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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, | '''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}}. | ||
[[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 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. | ||
Revision as of 04:06, 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.
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| Species | Thwomp |
| First appearance | Super Mario-kun Volume 9 (1993) |
Dossun mengyo is a creature that briefly appeared in Super Mario-kun 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 Ningyo.
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.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ドッスン Dossun mengyo |
Thwomp-faced fish; deriving from 「じんめんぎょ」(Jinmengyo; "Ningyo", lit. "fish with a human face"). |
References
| Thwomps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Dossunmengyo • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Super Dossun • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator • Waruiwa-gumi (leader) • Whomp King | |
| Species | Grindels | Grindel • Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon • Pouncer | |
| Whomps | Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Kongā • Mega Thwomp • Security Thwomp • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Spiked Thwomp • Star Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform | |
| Relatives | Grrrols | Grrrol • Mega Grrrol |
| Ka-thunks | Ka-thunk • King Ka-thunk | |
| Konks | Konk • Wonder Gottsun | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp | |
| Thwacks | Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack | |
| Wallops | Wallop • Walleye | |
| Other | Bomp • Flomp • Grumblump • Rhomp • Stairface Ogre • Stone-Eye • Tox Box • Tsubushi • Walking Block | |
