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|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|comparable=[[Pelicrump]]
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'''Pecans''' are pelican enemies in the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' series. In ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', they attack [[Wario]] by spitting [[mine]]s from the pouch in their beak, and the mines will explode a few seconds after release. In their next appearance, ''[[Wario Land II]]'', Pecans are heavy enemies that attack by spitting spiky fish out of their beaks, behaving similarly to [[Grunt (Wario Land II)|Grunt]]s. Unlike ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'', where Pecans appear only swimming in the water, Pecans in ''Wario Land II'' are seen walking on land, usually in castle levels.
'''Pecans''' are pelicans that have joined up with the [[Black Sugar Gang]] in the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' series of games.
==History==
===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
In ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', they attack [[Wario]] by spitting [[Floating Mine|mine]]s from the pouch in their beak. These mines will explode a few seconds after release; Wario must run away from them before they explode. In this game, they only appear swimming in water.
 
===''Wario Land II''===
In ''[[Wario Land II]]'', Pecans appear as heavy enemies. They attack by spitting spiky fish out of their beaks at Wario and are seen walking on land, usually in castle levels. Pecans act in a similar manner to [[Grunt (Wario Land II)|Grunt]]s.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ピーカン</big><br>
{{PEGMCE profile
'''<span class="explain"title="しゅぞく">種族</span>''' 海賊<br>
|name=ピーカン (JP) / Pecan (EN)
'''<span class="explain"title="せいかく">性格</span>''' 過激<br>
|shuzoku={{ruby|海賊|かいぞく}}
'''<span class="explain"title="とうじょう">登場</span>ゲーム''' ランド3<br>
|seikaku={{ruby|過激|かげき}}
'''<big>バクガンをはくペリカン</big></b><br>
|tojo_gemu=ランド3
かわいい顔をしながら爆弾をはきだしてくる。爆発に巻き込まれないようにしながら、ぶつかってやれば浮きながら白目をむいて気絶する。そしだら足場にもなるので便利だ。<ref name=Daijiten>「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/z9vOPNp.jpeg page 166].</ref>
|desc='''<big>バクガンをはくペリカン</big></b><br>
 
かわいい{{ruby|顔|かお}}をしながら{{ruby|爆弾|ばくだん}}をはきだしてくる。{{ruby|爆発|ばくはつ}}に{{ruby|巻|ま}}き{{ruby|込|こ}}まれないようにしながら、ぶつかってやれば{{ruby|浮|う}}きながら{{ruby|白目|しろめ}}をむいて{{ruby|気絶|きぜつ}}する。そしだら{{ruby|足場|あしば}}にもなるので{{ruby|便利|べんり}}だ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|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/z9vOPNp.jpeg 166]|date=1994|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja}}</ref>
'''''<big>Pecan</big>'''''<br>
|tribe=Pirate
''Tribe: Pirate''<br>
|disposition=Extreme
''Disposition: Extreme''<br>
|game_appearances=Land 3
''Game appearances: Land 3''<br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>Bomb spitting pelican</big>'''''<br>
'''''<big>Bomb spitting pelican</big>'''''<br>
''They will spew out bombs while making cute faces. If you hit it while trying not to get caught in the explosion, it will float, turn white, and pass out. This is useful because it can be used as a foothold.''
''They will spew out bombs while making cute faces. If you hit it while trying not to get caught in the explosion, it will float, turn white, and pass out. This is useful because it can be used as a foothold.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Pecan.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' sprite
Pecan.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' sprite
Pellysprites.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' sprites
Pellysprites.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' sprites
Pecan KC Mario Artwork.png|thumb|left|A Pecan as depicted in ''KC Deluxe''
Pecan KC Mario Artwork.png|A Pecan as depicted in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha manga]]
WL2 E Pelican.png|''Wario Land II''
WL2 E Pelican.png|''Wario Land II''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Name in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ピーカン<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. ''KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1''. [[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|Pages 6-7]].</ref><ref>''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide, page 67.</ref>  
|Jap=ピーカン<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=''KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1''|page=[[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|6-7]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide|page=67|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Pīkan
|JapR=Pīkan
|JapM=Corruption of「ペリカン」(''perikan'', pelican)
|JapM=Corruption of "pelican"
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*The Pecan is comparable to the [[Pelicrump]], another pelican enemy that occasionally carries [[Bob-omb]]s from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''.


==References==
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[[Category:Birds]]
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[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Black Sugar Gang]]
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[[Category:Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Wario Land II enemies]]
[[Category:Wario Land II enemies]]
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Pecan
Pecan
Artwork of a Pecan from the Japanese guide of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)
Latest appearance Wario Land II (1998)
Comparable

Pecans are pelican enemies in the Wario Land series. In Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, they attack Wario by spitting mines from the pouch in their beak, and the mines will explode a few seconds after release. In their next appearance, Wario Land II, Pecans are heavy enemies that attack by spitting spiky fish out of their beaks, behaving similarly to Grunts. Unlike Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, where Pecans appear only swimming in the water, Pecans in Wario Land II are seen walking on land, usually in castle levels.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ピーカン (JP) / Pecan (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく 海賊かいぞく Tribe Pirate
性格せいかく 過激かげき Disposition Extreme
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド3 Game appearances Land 3
バクガンをはくペリカン

かわいいかおをしながら爆弾ばくだんをはきだしてくる。爆発ばくはつまれないようにしながら、ぶつかってやればきながら白目しろめをむいて気絶きぜつする。そしだら足場あしばにもなるので便利べんりだ。[1]

Bomb spitting pelican

They will spew out bombs while making cute faces. If you hit it while trying not to get caught in the explosion, it will float, turn white, and pass out. This is useful because it can be used as a foothold.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ピーカン[2][3][1]
Pīkan
Corruption of "pelican"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b (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 166.
  2. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1. Page 6-7.
  3. ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 67.