Octopus (boss)

The octopus is the boss of the Turtle Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, found in the belly of a whale.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
The octopus will attack Mario by swimming around releasing its offspring. The little ones slowly home in on Mario and pass him by, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat the octopus, Mario has to hit its head three times, which can be difficult, as the entire battle with the octopus takes place underwater. Alternatively, Fire Mario can defeat the octopus with six fireballs. The smaller octopodes cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle. Once defeated, Mario will gain one of the 6 Golden Coins needed to take back his castle from Wario.

Mario vs. Wario
The octopus (referred to by Mario as a monster octopus) also appears in the Mario vs. Wario comic, which is a loose adaptation of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It attempts to attack Mario while he is crossing a lake, but is stopped when Mario asks what an octopus, a saltwater creature, is doing in a freshwater lake. The octopus ponders this and then exclaims that must be why it has not been feeling well. Mario offers to pour some salt in the water for the octopus, but accidentally pours sugar instead. It is last seen lying face down in the water, unmoving.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
''' パコ&ポコ 　アクア族 　乱暴者 ゲーム　ランド2 ''' 恐怖！タコの親子タッグ  マリオランド2のタートルゾーンにボスとして登場する巨大タコの親子. 親ダコ・パコの口から子タコ・ポコがはき出される. 親子タッグによる、体当たり攻撃は非常に手ごわいぞ.

 Pako & Poko  Tribe: Aqua clan Disposition: Thug Game appearances: Land 2 ' Terror! Octopus parent-child tag team ''A giant octopus parent and child appear as bosses in the Turtle Zone of Mario Land 2. A baby octopus, Poko, is ejected from the mouth of the parent octopus, Pako. The parent-child tag team's physical attacks are extremely formidable.''

Names in other languages

 * Pako


 * Poko