Editing Tatanga

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Tatanga in Pagosu.png|180px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|caption=Tatanga in [[Pagosu]]
|full_name=Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman<ref name=ENG>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=15 and 17|date=1989|language=en}}</ref>{{ref page|17}}
|species=Alien
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun Special Selection]]'' (2023)
}}
{{quote|I am not interested in what Mario would do! Tatanga does as he pleases!|Tatanga|In the Palm of Your Hand...}}
'''Tatanga''' (also known as '''Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman'''<ref name=ENG/>{{ref page|17}}) is an alien invader from an unknown planet. Although feared as an invader, outside of his spacecraft he is only a meek purple alien. During the events of ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Tatanga captures [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], the princess of [[Sarasaland]], and orders his armies to guard the land's four kingdoms. Tatanga is also the first extraterrestrial main villain to appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].

While Tatanga's homeworld and the name of his species are not revealed, what may be another member of his race appears as a boss in the [[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES version of ''Wario's Woods'']], named [[Katsini]].

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Land''====
[[File:Tatanga-SML.png|frame|right]]
Tatanga makes his debut appearance in ''Super Mario Land'', as the main antagonist. Appearing out of a large black cloud, he invades Sarasaland and captures Princess Daisy while hypnotizing the inhabitants of Sarasaland. With them under his control, he has the most powerful of his new minions guard the four kingdoms of Sarasaland - the [[Birabuto Kingdom]], [[Muda Kingdom]], [[Easton Kingdom]], and [[Chai Kingdom]]. When [[Mario]] defeats the hypnotized creatures and liberates all four kingdoms, Tatanga engages with him in air combat in a last-ditch effort. During the climactic battle, Tatanga fights in his war robot, [[Pagosu]], while Mario fights in his airplane, the [[Sky Pop]]. Mario has to fire his missiles at Pagosu while dodging its big projectiles, which immediately split into three small projectiles upon being fired. After twenty-five hits, Pagosu is destroyed, and the player gains 5000 points. Immediately afterward, Mario rescues Princess Daisy and peace is returned to Sarasaland.

Tatanga also appears in the board game adaptation, ''[[Das Super Mario Spiel]]'', where he reprises his role as the game's final boss. However, his artwork on the game board depicts him with a teal coloration, rather than purple.

One of Tatanga's most notable minions is the [[Honen]], who, according to the game's instruction manual, is the skeleton of a [[Torion]] after being eaten by Tatanga.<ref name=ENG/>{{ref page|15}}

====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====
[[File:Tatanga1.PNG|thumb|Tatanga piloting a smaller spaceship in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'']]
[[File:Tatanga-SML2.png|frame|left]]
Tatanga, known only as the "'''Alien'''" in preview material,<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=55|date=August 1993}}</ref> reappears as a boss in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Although his role in this game is not as significant, he does play a part. While Mario is distracted fighting Tatanga in ''Super Mario Land'', [[Wario]] takes over [[Mario Land (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Land]] and occupies [[Mario's castle]]. After Tatanga's initial defeat, he is given one of the 6 [[Golden Coin]]s by Wario, and then sets up a base in the [[Space Zone]].

During ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Mario tracks down Tatanga, and the two fight for a second time. However, in this battle, Tatanga fights with a different, smaller spacecraft, capable of shooting energy weapons and dive-bombing Mario. When he descends for his dive-bomb attack, Mario must jump on top of the vessel to land a hit. After three hits, or six [[fireball]]s, Mario defeats Tatanga and recovers the Golden Coin of Space Zone. Like all other bosses except Wario, Tatanga falls off the screen upon defeat, though his spaceship simply disappears before he falls. While falling, his full body is shown, being notably shorter than [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]].

The ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'' indicates Tatanga became Wario's henchman to get revenge on Mario for ruining his scheme to marry Daisy.<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/a/UvABP#16 32]|website=Imgur|date=1994|quote=「オイラは{{ruby|宇宙怪人|うちゅうかいじん}}タタンガ。マリオランドでサラサ・ランドを{{ruby|乗|の}}っ{{ruby|取|と}}り、デイジー{{ruby|姫|ひめ}}を{{ruby|妃|きさき}}にしようとしたらマリオに{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}されちまった。{{ruby|今度|こんど}}はオイラが{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}をしてやる!」|translation=I'm the Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga. In Mario Land, I took over Sarasa Land and tried to take Princess Daisy as my queen, but Mario got in my way. This time I'll get in his way!}}</ref>

A mini-guide of the game included in the Kodansha adaptation suggests that the alien may not be the same character as Tatanga,<ref name=KC>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 20 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2''|page=4|quote=「スペースゾーンのラストには、あのタタンガににた{{ruby|宇宙人|うちゅうじん}}があらわれる。」|translation=At the end of the Space Zone, a space alien that looks like Tatanga appears.}}</ref> despite the manga itself and other sources indicating otherwise.

Unlike the other bosses featured in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Tatanga does not appear in [[Nintendo Power]]'s ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' comic, despite being perhaps the most major boss next to Wario, given his status as ''Super Mario Land''{{'}}s antagonist.

===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
Tatanga makes a cameo in ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', piloting Pagosu in the Astronaut coloring page. 

===''Game Boy''===
Tatanga appears as the villain in the ''[[Game Boy (comic)|Game Boy]]'' comic books spun off from the [[Nintendo Comics System]] line, produced by the company [[Valiant]]. In the comics, Tatanga lives in an alternate dimension that exists within a Game Boy. He hypnotizes [[Herman Smirch]], a human from New Jersey, while playing ''Super Mario Land'', causing the man to release Tatanga from the Game Boy. Upon arriving on [[Earth]], Tatanga hopes to conquer the planet and rule it with an iron fist. He is released several times, each time attempting to conquer an Earth monument, such as {{wp|Walt Disney World}}, the {{wp|World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center}}, or the [[Great Wall of China]]. However, Mario is always released from the Game Boy as well to thwart his schemes and bring him back to the Game Boy dimension.

In the miniseries, Tatanga's relationship with Daisy is similar to the one between [[Princess Peach]] and [[Bowser]], in that he appears to genuinely love the princess, with several of his attempted conquests being done solely in an attempt to impress her. Additionally, in this series he is considerably bigger and more muscular than in the games, has more pronounced fangs and claws, and wears a black uniform. His Pagosu is also able to assume a more humanoid form, making it resemble battle armor.

===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
[[File:Tatanga KC Deluxe.png|thumb|left|Tatanga introducing himself]]
Tatanga appears in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' gag manga by Kodansha]], which depicts the events of ''Super Mario Land''. He is seen doing many of the things described in that game's instruction booklet, such as abducting Daisy, hypnotizing enemies, eating a Torion, and trying to make Daisy marry him. Tatanga later appears during a tennis tournament as [[Bowser]]'s tennis partner, and makes a cameo next to Daisy on the sidelines in the ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' arc.

During the ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' adaptation, Wario convinces Tatanga to get revenge on Mario, offering a new spaceship to replace [[Pagosu]]. When Wario manipulates Daisy into becoming「ワルデイジー」(''Warudeijī'', "Walu-Daisy"), she hitches a ride on Tatanga's spaceship to his home planet. Tatanga announces his marriage to the now evil Daisy, but she seizes the opportunity to use a brainwashing technique on his people to serve Wario, and she proceeds to convert [[Luigi]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] as well. However, Mario breaks the spell by kissing Daisy on the cheek, stunning Tatanga as he drops the wedding ring he was about to give to Daisy. He attacks Mario with his spaceship, dropping gas bombs which prompt Luigi, Peach, and Mario to put on suits, but the nearby aliens are caught in the gas; when Mario wonders why Tatanga would risk harming his own people, Wario's hologram shows up and reveals that it is because Tatanga is under his mind control. With the help of the [[Hippo]]'s [[bubble|soap bubble]]s, Daisy and the aliens float to safety. Mario catches a wide space cutter and tosses it back at Tatanga's ship, cutting it in half and causing an explosion that leaves behind a letter to Daisy, saying that he enjoyed his time with her, making her teary-eyed. Later, Tatanga is revealed to have survived and arrives to help in his spaceship with Daisy, who takes her flowery earrings off and throws them to Mario and Luigi, turning them to [[Fire Mario|Fire Mario and Fire Luigi]] as all three blast Wario together.
 
