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'''Pionpi'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 17.</ref>, also known as '''Pinopi'''<ref>[[Game Boy]] Nintendo Player's Guide, page | '''Pionpi'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 17.</ref>, also known as '''Pinopi'''<ref>[[Game Boy]] Nintendo Player's Guide, page 5.</ref>, are zombie-like enemies found in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They are based on [[wikipedia:Jiangshi|Jiangshi]], a mythical vampire and zombie-like creature supposedly originating from Chinese folklore. Found in the [[Chai Kingdom]], they will constantly try to [[jump]] on [[Mario]]. They can be temporarily stunned by being jumped on, which will also award Mario with 800 points. To actually destroy them, Mario had to lure them off the level or shoot them with two [[superball]]s. They are similar to [[Dry Bones]], being an undead enemy that soon resurrects upon being squashed. | ||
In the ''Game Boy'' comics published by [[Valiant Comics]], a Pionpi was 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 ''Game Boy'' comics published by [[Valiant Comics]], a Pionpi was 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. | ||