Tsutan'ōmen

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Tsutan'ōmen
Artwork of a Tsutan'ōmen from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance	Donkey Kong (Game Boy) (1994)
Comparable Rokkun

Tsutan'ōmen are enemies in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong. They resemble living statuettes, adorned with a pharaoh headcloth, and are exclusive to Stage 5-12 of the Desert. Here, Tsutan'ōmen are hurled by Donkey Kong. Once they land on a platform, Tsutan'ōmen get up on their small feet and begin walking forwards and backwards. Mario loses a life if he touches their lateral sides. In order to defeat Donkey Kong, which is mandatory to pass the stage, Mario has to pick up and throw three Tsutan'ōmen into the ape boss. The Tsutan'ōmen themselves can be defeated by getting launched into other members of the same species or into Donkey Kong.

Gallery

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  Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

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  A Tsutan'ōmen, accompanied by a Sniper in volume 30 of the Kodansha manga

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ツタンオーメン Tsutan'ōmen	Play on "Tutankhamun" and「お面」(omen, an honorific reading of "mask")