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A '''Kyororo'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en English|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-135145/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en}}</ref> (generically referred to by [[Prima Games]] as '''one-eyed ghosts'''<ref>{{cite|author=Campbell, Stuart|title=''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=May 5, 1999|page=94|isbn=0-7615-2085-6|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|quote=Head to the watery area beneath the one-eyed ghosts.}}</ref>) is a one-eyed enemy from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' that appears in [[Pumpkin Zone Level 2]] and usually wait in open spaces, repeatedly looking back and forth. If one spots [[Mario]], they will charge at him full speed. Kyororo can be defeated simply by [[jump]]ing on their heads or shooting a [[fireball]] at them, but jumping on them can be difficult due to their speed.
A '''Kyororo''' is a one-eyed enemy from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' that appears in the second stage of the [[Pumpkin Zone]] and usually wait in open spaces, repeatedly looking back and forth. If one spots [[Mario]], they will charge at him full speed. Kyororo can be defeated simply by [[jump]]ing on their heads or shooting a [[fireball]] at them, but jumping on them can be difficult due to their speed.


The Kyororo, along with many other enemies in the Pumpkin Zone, are based on [[wikipedia:Obake|monsters]] from Japanese folklore. The Kyororo comes from [[wikipedia:Hitotsume-kozō|''Hitotsume Kozō'']] (one-eyed boys), troublesome one-eyed boys with large tongues that are said to run around frightening people.
The Kyororo, along with many other enemies in the [[Pumpkin Zone]], are based on {{wp|obake|monsters}} from {{wp|Japanese folklore}}. The Kyororo comes from ''{{wp|hitotsume-kozō}}'' (one-eyed boys), troublesome one-eyed boys with large tongues that are said to run around frightening people.
==Profiles and statistics==
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|seikaku=あわてんぼう
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>キョロキョロ一つ目小僧</big></b><br>
大きな一つ目で、マリオを探すキョロロ。目玉の大きさの割に近眼なのか、近づこくまで動き出さない。しがし、一度マリオを見つけると猛ダッシュしてくるので気をつけたい。<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/KvoFsmb.jpeg 62]}}</ref>
|tribe=Ghost clan
|disposition=Hasty person
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>One-eyed monster with a wandering gaze</big><br>
''Kyororo looks for Mario with his big single eye. He may be short-sighted for the size of his eye ball, but he doesn't move until he gets close to Mario. But once he spots Mario, he makes a mad dash for him, so be careful.''
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SML2 Kyororo.png|''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
SML2 Kyororo.png|''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
Kyororo SuperMarioKun 8.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
Kyororo SuperMarioKun 8.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|Jap=キョロロ<ref>Official ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' Shogakukan game guide, page 14</ref>
|Jap=キョロロ<ref>{{cite|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=14|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=''KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1''|page=[[Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg|7]]}}</ref>
|JapR=Kyororo
|JapR=Kyororo
|JapM=From「キョロキョロ」(''kyorokyoro'', Japanese onomatopoeia for glancing left and right repeatedly) or「きょろり」(''kyorori'', eyes wide open)
|JapM=From「キョロキョロ」(''kyorokyoro'', onomatopoeia for glancing repeatedly) or possibly「きょろり」(''kyorori'', eyes wide open)
|Jap2={{hover|一|ひと}}つ{{hover|目小僧|めこぞう}}<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 19 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1''|page=4}}</ref>
|Jap2R={{wp|Hitotsume-kozō}}
|Jap2M=One-eyed Boy
|Fre=Cyclopus
|FreM=Nominative Latin version of ''Cyclope'' (Cyclops)
|Ger=Kyororo
|Ger=Kyororo
|GerM=-
|Ita=Kyororo<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=75}}</ref>
|Ita=Kyororo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 75</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:53, October 7, 2024

Kyororo
Artwork of a Kyororo, 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 Kyororo[1] (generically referred to by Prima Games as one-eyed ghosts[2]) is a one-eyed enemy from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins that appears in Pumpkin Zone Level 2 and usually wait in open spaces, repeatedly looking back and forth. If one spots Mario, they will charge at him full speed. Kyororo can be defeated simply by jumping on their heads or shooting a fireball at them, but jumping on them can be difficult due to their speed.

The Kyororo, along with many other enemies in the Pumpkin Zone, are based on monsters from Japanese folklore. The Kyororo comes from hitotsume-kozō (one-eyed boys), troublesome one-eyed boys with large tongues that are said to run around frightening people.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

キョロロ (JP) / Kyororo (EN)
A Kyororo from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ゴースト族 Tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく あわてんぼう Disposition Hasty person
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
キョロキョロ一つ目小僧

大きな一つ目で、マリオを探すキョロロ。目玉の大きさの割に近眼なのか、近づこくまで動き出さない。しがし、一度マリオを見つけると猛ダッシュしてくるので気をつけたい。[3]

One-eyed monster with a wandering gaze

Kyororo looks for Mario with his big single eye. He may be short-sighted for the size of his eye ball, but he doesn't move until he gets close to Mario. But once he spots Mario, he makes a mad dash for him, so be careful.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キョロロ[4][5]
Kyororo 		From「キョロキョロ」(kyorokyoro, onomatopoeia for glancing repeatedly) or possibly「きょろり」(kyorori, eyes wide open)
一つ目小僧[6]
Hitotsume-kozō 		One-eyed Boy
French Cyclopus[?] Nominative Latin version of Cyclope (Cyclops)
German Kyororo[?] -
Italian Kyororo[7] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ English 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. ^ "Head to the watery area beneath the one-eyed ghosts." – Campbell, Stuart (May 5, 1999). Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2085-6. Page 94.
  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). Page 62.
  4. ^ 「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 14.
  5. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1. Page 7.
  6. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 4.
  7. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.
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