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'''Kurako''' are a [[List of species|species]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]]. During the events, a total of three of these humanoid species of jellyfish appear in [[Gwarhar Lagoon]], and one in [[Beanbean Fields]]. They include the [[Jellyfish Sisters]], Gigi and Merri, and two children. One of the children is a girl dressed in a red bow and a dress, and acts as a receptionist to the Jellyfish Sisters' [[Relaxation Room]]. Their faces are a bright, light purple, which was changed to a blackish-blue in the remake. The name "kurako" comes from Japanese ''kurage'', which means "jellyfish."
'''Kurako''' are a [[List of species|species]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]]. During the events, a total of three of these humanoid species of jellyfish appear in [[Gwarhar Lagoon]], and one in [[Beanbean Fields]]. They include the [[Jellyfish Sisters]], Gigi and Merri, and two children. One of the children is a girl dressed in a red bow and a dress, and acts as a receptionist to the Jellyfish Sisters' [[Relaxation Room]]. Their faces are a bright, light purple, which was changed to a blackish-blue in the remake. The name "kurako" comes from the Japanese word ''kurage'', which means "jellyfish."
The other child is a boy dressed in red swimming trunks, identified as '''Kurata'''. He is encountered on the Beanbean Fields coastline, near a [[Surfing Spot]] on the edge of [[Oho Ocean]]. When spoken to, he recommends shoving something into the Surfing Spot to turn it into a [[surfboard]], hinting that this may be done by having [[Mario]] [[hammer]] [[Luigi]] into it using the [[Dunk Hammer]].
The other child is a boy dressed in red swimming trunks, identified as '''Kurata'''. He is encountered on the Beanbean Fields coastline, near a [[Surfing Spot]] on the edge of [[Oho Ocean]]. When spoken to, he recommends shoving something into the Surfing Spot to turn it into a [[surfboard]], hinting that this may be done by having [[Mario]] [[hammer]] [[Luigi]] into it using the [[Dunk Hammer]].
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode introduces another child, a girl with a purple bow and dress, who acts as an announcer and judge for [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]'s "Cutie Battle Contest".
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode introduces another child, a girl with a purple bow and dress, who acts as an announcer and judge for [[Wendy]]'s "Cutie Battle Contest".
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==Trivia==
==Notes==
*In the ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]], the receptionist is described as a "man".<ref>{{cite|author=Thomason, Steve|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Player's Guide|page=88|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-43-7|quote=Talk to the man at the counter in the Relaxation Room and purchase a massage for Mario and Luigi.}}</ref>
*In the ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]], the receptionist is described as a "man".<ref>{{cite|author=Thomason, Steve|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Player's Guide|page=88|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-43-7|quote=Talk to the man at the counter in the Relaxation Room and purchase a massage for Mario and Luigi.}}</ref>
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Kurako are a species in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake. During the events, a total of three of these humanoid species of jellyfish appear in Gwarhar Lagoon, and one in Beanbean Fields. They include the Jellyfish Sisters, Gigi and Merri, and two children. One of the children is a girl dressed in a red bow and a dress, and acts as a receptionist to the Jellyfish Sisters' Relaxation Room. Their faces are a bright, light purple, which was changed to a blackish-blue in the remake. The name "kurako" comes from the Japanese word kurage, which means "jellyfish."
The other child is a boy dressed in red swimming trunks, identified as Kurata. He is encountered on the Beanbean Fields coastline, near a Surfing Spot on the edge of Oho Ocean. When spoken to, he recommends shoving something into the Surfing Spot to turn it into a surfboard, hinting that this may be done by having MariohammerLuigi into it using the Dunk Hammer.
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode introduces another child, a girl with a purple bow and dress, who acts as an announcer and judge for Wendy's "Cutie Battle Contest".
^"Talk to the man at the counter in the Relaxation Room and purchase a massage for Mario and Luigi." – Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 88.
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