Ragumo
| Ragumo | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun ("Final battle! Complete victory with the power of the partners!") (1994) | ||
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Ragumo[1] are enemies first appearing in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins. These drill-nosed mole creatures are likely based on Monty Moles due to their similar appearance and attack pattern and may be related to them,[2][3] but they are considerably slower.
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2 - Golden Coins[edit]
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins, Ragumo appear in only one course, the Roots Course of the Tree Zone, where they are found inside the roots of the tree. Ragumo wait underground until Mario comes close, at which point they surface and start walking forward. After leaving the ground, they can be defeated with any attack. Ragumo can also pass through walls, thanks to their drills.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
Ragumo appear in the Super Mario Kodansha manga, starting as enemies in Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1. In chapter 2, together with the Tree Zone enemies, they surround Mario, Peach, and Battle Beetle, but Mario transforms into Bunny Mario and hops all of them to safety. A Ragumo is also seen in a burrough in the Macro Zone underground in chapter 3.
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 3, a Ragumo can be seen as one of the several enemies that Mario and Luigi quickly pass by inside Wario's Castle. Later on, a Ragumo, alongside other Tree Zone inhabitants, can be briefly seen as "Wario" threatens to destroy the Mario Land if they do not surrender to him. They all agree they would rather die than be under his thumb once again.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In Super Mario-kun, a Ragumo appears in the final chapter of volume 6. He attacks Mario by drilling him in his behind when he sits after dealing with some Paragoombas. Mario tries luring the Ragumo with his Carrot companion, then tries to attack him with a fireball, but the Ragumo hides undedrground. A Bopping Toady assists the Ragumo by using its tongue to restrain Mario. The Carrot tries to help Mario, but she gets drilled by the Ragumo, who then goes to stab Mario, but he uses his Bunny ears to stop it. With the help of a Super Mushroom, which grows his ears bigger, Mario breaks the Ragumo's drill and slaps the Bopping Toady.
In his first appearance, the Ragumo wears Monty Mole's shades, but when it reappears in the final chapter of the arc, when Luigi brings all of the freed Mario Land's creatures to witness the final battle, it has its regular design.
Profiles[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ラグモ (JP) / Ragumo (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ビースト |
Tribe | Beast clan | |
| のうてんき | Disposition | Thoughtless | |
| ランド２ | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
チョロプー（Ｐ１１２）にドリルをつけたようなモグラ。 |
Drill mole coming out of the ground This mole looks like a Monty Mole (p. 112) wearing a drill. It will suddenly jump out of the ground, damaging you if you are near it. You can defeat it by stepping on it. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Alternate artwork
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario-kun, volume 6
Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Land 2 volume 1)
Names in other languages[edit]
Unlike most mainline Super Mario titles, Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins did not receive officially localized enemy indexes at the time of its release on the Game Boy and not all enemies are listed in its instruction booklets. Consequentially, most available non-Japanese names come from localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ラグモ Ragumo |
Anagram of「モグラ」(mogura, "mole") | [5][6] | |
| French | Taupe-Perceuse | Drilling Mole | [7] | |
| Italian | Ragumo | - | [8][9] | |
| Spanish | Ragumo | - | [10] |
References[edit]
- ^ Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived December 21, 2025, 19:32:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Official Japanese Super Mario Land 2 site; the description refers to it as "Choropoo's relative!?" in a shocked and questioning manner, hence not stating it definitively.
- ^ 「チョロプー（Ｐ１１２）にドリルをつけたようなモグラ。」("This mole looks like Choropoo wearing a drill.") – 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 112.
- ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」(Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 227.
- ^ Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2: 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-102413-0. Page 10.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (6 July 1993). Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1, Super Mario, vol. 18. Tokyo: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319398-5. Page 7.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" 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 76.
| Monty Moles | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Big Montgomery • Chitei Kaijū Indy • Choropū Chika Butai • Choropū (Haha) • Choropū (Kodomo-tachi) • Choropū Mōdoku Butai • Choropū Safari-tai • Choropū Shinrin-tai • Choropū the Picasso • Choropū-tachi • Choropūko • Chorozairu • Gattai monster • Major Burrows • Mole Biker Gang • Monty Bros. • Monty Mole auctioneer • Monty Tank • Pakkun Mogura • Pūko • Sphinx Zō |
| Variants | Choropū Men'iwa • Mawful Mole • Mega Mole • Mega Monty Mole • Metal Mawful Mole • Mole (presenter) • Monty Mole • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Monty Mole Patch • Monty Mole Swooper • Morty Mole |
| Relatives | Mega Rocky Wrench • Monty • Undergrunt • Undergrunt Gunner • Ragumo • Rocky Wrench |
| Related | Choropū-dan |
