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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 22:52, October 14, 2021

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

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Names in other languages

Pako

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パコ[2]
Pako
Play on the word「パコパコ」(pakopako, onomatopoeia for the sound of typing on a keyboard) and「章魚」(tako, octopus)
German Oktopus[?] Octopus
Italian Octopus[3]
Polpo (Mario vs. Wario)
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Octopus

Poko

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポコ[2]
Poko
From「ポコポコ」(pokopoko, onomatopoeia for bubbling noise) and「パコ」(Pako, the boss octopus)
German Mini-Oktopus[?] Mini Octopus
Italian Piccolo polpo[4] Little octopus

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5, page 55.
  2. ^ a b Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 151.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 76
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 76