Prince Pikante
| Prince Pikante | |
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 Artwork from Mario Portal | |
| Species | Rocto |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
| Member of | Octo-Army |
- “We've finally made it deep into enemy territory! Prince Pikante is right over there!”
- —Banktoad, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Prince Pikante is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Prince Pikante is fought in Shiverburn Galaxy in the mission Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood. As a member of the Octo-Army, he appears to be related to King Kaliente, having a similar name and appearance, and also bearing a royal title. He resembles a green version of the barrel-dwelling variant of Roctos, but donning a red crown and a short red cape. Instead of a Rocto's barrel, Prince Pikante rides a barrel-like tank with two spiked wheels and six cannons.
Battle[edit]
Prince Pikante mainly attacks by shooting four fireballs, three from each of his cannons and one from his mouth. When the fireballs touch the ground, they will create a small puddle of lava that lasts a few seconds. Mario will need to use the icy arena to skate around the projectiles. Occasionally, Prince Pikante might spit out a coconut. When he does, Mario will need to hit back the coconut at the boss.
After he is hit, Prince Pikante will move slightly faster and try to ram into Mario. Prince Pikante also gains another new attack; he will remain stationary, look upwards, then spit out multiple rocks and a few coconuts into the sky. The rocks and fruit will then slowly fall down to the ground. Mario will need to hit a coconut and damage the prince. If Mario misses the coconut this time, Prince Pikante will go back to its normal attack, but the same strategy applies. After the Prince is hit again, he will become angry and turn red and move around the arena faster. This time, Prince Pikante can spit out nine rocks at a time. Once defeated, Prince Pikante's tank will explode and send him flying, earning Mario the level's Power Star.
Prince Pikante shares his boss theme with Peewee Piranha, Rollodillo and Sorbetti.
Statistics[edit]
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| World | World 5 | Galaxy | Shiverburn Galaxy |
| Mission | Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood | Reward | 
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Gallery[edit]
Alternate artwork
Mario knocking a coconut back at Prince Pikante
Prince Pikante before his tank explodes
Naming[edit]
"Prince Pikante" is derived from "King Kaliente". "Pikante" is a respelling of picante (Spanish for "spicy"), much like how "Kaliente" is a respelling of caliente (Spanish for "hot"), and a prince is typically a subordinate of a king. While King Kaliente's respelling forms an alliteration, "Prince Picante" would also be alliterative, and the respelling only serves to tie him closer to King Kaliente.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/OtaRockChief.arc | OtaRockChief | Ota Rock Chief |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オタプリンス Ota Purinsu |
From「オタロック」(Otarokku, "Rocto") and「プリンス」(purinsu, "prince"); comparable to「オタキング」(Ota Kingu, "King Kaliente") | [1][2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 八爪王子 Bāzhuǎ Wángzǐ (Mandarin) Baatjáau Wòhngjí (Cantonese) |
Octopus Prince | [3] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 八爪王子 Bāzhuǎ Wángzǐ (Mandarin) Baatjáau Wòhngjí (Cantonese) |
Octopus Prince | [4][3] | |
| Dutch | Rocto-prins | Rocto Prince | [3] | |
| French (Canadian) | Le roi Poulba | The Octoomba king | [4] | |
| French (European) | Le prince Poulba | The Octoomba prince | [4][5] | |
| Prince Poulba | Prince Octoomba | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [6] | |
| German | Prinz Pikantus | Prinz ("prince") and Pikante ("picante") with the masculine Latin suffix -us | [4][7][8] | |
| Italian | Principe Pikante | Prince Pikante | [4][9][10] | |
| Korean | 옥토프린스 Oktopeurinseu |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | [4] | |
| Portuguese | Alteza Ardente | Burning Highness | [3] | |
| Spanish | Chiquipulpo | Portmanteau between chiquito ("tiny") and pulpo ("octopus"); comparable to Frikipulpo ("King Kaliente") | [4][11] |
References[edit]
- ^ Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 22.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" 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 159.
- ^ a b c d In-game name for "Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood" from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- ^ a b c d e f g In-game name for "Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood" from the Wii version of Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 192.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 159.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 187.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 159.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 190.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 159.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 159.