While an overall villainous figure, Tatanga is also depicted as comical, particularly in his genuine crush on Daisy. A recurring gag is for characters to be disappointed by Tatanga's short height. In the manga, he is given a more detailed design as opposed to the game. He now has a frilled black uniform, a cape, batlike ears, a belt with the letter T on it, and an entire mouth full of fangs.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:SML_enemies_SMKun.png|thumb|right|Tatanga and his minions working with Bowser in ''Super Mario-kun'' volume 3]]
In ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', Tatanga is mentioned in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 2|volume 2]], when Mario recalls the ending of ''Super Mario Land'', right when he rescued Daisy.

Tatanga appears in the last chapter of the [[Super Mario-kun Volume 3|next volume]], where he rents his minions to Bowser. A newspaper clip read by [[Bowser's Minions]] reveals the negotiations between the two villains, with Tatanga wanting to ask for ¥5,000 in total and Bowser offering ¥50.

Tatanga last appearance in the manga is in the [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|ninth volume]], where he appears in the Space Zone, steals Mario's collected Golden Coins, and flees, prompting Mario, [[Carrot]], [[Yokkī]], and Hippo to follow him. During the battle, Tatanga seems to have the upper hand until his projectiles are used against him, but he then shoots a spherical projectile that Yokkī eats, later revealed to be fireworks, which send the heroes back to Earth. While Tatanga rejoices, someone surprises him from behind. Back on Earth, a [[Santa Claus]]-like character appears and gifts Mario the six Golden Coins, who is later revealed to be Bowser, who wanted to do something good for his "best enemy" during the Christmas season. The chapter ends with a shot of a bruised Tatanga, muttering something about a horned Santa.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Tatanga makes an appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an Advanced-class Shield-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] with two support slots. It simply raises the user's power without granting any special effects. The spirit's puppet fighter is [[Morton]], who starts the battle with a [[Super Scope]], on the [[smashwiki:Battlefield form|Battlefield form]] of the [[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]] stage. Tatanga is also mentioned in the [[Smash Taunt#Palutena's Guidance|Palutena's Guidance]] conversation for [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], in which [[Palutena]] mentions that Daisy was kidnapped by Tatanga; [[Pit (character)|Pit]], who believes Daisy to be the same as [[Princess Peach|Peach]], implies that Tatanga is merely a substitute for [[Bowser]] to kidnap her.

===Other appearances===
Tatanga is mentioned in Princess Daisy's bio in the game ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and her trophies in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He is later mentioned in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.{{ref needed}}
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Land''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|EngA=This unknown space monster appeared suddenly from deep space. He drives the war robot Pagosu, and attacks with scattered meandering rockets.
|FreE=Monstre, dont la nature même reste une énigme, apparu soudain d'au delà du cosmos. A bord du robot combattant Pagosu, il attaque dans toutes les directions à l'aide de roquettes<ref name=FRIB/>
}}

{{Multilang profile
|type=vc_3ds
|EngA=This unknown monster appeared suddenly from deep space. He pilots the robot Pagosu and attacks with scattered rockets.
|EngE=This unknown space monster suddenly appeared from outer space. He drives the war robot Pagosu and attacks with scattered, meandering rockets.
|Dut=Dit mysterieuze ruimtemonster dook plotseling op vanuit de ruimte. Hij bestuurt de oorlogsrobot Pagosu en valt aan met een breed spervuur van onvoorspelbare projectielen.
|FreE=Ce monstre venu de l'espace et inconnu de tous est apparu un jour sans crier gare. Il est aux commandes de Pagosu, son robot de guerre, et tire des roquettes dans tous les sens.
|Ger=Das Ungeheuer, das eines Tages aus den Tiefen des Alls erschien. Er steuert den Kampfroboter Pagosu, der mit unberechenbaren Geschossen bewaffnet ist.
|Ita=Questo misterioso mostro spaziale è apparso all'improvviso dallo spazio più profondo. Guida un robot da guerra chiamato Pagosu e attacca con razzi dalla traiettoria impazzita.
|SpaE=Este misterioso set llegó de repente de los remotos confines de la galaxia. Pilota un engendro robótico de guerra al que llama Pagosu. Sus ondas nucleares de choque pueden llegar a resultar devastadoras...
}}

