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{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Mogyo.png|170px]]<br>A Moofish from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
|image=[[File:MoofishArtwork.png|170px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
}}
}}
A '''Moofish'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/xw7hA Archived] August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> is an enemy that appears to be a combination of a cow and a fish from the [[Tree Zone]]'s [[In the Trees|second stage]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Moofish are found swimming in the [[tree sap]]. If the player enters the sap it is in, the Moofish will charge at them horizontally. To defeat this creature, the player has to either [[jump]] on top of it or throw a [[fireball]] at it.
A '''Moofish'''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-135145/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en}}</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. These cow and fish hybrids are found swimming in the [[tree sap]] of the [[In the Trees]] stage, and if the player enters the sap it is in, the Moofish will charge at them horizontally. Moofishes can be defeated either from being [[jump]]ed on or being hit by a [[fireball]].
==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>モーギョ</big><br>
{{PBMCD profile
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}''' アクア族<br>
|name=モーギョ (JP) / Moofish (EN)
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}''' うちべんけい<br>
|artwork=[[File:Moofish Perfect.png|200px]]
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ランド2<br>
|shuzoku=アクア族
'''<big>2本のツノをもつ化物</big><br>
|seikaku=うちべんけい
頭は牛なのに胴体は魚という変な生き物。樹液の中を泳ぎまわり、動きが鈍くなったマリオを恐い顔で追いかける。体は大きいし、ツノもあるけど、そんなに強い敵じゃない。<ref>Shogakukan. 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''), [https://i.imgur.com/sCeUiWv.jpeg page 219.]</ref>
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
 
|desc='''<big>2本のツノをもつ化物</big><br>
'''''<big>Moofish</big>'''''<br>
頭は牛なのに胴体は魚という変な生き物。樹液の中を泳ぎまわり、動きが鈍くなったマリオを恐い顔で追いかける。体は大きいし、ツノもあるけど、そんなに強い敵じゃない。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/sCeUiWv.jpeg 219]}}</ref>
''Tribe: Aqua clan''<br>
|tribe=Aqua clan
''Disposition: Haughty and boastful at home, but meek and reserved outside''<br>
|disposition=Haughty and boastful at home, but meek and reserved outside
''Game appearances: Land 2''<br>
|game_appearances=Land 2
'''''<big>A monster with two horns</big><br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>A monster with two horns</big><br>
''A strange creature with the head of a cow but the body of a fish. It swims around in the sap and chases Mario, with a fearful look on its face, when he slows down. It has a large body and horns, but it is not a very strong enemy.''
''A strange creature with the head of a cow but the body of a fish. It swims around in the sap and chases Mario, with a fearful look on its face, when he slows down. It has a large body and horns, but it is not a very strong enemy.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SML2 Mogyo.png|Sprite
Mogyo.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
SML2 Mogyo.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
DDrunker August 2001 Moofish.jpg|''[[Dream Drunker]]''
DDrunker August 2001 Moofish.jpg|''[[Dream Drunker]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=モーギョ<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''), page 11.</ref>
|Jap=モーギョ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1992|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'')|page=11}}</ref>
|JapR=Mōgyo
|JapR=Mōgyo
|JapM=Play on「猛牛」(''mōgyū'', bull) and「魚」(''gyo'', on'yomi reading of "fish")
|JapM=Play on「猛牛」(''mōgyū'', "bull") and「魚」(''gyo'', on'yomi reading of "fish")
|Fra=Môgyo<ref>French edition of the seventh volume of ''Super Mario-kun'', page 27.</ref>
|Fre=Môgyo<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario-kun''|page=27|format=French Edition}}</ref>
|FraM=Romanization of the Japanese name adapted to French spelling.
|FreM=Romanization of the Japanese name adapted to French spelling.
|Fre2=Meuhguio
|Fre2C=<ref>{{cite|title=French Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|page=76}}</ref>
|Fre2M="Meuh" is French for "moo." The "guio" part may be based off "Lac de Guio", a French lake to reference the fish aspect of the creature.
|Ger=Ochsenfisch
|Ger=Ochsenfisch
|GerM=Bullfish
|GerM=Bullfish
|Ita=Mogyo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 76</ref>
|Ita=Mogyo<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=76}}</ref>
|ItaM=-
}}
}}



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Moofish
Artwork of a Moofish from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

A Moofish[1] is an enemy in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. These cow and fish hybrids are found swimming in the tree sap of the In the Trees stage, and if the player enters the sap it is in, the Moofish will charge at them horizontally. Moofishes can be defeated either from being jumped on or being hit by a fireball.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

モーギョ (JP) / Moofish (EN)
A Moofish from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく アクア族 Tribe Aqua clan
性格せいかく うちべんけい Disposition Haughty and boastful at home, but meek and reserved outside
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
2本のツノをもつ化物

頭は牛なのに胴体は魚という変な生き物。樹液の中を泳ぎまわり、動きが鈍くなったマリオを恐い顔で追いかける。体は大きいし、ツノもあるけど、そんなに強い敵じゃない。[2]

A monster with two horns

A strange creature with the head of a cow but the body of a fish. It swims around in the sap and chases Mario, with a fearful look on its face, when he slows down. It has a large body and horns, but it is not a very strong enemy.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モーギョ[3]
Mōgyo
Play on「猛牛」(mōgyū, "bull") and「魚」(gyo, on'yomi reading of "fish")
French Môgyo[4] Romanization of the Japanese name adapted to French spelling.
Meuhguio[5] "Meuh" is French for "moo." The "guio" part may be based off "Lac de Guio", a French lake to reference the fish aspect of the creature.
German Ochsenfisch[?] Bullfish
Italian Mogyo[6] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ 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 219.
  3. ^ 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 11.
  4. ^ Super Mario-kun (French Edition). Page 27.
  5. ^ French Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. Page 76.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 76.