Pionpi

Pionpi, also known as Pinopi, are undead enemies found in Super Mario Land. They are based on, a mythical vampire and zombie-like creature from. Found in the Chai Kingdom, they constantly try to jump on Mario, and some appear from the air. They can be temporarily stunned by being jumped on, which will also award Mario with 800 points. To actually destroy them, Mario must lure them off the level, shoot them with two Superballs or touch them while invincible. They act essentially as a faster, harder version of the Fly and Kumo found earlier in the game. They are also similar to the Dry Bones introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, being an undead enemy that soon resurrects upon being squashed.

In the Game Boy comics published by Valiant Comics, a Pionpi is shown to be Tatanga's second-in-command and frequently rides around on a Yurarin Boo. In the issue "Team Play", this Pionpi leads Tatanga's invasion of the Great Wall of China and is also the only one of Tatanga's Elite Squadron to protest Herman Smirch's joining of Tatanga's forces.

In the Super Mario Land manga from the KC Deluxe series, Pionpi are depicted similar to zombies in an apocalypse. A trio of Pionpi attacks Mario and Mekakuribō (who is Princess Peach in disguise) as they arrive in Chai Kingdom. Mario shoots them down with a Superball, but they quickly rise back up. Running from them, Mario and Mekakuribō run into Nankin-kun, who tells them to hide in a bush. The three Pionpi jump over the bush and right into a pit. Nankin explains that Tatanga cursed the kingdom's citizens, turning them into Pionpi, except for the local temple's residents, protected by a magic seal that also functions as a door latch. While Mario takes a rest in the temple, waiting for Mekakuribō to make a new seal for him, a Goombo manages to trick Nankin-kun into opening the door and destroys the temple's seal, letting the Pionpi swarm the temple. The residents are bitten by the Pionpi and turned into zombies, followed by Princess Peach right after she finishes the seal, which Mario uses to keep the Pionpi at bay while he takes the Sky Pop at the airport. Once Tatanga is defeated, all of the transformed Pionpi are immediately restored to normal.

Super Mario Land

 * Instruction booklet: Hopping about and persistently dogging Mario, no matter how many times you jump on Pionpi, he keeps coming back to life. But you can defeat him with a superball.
 * 3DS Virtual Console manual: Hopping about persistently, Pionpi keeps coming back to life no matter how many times Mario jumps on him. He can be defeated by a Superball.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
''' ピョンピー 　ゴースト族 　執念深い ゲーム　ランド1 ''' 中国風の幽霊ピョンピー 手を前にのばして、ピョンピョン跳ねながら近づいてくるキョンシーみたいなオバケ. 踏んづけてもしばらくすると復活してしまうので、スーパーボールでやっつけよう.

 Pionpi  Tribe: Ghost clan Disposition: Spiteful Game appearances: Land 1 ' Chinese-style apparition Pionpi ''This kyonshī-like monster approaches with its hands outstretched in front of it, bouncing and jumping around. Even if you step on it, it will come back to life after a while, so use a Superball to defeat it.''