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| |image=[[File:Tamao Artwork.png]]<br>Artwork of Tamao from ''Super Mario Land'' | | |image=[[Image:Tamaoartwork.PNG|180px]] <br> |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]]) | | |full_name=Tamao |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun Special Selection]]'' (2023) | | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1989|1989]]) |
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| '''Tamao'''<ref name=manual>{{cite|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref><ref name=GB>{{cite|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> is an eyeball-like enemy that always accompanies [[Dragonzamasu]], its master. Debuting in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', its role is to shield him from Mario and co.'s attacks. | | '''Tamao''' is the strange eyeball-like guardian of [[Dragonzamasu]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' for the [[Game Boy]]. Being the guardian of Dragonzamasu, it only appeared in Level 2-3, the [[Marine Pop]] level. It protects Dragonzamasu, mostly from the [[Marine Pop|Marine Pop's]] torpedoes. It appears to be an eyeball trapped in a large bubble, and is completely indestructible, meaning [[Mario]] needs to simply dodge its attacks and aim for the huge [[Yurarin]] it protects instead. After Dragonzamasu's defeat, Tamao dissipates, never to be seen again. |
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| ==History==
| | It has also been rumored that Tamao was nothing more than a magical spell used by Dragonzamasu to protect himself. |
| ===''Super Mario Land''===
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| Tamao protects Dragonzamasu in [[World 2-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 2-3]] in ''Super Mario Land''. It bounces diagonally to different parts of the screen, damaging [[Mario]] if it touches his [[Marine Pop]]. Tamao is completely immune to torpedoes shot by the Marine Pop. However, once Dragonzamasu is defeated, Tamao disappears as well.
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| ===''Super Mario'' Kodansha manga===
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| In the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]], Tamao appears in the battle with Dragonzamasu, hitting the [[Marine Pop]] glass and creating a leak that Mario and [[Mecha Kuribō (character)|Mecha Kuribō]] quickly fix by using the [[Yurarin Boo]] they previously captured. When Tamao later tries to hit them a second time, the Yurarin Boo grabs it, allowing Mario to continue to shoot Dragonzamasu.
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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
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| In ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', Tamao appears in the last chapter of [[Super Mario-kun Volume 3|volume 3]], still aiding Dragonzamasu by hitting Mario. Mario flashes the two with his shiny bald spot and, while he is occupied with Dragonzamasu, [[Yoshi]] burns Tamao with his fire breath, turning it into a sunny-side-up fried egg, then proceeds to eat it.
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| ==Profiles==
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| ===''Super Mario Land''===
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| |Eng=This indestructible life form lives in Dragonzamasu's room to guard his boss.<ref name=manual/>
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| |Fre=Etre vivant immortel, il garde son maître dans la chambre du dragon Zamasu.<ref name="manual FR"/>
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| *'''''Game Boy'' Player's Guide:''' ''This fiercely loyal jellyfish defends Dragonzamasu.''<ref name=GB/>
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| *'''3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''This indestrucible life-form guards Dragonzamasu.''
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <Gallery> |
| Tamaoartwork2.PNG|Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
| | Image:Tamao Sprite.PNG|The in-game sprite of Tamao. |
| Tamao Sprite.PNG|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land'' | | Image:Dragonzamasu Battle Screenshot.PNG|Protecting his master. |
| Dragonzamasu Battle Screenshot.png|Tamao during the battle with Dragonzamasu from ''Super Mario Land'' | | Image:Tamaoartwork2.PNG|Official artwork of Tamao. |
| </gallery> | | </Gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreignname |
| |Jpn=タマオー | | |Jap=タマオー |
| |JpnR=Tamaō | | |JapR=Tamaō |
| |JpnM=From「玉」(''tama'', "ball") and「大」(''ō'', "big") | | |JapM= |
| |JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=19|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref> | | |Spa=Tamao |
| |Dut=Tamao
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| |DutC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=8}}</ref> | |
| |Fre=Tamao
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| |FreC=<ref name="manual FR">{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/gPnJRrH.jpg 16]|accessdate=February 27, 2023|website=Imgur}}</ref>
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| |Ger=Tamao | | |Ger=Tamao |
| |GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Land Spielanleitung''|language=de|location=Frankfurt|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=16}}</ref> | | |GerM=-}} |
| |Ita=Tamao
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| |ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' Italian manual|page=16}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Land'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual. Tab 14.</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=47}}</ref>
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| |Spa=Tamao
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| ==References==
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| {{NIWA|StrategyWiki=Super Mario Land/Enemies#World 2: Muda Kingdom}} | |
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| {{SML}} | | {{SML}} |
| {{Game Boy comics}}
| | [[Category:Characters]] |
| [[Category:Game Boy (comic)]] | | [[Category:Bosses]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Land enemies]] | | [[Category:Underwater Creatures]] |
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