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{{distinguish|Pengoon}}
{{distinguish|Pengoon}}
{{species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:WL_Penkoon.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:WL_Penkoon.png|200px]]
|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]])
|subject_origin=[[Penguin]]<br>[[Raccoon]]
}}
}}
[[File:Penkoon KC Mario Artwork.png|thumb|left|A Penkoon as depicted in ''KC Deluxe'']]
{{quote2|This pirate is part penguin and part racoon. Watch out for its spiked stomach ball.|''[[Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land]]'' instruction booklet, page 19}}
{{quote2|This pirate is part penguin and part racoon. Watch out for its spiked stomach ball.|''[[Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land]]'' instruction booklet, page 19}}
'''Penkoons'''<ref name=Penkoon> ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are bulky soldiers that patrol areas in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. When [[Wario]] comes too close to them, they make the spiked ball in their stomachs pop out. Despite their horned helmets, Wario can harm them by jumping on them; however, due to the spikes on their stomach, they cannot be harmed by charging head on by the [[Dash Attack|Body Slam]].
'''Penkoons'''<ref name=Penkoon> ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are bulky soldiers that patrol areas in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. When [[Wario]] comes too close to them, they make the spiked ball in their stomachs pop out. Despite their horned helmets, Wario can harm them by jumping on them; however, due to the spikes on their stomach, they cannot be harmed by charging head on by the [[Dash Attack|Body Slam]].
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==Profiles==
===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
*'''Japanese Virtual Console manual:''' タヌキやペンギンに見える、謎の海賊兵です。お腹のトゲ付きボールを蹴って攻撃してきます。<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_rbaj.pdf Japanese ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' Virtual Console manual], section 15.</ref> (''They are mysterious pirate soldiers that look like tanuki or penguins. They attack by kicking spiked balls attached from their bellies.'')
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ポコペン</big><br>
'''{{ruby|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　{{ruby|海賊|かいぞく}}<br>
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}'''　ひねくれ{{ruby|者|もの}}<br>
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　ランド３<br>
'''<big>お{{ruby|腹|なか}}のトゲつきボールに{{ruby|注意|ちゅうい}}</big></b><br>
トゲのついた{{ruby|大|おお}}きなお{{ruby|腹|なか}}が{{ruby|特徴|とくちょう}}のタヌキ？そのお{{ruby|腹|なか}}からトゲつきのボールを{{ruby|出|だ}}して{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}してくる。トゲつきボールをよけて、{{ruby|後|うし}}ろから{{ruby|体当|たいあ}}たりか、{{ruby|踏|ふ}}みつけで{{ruby|気絶|きぜつ}}させよう。<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/aBaG8Dg.jpeg page 205].</ref>
 
'''''<big>Penkoon</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Pirate''<br>
''Disposition: Sourpuss''<br>
''Game appearances: Land 3''<br>
'''''<big>Note the spiked ball on the belly.</big>'''''<br>
''A tanuki with a large spiked belly? It attacks with a spiked ball protruding from its belly. Dodge the spiked balls and hit the raccoon dog from behind or stomp on it to knock it out.''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Penkoon.png|Sprite
Penkoon KC Mario Artwork.png|A Penkoon as depicted in ''KC Deluxe''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポコペン<ref name=Pokopen>「タヌキ？ペンギン？<span class="explain" title="なぞ">謎</span>の<span class="explain" title="かいぞくへい">海賊兵</span>。お<span class="explain" title="なか">腹</span>のトゲ<span class="explain" title="つ">付</span>きボールを<span class="explain" title="け">蹴</span>って<span class="explain" title="こうげき">攻撃</span>してくる。」 (''Tanuki? Penguin? A mystery among pirate men. It attacks by kicking a spiked ball from its stomach.'') - ''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.</ref>
|Jap=ポコペン<ref name=Pokopen>「タヌキ？ペンギン？{{ruby|謎|なぞ}}の{{ruby|海賊兵|かいぞくへい}}。お{{ruby|腹|なか}}のトゲ{{ruby|付|つ}}きボールを{{ruby|蹴|け}}って{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}してくる。」(''Tanuki? Penguin? A mystery among pirate men. It attacks by kicking a spiked ball from its stomach.'') - ''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Pokopen
|JapR=Pokopen
|JapM=Derived from 「ぽこぽこ」(''pokopoko'', onomatopoeia for the sound a raccoon's belly makes) and 「ペンギン」(penguin).
|JapM=Possibly a portmanteau of「ぽんぽこ」(''ponpoko'', onomatopoeia for the sound a tanuki's belly makes) and「ペンギン」(''pengin'', penguin)
|Ger=Penkoon
|Ger=Penkoon
|GerM=-
|GerM=
|Ita=Pronguino
|Ita=Pinguone<ref>''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' European manual, pag. 117</ref><br>Pronguino<ref>''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual, pag. 15</ref>
|ItaM=Pro-enguin}}
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "pinguino" (penguin) and "procione" (raccoon); also means "Big Penguin"<br>Portmanteau of "procione" (raccoon) and "pinguino" (penguin)
}}
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Latest revision as of 14:29, January 29, 2024

