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The octopus will attack Mario by swimming around releasing its offspring, known as '''Pako'''<ref name="JP names">[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#74 Super Mario Character Guide, page 151]</ref>. The little ones will home in on Mario, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat the octopus, Mario had to hit its head three times, which can be difficult as the entire battle with the octopus takes place underwater. Alternatively, [[Fire Mario]] can cook the octopus with six [[fireball]]s. The smaller octopodes cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle.
The octopus will attack Mario by swimming around releasing its offspring, known as '''Poko'''<ref name="JP names">[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#74 Super Mario Character Guide, page 151]</ref>. The little ones will home in on Mario, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat the octopus, Mario had to hit its head three times, which can be difficult as the entire battle with the octopus takes place underwater. Alternatively, [[Fire Mario]] can cook the octopus with six [[fireball]]s. The smaller octopodes cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle.
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Revision as of 21:21, January 31, 2019

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The Octopus[1] is the boss of the Turtle Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, in the belly of a giant whale.

History

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Octopus SML2.png

The octopus will attack Mario by swimming around releasing its offspring, known as Poko[2]. The little ones will home in on Mario, while the parent swims left and right across the arena. In order to defeat the octopus, Mario had to hit its head three times, which can be difficult as the entire battle with the octopus takes place underwater. Alternatively, Fire Mario can cook the octopus with six fireballs. The smaller octopodes cannot be harmed, and are the most dangerous threat in the battle.

Mario vs. Wario

Octopus vs. Mario, from "Mario vs. Wario"

The octopus also appears in the Mario vs. Wario comic, which is a (loose) adaptation of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It attempts to attack Mario while he is crossing a lake, but is stopped when Mario asks what an octopus, a saltwater creature, is doing in a freshwater lake. The octopus ponders this and then exclaims that must be why it hasn't been feeling good. Mario offers to pour some salt in the water for the octopus, but accidentally pours sugar instead. It is last seen lying face down in the water, unmoving.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)

Artwork of the octopus from the 19th volume of KC Deluxe, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Part 1
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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パコ[2]
Pako
Play on the word 「タコ」 tako, meaning "octopus".

References