Editing Sarasaland

{{location infobox
|image=[[File:SML Sarasaland Artwork.png|230px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|ruler=[[Princess Daisy]]
}}
'''Sarasaland''' is the setting for ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. The realm is a country ruled by [[Princess Daisy]], and consists of four separate administrative wards referred to as kingdoms, which could also characterize Sarasaland as an {{wp|empire}}. Daisy is the only known ruler of the entirety of Sarasaland, although she has mentioned [[List of implied characters#Princess Daisy's father|her father]] in games including ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' and ''[[Fortune Street]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
In ''Super Mario Land'', Sarasaland, a normally peaceful country, is attacked by an evil space alien named [[Tatanga]], who hypnotizes the inhabitants, taking control over Sarasaland, and kidnaps Daisy. Mario returns peace to Sarasaland by rescuing Daisy and foiling Tatanga's conquest.

In the manual of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', it is revealed that [[Wario]] had used Tatanga's attack as a means to take over [[Mario's castle]] while Mario was saving Sarasaland.<ref name=Land2>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' instruction booklet|page=3|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|quote=While I was away crusading against the mystery alien Tatanga in Sarasa Land, an evil creep took over my castle and put the people of Mario Land under his control with a magic spell.|date=1992|author=Nintendo}}</ref>

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', Sarasaland is mentioned by one of the tips in the loading screen. Where Daisy rules her country, of course.

===''WarioWare'' series===
Sarasaland makes an appearance in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' in the [[Grow Wario Grow]] microgame where Wario has to get the [[Super Mushroom]] before Mario. The minigame reappears in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' Additionally, in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', a new microgame named [[Super Mario Land (WarioWare Gold)|Super Mario Land]] takes place in Sarasaland. A [[Super Mario Land (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|microgame with the same name]] also appears in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''.

===Other===
Aside from the ''WarioWare'' series, Sarasaland has not made an actual appearance in many years, and has since been reduced to mere mentions in Daisy's profile information for her game appearances, including ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' also briefly references Sarasaland: among all questions available in the [[M.P.I.Q.]] minigame, Toad can ask the [[Mario Party 3#Playable Characters|players]] who the princess of Sarasaland is. In ''[[Fortune Street]]'', Daisy's dialogue as well as the responses by the other characters frequently mention the country. Likewise, both the title and description for the event course [[Adventure in Sarasaland]] from ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' mention Princess Daisy's country (and to a lesser extent, the level itself has elements taken from Sarasaland, particularly World 1-1 from ''Super Mario Land''), as do her bios in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' and the official ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' website,<ref>{{cite|quote=The ruler of Sarasaland loves the thrill of the chase.|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190113214815/https://supermarioparty.nintendo.com/characters|title=Characters|publisher=''Super Mario Party'' official website|language=en-us|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}</ref> her [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] description in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', and a loading screen tip about her in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''.<ref>{{cite|quote=Daisy is the princess of Sarasaland. She's always chipper, cheerful, and lively!|author=Loading screen tip|title=''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''}}</ref> Daisy's Classic Mode route in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' is named "Sarasaland Represent!", with her [[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Boxing Ring|Boxing Ring]] nickname being "Sarasaland's Chipper Princess".

==General information==
===Name===
The name "Sarasaland" comes from the {{wp|calico}} textiles imported by Portuguese traders from India to Japan during the {{wp|Edo period}}, becoming widely popular and known by their Portuguese name, "sarasa".<ref>{{cite|url=www.kimonoboy.com/short_history.html|title=Short History Of Japanese Textiles|publisher=Kimonoboy|language=en|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}</ref> The particular variety of calico textures imported into Japan were referred to in pre-modern Portuguese as ''saraça'' (transliterated into Japanese as サラサ ''sarasa'') and are known in modern Portuguese (and English) as {{wp|chintz}}.<ref>{{cite|url=en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Japanese_words_of_Portuguese_origin|title=Glossary of Japanese words of Portuguese origin|publisher=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref> Calico, or sarasa, textiles are most commonly floral patterns made up of multiple, contrasting colors,<ref>{{cite|author=Kadolph, Sara J., ed.|title=''Textiles'', 10th edition|publisher=Pearson/Prentice-Hall|date=July 24, 2006|isbn=0-13-118769-4|page=463}}</ref> which is why Sarasaland's ruler, Princess Daisy, is named after a flower.<ref>{{cite|title=''With LUIGI 30th Anniversary: The Year of LUIGI Memorial Book''}}{{page needed}}</ref> Moreover, just as animal color patterns are named after the fabric (e.g. calico cats, etc.), Sarasaland's name alludes to the fact it is composed of multiple, diverse kingdoms.

"Sarasaland" was left unlocalized for the English release of ''Super Mario Land'', and subsequent releases have often rendered the name differently. The ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' manual spaces the name out as '''Sarasa Land''',<ref name=Land2/> and the Daisy [[list of trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee|trophy]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' hyphenates the name as '''Sarasa-land'''; both spaces or hyphens are methods of romanizing the interpunct used in the Japanese name, which had been disregarded during the initial ''Super Mario Land'' localization. In addition, Daisy's ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' profile erroneously calls it '''Sarasara Land'''.

===Constituent countries===
As mentioned, Sarasaland is made up of four separate kingdoms. They are all inspired by [[Earth|real life]] locations.
*[[Birabuto Kingdom]]: influenced by {{wp|ancient Egypt}}. Inhabited by [[Gao]], and governed by [[King Totomesu]].	
*[[Muda Kingdom]]: based on {{wp|Bermuda}}. Inhabited by [[Yurarin]], and governed by [[Dragonzamasu]].
*[[Easton Kingdom]]: based on {{wp|Easter Island}}. Inhabited by [[Tokotoko]], and governed by [[Hiyoihoi]].
*[[Chai Kingdom]]: influenced by {{wp|Chinese folklore|mythical}} {{wp|history of China|ancient China}}. Inhabited by [[Pionpi]], and governed by [[Biokinton]].

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=サラサ・ランド
|JapR=Sarasa Rando
|JapM=Sarasa-Land
|Spa=Sarasaland<br>Sarasa<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1|page=30}}</ref>
|Fre=Sarasaland
|Dut=Sarasaland
|Ger=Sarasaland
|Ita=Sarasaland
|Ita2=Sarasa Land<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' Italian booklet|page=3}}</ref>
|Por=Sarasaland
|Rus=Сарасаленд
|RusR=Sarasalend
|RusM=Sarasaland
|Kor=사라사랜드
|KorR=Sarasa Raendeu
|KorM=Sarasa Land
|ChiS=萨拉萨大陆联合国
|ChiSR=Sàlāsà Dàlù Liánhéguó
|ChiSM=Sarasa Land United Countries
|ChiT=薩拉薩大陸
|ChiTR=Sàlāsà Dàlù
|ChiTM=Sarasa Land
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:SMO Concept art Key artwork.jpg|thumb|Moai statues and mountains from ''Super Mario Land'' appear on the right edge, three quarters down.]]
*{{wp|Moai}} statues and mountains from [[Chai Kingdom]] as seen on the ''Super Mario Land'' boxart appear in concept art for ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', suggesting Sarasaland may have been planned to appear in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' somewhere early in development, but was later scrapped in the final game.

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