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{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Kumoartwork1.png]]
|image=[[File:Kumoartwork1.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|relatives=[[Suu]]
|relatives=[[Suu]]
|comparable=[[Batadon]]<br>[[Fighter Fly|Fly]]<br>[[Pionpi]]
|comparable=[[Batadon]]<br>[[Fighter Fly|Fly]]<br>[[Pionpi]]
}}
}}
'''Kumos'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 14.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref> are hopping spider enemies found in [[Easton Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They are found in [[World 3-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 3-2]] and [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 3-3]]. In appearance, Kumos look much like generic tarantulas that are about the size of [[Mario]]. One Kumo poses as [[Princess Daisy]], which Mario discovers after defeating [[Hiyoihoi]].
'''Kumos'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=14|date=1989|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|date=1991|page=5|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are hopping spider enemies from ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They resemble {{wp|tarantula}}s and are about the size of [[Mario]].


''Kumo'' (クモ) is the Japanese word for "spider"; however, the species is not, in fact, known as "Kumo" in Japan. It is actually the only species for which the English name was not the same as or similar to the Japanese name in the original version of ''Super Mario Land'', although some other species were renamed in the English [[Virtual Console]] version.
Their name comes from the Japanese word「{{ruby|蜘蛛|クモ}}」(''kumo'', "spider"); however, the species is not known as "Kumo" in Japan. It is the only species for which the English name was not the same as or similar to the Japanese name in the original version of ''Super Mario Land'', although some other species were renamed in the English [[Virtual Console]] version.


Kumos attack in the same pattern as a [[Fighter Fly|Fly]], hopping towards Mario. Like a Fly, some of them drop downward from midair when spawned. A [[jump]] or two [[Superball Mario|Superball]]s can easily defeat a Kumo, rewarding Mario with 400 [[point]]s.
==History==
===''Super Mario Land''===
In ''Super Mario Land'', Kumos are found in [[World 3-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 3-2]] and [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 3-3]]. They attack in the same pattern as a [[Fighter Fly|Fly]], hopping towards Mario. Like a Fly, some of them drop downward from midair when spawned. A Kumo can be defeated with a [[stomp]] or two [[Superball Mario|Superball]]s, rewarding 400 [[point]]s.
 
One Kumo poses as [[Princess Daisy]], which Mario discovers after defeating [[Hiyoihoi]].


Kumos appear in the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]]. After the [[Tokotoko]] and [[Batadon]]s fail in stopping Mario, [[Tatanga]] gives more trust to the spider clan in doing a better job, much to [[Hiyoihoi]]'s anger. The Kumos prepare a trap for Mario by creating a web, which [[Suu-chan]] pushes him into. Before she pours lethal [[Suu]] venom on him, the Tokotoko and Batadons barge in and fall into the web, freeing Mario and causing them to get hit by the venom instead, which kills them. Mario falls down and is surrounded by the Kumos, which Suu-chan orders to attack him, but Hiyoihoi appears, angered by the replacement and death of his soldiers, and shoots at everyone with a barrage of [[Bullet Biff]]s, killing the Kumos and inadvertently saving Mario.
===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
Kumos appear in the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]]. After the [[Tokotoko]] and [[Batadon]]s fail in stopping Mario, [[Tatanga]] gives more trust to the spider clan in doing a better job, much to Hiyoihoi's anger. The Kumos prepare a trap for Mario by creating a web, which [[Sue]] pushes him into. Before she pours lethal [[Suu]] venom on him, the Tokotoko and Batadons barge in and fall into the web, freeing Mario and causing them to get hit by the venom instead, which kills them. Mario falls down and is surrounded by the Kumos, which Sue orders to attack him, but Hiyoihoi appears, angered by the replacement and death of his soldiers, and shoots at everyone with a barrage of [[Bullet Biff]]s, killing the Kumos and inadvertently saving Mario.


A Kumo also makes a small appearance in ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', although only a picture of it appears.
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
A picture of a Kumo appears in the book ''[[Pipe Down!]]''


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Land''===
===''Super Mario Land''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''This spider-like creature attacks Mario by jumping on him.''
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''This spider-like creature attacks Mario by jumping on him.''
*'''3DS Virtual Console Manual bio:''' ''This spiderlike creature attacks by trying to jump on Mario.''
*'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console Manual bio:''' ''This spiderlike creature attacks by trying to jump on Mario.''


===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ブラックピヨン</big><br>
{{PBMCD profile
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　クリープ族<br>
|name=ブラックピヨン (JP) / Kumo (EN)
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　ちょっぴりシャイ<br>
|artwork=[[File:Kumo Perfect.png|200px]]
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　ランド1<br>
|shuzoku=クリープ族
'''<big>怪しげな黒いクモ</big><br>
|seikaku=ちょっぴりシャイ
ピョンピョン跳ねながら近づいてくる黒いクモ。すき間の多いところなら、待っていれば勝手に下に落ちてしまうことも。倒すなら広い所で待って、近づいてから踏みつけよう。<ref name=Daijiten>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/pdHaNoo.jpeg page 192].</ref>
|tojo_gemu=ランド1
 
