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(→Names in other languages: I created that category specifically for the Dr. Mario-based viruses, so unless I'm missing something about this virus or we broaden the category to include it, the Awful Virus, and the Wario Virus, it doesn't fit. As a virus, it's an obligate parasite, though.) |
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The '''influenza tontonbū-gata''' is a mysterious illness that appears in the last chapter of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|volume 7]]. | The '''influenza tontonbū-gata''' is a mysterious illness that appears in the last chapter of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|volume 7]]. | ||
While preparing a party for [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], the [[Mura Mura]] citizens | While preparing a party for [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], the [[Mura Mura]] citizens become ill from the influenza tontonbū-gata, and they all turn into [[pig]]s. Once Mario, Luigi, and [[Yoshi]] arrive, even Luigi gets infected and is turned into a pig as well. The Mura Mura chief explains that a cure exists in the form of the [[Star Hana]]. Mario and Yoshi find the Star Hana on top of a Chō Dossun, and Mario defeats him by injecting him with the same flu, turning the enemy into a pig and taking the flower from his head without any problems. Later, Mario cures Luigi and the Mura Mura citizens. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:48, December 22, 2024
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
The influenza tontonbū-gata is a mysterious illness that appears in the last chapter of Super Mario-kun volume 7.
While preparing a party for Mario and Luigi, the Mura Mura citizens become ill from the influenza tontonbū-gata, and they all turn into pigs. Once Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi arrive, even Luigi gets infected and is turned into a pig as well. The Mura Mura chief explains that a cure exists in the form of the Star Hana. Mario and Yoshi find the Star Hana on top of a Chō Dossun, and Mario defeats him by injecting him with the same flu, turning the enemy into a pig and taking the flower from his head without any problems. Later, Mario cures Luigi and the Mura Mura citizens.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | インフルエンザトントンブー型[?] Infuruenza tontonbū-gata |
Pig-type influenza;「トントンブー」is from a repetition of「豚」(ton, "pig" in the on'yomi reading) combined with the onomatopoeia「ブーブー」(būbū, pig's oink) |
