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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|Volume 9]] (1993)
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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 upon the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], many strange creatures are born from this event, including this: a [[Thwomp]]-faced fish, based off 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 a chaotic event 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 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; derived from 「じんめんぎょ」(''jinmengyo'', "fish with a human face")
|JapC=<ref>{{File link|Fish Thwomp SMKun.png}}</ref>
|JapC=<ref>{{File link|Fish Thwomp SMKun.png}}</ref>
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Revision as of 05:11, September 14, 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 a chaotic event 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

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドッスンめんぎょ[1]
Dossunmengyo
Thwomp-faced fish; derived from 「じんめんぎょ」(jinmengyo, "fish with a human face")

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