Masked Ghoul

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Masked Ghoul
Artwork of a Masked Ghoul, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Variant of Goomba
Relatives

Masked Ghouls[1] (also parsed masked ghouls)[2] are enemies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are encountered in the Pumpkin Zone's first and final stages only. They are walking enemies wearing hockey masks with daggers stuck in them, a reference to Jason Voorhees, the main antagonist of the Friday the 13th film series. Functionally, they act the same as Goombas, and are directly depicted as such in the Kodansha adaptation.[3]

Profiles

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ジェイ・ソン (JP) / Masked Ghoul (EN)
A Masked Ghoul from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく テクテクぞく Tribe Trudge clan
性格せいかく 流行はやりものずき Disposition Has a weakness for fashion
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
ホッケー仮面かめんのそのしたは?

ナイフのささったホッケー仮面かめんをつけたキャラ。一見いっけんゴーストぞくみたいだが、普通ふつうたおすことができる。うごきをていると、どうも中身なかみはクリボーなのでは?[4]

What's under that field hockey mask?

A character wearing a field hockey mask with a knife in it. At first glance, it looks like one of the Ghost clan, but it can be defeated normally. Looking at its movements, it seems to be a Goomba inside?

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ジェイ・ソン[4] / ジェイ=ソン[5]
J-son
Reference to Jason Voorhees
French J-son[6] Reference to Jason Voorhees
German J-Son[?] Reference to Jason Voorhees
Italian Horror Goomba[7] -

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ "You can find Coins and masked ghouls between the potion bottles." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 50.
  3. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 114.
  4. ^ a b 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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 88.
  5. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1. Page 6Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg.
  6. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 75.
  7. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.