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===''Super Mario Land''===
===''Super Mario Land''===
A Tokotoko's attack pattern involves sprinting quickly towards [[Mario]], damaging him upon contact. They can be defeated with any attack, earning Mario 400 points. The boss of Easton Kingdom, [[Hiyoihoi]], is an evolved Tokotoko.
A Tokotoko's attack pattern involves sprinting quickly towards [[Mario]], damaging him upon contact. They can be defeated with any attack, earning Mario 400 points. The boss of Easton Kingdom, [[Hiyoihoi]], is an evolved Tokotoko.
===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
In the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]], Tokotoko are depicted like running athletes and without their shades. They are called by a [[Batadon]] that caught Mario ruining one of the Kingdom's stone heads. The running Tokotoko charge at him, but Mario avoids them with a jump, but they turn around, right when more Batadon arrive on the scene. However, the moai are easily tricked by Mario yelling "{{wp|Statues (game)|Red light!}}", making them stop in place. Only when Mario leaves, they realize they've been duped and chase after him. After losing Mario, thanks to a disguise, they finally find him and jump at him, failing to notice he was entangled in a web with a lethal [[Suu]] venom about to be poured on him. Getting entangled in the web, the maoi free Mario with their jolts, and are hit by the Venom in his place, melting down.
===''Super Mario-kun''===
In ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', Tokotoko appear in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 3|volume 3]] alongside the Batadon and their boss Hiyoihoi in a separate room of [[Bowser's Castle]]. When Mario enters the room, he is trampled by a group of Tokotoko. After forcing [[Yoshi]] to eat the [[Ganchan]] tossed at him by Hiyoihoi, Mario tosses him like a bowling ball, hitting all the moai. They rise up and group themselves together into a "boulder formation", not letting the heroes get pass them. With great timing, a package from [[Princess Daisy]] arrives with a broken down Marine Pop inside. After powering it up with a pair of [[Yoshi's Wings]], the Marine Pop gains the ability of flight and the heroes fly past the moai. Later, after [[King Totomesu]] is about to give Mario the final blow, Hiyoihoi and the moai appear, claiming that Mario is their prey, and they will not let anyone else take the glory of killing Mario, starting a fighting between the two parties and letting Mario and his friends run away.


===''WarioWare Gold''===
===''WarioWare Gold''===

Revision as of 04:16, September 2, 2023

Tokotoko
Tokotokoartwork.png
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance WarioWare Gold (2018)
Relatives
Comparable
Notable members

Tokotoko[1][2] are living stone moai heads from the Easton Kingdom found in Super Mario Land.

History

Super Mario Land

A Tokotoko's attack pattern involves sprinting quickly towards Mario, damaging him upon contact. They can be defeated with any attack, earning Mario 400 points. The boss of Easton Kingdom, Hiyoihoi, is an evolved Tokotoko.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)

In the Super Mario Land manga, Tokotoko are depicted like running athletes and without their shades. They are called by a Batadon that caught Mario ruining one of the Kingdom's stone heads. The running Tokotoko charge at him, but Mario avoids them with a jump, but they turn around, right when more Batadon arrive on the scene. However, the moai are easily tricked by Mario yelling "Red light!", making them stop in place. Only when Mario leaves, they realize they've been duped and chase after him. After losing Mario, thanks to a disguise, they finally find him and jump at him, failing to notice he was entangled in a web with a lethal Suu venom about to be poured on him. Getting entangled in the web, the maoi free Mario with their jolts, and are hit by the Venom in his place, melting down.

Super Mario-kun

In Super Mario-kun, Tokotoko appear in volume 3 alongside the Batadon and their boss Hiyoihoi in a separate room of Bowser's Castle. When Mario enters the room, he is trampled by a group of Tokotoko. After forcing Yoshi to eat the Ganchan tossed at him by Hiyoihoi, Mario tosses him like a bowling ball, hitting all the moai. They rise up and group themselves together into a "boulder formation", not letting the heroes get pass them. With great timing, a package from Princess Daisy arrives with a broken down Marine Pop inside. After powering it up with a pair of Yoshi's Wings, the Marine Pop gains the ability of flight and the heroes fly past the moai. Later, after King Totomesu is about to give Mario the final blow, Hiyoihoi and the moai appear, claiming that Mario is their prey, and they will not let anyone else take the glory of killing Mario, starting a fighting between the two parties and letting Mario and his friends run away.

WarioWare Gold

In WarioWare Gold, a Tokotoko appears in the third level of the microgame Super Mario Land as the enemy that has to be defeated with a Superball.

Profiles

Super Mario Land

  • Instruction booklet: A stone statue that energetically shakes its fists as it runs around.
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual bio: This energetic stone statue shakes its fists as it runs back and forth.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

トコトコ
種族 岸石族
性格 かたぶつ
登場ゲーム ランド1
走り回る石像
モアイ像のような姿をしている石像。腕を振りながらズンズンと迫ってくる。上に乗れば倒すことはできるガ、スピードが速いので、タイミングが難しいぞ。[3]

Tokotoko
Tribe: Rock clan
Disposition: Stubborn person
Game appearances: Land 1
Stone statue running around
A stone statue that looks like a moai statue. They come at you with their arms swinging. You can defeat it by getting on top of it, but its speed is so fast that it is difficult to time it correctly.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トコトコ[4]
Tokotoko
Onomatopoeia for a trotting sound; may play off「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa)
Dutch Tokotoko[5] -
German Tokotoko[?] -
Italian Tokotoko[7] -
Spanish Tokotoko[?] -

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet. Page 14.
  2. ^ M. Arakawa. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 5.
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 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), page 126.
  4. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet. Page 14.
  5. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic, page 8.
  6. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet, page 14.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 47