Suke-san and Kaku-san

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The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
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Suke-san and Kaku-san
Suke-san and Kaku-san
Appears in Super Mario Kodansha manga ("Time traveling with Bowser. We have finally arrived in Edo period Japan!") (1992)
Species Yoshis

Suke-san and Kaku-san (real names Sasaki Sukesaburō and Atsumi Kakunoshin) are Mito Kōmon's fictional bodyguards. According to the tales, they follow their master in disguise around the country, looking to help justice prevail in regions oppressed by evil leaders. Suke-san would use his swordsman skills to disarm the villain's guards in no time, while Kaku-san would use his physical strength in hand-to-hand fights. Suke would also have the role of showing the seal his master carries to reveal their identities and stop the bad guy. In the Super Mario Kodansha manga, they make a brief apparition in the third chapter of "Time Traveler" storyline. They are depicted as two Yoshis and are dressed in traditional traveling clothes, carrying their katana with them. On their heads, they wear cloths with their names:「助」(Suke) and「格」(Kaku).

While Bowser is having fun modifying Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's edicts for his personal benefit, Mito Kōmon and his bodyguards arrive to put an end to this, only for Mito to be squashed by the Time Machine 2-gō. Revealing their cowardice, the bodyguards run away. Later, Mario gets the idea of disguising as Mito, while Luigi and Mario Gennai disguise themselves as the bodyguards. While putting the plan into motion, Luigi and Mario Gennai do not have any relevant roles (Mario is the one using the seal, instead of Luigi in Suke's guise). After ditching their costumes, they attempt to use their katanas on Bowser, but with his enlarged head, he manages to bend them and blow them away by just exhaling through his nose.

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Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseすけさん
Suke-san
Mr. Suke[1]
かくさん
Kaku-san
Mr. Kaku[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Motoyama, Kazuki (1 Sep. 1992). Deluxe BomBom. Japan: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN T1016531090389. Page 255.