Roketon
| Roketon | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Land | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) |
Roketons,[1] also known as Rocketons,[2] are airborne enemies that are Tatanga's personal guards in his invasion of Sarasaland during the events of Super Mario Land. The only visible part of a Roketon's body is its head. Roketons fly planes; these aircraft are based on either the MiG-15 or the improved design, the MiG-17; both are jet fighters of the former USSR. Roketons appear only in World 4-3, guarding the path to both Biokinton and Tatanga, and successfully shooting the Roketons down before they leave the screen earns the player 400 points. If a Roketon makes its way past Mario in his Sky Pop, it fires a Bullet Biff backwards at him. The official artwork also depicts cannonballs being shot forward out of the nose of the plane, but this feature was never used in the actual game.
In the Super Mario Land manga, Roketons are the first enemies to appear, assaulting Princess Daisy's castle with Tatanga. They later reappear towards the end of the last chapter, in Chai Kingdom's sky. A Nyololin informs them via radio to take Mario down, but they are shot by the Sky Pop's missiles.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Land[edit]
- Instruction booklet: An attack plane piloted by Tatanga's soldier guards. It fires cannonballs at the Sky Pop. You can destroy it with a single missile.
- 3DS Virtual Console manual: This attack plane is piloted by one of Tatanga's guards. Roketon fires cannonballs at the Sky Pop. Destroy it with a single missile.
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ロケトン (JP) / Roketon (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| メカ族 | Tribe | Mecha clan | |
| 攻撃的 | Disposition | Aggressive | |
| ランド1 | Game appearances | Land 1 | |
| スカイポップ号で攻撃 チャイ王国の空中面に出現。タタンガ（P32）の護衛兵がスカイポップに美って、ミサイルを発射する。よけずに突撃してくるので、ミサイルで倒してしまおう。[3] |
Attack on the Sky Pop It appears on the Chai Kingdom's aerial surface. Tatanga's (p.32) guards will fire missiles at Sky Pop. They charge at you without dodging, so use the missiles to take them out. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Super Mario Land
Sprite from Super Mario Land
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロケトン[4] Roketon |
Derived from "rocket" | |
| Dutch | Roketon[5] | - | |
| French | Roketon[6] | - | |
| German | Roketon[?] | - | |
| Italian | Roketon[7][8][9] | - | |
| Spanish | Roketon[?] | - | |
| Roqueton[10] | Rookton |
References[edit]
- ^ 1989. Super Mario Land English instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
- ^ Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
- ^ 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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 236.
- ^ 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 20.
- ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 9.
- ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 17.
- ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 17.
- ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 47.
- ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1. Page 32.
| 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 |
| Items & vehicles | Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block |
| 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 |
| Other | Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack |
