Dr. Areku
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| Dr. Areku | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Super Mario (Super Mario Land 2) (1989) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario (Super Mario Land 4) (1990) |
Areku Hakase is a professor and scientist that appears in some stories of the Super Mario Kodansha manga. He is a middle-aged man with a black beard who wears winter clothing. He wears a ushanka with the word「天才」(tensai, "genius") written on it.
In the Super Mario Land 2 volume, he is the founder and teacher of the Areku Hakase Tetris Genshō Kenkyūjo, where he teaches the way to be better at Tetris, and invites Mario to improve his skill after almost losing King Tetris' challenge. During the rematch, Mario wins thanks to Areku, but fearing of King Tetris' cheap tricks, Areku disarms the bombs: a saving grace since King Tetris attempts to blow up the town anyway. Furious, King Tetris summons the Tetton Daimajin; while it is forming, Areku gets trapped under some rubble. He then passes a pendant to Mario that contains the instructions to execute a glitch in a multiplayer match, recommending him to use it as a last resort. In the last panel, Areku is shown to be alive and well.
In the Super Mario Land 4 volume, during the Solar Striker story, Areku helps Mario, Peach, and their descendants by opening rifts from the present to the future. His own descendant, Āreku Taichō, is the air force captain of the Mushroom Kingdom in the future.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アレク Areku Hakase |
Professor Alec/Alex |
