Tsutan'ōmen

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.

Tsutan'ōmen
Artwork of a Tsutan'ōmen from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance	Donkey Kong (Game Boy) (1994)
Comparable Rokkun

Tsutan'ōmen are enemies in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong. They resemble living statuettes, adorned with a pharaoh headcloth, and are exclusive to Stage 5-12 of the Desert. Here, Tsutan'ōmen are hurled by Donkey Kong. Once they land on a platform, Tsutan'ōmen get up on their small feet and begin walking forwards and backwards. Mario loses a life if he touches their lateral sides. In order to defeat Donkey Kong, which is mandatory to pass the stage, Mario has to pick up and throw three Tsutan'ōmen into the ape boss. The Tsutan'ōmen themselves can be defeated by getting launched into other members of the same species or into Donkey Kong.

Profiles and statistics

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ツタンオーメン (JP) / Tsutan'ōmen (EN)
	Original text (Japanese)		Translation
	種族しゅぞく	岩石族	Tribe	Rock clan
	性格せいかく	プライドが高く無口	Disposition	Prideful and silent
	登場とうじょうゲーム	GBドンキー	Game appearances	GB Donkey
	つかまえて投げ返せ！ ツタンカーメン像のような姿をした石像で、ドンキーが武器として投げてくる。投げられたツタンオーメンは、トコトコと歩いてくるので、つかまえてドンキーに投げ返そう。		Grab him and throw him back! A stone statue that looks like a statue of Tutankhamun and is thrown by Donkey Kong as a weapon. The thrown Tsutan'ōmen will come trotting toward you, so catch it and throw it back at him.

Gallery

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  Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

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  A Tsutan'ōmen, accompanied by a Sniper in volume 30 of the Kodansha manga

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ツタンオーメン Tsutan'ōmen	Play on "Tutankhamun" and「お面」(omen, an honorific reading of "mask")