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[[Image:pionpi.png|right|frame|Whoo!]]'''Pionpi''' are strange, Chinese-like ghouls found only in [[Super Mario Land]]. Found in the [[Chai Kingdom]], they will constantly jump on [[Mario]]. They can be temporarily stopped by being [[jump]]ed on, which will also award Mario with 800 points, but to actually destroy them he had to lure them off the level or shoot them with a [[superball]].
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Pionpiartwork.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun Special Selection]]'' (2023)
|comparable=[[Dry Bones]]<br>[[Fighter Fly|Fly]]<br>[[Kumo]]
}}
'''Pionpi''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=17}}</ref> also known as '''Pinopi''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are undead creatures based on {{wp|jiangshi}}, a mythical vampire and zombie-like creature from {{wp|Chinese folklore}}, and enemies introduced in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. Similarly to [[Dry Bones]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', they can resurrect shortly after being knocked out.


[[Category:Species]] [[Category:Enemies]]
==History==
===''Super Mario Land''===
In the game ''Super Mario Land'', Pionpis are encountered in the [[Chai Kingdom]], where they constantly try to [[jump]] on [[Mario]], and some Pionpis appear from the air. Pionpis can be temporarily stunned by being [[jump]]ed on, giving 800 points to the player. To actually destroy them, Mario must either lure them off the level, shoot them with two [[Superball Mario|Superball]]s, or touch them while [[Invincible Mario|invincible]]. They act essentially as a faster, harder version of the [[Fighter Fly|Fly]] and [[Kumo]] found earlier in the game.
 
===''Game Boy'' comic series===
In the [[Game Boy (comic)|''Game Boy'' comics]] published by [[Valiant Comics]], a Pionpi is shown to be [[Tatanga]]'s second-in-command and frequently rides around on a [[Yurarin Boo]]. In the issue "[[Team Play]]", this Pionpi leads Tatanga's invasion of the Great Wall of China and is also the only one of Tatanga's Elite Squadron to protest [[Herman Smirch]]'s joining of Tatanga's forces.
 
===''Super Mario'' Kodansha manga===
In the ''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'' manga from the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe series]], Pionpi are depicted similar to zombies in an apocalypse. A trio of Pionpi attacks Mario and [[Mecha Kuribō (character)|Mecha Kuribō]] (who is [[Princess Peach]] in disguise) as they arrive in Chai Kingdom. Mario shoots them down with a Superball, but they quickly rise back up. Running from them, Mario and Mecha Kuribō run into [[Nankin]], who tells them to hide in a bush. The three Pionpi jump over the bush and right into a pit. Nankin explains that Tatanga cursed the kingdom's citizens, turning them into Pionpi, except for the local temple's residents, protected by a magic seal that also functions as a door latch. While Mario takes a rest in the temple, waiting for Mecha Kuribō to make a new seal for him, a [[Goombo]] manages to trick Nankin-kun into opening the door and destroys the temple's seal, letting the Pionpi swarm the temple. The residents are bitten by the Pionpi and turned into zombies, followed by Princess Peach right after she finishes the seal, which Mario uses to keep the Pionpi at bay while he takes the [[Sky Pop]] at the airport. Once Tatanga is defeated, all of the transformed Pionpi are immediately restored to normal.
 
In the ''[[Super Mario Land 4]]'' manga, a Pionpi is the third challenger in the ''[[List of references in Nintendo video games#Qix (GB)|Qix]]'' storyline. It bites Peach to make her his ally and the two of them take the role of the two [[Qix (obstacle)|Qix]]s, with [[Qix Daiō]] even strengthening the Pionpi to ease its work, but it is eventually defeated with a Qix Split and disappears, freeing Peach from its control.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
Despite most ''Super Mario Land'' enemies appearing in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 3|Volume 3]]'s last chapter, the only Pionpi seen in the manga appears on the chapter's cover and nowhere else in the story.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Land''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Hopping about and persistently dogging Mario, no matter how many times you jump on Pionpi, he keeps coming back to life. But you can defeat him with a superball.''
*'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''Hopping about persistently, Pionpi keeps coming back to life no matter how many times Mario jumps on him. He can be defeated by a Superball.''
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ピョンピー (JP) / Pionpi (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Pionpi Perfect.png|200px]]
|shusshin=ゴースト族
|seikaku=執念深い
|tojo_gemu=ランド1
|desc='''<big>中国風の幽霊ピョンピー</big><br>
手を前にのばして、ピョンピョン跳ねながら近づいてくるキョンシーみたいなオバケ。踏んづけてもしばらくすると復活してしまうので、スーパーボールでやっつけよう。<ref>{{cite|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/gWJAadV.jpeg 173]}}</ref>
|origin=Ghost clan
|disposition=Spiteful
|game_appearances=Land 1
|eng_desc='''''<big>Chinese-style apparition Pionpi</big><br>
''This kyonshī-like monster approaches with its hands outstretched in front of it, bouncing and jumping around. Even if you step on it, it will come back to life after a while, so use a Superball to defeat it.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pionpiartwork2.PNG|Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
pionpisprite.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land''
KC Mario PionPeach.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]''
Qix opponents KC Mario.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land 4]]''
Pionpi and Peach SML4.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land 4]]''
SMKSS Stage 4.png|''[[Super Mario-kun Special Selection]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ピョンピー
|JapR=Pyonpī
|JapM=Play on「ピョンピョン」(''pyon-pyon'', onomatopoeia for hopping sound) and「{{ruby|殭屍|キョンシー}}」(''kyonshī'', {{wp|jiangshi}})
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=20|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1989}}</ref>
|Dut=Pionpi
|DutC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=9}}</ref>
|Fre=Pionpi
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/dw3iXFN.jpg 17]}}</ref>
|Ger=Pionpi
|Ita=Pionpi
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' Italian manual|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=47}}</ref>
|Spa=Pionpi
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{SML}}
[[Category:Vampires]]
[[Category:Zombies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Land enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 06:42, November 13, 2024

