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|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork - Octopus.png|210px]]<br>Official artwork of Pako & Poko, from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork - Octopus.png|210px]]<br>Official artwork of Pako & Poko, from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Pako & Poko===
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|Jap=パコ&ポコ<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''), page 09.</ref>
|Jap=パコ&ポコ<ref name=Shogakukan09>「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''), page 09.</ref>
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|JapM=Pako & Poko; the former is from「パコパコ」(''pakopako'', onomatopoeia for the sound of typing on a keyboard) and the latter is from「ポコポコ」(''pokopoko'', onomatopoeia for bubbling noise), and both are reminiscent of「タコ」(''tako'', octopus)
|JapM=Pako & Poko;「パコ」(''Pako''), the big octopus,<ref name=Shogakukan09/> is from「パコパコ」(''pakopako'', onomatopoeia for the sound of typing on a keyboard) and「タコ」(''tako'', octopus), and「ポコ」(''Poko''), the small one,<ref name=Shogakukan09/> is from「ポコポコ」(''pokopoko'', onomatopoeia for bubbling noise) and「子」(''ko'', child or small)
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Revision as of 17:29, January 26, 2022

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

Template:Character-infobox Pako (generically referred to by Australian Nintendo Magazine System as an octopus[1]) is the boss of the Turtle Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, in the belly of a whale.

History

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: include information on the Super Mario Kodansha manga

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Octopus SML2.png

Pako will attack Mario by swimming around releasing its offspring. The little ones will home in on Mario, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat Pako, Mario has to hit its head three times, which can be difficult, as the entire battle with Pako takes place underwater. Alternatively, Fire Mario can defeat Pako with six fireballs. The smaller octopodes, Poko, cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle.

Mario vs. Wario

Octopus vs. Mario, from "Mario vs. Wario"

Pako (referred to by Mario as a monster octopus) also appears in the Mario vs. Wario comic, which is a loose adaptation of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It attempts to attack Mario while he is crossing a lake, but is stopped when Mario asks what an octopus, a saltwater creature, is doing in a freshwater lake. Pako ponders this and then exclaims that must be why it has not been feeling well. Mario offers to pour some salt in the water for Pako, but accidentally pours sugar instead. It is last seen lying face down in the water, unmoving.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese パコ&ポコ[2]
Pako to Poko
Pako & Poko;「パコ」(Pako), the big octopus,[2] is from「パコパコ」(pakopako, onomatopoeia for the sound of typing on a keyboard) and「タコ」(tako, octopus), and「ポコ」(Poko), the small one,[2] is from「ポコポコ」(pokopoko, onomatopoeia for bubbling noise) and「子」(ko, child or small)

Pako
Language Name Meaning
German Oktopus
Octopus
Italian Octopus[3]
Polpo (Mario vs. Wario)
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Octopus
Poko
Language Name Meaning
German Mini-Oktopus
Mini Octopus
Italian Piccolo polpo[4]
Little octopus

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5, page 55.
  2. ^ a b c 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins), page 09.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 76
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 76