Ganchan
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) |
Ganchan[1][2] are rock-like enemies from Super Mario Land that are found in the mountainous and spike-filled areas of the Easton Kingdom of Sarasaland. They are large, indestructible boulders that bound around unceasingly. They can be used as convenient platforms to get across long stretches of spikes or to reach high areas out of reach, mostly in World 3-1. Hiyoihoi also uses Ganchan as projectile weapons in World 3-3. Although Ganchan appear as generic boulders, they are living beings.
Profiles
Super Mario Land
- 3DS Virtual Console manual: These rocks fall from the sky. They can squash Mario, but he could also jump on one and take it for a ride. They can't be destroyed.
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
ガンチャン
種族 岩石族
性格 お人好し
登場ゲーム ランド1
利用できるなら大歓迎
どこからともなく、急に落ちてくる大きな岩。やっつけることはできないし、下敷きになるとワンミスに。上に乗ることができるので、下が危ないところで移動に使うと便利だ。[3]
Ganchan
Tribe: Rock clan
Disposition: Good-natured
Game appearances: Land 1
You're welcome to use it if you can
A large rock suddenly falls out of nowhere. You can't defeat it, and if you get trapped under it, you lose a life. You can ride on top of it, so it is useful to use it to move around in places where the ground below is hazardous.
Gallery
A red colored Ganchan
An in-game sprite of a Ganchan
Mario riding a Ganchan
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ガンチャン[4] Ganchan |
Portmanteau of「岩」(gan, the on'yomi reading of "rock") and「ちゃん」(-chan, Japanese honorific suffix) |
| Dutch | Ganchan[5] |
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| German | Gantschan |
Japanese/English name adapted to German spelling |
| Spanish | Ganchan |
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References
- ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 15.
- ^ M. Arakawa. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 5.
- ^ Shogakukan. 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), page 59.
- ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 16.
- ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic, page 8.
| Super Mario Land | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Mario • Princess Daisy |
| Bosses | King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu) |
| Locations | Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom) |
| Levels | World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level |
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| Enemies & obstacles | Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo |
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