Not to be confused with Pengoon.
Penkoon
A Penkoon, as seen in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 artwork.
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)
Subject origin Penguin
Raccoon
“This pirate is part penguin and part racoon. Watch out for its spiked stomach ball.”
—Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet, page 19

Penkoons[1] are bulky soldiers that patrol areas in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. When Wario comes too close to them, they make the spiked ball in their stomachs pop out. Despite their horned helmets, Wario can harm them by jumping on them; however, due to the spikes on their stomach, they cannot be harmed by charging head on by the Body Slam.

Profiles[edit]

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]

  • Japanese Virtual Console manual: タヌキやペンギンに見える、謎の海賊兵です。お腹のトゲ付きボールを蹴って攻撃してきます。[2] (They are mysterious pirate soldiers that look like tanuki or penguins. They attack by kicking spiked balls attached from their bellies.)

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ポコペン
 種族しゅぞく　海賊かいぞく
性格せいかく　ひねくれ者もの
登場とうじょうゲーム　ランド３
お腹なかのトゲつきボールに注意ちゅうい
トゲのついた大おおきなお腹なかが特徴とくちょうのタヌキ？そのお腹なかからトゲつきのボールを出だして攻撃こうげきしてくる。トゲつきボールをよけて、後うしろから体当たいあたりか、踏ふみつけで気絶きぜつさせよう。[3]

Penkoon
Tribe: Pirate
Disposition: Sourpuss
Game appearances: Land 3
Note the spiked ball on the belly.
A tanuki with a large spiked belly? It attacks with a spiked ball protruding from its belly. Dodge the spiked balls and hit the raccoon dog from behind or stomp on it to knock it out.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite

    Sprite

  • A Penkoon as depicted in KC Deluxe

    A Penkoon as depicted in KC Deluxe

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ポコペン[4][3]
Pokopen
 Possibly a portmanteau of「ぽんぽこ」(ponpoko, onomatopoeia for the sound a tanuki's belly makes) and「ペンギン」(pengin, penguin)

German Penkoon
  
Italian Pinguone[5]
Pronguino[6]
 Portmanteau of "pinguino" (penguin) and "procione" (raccoon); also means "Big Penguin"
Portmanteau of "procione" (raccoon) and "pinguino" (penguin)

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Japanese manual, their resemblance to both a tanuki and a penguin is noted, but their species remains a mystery.[4] In the English version, they are instead described as "part penguin and part racoon."[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 English instruction booklet, page 19.
  2. ^ Japanese Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Virtual Console manual, section 15.
  3. ^ a b 「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 205.
  4. ^ a b 「タヌキ？ペンギン？謎なぞの海賊兵かいぞくへい。お腹なかのトゲ付つきボールを蹴けって攻撃こうげきしてくる。」(Tanuki? Penguin? A mystery among pirate men. It attacks by kicking a spiked ball from its stomach.) - Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.
  5. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 European manual, pag. 117
  6. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual, pag. 15
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Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Characters Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario
Bosses Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie
Worlds Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle
Power-ups Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star
Collectibles ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure
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