Dr. Areku
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| Dr. Areku | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Areku Hakase |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Super Mario (Super Mario Land 2) (1989) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario (Super Mario Land 4) (1990) |
Areku Hakase or Dr. Areku 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, Dr. Areku is creating a machine to open time tunnels. Accidentally opening one, Mario and Peach's descendants, Marīo and Bichi-hime falls from the year 2159, but their enemy, Torino Daiō, accidentally grabs Mario and Peach and drags them into the future. The time tunnel closes behind them and Areku spends his time trying to open a new one that Marīo and Bichi can use to return to their era and help their ancestors. His first try sends them on the Moon of the present, so he takes advantage of that to leave an important floppy disk so that, in the future, Mario can take it. Later, Areku opens a portal to the future and Marīo and Bichi pass through it (although, Marīo gets stuck and when the portal closes, he is cut in half). At the end of the story, Areku finally optimizes the portal and enjoys the victory with Mario, Peach and their respective descendants. His own descendant, Āreku Taichō, is the captain of the Federation Army in the future.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アレク Areku Hakase |
Professor Alec/Alex | Super Mario Land 2 |
Dokutā Areku |
Dr. Alec/Alex | Super Mario Land 4 |
