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{{about|the enemies from [[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]|the group of characters from [[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]] that are known as the "Bears" in [[Donkey Kong Land III]]|[[Brothers Bear]]|other bears in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario franchise]]|[[:Category:Bears]]}}
[[Image:ballbear.PNG|right|frame|Official artwork of a '''Tamanoripū'''.]]
{{species infobox
A '''Tamanoripū''' (タマノリプー<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html</ref>) is a bear-like enemy in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Tamanoripū are usually found riding atop circus balls, which they can use to traverse spiky and dangerous floors. Its name is derived from 「玉乗り」 ''tamanori'', which is the Japanese term for the act of balancing on a ball.
|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork Bear.png|150px]]<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]])
}}
A '''Bear'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43|date=December 1992|page=48|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> (also formatted as '''bear''')<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 enemy in the [[Mario Zone]]'s [[Mario the Circus Star!|second stage]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Bears resemble {{wp|teddy bear}}s and are found riding atop [[Beach Ball]]s, which they can use to traverse spiky and dangerous floors. [[Mario]] can [[jump]] or throw a [[fireball]] to defeat a Bear and control its ball. Mario can use the ball to safely cross spiked floors and get to previously unreachable areas.


[[Image:ballbear.gif|thumb|left]]
A Bear also appears on the "Printing" screen of the [[Game Boy Camera]].
[[Mario]] can [[jump]] or throw a [[fireball]] to defeat this enemy and control its ball. Mario can use the ball to safely cross spiked floors and get to previously unreachable areas in the Mario Zone. Tamanoripū resemble teddy bears and are exclusive to the second level of the Mario Zone.


A Tamanoripū also appears on the "Printing" screen of the Game Boy Camera.<ref>http://youtu.be/1z2_af1vfJM?t=18m40s</ref>
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
*'''Japanese website bio:''' ゴムボールコースで登場。プ－をやっつければ、マリオはタマノリにのって移動することができる。利用価値大。<ref name=Pooh/><br>(Translation: ''It appears on the rubber ball course. If you beat the Pū, Mario can move around on the tamanori. Very useful.'')
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=タマノリプー (JP) / Bear (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Bear Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=ビースト族
|seikaku=目立ちたがり
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>クマのボールを奪い取れ</big></b><br>
大きなボールに乗った熊のようなキャラ。上に乗ったプーを倒して、ボールを奪い取ろう。ボールに乗っていれば、トゲの生えた地 面の上もダメージ無しで進むことができる。<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|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/Cg7gorn.jpeg 105]|language=ja|accessdate=May 23, 2022|website=Imgur}}</ref>
|tribe=Beast clan
|disposition=Show-off
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>Take the bear's ball.</big><br>
''A bear-like character on a big ball. Defeat Bear on top of the ball and take it away from him. If you are on the ball, you can go over the spiky ground without damage.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bear SML2 sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' sprite
GBCameraB19JP.png|[[Game Boy Camera]]
GBCamera-Printing-INT.png|Game Boy Camera
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=タマノリプー
|JpnR=Tamanori Pū
|JpnM=Ball-riding Pooh;「プー」is used as the name for the bear specifically<ref name=Pooh/> and may be derived from「クマのプーさん」(''Kuma no Pū-san'', "{{wp|Winnie-the-Pooh}}")
|JpnC=<ref name=Pooh>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html|title=スーパーマリオランド２　６つの金貨／敵キャラクター|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=May 16, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000527072233/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html}}</ref>
|FreE=Ballourson
|FreEM=Portmanteau of ''ballon'' ("balloon") or ''balle'' ("ball"), and ''ourson'' ("bear cub")
|FreEC=<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia : Les 30 premières années]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=75}}</ref>
|Ger=Tamanoripu
|GerM=Japanese romanization
|Ita=Orso equilibrista
|ItaM=Balancing bear
|ItaC=<ref name="IT encyclopedia">{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=75, 77}}</ref>{{ref page|75}}
|Ita2=Orso giocoliere
|Ita2M=Juggler bear
|Ita2C=<ref name="IT encyclopedia"/>{{ref page|77}}
|Spa=Oso
|SpaM=Bear
}}
;Kodansha manga
{{foreign names
|Jpn=プーちゃん
|JpnR=Pū{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Chan|-chan}}
|JpnM=From「プーさん」(''Pū{{wp|Japanese honorifics#San|-san}}'', "Pooh Bear") combined with「~ちゃん」(''-chan'')
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 20 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2''|page=15}}</ref>
}}


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Latest revision as of 16:18, April 10, 2025

This article is about the enemies from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. For the group of characters from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! that are known as the "Bears" in Donkey Kong Land III, see Brothers Bear. For other bears in the Super Mario franchise, see Category:Bears.
Bear
Artwork of Bear, 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 Bear[1] (also formatted as bear)[2] is an enemy in the Mario Zone's second stage in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Bears resemble teddy bears and are found riding atop Beach Balls, which they can use to traverse spiky and dangerous floors. Mario can jump or throw a fireball to defeat a Bear and control its ball. Mario can use the ball to safely cross spiked floors and get to previously unreachable areas.

