupercă ("Mushroom") Mistranslation in one Hip Koopa's lines at the beginning of the episode. Prince Mushroomkhamen is subsequently referred to as prinț ("prince") throughout the episode, though never by his full name again.
Russian Принц Грибахамон[17]
Prints Gribakhamon
Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Тутанхамон (Tutankhamon, "Tutankhamen") and гриб (grib, "mushroom")
Spanish Príncipe Setakamón[18] Prince Mushroomkhamen. From Tutankamón ("Tutankhamen") and seta ("Mushroom")
Swedish Prins Mushroomkhamen[19] Prince Mushroomkhamen

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