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|image=[[File:Dokanto.png|180px]]<br>Artwork
|image=[[File:Dokanto.png|180px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|variant_of=[[Antotto]]
|variant_of=[[Ant]]
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'''Dokanto'''<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> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are a variety of [[ant]]s with head-mounted cannons that shoot small deadly pellets out. Dokanto can be defeated either from being [[jump]]ed on or from a [[fireball]]. They are encountered only in the [[The Ant Monsters|first stage]] of [[Macro Zone]].
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ドカント (JP) / Dokanto (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Dokanto Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=クリープ族
|seikaku=働き者
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>大砲を積んだ兵隊アリ</big></b><br>
アリの一族アントット一家の兵隊アリ。背中に大砲を積んでいる。一定の間隔で大砲を撃ってくるが、動きはそれほど速くないので、踏みつけて、やっつけてしまおう。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|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/VrndRmF.jpeg 121]}}</ref>
|tribe=Creep clan
|disposition=Hard worker
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>Soldier ants with cannons</big><br>
''A soldier ant of the ant family, a family of ants. They carry cannons on their backs. They fire their cannons at regular intervals, but they do not move very fast, so stomp on them and eliminate them.''
}}
}}
'''Dokanto''' (generically referred to by [[Nintendo Power]] and [[Prima Games]] as '''ants'''<ref>Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 23. "''You’ll find many breeds of ants in the Macro Zone. There are ants with stingers, ants without stingers, ants that shoot, and ants that throw mushrooms. A disturbing bit of diversity!''"</ref><ref>Campbell, Stuart. ''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 94. "''Get to the platform that has an ant with a missile launcher on it and kill it.''"</ref>) are a variety of [[Antotto]] with head-mounted cannons found in the [[Macro Zone]]'s [[The Ant Monsters|first stage]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. From the cannon on top of their heads, small deadly pellets shoot out, similar to how [[Snifit]]s attack. These pellets can easily be dodged by [[jump]]ing over. They can be defeated with a simple jump or a [[fireball]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドカント<ref>「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 13.</ref>
|Jap=ドカント<ref>{{cite|date=December 20, 1992|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=13|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|isbn=4-09-102413-0}}</ref>
|JapR=Dokanto
|JapR=Dokanto
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ドカン」(''dokan'', an adverb for "with a bang") and「アントット」(''[[Antotto]]'')
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ドカン」(''dokan'', onomatopoeic term meaning "kaboom") and「アントット」(''Antotto'', "[[ant#Names in other languages|ant]]")
|Ger=Bazooka-Ameise
|Ger=Bazooka-Ameise
|GerM=Bazooka Ant
|GerM=Bazooka Ant
|Ita=Dokanto<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 75</ref>
|Ita=Dokanto<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>
|ItaM=-
}}
}}


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Dokanto
Artwork of a Dokanto, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Variant of Ant

Dokanto[1] are enemies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are a variety of ants with head-mounted cannons that shoot small deadly pellets out. Dokanto can be defeated either from being jumped on or from a fireball. They are encountered only in the first stage of Macro Zone.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ドカント (JP) / Dokanto (EN)
A Dokanto from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クリープ族 Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく 働き者 Disposition Hard worker
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
大砲を積んだ兵隊アリ

アリの一族アントット一家の兵隊アリ。背中に大砲を積んでいる。一定の間隔で大砲を撃ってくるが、動きはそれほど速くないので、踏みつけて、やっつけてしまおう。[2]

Soldier ants with cannons

A soldier ant of the ant family, a family of ants. They carry cannons on their backs. They fire their cannons at regular intervals, but they do not move very fast, so stomp on them and eliminate them.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドカント[3]
Dokanto
Portmanteau of「ドカン」(dokan, onomatopoeic term meaning "kaboom") and「アントット」(Antotto, "ant")
German Bazooka-Ameise[?] Bazooka Ant
Italian Dokanto[4] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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 121.
  3. ^ December 20, 1992. 「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). ISBN 4-09-102413-0. Page 13.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.