Mertropolis
| Mertropolis | |
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| First appearance | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 ("The Ugly Mermaid") (1990) |
| Greater location | Water Land |
| Ruler | King Mackerel |
| Inhabitants | Holly Mackerel, merfolk |
Mertropolis is an underwater city, protected by a dome and filled with atmospheric air, featured in the The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "The Ugly Mermaid." Though never stated outright, it is implied to be somewhere within Water Land. In the episode, King Koopa plans to take over the city using his Doom Sub, renaming it "Kooptropolis" before his plans are foiled by the Mario Bros.
Mertropolis is inhabited by mermaids with fish heads and human legs, and is ruled by King Mackerel. His daughter, Holly Mackerel, is also featured prominently during its appearance. Since its residents are unable to breathe air, they wear water-filled fishbowls around their heads while in the city; yet, they panic when King Koopa attempts to flood it.
The town's name comes from a portmanteau of the words "merfolk" and "metropolis," a term for a big city.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish | Mertropolis[1] | - | |
| French | Metropolis[2] | - | |
| Italian | Metropolis[3] | - | |
| Norwegian | Mertropolis[4] | - | |
| Polish | Mertropolis[?] | - | |
| Portuguese | Martrópolis[6] | A portmanteau of the words mar (meaning "sea") and "metropolis." | |
| Romanian | Mertropolis[7] | - | |
| Russian | Мертрополис[8] Mertropolis |
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| Spanish | Mertrópolis[9] | Mertropolis | |
| Swedish | Mertropolis[10] | - |
References
- ^ Super Mario bros 3 episode 22 (finnish)
- ^ Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 022 La vilaine petite sirène
- ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x18 - La principessa sgombro
- ^ Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#3 - Norsk tale - Norsk tale
- ^ Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 18 - Wstrętna syrena
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - A Sereia Feia (Dublagem Herbert Richers)
- ^ May 20, 2015. "The Ugly Mermaid", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)
- ^ Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 14 - La Sirena Fea
- ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 18 - Swedish