|desc='''<big>怪しげな黒いクモ</big><br>
'''''<big>Kumo</big>'''''<br>
ピョンピョン跳ねながら近づいてくる黒いクモ。すき間の多いところなら、待っていれば勝手に下に落ちてしまうことも。倒すなら広い所で待って、近づいてから踏みつけよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|language=ja|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/pdHaNoo.jpeg 192]|website=Imgur}}</ref>
''Tribe: Creep clan''<br>
|tribe=Creep clan
''Disposition: A little shy''<br>
|disposition=A little shy
''Game appearances: Land 1''<br>
|game_appearances=Land 1
'''''<big>Suspicious black spider</big><br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>Suspicious black spider</big><br>
''A black spider approaches you, hopping and bouncing. If you wait for it in an open space, it may fall down on its own. If you want to defeat it, wait in a wide space and then step on it when it gets close.''
''A black spider approaches you, hopping and bouncing. If you wait for it in an open space, it may fall down on its own. If you want to defeat it, wait in a wide space and then step on it when it gets close.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Kumoartwork2.png|A darker depiction with a blue mouth
Kumoartwork2.png|A darker depiction with a blue mouth
SML Kumo.png|In-game sprite
KumoArtworkCL.jpg|''Super Mario Land'' (''[[Club Nintendo (French magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine)
SML Kumo.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land''
SML Daisy (Kumo).png|Screenshot of ''Super Mario Land''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブラックピヨン<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 14.</ref><br>''Burakku Piyon''<br>ブラックピョン<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/mla/chara/ ''Super Mario Land'' Japanese website]. Accessed on 5-12-15.</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land'' section, page 47.</ref><br>''Burakku Pyon''
|Jap=ブラックピヨン
|JapR=Burakku Piyon
|JapM=From "black" and「ピヨンピヨン」(''piyon-piyon''), onomatopoeia for hopping
|JapM=From "black" and「ピヨンピヨン」(''piyon-piyon''), onomatopoeia for hopping
|Dut=Kumo<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic'', page 8.</ref>
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=14|language=ja|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Fra=Kumo<ref>''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet, [https://i.imgur.com/zuVxmWd.jpg page 14].</ref>
|Jap2=ブラックピョン
|Jap2R=Burakku Pyon
|Jap2M=^
|Jap2C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/mla/chara|title=登場キャラクター1|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=May 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Shogakukan|date=2015|language=ja|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'']], ''Super Mario Land'' section|page=47}}</ref>
|Dut=Kumo
|DutC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=8}}</ref>
|Fre=Kumo
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/zuVxmWd.jpg 14]}}</ref>
|Ger=Kumo
|Ger=Kumo
|Ita=Kumo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 47</ref>
|Ita=Kumo
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' Italian manual|page=14}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Land'' (Nintendo 3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Tab 14.</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=47}}</ref>
|Spa=Kumo
|Spa=Kumo
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 18:58, November 17, 2024

Kumo
Kumoartwork1.png
Artwork from Super Mario Land
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Relatives
Comparable

Kumos[1][2] are hopping spider enemies from Super Mario Land. They resemble tarantulas and are about the size of Mario.

Their name comes from the Japanese word「蜘蛛クモ」(kumo, "spider"); however, the species is not known as "Kumo" in Japan. It is the only species for which the English name was not the same as or similar to the Japanese name in the original version of Super Mario Land, although some other species were renamed in the English Virtual Console version.

History[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

In Super Mario Land, Kumos are found in World 3-2 and World 3-3. They attack in the same pattern as a Fly, hopping towards Mario. Like a Fly, some of them drop downward from midair when spawned. A Kumo can be defeated with a stomp or two Superballs, rewarding 400 points.

One Kumo poses as Princess Daisy, which Mario discovers after defeating Hiyoihoi.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]

Kumos appear in the Super Mario Land manga. After the Tokotoko and Batadons fail in stopping Mario, Tatanga gives more trust to the spider clan in doing a better job, much to Hiyoihoi's anger. The Kumos prepare a trap for Mario by creating a web, which Sue pushes him into. Before she pours lethal Suu venom on him, the Tokotoko and Batadons barge in and fall into the web, freeing Mario and causing them to get hit by the venom instead, which kills them. Mario falls down and is surrounded by the Kumos, which Sue orders to attack him, but Hiyoihoi appears, angered by the replacement and death of his soldiers, and shoots at everyone with a barrage of Bullet Biffs, killing the Kumos and inadvertently saving Mario.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

A picture of a Kumo appears in the book Pipe Down!

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: This spider-like creature attacks Mario by jumping on him.
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console Manual bio: This spiderlike creature attacks by trying to jump on Mario.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ブラックピヨン (JP) / Kumo (EN)
A Kumo from Super Mario Land.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クリープ族 Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく ちょっぴりシャイ Disposition A little shy
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド1 Game appearances Land 1
怪しげな黒いクモ

ピョンピョン跳ねながら近づいてくる黒いクモ。すき間の多いところなら、待っていれば勝手に下に落ちてしまうことも。倒すなら広い所で待って、近づいてから踏みつけよう。[3]

Suspicious black spider

A black spider approaches you, hopping and bouncing. If you wait for it in an open space, it may fall down on its own. If you want to defeat it, wait in a wide space and then step on it when it gets close.

Gallery[edit]

  • A darker depiction with a blue mouth

    A darker depiction with a blue mouth

  • Super Mario Land (Club Nintendo magazine)

    Super Mario Land (Club Nintendo magazine)

  • Sprite from Super Mario Land

    Sprite from Super Mario Land

  • Screenshot of Super Mario Land

    Screenshot of Super Mario Land

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブラックピヨン[4]
Burakku Piyon 		From "black" and「ピヨンピヨン」(piyon-piyon), onomatopoeia for hopping
ブラックピョン[5][6]
Burakku Pyon
Dutch Kumo[7] -
French Kumo[8] -
German Kumo[?] -
Italian Kumo[9][10][11] -
Spanish Kumo[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 14.
  2. ^ 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 5.
  3. ^ 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) via Imgur. Page 192.
  4. ^ 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 14.
  5. ^ 登場キャラクター1. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Shogakukan (2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land section. Page 47.
  7. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 8.
  8. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 14.
  9. ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 14.
  10. ^ Super Mario Land (Nintendo 3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Tab 14.
  11. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 47.
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Super Mario Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
Bosses King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu)
Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
Levels World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level
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Other Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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