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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Floating face.png|170px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
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'''Floating Faces'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Floating Faces bounce off the walls in the last three chambers leading to Wario.|date=December 1992|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43|page=51}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en|language=en|title=English ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|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]]''. These large ball-like creatures possess a mustache and bear a resemblance to [[Wario]]. They are encountered in [[Mario's castle]]. Floating Faces bounce around a small room at diagonal angles. They can be destroyed from a [[Spin Jump]] instantly or from being [[stomp]]ed twice, or just once in [[Easy Mode]]. Floating Faces appear in a total of three rooms consecutively, with the first room containing one and the latter having two each.
 
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ドンガバメン (JP) / Floating Face (EN)
|shuzoku=ゴースト族
|seikaku=態度がでかい
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>巨大な顔の不気味なヤツ</big></b><br>
ワリオ城に住み着く、奇妙なキャラクター。口ひげをつけた巨大な顔面がマリオの行く手を完全にふさいでいる。親衛隊長ともいえるこいつを倒せば、いよいよボスのワリオが登場するぞ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|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/fCcRYK5.jpeg 137]}}</ref>
|tribe=Ghost clan
|disposition=To be intolerant (e.g. to others)
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>The creepy one with the giant face.</big><br>
''A strange character that lives in Wario Castle. His huge face with a mustache completely blocks Mario's way. Once he is defeated, the boss, Wario, will finally appear.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Don Gabamen SML2.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
Floating Face-mon SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 10|volume 10]]
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドン・ガバメン<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=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=16}}</ref> / ドン=ガバメン<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=''KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1''|page={{file link|KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg|6}}}}</ref> / ドンガバメン<ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Don Gabamen
|JapM=Blend of "Don" (Spanish word for "sir"), possibly「がばがば」(''gabagaba'', an ideophonic word for something big), and「面」(''men'', face)
|Fre=Don Masko
|FreM=Blend of "Don" (Spanish word for "sir") and ''masque'' (mask) turned into a name with suffix -''o''
|Ger=Don Gabamen
|Ita=Pallafaccia<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=Faceball
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
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Latest revision as of 19:54, October 7, 2024

Floating Face
Artwork of a Floating Face, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

Floating Faces[1][2] are enemies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. These large ball-like creatures possess a mustache and bear a resemblance to Wario. They are encountered in Mario's castle. Floating Faces bounce around a small room at diagonal angles. They can be destroyed from a Spin Jump instantly or from being stomped twice, or just once in Easy Mode. Floating Faces appear in a total of three rooms consecutively, with the first room containing one and the latter having two each.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ドンガバメン (JP) / Floating Face (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ゴースト族 Tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく 態度がでかい Disposition To be intolerant (e.g. to others)
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
巨大な顔の不気味なヤツ

ワリオ城に住み着く、奇妙なキャラクター。口ひげをつけた巨大な顔面がマリオの行く手を完全にふさいでいる。親衛隊長ともいえるこいつを倒せば、いよいよボスのワリオが登場するぞ。[3]

The creepy one with the giant face.

A strange character that lives in Wario Castle. His huge face with a mustache completely blocks Mario's way. Once he is defeated, the boss, Wario, will finally appear.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドン・ガバメン[4] / ドン=ガバメン[5] / ドンガバメン[3]
Don Gabamen
Blend of "Don" (Spanish word for "sir"), possibly「がばがば」(gabagaba, an ideophonic word for something big), and「面」(men, face)
French Don Masko[?] Blend of "Don" (Spanish word for "sir") and masque (mask) turned into a name with suffix -o
German Don Gabamen[?] -
Italian Pallafaccia[6] Faceball

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Floating Faces bounce off the walls in the last three chambers leading to Wario." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
  2. ^ English 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.)
  3. ^ a b 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). Page 137.
  4. ^ 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). Page 16.
  5. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1. Page 6Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.