Pionpi

Pionpi
First appearance	Super Mario Land (1989)
Comparable Dry Bones Fly Kumo

Pionpi, also known as Pinopi, are undead enemies found in Super Mario Land. They are based on jiangshi, a mythical vampire and zombie-like creature from Chinese folklore. Found in the Chai Kingdom, they constantly try to jump on Mario, and some appear from the air. They can be temporarily stunned by being jumped on, which will also award Mario with 800 points. To actually destroy them, Mario must lure them off the level or shoot them with two Superballs. They act essentially as a faster, harder version of the Fly and Kumo found earlier in the game. They are also similar to the Dry Bones introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, being an undead enemy that soon resurrects upon being squashed.

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.

Profiles

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.
• 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

ピョンピー
種族　ゴースト族
性格　執念深い
登場ゲーム　ランド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。

Pionpi
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: Spiteful
Game appearances: Land 1
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

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  Artwork of a Pionpi

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  Sprite of Pionpi

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ピョンピー Pyonpī	Pun on「ピョンピョン」(pyonpyon, onomatopoeia for hopping sound) and「キョンシー」(kyonshī, jiangshi)
Dutch	Pionpi	-
German	Pionpi[?]	-
Spanish	Pionpi[?]	-