Tatanga-sei
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Tatanga-sei | |
|---|---|
| |
| Appears in | Super Mario Kodansha manga (""On Planet Tatanga" Great battle!!" (1994) |
| Ruler | Tatanga |
| Inhabitants | Tatanga-seijin No.48 |
Tatanga-sei is Tatanga's home planet, as shown in Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 2 of the Super Mario Kodansha manga.
Not much of the planet is shown: it looks like a Mars-like wasteland, with cacti and trees resembling the ones seen in various backgrounds in the game. From space, a giant「た」(Ta) is shown on the surface. The inhabitants are aliens identical to Tatanga: small goblin-like creatures with big pointy ears.
In the only volume it appears, the planet is the final stage of Space Zone, standing in for the boss arena of Star Course. The planet's atmosphere is also breathable, but during the battle, Tatanga uses some special bombs that vacuum the oxygen of the area and reduce the gravity, forcing Mario and friends to re-wear their spacesuits and nearly killing the aliens, saved at the last minute by Hippo and his bubbles.
According to the game guide, Super Mario-kun, and the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, No.48 also originates from this planet.[1][2][3]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タタンガ Tatanga-sei |
Planet Tatanga | [4] |
References[edit]
- ^ 「タタンガとともにやってきた
宇宙人 。」("A space alien that came with Tatanga.") – Yukio Sawada (25 Jan. 1994). Super Mario-kun Volume 9. CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-141769-8. Page 157. - ^ 「タタンガと同じ星から来た謎の宇宙人(？)。」("A mysterious space alien that came from the same star as Tatanga(?).") – 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins). Japanese. Page 12.
- ^ 「タタンガと同じ星から来た宇宙人。」("A space alien that came from the same star as Tatanga.") – Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" 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 75.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (8 Jan. 1994). Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 2, Super Mario, vol. 20. Tokyo: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319443-4. Page 98.
