Prince Pine
| Prince Pine | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Human |
| Appears in | Yoshi's Safari (1993) |
Prince Pine is a character in Yoshi's Safari. He is the son of King Fret, the prince of Jewelry Land, and a friend of Princess Peach. Both Prince Pine and King Fret were kidnapped by Bowser during his attack on Jewelry Land, also stealing its twelve magical jewels, splitting the kingdom in half and forming a Light Realm and a Dark Realm. King Fret was held in the Light Realm, while Prince Pine was imprisoned in the Dark Realm. After Mario and Yoshi defeat Bowser, Prince Pine is released.
In the game's adaptation from the Super Mario Kodansha manga, King Fret and Prince Pine are not only kidnapped, but also cursed by the robbery of the magic gems, causing their heads to turn into a teapot and a pineapple respectively (a nod to their Japanese names) until the end of the story arc. When Peach informs Mario about what Bowser did to his friend's kingdom, he and Yoshi depart to save it, all the while Mario grows jealous at the idea that Peach and Pine may be romantically involved. After defeating Bowser in the Light Realm and saving both hostages, Bowser prepares to hand over the rest of the gems, but when he discovers how to summon the Dark Realm, he takes the gems, summons it, and runs away, taking Pine with him. Before the final battle, Mario attempts a negotiation for his release, but Bowser does not keep his end of the deal. During the final battle, Luigi sneaks into the castle, frees Pine, and takes back the gems. Following Pine's instructions, Luigi and Mario use the gems against Bowser, finally restoring the world. Pine then returns to his normal human form.
In Super Mario-kun Volume 9, Prince Pine is turned into a Super Scope after chaos falls upon the Mushroom Kingdom, turning everyone into electric appliances. The Super Scope is later lent to Mario in his quest to retrieve the Crystal Kinoko from Bowser. While unable to speak, Prince Pine proves himself to be alive on multiple occasions by gasping for ammunition or elongating his Super Scope form's barrel, but Mario and Yoshi are not surprised by it, thinking it is a side effect of the chaos. Once the chaos is stopped with the Crystals, Prince Pine returns to normal, physically hurt by the stress Mario put him through in his adventure, but still grateful to him for saving his kingdom and his father.
Gallery[edit]
Prince Pine thanking Mario and Yoshi
Prince Pine cursed form in the Super Mario Kodansha manga
Prince Pine human form in the Super Mario Kodansha manga
Prince Pine Super Scope form in Super Mario-kun
Prince Pine human form in Super Mario-kun
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パイン Pain-ōji |
From an abbreviation of "pineapple" and「王子」(ōji, "prince") |
References[edit]
- ^ 1993. Yoshi no Road Hunting instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 2.
| Yoshi's Safari | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Mario • Yoshi • Princess Peach • Prince Pine • King Fret | |
| Jewelry Land locations | Light Realm | Grass Land • Mushroom Land • Pipe Island • Crescent Coast • Spirit Mountain • Grand Bridge • Float Castle I |
| Dark Realm | Cornice Cave • Ghost Mansion • Float Castle II • Dark Sea • Bowser's Castle | |
| Bosses | Hammer Brother • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Boomerang Brother • Wendy O. Koopa • Takotsubo • Larry Koopa • Sledge Brother • Morton Koopa Jr. • Iggy Koopa (King Gessō) • Roy Koopa • Firesnake • Magikoopa • Lakitu • Big Boo • Chargin' Chuck • Mecha Nokonoko • Bowser (Busō Koopa) | |
| Enemies | Anvil • Bloober • Bob-omb • Big Boo • Bullet Bill • Cheep-Cheep • Flying Goomba • Green Shell • Koopa Para Troopa • Koopa Troopa • Mechakoopa • Monty Mole • Nipper Plant • Para Bomb • Podoboo • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Tako | |
| Power-ups | Power-up Mushroom • Fire Flower • Nut • Super Star | |
| Items | 1-Up Mushroom • Big Coin • Clock • Coin • Flying ? Block • Magic gem | |
| Objects | Flying ? Block • Magic gem | |
| Objects | Dash Zone • Jump zone • Junction | |
| Weapons | Super Scope | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Multimedia • Super Jump | |
