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'''Dossun mengyo''' is a creature that briefly appeared in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|Volume 9]]. Due to the chaos falling upone the Mushroom Kingdom, many strange creatures are born from this event, including this: a [[Thwomp]]-faced fish, in reference to the odd-looking mermaids from Japanese folklore, the {{wp|Ningyo}}.
'''Dossunmengyo''' is a [[Thwomp]]-faced fish that briefly appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|Volume 9]], based on the ''{{wp|ningyo}}'', creatures with both human and fish qualities from Japanese folklore. It was born from the chaotic force that fell upon the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].


[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yoshi]], and [[Birdo]] meet it while traversing a desert. They try to drink from an oasis lake, only to be attacked by the Dossun mengyo, armed with a fork and a fire breath. They escape unharmed, due to the monster not being able to leave the water, and it is never seen again.
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yoshi]], and [[Birdo]] meet the Dossunmengyo while traversing a desert. They try to drink from an oasis lake, only to be attacked by the Dossunmengyo, armed with a fork and fire breath. They escape unharmed, due to the monster not being able to leave the water, and it is never seen again.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドッスン{{ruby|面|めん}}{{ruby|魚|ぎょ}}
|Jap=ドッスン{{ruby|面|めん}}{{ruby|魚|ぎょ}}
|JapR=Dossun mengyo
|JapR=Dossunmengyo
|JapM=Thwomp-faced fish; deriving from 「じんめんぎょ」(''Jinmengyo''; "{{wp|Ningyo}}", lit. "fish with a human face").
|JapM=Thwomp-faced fish; play on「人面魚」(''jinmengyo'', "human-faced fish")
|JapC=<ref>{{File link|Fish Thwomp SMKun.png}}</ref>
|JapC=<ref>{{File link|Fish Thwomp SMKun.png}}</ref>
}}
}}
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:29, September 23, 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.

Dossunmengyo
Dossunmengyo
Species Thwomp
First appearance Super Mario-kun Volume 9 (1993)

Dossunmengyo is a Thwomp-faced fish that briefly appears in Super Mario-kun Volume 9, based on the ningyo, creatures with both human and fish qualities from Japanese folklore. It was born from the chaotic force that fell upon the Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Birdo meet the Dossunmengyo while traversing a desert. They try to drink from an oasis lake, only to be attacked by the Dossunmengyo, armed with a fork and fire breath. They escape unharmed, due to the monster not being able to leave the water, and it is never seen again.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドッスンめんぎょ[1]
Dossunmengyo
Thwomp-faced fish; play on「人面魚」(jinmengyo, "human-faced fish")

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