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[[File:Thundercloud WL.png|frame|left]]
{{species infobox
[[File:Pikkarikun KC Mario Artwork.png|thumb|A Pikkarikun as depicted in ''KC Mario'']]
|image=[[File:Pikkarikun Artwork.png|170px]]<br>Artwork of a Pikkarikun from the Japanese guide of ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
[[File:Pikkarikun Artwork.png|thumb|left|Artwork from the Japanese strategy guide]]
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
'''Pikkarikun''' (ピッカリクン<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. ''KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1''. [[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|Pages 6-7]].</ref>) are small thundercloud enemies that appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They sport an impish face and what seems to be a lamp cord and float above [[Wario]]. When they flash, they drop lightning bolts down on him. They are invincible and chase Wario through levels, but cannot go through walls and may get stuck if there is a wall in front of it.  
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'''Pikkarikun''' are small, invincible thundercloud enemies in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They sport an impish face and what seems to be a lamp cord. Pikkarikun float and drop lightning bolts down at [[Wario]] whenever they flash.<ref>{{cite|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|url=youtu.be/eUxym7GGSSw?feature=shared&t=9|timestamp=0:09|title=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' - Sherbet Land - Course No. 17|date=April 17, 2019|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> Pikkarikun cannot go through walls and could get stuck at one. If a Pikkarikun's lightning bolt hits an enemy, it becomes a [[10-Coin|10 Gold Coin]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:23|url=youtu.be/eUxym7GGSSw?feature=shared&t=23|title=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' - Sherbet Land - Course No. 17|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>


If their lightning bolts hit enemies, they turn into [[10-Coin|10 Gold Coin]]s.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ピッカリクン (JP) / Pikkarikun (EN)
|shuzoku=ゴースト族
|seikaku=しつこい
|tojo_gemu=ランド3
|desc='''<big>味方をも倒す強力なカミナリ</big></b><br>
目をギュっとつむった雲で、高い所をゆらゆら飛んでいる。ちょっとでも同じ場所にいると点滅してカミナリを落とす。倒すことはできないので、ひたすら逃げよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-259067-9|date=November 20, 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/EeFkcWI.jpeg 169]|language=ja}}</ref>
|tribe=Ghost clan
|disposition=Persistent
|game_appearances=Land 3
|eng_desc='''''<big>The powerful thunderbolt that can even take down allies.</big>'''''<br>
''It is a cloud with its eyes tightly closed, flying high in the sky. If you stay in the same place for even a moment, it will flash and drop thunderbolts. You can't beat it, so just run away from it.''
}}


Their name comes from 「ピカり」''pikari'', an onomatopoeia for electric sparkling,and honorfic 「くん」
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pikkarikun.png|Sprite from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Thundercloud WL.png|Sprites from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Pikkarikun KC Mario Artwork.png|A Pikkarikun as depicted in the ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' Kodansha manga
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ピッカリクン<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=''KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1''|page=[[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|6-7]]}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JpnR=Pikkarikun
|JpnM=Corruption of「ぴかり」(''pikari'', a Japanese term for "with a flash") combined with「~くん」(''-kun'', Japanese honorific suffix used for young men)
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:23, January 7, 2025

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Pikkarikun
Pikkarikun
Artwork of a Pikkarikun from the Japanese guide of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)

Pikkarikun are small, invincible thundercloud enemies in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They sport an impish face and what seems to be a lamp cord. Pikkarikun float and drop lightning bolts down at Wario whenever they flash.[1] Pikkarikun cannot go through walls and could get stuck at one. If a Pikkarikun's lightning bolt hits an enemy, it becomes a 10 Gold Coin.[2]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ピッカリクン (JP) / Pikkarikun (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ゴースト族 Tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく しつこい Disposition Persistent
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド3 Game appearances Land 3
味方をも倒す強力なカミナリ

目をギュっとつむった雲で、高い所をゆらゆら飛んでいる。ちょっとでも同じ場所にいると点滅してカミナリを落とす。倒すことはできないので、ひたすら逃げよう。[3]

The powerful thunderbolt that can even take down allies.

It is a cloud with its eyes tightly closed, flying high in the sky. If you stay in the same place for even a moment, it will flash and drop thunderbolts. You can't beat it, so just run away from it.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • Sprites from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Sprites from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • A Pikkarikun as depicted in the Super Mario Kodansha manga

    A Pikkarikun as depicted in the Super Mario Kodansha manga

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピッカリクン[4][3]
Pikkarikun 		Corruption of「ぴかり」(pikari, a Japanese term for "with a flash") combined with「~くん」(-kun, Japanese honorific suffix used for young men)

References[edit]

  1. ^ VideoGamePhenom (April 17, 2019). Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - Sherbet Land - Course No. 17 (0:09). YouTube (English).
  2. ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - Sherbet Land - Course No. 17 (0:23). YouTube.
  3. ^ a b 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 169.
  4. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1. Page 6-7.
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