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'''Chouchin'unkou''' is a minor antagonist that only appeared in chapter 3 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 10|Volume 10]]. It is a {{wp|footballfish}} shaped like feces.
'''Chōchin Unkō''' is a minor antagonist that only appears in chapter 3 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 10|Volume 10]]. It is a {{wp|footballfish}} shaped like feces.


While swimming in [[Pukupuku Kai]], [[Mario]] and [[Bowser]]-[[Wanda]]'s heads are attached by a [[Octopus (boss)|small octopus]] and a {{wp|Ocean sunfish|sunfish}} respectively, hindering them. Taking advantage of this, the Chouchin'unkou approaches and attacks them with its light, that will slowly turn them faces-shaped. To save his friends, [[Yoshi]] eats them, digesting the two fishes on their heads, laying his friends in an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]. Without the octopus draining his energy, Mario is able to defeat the Chouchin'unkou with a [[fireball]].
While swimming in [[Pukupuku Kai]], [[Mario]] and [[Bowser]]-[[Wanda]]'s heads are attached with a [[Octopus (boss)|small octopus]] and a {{wp|Ocean sunfish|sunfish}} respectively, hindering them. Taking advantage of this, the Chōchin Unkō approaches and attacks them with its light, which slowly turns them faces-shaped. To save his friends, [[Yoshi]] eats them, digesting the two fishes on their heads and laying his friends in an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]. Without the octopus draining his energy, Mario is able to defeat the Chōchin Unkō with a [[fireball]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Chochin Unkou SMKun.png|Side image
Chochin Unkou SMKun.png|Side image
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
{{Foreign names
|Jap=チョウチンウンコウ
|Jap=チョウチンウンコウ
|JapR=Chouchin'unkou
|JapR=Chōchin Unkō
|JapM=Portmanteau of「チョウチンアンコウ」(''chouchinankou'', "{{wp|Himantolophus groenlandicus|Atlantic footballfish}}") and「うんち」(''unchi'', "feces")
|JapM=Portmanteau of「チョウチンアンコウ」(''chōchin ankō'', "{{wp|Himantolophus groenlandicus|Atlantic footballfish}}") and「うんち」(''unchi'', "feces")
|JapC=<ref>{{File link|Chochin Unkou attacks SMKun.png}}</ref>
|JapC=<ref>{{File link|Chochin Unkou attacks SMKun.png}}</ref>
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Revision as of 22:14, September 23, 2024

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.

Chōchin Unkō
Chōchin Unkō
Species Footballfish
First appearance Super Mario-kun Volume 10 (1994)

Chōchin Unkō is a minor antagonist that only appears in chapter 3 of Super Mario-kun Volume 10. It is a footballfish shaped like feces.

While swimming in Pukupuku Kai, Mario and Bowser-Wanda's heads are attached with a small octopus and a sunfish respectively, hindering them. Taking advantage of this, the Chōchin Unkō approaches and attacks them with its light, which slowly turns them faces-shaped. To save his friends, Yoshi eats them, digesting the two fishes on their heads and laying his friends in an egg. Without the octopus draining his energy, Mario is able to defeat the Chōchin Unkō with a fireball.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チョウチンウンコウ[1]
Chōchin Unkō
Portmanteau of「チョウチンアンコウ」(chōchin ankō, "Atlantic footballfish") and「うんち」(unchi, "feces")

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