Honen

Not to be confused with Fish Bone or Honebon.

Honen
Artwork from Super Mario Land
First appearance	Super Mario Land (1989)
Variant of	Torion
Comparable Jean de Fillet Bonefin

Honen, also known as Honhen or Bone Fish, are enemies in the Muda Kingdom of Sarasaland that appear in Super Mario Land. According to the instruction manual, they are the skeletons of Torion eaten by Tatanga. They jump vertically out of the waters of the Muda Kingdom at regular intervals. They can easily be defeated by being jumped on or by simply standing above them, or by hitting them with a Superball. Defeating one is worth 100 points. They appear in World 2-1 and World 2-3. They are one of two undead enemies to appear in the game, the other being Pionpi.

In the Super Mario Land manga, Tatanga creates three Honen after eating some Torion that dared to make jokes about his relationship with Daisy, which he then sends to Muda Kingdom. While avoiding two of the Honen, Mario is bitten by the third one on the bottom. The pain makes him jump out of his pants, leaving him naked and exposed, flustering Mekakuribō (who is Princess Peach in disguise). Mario then retrieves his overalls and stomps on the enemy.

Profiles

Super Mario Land

• Instruction booklet: The skeleton of a Torion after it's been eaten by Tatanga. It always flies vertically up from the water. A superball can't stop it.
• 3DS Virtual Console manual: This skeleton of a Torion after it has been eaten by Tatanga always flies up vertically from the water. It can't be defeated by a Superball.

Gallery

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  Alternative art from Super Mario Land

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  Gunion, Torion, and Honen

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  Super Mario Land (Club Nintendo magazine)

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  Sprite from Super Mario Land

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ホーネン Hōnen	Derived from「骨」(hone, bone) and「トリオン」(Torion)
Dutch	Honen	-
French	Honen	-
German	Honen[?]	-
Italian	Honen	-
Spanish	Honen[?]	-