Pionpi
Pionpi
Artwork from Super Mario Land
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023)
Comparable

Pionpi,[1] also known as Pinopi,[2] are undead creatures based on jiangshi, a mythical vampire and zombie-like creature from Chinese folklore, and enemies introduced in Super Mario Land. Similarly to Dry Bones from Super Mario Bros. 3, they can resurrect shortly after being knocked out.

History[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

In the game Super Mario Land, Pionpis are encountered in the Chai Kingdom, where they constantly try to jump on Mario, and some Pionpis appear from the air. Pionpis can be temporarily stunned by being jumped on, giving 800 points to the player. To actually destroy them, Mario must either lure them off the level, shoot them with two Superballs, or touch them while invincible. They act essentially as a faster, harder version of the Fly and Kumo found earlier in the game.

Game Boy comic series[edit]

In the Game Boy comics published by Valiant Comics, a Pionpi is shown to be Tatanga's second-in-command and frequently rides around on a Yurarin Boo. In the issue "Team Play", this Pionpi leads Tatanga's invasion of the Great Wall of China and is also the only one of Tatanga's Elite Squadron to protest Herman Smirch's joining of Tatanga's forces.

Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]

In the Super Mario Land manga from the KC Deluxe series, Pionpi are depicted similar to zombies in an apocalypse. A trio of Pionpi attacks Mario and Mecha Kuribō (who is Princess Peach in disguise) as they arrive in Chai Kingdom. Mario shoots them down with a Superball, but they quickly rise back up. Running from them, Mario and Mecha Kuribō run into Nankin, who tells them to hide in a bush. The three Pionpi jump over the bush and right into a pit. Nankin explains that Tatanga cursed the kingdom's citizens, turning them into Pionpi, except for the local temple's residents, protected by a magic seal that also functions as a door latch. While Mario takes a rest in the temple, waiting for Mecha Kuribō to make a new seal for him, a Goombo manages to trick Nankin-kun into opening the door and destroys the temple's seal, letting the Pionpi swarm the temple. The residents are bitten by the Pionpi and turned into zombies, followed by Princess Peach right after she finishes the seal, which Mario uses to keep the Pionpi at bay while he takes the Sky Pop at the airport. Once Tatanga is defeated, all of the transformed Pionpi are immediately restored to normal.

In the Super Mario Land 4 manga, a Pionpi is the third challenger in the Qix storyline. It bites Peach to make her his ally and the two of them take the role of the two Qixs, with Qix Daiō even strengthening the Pionpi to ease its work, but it is eventually defeated with a Qix Split and disappears, freeing Peach from its control.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Despite most Super Mario Land enemies appearing in Super Mario-kun Volume 3's last chapter, the only Pionpi seen in the manga appears on the chapter's cover and nowhere else in the story.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Hopping about and persistently dogging Mario, no matter how many times you jump on Pionpi, he keeps coming back to life. But you can defeat him with a superball.
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual: Hopping about persistently, Pionpi keeps coming back to life no matter how many times Mario jumps on him. He can be defeated by a Superball.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ピョンピー (JP) / Pionpi (EN)
A Pionpi from Super Mario Land.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん ゴースト族 Place of origin Ghost clan
性格せいかく 執念深い Disposition Spiteful
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド1 Game appearances Land 1
中国風の幽霊ピョンピー

手を前にのばして、ピョンピョン跳ねながら近づいてくるキョンシーみたいなオバケ。踏んづけてもしばらくすると復活してしまうので、スーパーボールでやっつけよう。[3]

Chinese-style apparition Pionpi

This kyonshī-like monster approaches with its hands outstretched in front of it, bouncing and jumping around. Even if you step on it, it will come back to life after a while, so use a Superball to defeat it.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピョンピー[4]
Pyonpī 		Play on「ピョンピョン」(pyon-pyon, onomatopoeia for hopping sound) and「殭屍キョンシー」(kyonshī, jiangshi)
Dutch Pionpi[5] -
French Pionpi[6] -
German Pionpi[?] -
Italian Pionpi[7][8][9] -
Spanish Pionpi[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 17.
  2. ^ 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 5.
  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. Page 173.
  4. ^ 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 20.
  5. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 9.
  6. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 17.
  7. ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 17.
  8. ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 47.
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Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
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Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
Levels World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level
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