Editing King Totomesu

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SML KingTotomesu Artwork.png|280px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun Special Selection]]'' (2023)
|species=[[Gao]]
}}
'''King Totomesu'''<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1989|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> is a large {{wp|sphinx}}- or lion-like creature and the first boss in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. He resembles a [[Gao]] but, unlike this enemy, is capable of moving in addition to breathing fire. King Totomesu is the boss of the [[Birabuto Kingdom]], and he is fought at the end of the pyramid in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]]. Similarly to the [[Impostor Bowser|fake Bowsers]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', King Totomesu attacks by trying to [[jump]] on and shoot fire at Mario. King Totomesu can be defeated by touching the [[switch (Super Mario Land)|switch]] behind him or by shooting five [[Superball Mario|Superball]]s at him. The reward for defeating King Totomesu is 5000 points and being allowed to progress into the [[Muda Kingdom]].

King Totomesu is the first boss faced in the ''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'' manga. Using [[Mecha Kuribō (character)|Mecha Kuribō]]'s sensors, Mario discovers he needs to hit him with five Superballs, but only manages to land four hits, before the boss swipes at him, making him lose the Superballs. Mario attempts to stomp on him, but discovers he cannot damage him this way. Avoiding another claw swipe, Mario lands on the switch and King Totomesu explodes.

In ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', King Totomesu appears in the last chapter of [[Super Mario-kun Volume 3|volume 3]] alongside other ''Super Mario Land'' enemies and bosses. He disguises himself as [[Princess Peach]] in the [[Back Door]] room and gets rescued by Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Yoshi]]. The heroes then flies away with the winged [[Marine Pop]] out of the [[Valley of Bowser]]. When [[Bowser]] laughs at the heroes, confusing them, King Totomesu reveals himself. The boss quickly manages to get the upper hand, burning the heroes, who attempted to fight him with [[Fire Flower]]s but ran out. Right when King Totomesu charges at them, [[Hiyoihoi]] and the moai appear, claiming Mario is their prey, and they start fighting for him, letting the heroes walk away.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Land''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''The boss of the Birabuto Kingdom. It jumps up and down spitting out fire. You can't defeat it by jumping on it. Use 5 superballs.''
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''This boss of the Birabuto Kingdom jumps up and down spitting out fire. Jumping on him won't work. Instead, use five Superballs.''

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=キング・トトメス (JP) / King Totomesu (EN)
|shuzoku=ビースト族
|seikaku=明るく陽気
|tojo_gemu=ランド1
|desc='''<big>クッパみたいな動きのボス</big><br>
上下にジャンプしながら炎をはいてくるピラプト王国のボス。スーバーボールなら5発で倒せるが、それ以外の場合はジャンプした時に下をくぐり抜けて行こう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|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/tGH1CHW.jpeg 64]}}</ref>
|tribe=Beast clan
|disposition=Bright and cheerful
|game_appearances=Land 1
|eng_desc='''''<big>Boss that moves like Bowser</big><br>
''The boss of the Birabuto Kingdom, who breathes fire while jumping up and down. You can defeat it with 5 shots if you use Superballs, but otherwise, go under it when it jumps.''
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
kingtotometsuartwork.PNG|Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
Kingtotometsu.PNG|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land''
kingtotomesu.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Land''
Short Shirt Inc 02.jpg|Short Shirt Inc. t-shirt
King Totomesu - KC Mario art.png|Artwork of King Totomesu from [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|the manga]]
SMKSS Stage 4.png|''Super Mario-kun Special Selection''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=キング・トトメス<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=17|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land'' section|page=46|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Kingu Totomesu
|Jap2=キング・トドメス<ref>{{cite|title=登場キャラクター2|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/mla/chara/page02.html|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Kingu Todomesu
|JapM=King Thutmose; may also incorporate "King Tut"
|Jap2M=A corruption of "King Thutmose"
|Dut=koning Totomesu<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=7}}</ref>
|DutM=King Totomesu
|Fre=Roi Totomesu<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/LxqpYxR.jpg 15]}}</ref>
|FreM=King Totomesu
|Ger=König Totumesu
|Ger2=König Totomesu
|GerM=King Totumesu
|Ger2M=King Totomesu
|GerN=''[[Das Super Mario Spiel]]''
|Ger2N=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre]]''
|Ita=King Totomesu
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' Italian manual|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Land'' (instruction booklet and e-manual)
|Ita2=Re Totomesu
|Ita2M=King Totomesu
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=46}}</ref>
|Spa=King Totomesu
|Spa2=Rey Totonesu<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1|page=20}}</ref>
|Spa2M=King Totonesu
}}

==Trivia==
*"Totomesu" is the katakana rendering of Thutmose (also spelled Tuthmosis), the name of several pharaohs of ancient Egypt. This is appropriate, considering the Egyptian theme of the Birabuto Kingdom and that King Totomesu looks like the Great Sphinx of Giza (though it was built in honor of Pharaoh Khafre, not any Thutmose).
*Totomesu's in-game sprite depicts him with a goatee, yet his artwork lacks this feature.
*Concept art for ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' shown in ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'' indicated that Totomesu, or at least his likeness, would have made a reappearance (presumably in the [[Sand Kingdom]]).

==References==
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[[Category:Sphinxes]]
[[Category:Fire creatures]]
[[Category:Kings|Totomesu]]
[[Category:Pharaohs]]
[[Category:Super Mario Land bosses]]
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