Tosenbo
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
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Tosenbo[1] are spiked, slug-like creatures from the star stage of the Space Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. These creatures inflate and deflate at a regular interval, but are barely visible when they are not inflated. They are invulnerable when not inflated, so Mario should stay away from them; they can only be defeated using a Star or a fireball when they are in their inflated state. According to the Shogakukan guide, they may related to Unibo.[2]
Profiles[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
トーセンボ
種族 アクア族
性格 すぐにすねる
登場ゲーム ランド2
しぼんだときを狙え
からだ全体にトゲを生やし、しぼんだり、ふくらんだりしている生物。踏みつけても倒せないので、しぼんでいる瞬間に急いで通り抜けよう。ファイアなら倒せるぞ。[3]
Tosenbo
Tribe: Aqua clan
Disposition: Sulks easily
Game appearances: Land 2
Aim for the moment when it's squeezed.
A creature whose entire body is covered with spines, which swell and contract. You can't knock it down by stepping on it, so hurry through it at the moment it is squeezed. Fire will defeat it.
Gallery[edit]
Sprite
Super Mario Maze Picture Book 5: Adventure in the Land of Rainbows
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トーセンボ[2] Tōsenbo |
From「通せん坊」(tōsenbō, blocking one's way); also possibly including「ハリセンボン」(harisenbon, porcupinefish) |
| German | Tosenbo | - |
| Italian | Pesce Palla[4] | Pufferfish, literally "Ball Fish" |
Trivia[edit]
- In the Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten, the picture of Tosenbo in its entry is vertically flipped.
References[edit]
- ^ English Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ a b 「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), page 13. It also states of the enemy: [...] 「ウニボーの親戚（？）。」 (Unibo's relative(?).)
- ^ Shogakukan. 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), page 119.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 75