A Bear also appears on the "Printing" screen of the Game Boy Camera.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]

  • Japanese website bio: ゴムボールコースで登場。プ－をやっつければ、マリオはタマノリにのって移動することができる。利用価値大。[3]
    (Translation: It appears on the rubber ball course. If you beat the Pū, Mario can move around on the tamanori. Very useful.)

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

タマノリプー (JP) / Bear (EN)
A Bear from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ビースト族 Tribe Beast clan
性格せいかく 目立ちたがり Disposition Show-off
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
クマのボールを奪い取れ

大きなボールに乗った熊のようなキャラ。上に乗ったプーを倒して、ボールを奪い取ろう。ボールに乗っていれば、トゲの生えた地 面の上もダメージ無しで進むことができる。[4]

Take the bear's ball.

A bear-like character on a big ball. Defeat Bear on top of the ball and take it away from him. If you are on the ball, you can go over the spiky ground without damage.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タマノリプー[3]
Tamanori Pū 		Ball-riding Pooh;「プー」is used as the name for the bear specifically[3] and may be derived from「クマのプーさん」(Kuma no Pū-san, "Winnie-the-Pooh")
French (NOE) Ballourson[5] Portmanteau of ballon ("balloon") or balle ("ball"), and ourson ("bear cub")
German Tamanoripu[?] Japanese romanization
Italian Orso equilibrista[6]:75 Balancing bear
Orso giocoliere[6]:77 Juggler bear
Spanish Oso[?] Bear
Kodansha manga
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese プーちゃん[7]
Pū-chan 		From「プーさん」(Pū-san, "Pooh Bear") combined with「~ちゃん」(-chan)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes" – Tilden, Gail, et al. (December 1992). Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (English). Page 48.
  2. ^ 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.)
  3. ^ a b c スーパーマリオランド２　６つの金貨／敵キャラクター. nintendo.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2024. (Archived May 27, 2000, 07:22:33 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ November 20, 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). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 105. Retrieved May 23, 2022 from Imgur.
  5. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia : Les 30 premières années. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 75.
  6. ^ a b November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-88-9367-436-2. Page 75, 77.
  7. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 20 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2. Page 15.
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Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Protagonist Mario • Heavy Zed • Hippo
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Bunny Mario • Space Mario • Aqua Mario • Invincible Mario • Bomb Mario
Bosses Big Bird • Tatanga • Sewer rat • Witch • Three Little Pigs • Octopus • Wario
Items 1-Up Heart • 3-Up Heart • Carrot • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Coin • Moneybag • Mushroom • Star
Objects ? Block • Ball on chains • Beach Ball • Bell • Bone Lift • Brick • Cloud • Empty Block • Fiery block • Gear • Goal • Invisible/flashing block • Skull Platform • Soap bubble • Tree sap
Enemies Ant • Aqua Goomba • Battle Beetle • Bear • Bee Fly • Beebee • Bero • Bigbee • Birdfish • Blurp • Bomubomu • Boo • Bopping Toady • Bullet Bill • Cheep-Cheep • Chikunto • Collector • Dokanto • Dondon • Fireball Boy • Floating Face • Ghost Goomba • Goomba • Goronto • Grubby • Honebon • Jack-in-the-Box • Karakara • Kiddokatto • Koopa Troopa • Kyororo • Kyotonbo • Kurokyura • Masked Ghoul • Minikyura • Moofish • No.48 • Noko Bombette • Para-Goomba • Pikku • Piranha Plant • Poro • Ragumo • Rerere • Screw • Shark • Skeleton Bee • Spikey • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Star • Tamara • Tosenbo • Unera • Unibo • Venus Fire Trap
Obstacles Boulder • Cannonball • Crystal ball • Falling spike • Furizo • Karamenbo • Lance • Lava • Mechanical fist • Piranha Plant (statue) • Satellite • Spiked ball • Spiked ball (Pumpkin Zone) • Tatenoko • Turtle Cannon • Wakiri • Yashichi
Levels Overworld Mushroom Zone • Hippo • Scenic Course • Mario's castle • Casino
Tree Zone Invincibility! • In the Trees • The Exit • Honeybees • Final Boss: The Big Bird • Secret Course 1
Space Zone Moon stage • Star stage • Secret Course 2
Macro Zone The Ant Monsters • In the Syrup Sea • Fiery Mario–Special Agent • Final Boss: One Mighty Mouse! • Secret Course 3
Pumpkin Zone Bat Course • Pumpkin Zone Level 2 • Pumpkin Zone Level 3 • Witch's Mansion Course • Secret Course 4 • Secret Course 5
Mario Zone Fiery Blocks • Mario the Circus Star! • Beware: Jagged Spikes • Final Bosses: Three Mean Pigs!
Turtle Zone Cheep Cheep Course • Turtle Zone • Whale Course • Secret Course 6
Other Gallery • Glitches • Hetchara Ban • Staff • Super Mario Slot
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