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[[File:Konotako KC Deluxe Artwork.png|thumb|A Konotako as depicted in ''KC Deluxe'']]
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'''Konotako''' (コノタコ<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 [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' that appear to be winged bombs. They reside on [[Mt. Teapot]] and are encountered in Course 10 and Course 13. They display multiple suction cups on their undersides. Konotako attack by hovering over intruders and self-detonating. The suction cups allow the Konotako to latch on to [[Wario]]'s head, therefore ensuring the self-destruction was successful. However, the explosions can only stun Wario, without damaging him at all. Their name is a pun on 「このタコ」(''konotako''), Japanese slang meaning "You idiot", and 「タコ」(''tako''), meaning octopus.
|image=[[File:Konotako Perfect.png|170px]]<br>Artwork of a Konotako from ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
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|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
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'''Konotako''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They are winged, bomb-like octopus monsters. They reside on [[Mt. Teapot]] and are encountered in Course 10 and Course 13. Konotako attack by hovering over intruders and self-detonating. The suction cups on their undersides allow the Konotako to latch on to [[Wario]]'s head, therefore ensuring the self-destruction was successful.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=コノタコ (JP) / Konotako (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Konotako Perfect.png|120px]]
|shuzoku=アクア族
|seikaku=しつっこい
|tojo_gemu=ランド3
|desc='''<big>吸いついたら離れない</big></b><br>
ひとことでいえば、体が爆弾になつたタコのモンスター。上から踏めば簡単に倒せるが、下から近づくと吸盤で張り付いてくる。しかもそのまま自爆するイヤなやつだ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{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/E0gjwwq.jpeg 83]}}</ref>
|tribe=Aqua clan
|disposition=Fatty
|game_appearances=Land 3
|eng_desc='''''<big>Once you're attached, you can't let go.</big>'''''<br>
''In a nutshell, it is an octopus monster whose body is a bomb. It can be easily defeated by stepping on it from above, but if you approach it from below, it will stick to you with its suckers. Moreover, it is a nasty thing that self-destructs as it is.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Konotako Perfect.png|Astwork of a  Konotako in ''Mario Character Encyclopedia: Complete Edition''
Konotako.png|Sprite
Bomb WL.png|Konotako sprites
Bomb WL.png|Sprites
Konotako KC Deluxe Artwork.png|A Konotako as depicted in [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''KC Deluxe'']]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=コノタコ<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/>
|JapR=Konotako
|JapM=Pun on「このタコ」(''kono tako'', Japanese slang meaning "You idiot") and「{{hover|蛸|タコ}}」(''tako'', octopus)
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:51, October 7, 2024

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

Konotako
A Konotako from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.
Artwork of a Konotako from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)

Konotako are enemies in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They are winged, bomb-like octopus monsters. They reside on Mt. Teapot and are encountered in Course 10 and Course 13. Konotako attack by hovering over intruders and self-detonating. The suction cups on their undersides allow the Konotako to latch on to Wario's head, therefore ensuring the self-destruction was successful.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

コノタコ (JP) / Konotako (EN)
A Konotako from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく アクア族 Tribe Aqua clan
性格せいかく しつっこい Disposition Fatty
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド3 Game appearances Land 3
吸いついたら離れない

ひとことでいえば、体が爆弾になつたタコのモンスター。上から踏めば簡単に倒せるが、下から近づくと吸盤で張り付いてくる。しかもそのまま自爆するイヤなやつだ。[1]

Once you're attached, you can't let go.

In a nutshell, it is an octopus monster whose body is a bomb. It can be easily defeated by stepping on it from above, but if you approach it from below, it will stick to you with its suckers. Moreover, it is a nasty thing that self-destructs as it is.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コノタコ[2][1]
Konotako
Pun on「このタコ」(kono tako, Japanese slang meaning "You idiot") and「」(tako, octopus)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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 83.
  2. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1. Page 6-7.