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{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork - Chikunto.png|180px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
|title=Spiked Ant
|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork - Chikunto.png|180px]]
|parent_species=[[Ant]]
|related=[[Dokanto]]<br>[[Goronto]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|variant_of=[[Ant]]
|comparable=[[Horned Ant Trooper]]
}}
}}
'''Spiked Ants''' (generically referred to by [[Nintendo Power]] as an '''ant'''<ref>"''You’ll find many breeds of ants in the Macro Zone. There are ants with stingers, ants without stingers, ants that shoot, and ants that throw mushrooms. A disturbing bit of diversity!''" - The ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide, page 23.</ref>) are a type of [[Ant]] capable of protruding spikes from their bodies, appearing in the [[Macro Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. If [[Mario]] jumps on them when their spikes are out, he will take damage.  
'''Chikunto'''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-135145/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are a variety of [[ant]]s that unleash spikes from their body if [[Mario]] is nearby, damaging him if he tries to [[jump]] on them. A Chikunto eventually retracts its spikes, at which point it can defeated from being stomped. Chikunto can be defeated by a [[fireball]], either way. Chikunto are encountered in the [[The Ant Monsters|first stage]] of [[Macro Zone]] only.


[[File:SpikedAnt SML2.png|frame|left]]
==Profiles and statistics==
Usually, they will walk with their spikes retracted, and then stop to stick out their spikes as Mario approaches. [[Mario]] must wait before they retract their spikes again before he can jump on them. They can be defeated by a [[fireball]], regardless of whether or not their spikes are protruding.
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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{{PEGMCE profile
|name=チクント (JP) / Chikunto (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Chikunto Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=クリープ族
|seikaku=勤勉、忠誠心が強い
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>背中のトゲに要注意!</big></b><br>
ランド2に出てくる、アリの化物。ふだんは、踏みつけて倒すことができる。しかし、背中仲からトゲが出ているときに踏みつけると、こちらがダメージを受けてしまう。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=「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=[https://i.imgur.com/OsOLe6z.jpeg 109]}}</ref>
|tribe=Creep clan
|disposition=Hardworking, loyal
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>Watch out for the spikes on his back!</big><br>
''An ant monster that appears in Land 2. Normally, you can defeat them by stomping on them. However, if you step on them when they have spines protruding from their backs, you will take damage.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SpikedAnt SML2.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
Chikunto.gif|Alternate artwork
Chikunto.gif|Alternate artwork
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=チクント<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html</ref>
|Jap=チクント<ref>{{cite|language=ja|author=Nintendo|publisher=www.nintendo.co.jp|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html|title=スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨/敵キャラクター|accessdate=July 8, 2024}}</ref>
|JapR=Chikunto
|JapR=Chikunto
|JapM=From ''chiku'', "prickly," and "ant"
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ちくり」(''chikuri'', a term for "bristling") and「アントット」(''Antotto'', "[[ant#Names in other languages|ant]]")
|Ger=Chikunto
|Ger=Chikunto
|GerM=-
|Ita=Spuntoformica<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=75}}</ref>
|ItaM=Spike-ant
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:55, August 27, 2024

Chikunto
Artwork of a Chikunto, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Variant of Ant
Comparable

Chikunto[1] are enemies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are a variety of ants that unleash spikes from their body if Mario is nearby, damaging him if he tries to jump on them. A Chikunto eventually retracts its spikes, at which point it can defeated from being stomped. Chikunto can be defeated by a fireball, either way. Chikunto are encountered in the first stage of Macro Zone only.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

チクント (JP) / Chikunto (EN)
A Chikunto from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クリープ族 Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく 勤勉、忠誠心が強い Disposition Hardworking, loyal
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
背中のトゲに要注意!

ランド2に出てくる、アリの化物。ふだんは、踏みつけて倒すことができる。しかし、背中仲からトゲが出ているときに踏みつけると、こちらがダメージを受けてしまう。[2]

Watch out for the spikes on his back!

An ant monster that appears in Land 2. Normally, you can defeat them by stomping on them. However, if you step on them when they have spines protruding from their backs, you will take damage.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チクント[3]
Chikunto
Portmanteau of「ちくり」(chikuri, a term for "bristling") and「アントット」(Antotto, "ant")
German Chikunto[?] -
Italian Spuntoformica[4] Spike-ant

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ 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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 109.
  3. ^ Nintendo. スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨/敵キャラクター. www.nintendo.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.