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=タタンガ (JP) / Tatanga (EN)
|artwork=
|shusshin=不明
|seikaku=小心者
|tojo_gemu=ランド1、 ランド2
|desc='''<big>今やワリオの手下？</big><br>
「オイラは{{ruby|宇宙怪人|うちゅうかいじん}}タタンガ。マリオランドでサラサ・ランドを{{ruby|乗|の}}っ{{ruby|取|と}}り、デイジー{{ruby|姫|ひめ}}を{{ruby|妃|きさき}}にしようとしたらマリオに{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}されちまった。{{ruby|今度|こんど}}はオイラが{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}をしてやる!」
|origin=Unknown
|disposition=Timid person
|game_appearances=Land 1, Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>Now Wario's lackey?</big><br>
''“I'm the Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga. In Mario Land, I took over Sarasa Land and tried to take Princess Daisy as my queen, but Mario got in my way. This time I'll get in his way!”''
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
|no=57
|name=Tatanga
|image=[[File:Tatanga in Pagosu.png|100px]]
|series=''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
|type=Primary
|slots=2
|class=Advanced
|effects='''{{color|deepskyblue|Shield}}'''
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents=[[Morton]]
|conditions=The enemy starts the battle with a [[Super Scope]]
|stage=[[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]] ({{iw|smashwiki|Battlefield form|Battlefield}})
|song=Underground Theme - Super Mario Land
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tatanga Das Super Mario Spiel.png|Tatanga in ''Das Super Mario Spiel''
Kellogg's Nintendo Collector sticker 02.jpg|A [[Kellogg's]] sticker based on ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
Astronaut.png|Tatanga's cameo in ''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''
Tatanga in the Game Boy comics.png|Tatanga in the ''Game Boy'' comics
In the Palm of Your Hand.jpg|''[[In the Palm of Your Hand...]]''
Nintendo Comics System Vol 1 1.jpg|''In the Palm of Your Hand...''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=タタンガ
|JpnR=Tatanga
|JpnM=Tatanga
|Jpn2=宇宙怪人タタンガ
|Jpn2R=Uchū kaijin Tatanga
|Jpn2M=Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet|page=21|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Jpn3={{ruby|宇宙人|うちゅうじん}}
|Jpn3R=Uchūjin
|Jpn3M=Space Alien
|Jpn3C=<ref name=KC/>
|Dut=Tatanga
|DutM=Tatanga
|DutC=<ref name=spirit>{{cite|author=[[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] inventory|title=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' by [[Nintendo]], [[Sora Ltd.]], and [[Bandai Namco Holdings|BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=7 Dec. 2018}}</ref>
|Dut2=De Mysterieuze Ruimteman Tatanga
|Dut2M=The Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga
|Dut2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=9}}</ref>
|Fre=Tatanga
|FreC=<ref name=spirit/>
|Fre2=Tatanga, monstre mystérieux de l'espace
|Fre2M=Tatanga, mysterious monster from space
|Fre2C=<ref name=FRIB>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/dw3iXFN.jpg 17]}}</ref>
|Fre3=Tatanga, le monstre de l'espace
|Fre3M=Tatanga, mysterious monster from space
|Fre3C=<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European French). Tab 14.</ref>
|Ger=Tatanga
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Moyse, Claude M., Andreas G. Kämmerer, and Marcus Menold, editors|title=''Der Offizielle Nintendo Game Boy-Spieleberater 2''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1994|page=20}}</ref><ref name=spirit/>
|Ger2=Tatanga, der rätselhafte Raumfahrer
|Ger2M=Tatanga, the enigmatic spaceman
|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Land Spielanleitung''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=17}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 14.</ref>
|Ita=Tatanga
|ItaC=<ref name=spirit/>
|Ita2=Alieno
|Ita2M=Alien
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 1|date=1993|page=24}}</ref>
|Ita3=Tatanga, il Misterioso Personaggio Spaziale
|Ita3M=Tatanga, the Mysterious Space Character
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' Italian manual|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita4=Tatanga, il mostro dello spazio
|Ita4M=Tatanga, the space monster
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=46}}</ref>
|Rus=Татанга
|RusR=Tatanga
|RusM=Tatanga
|RusC=<ref name=spirit/>
|Spa=Tatanga
|SpaC=<ref name=spirit/>
|Spa2=Tatanga, el ser del espacio
|Spa2M=Tatanga, the Being from Space
|Spa2C=<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European Spanish). Tab 14.</ref>
}}

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