Editing Gao

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Gao SML art.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|comparable=[[Nyololin]]
|notable=[[King Totomesu]]}}
'''Gao'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 14.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref> are fire-breathing, {{wp|sphinx}}-like enemies that are located within the borders of the [[Birabuto Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They stay in one place and shoot fireballs at [[Mario]]. These fireballs can even be shot backwards, and therefore Mario is not safe while they are on the screen. As with most enemies, they can be defeated after a single [[jump]] or [[Superball Mario|Superball]], awarding Mario with 800 [[point]]s. [[King Totomesu]] is the ruler of the Gao. They are only seen towards the end of the stage in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]], along with throughout the stage in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-1]] on subsequent playthroughs. In appearance, they look like a mix between a pyramid sphinx and a lion. An enemy from the [[Chai Kingdom]], [[Nyololin]], has the same behavior.

In ''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'' manga, only two Gao appear towards the end of the pyramid stage, where they are chained to the ground. Using [[Mekakuribō]]'s propeller-antennas, Mario flies over them without fighting them.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Land''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''This stiff-bodied creature doesn't move. But it spits out fireballs aimed at Mario.''
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''This stiff creature doesn't move, but it spits out fireballs aimed at Mario.''

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ガオー</big><br>
'''<span class="explain"title="しゅぞく">種族</span>'''　ビースト族<br>
'''<span class="explain"title="せいかく">性格</span>'''　ものぐさ<br>
'''<span class="explain"title="とうじょう">登場</span>ゲーム'''　ランド1<br>
'''<big>近づくのを待っている</big><br>
体が重いためじっとしている珍しい敵キャラ。動かないが、マリオをねらって火の玉をはいてくるので注意しよう。見かけは怖いが、踏んだりスーパーボールで簡単に倒せるぞ。<ref name=Daijiten>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''), [https://i.imgur.com/MF1dZ7H.jpeg page 52].</ref>

'''''<big>Gao</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Beast clan''<br>
''Disposition: Lazy person''<br>
''Game appearances: Land 1''<br>
'''''<big>Waiting for you to approach</big><br>
''A rare enemy character that stays still because of its heavy body. It does not move, but it will aim a fireball at Mario, so be careful. It may look scary, but it can be easily defeated by stepping on it or by using the Superball.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Gaoartwork3.png|The lion-like Gao
Gao.png|A sprite of a Gao breathing fire
KCDeluxe-SMLGaoChained.png|Gao chained to stay in one place, from [[KC Deluxe]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ガオー<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 16.</ref>
|JapR=Gaō
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for a roaring sound
|Dut=Gao<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic'', page 7.</ref>
|Fre=Gao<ref>''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet, [https://i.imgur.com/zuVxmWd.jpg page 14].</ref>
|Ger=Gao
|Spa=Gao
|Ita=Gao<ref>''[[Super Mario Land]]'' Italian manual, pag. 14</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Land]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual, pag. 14</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 46</ref>
}}

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