Goronto
| Goronto | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Variant of | Ant |
Goronto[1] are enemies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins They are a variety of ant with shovels and miner hats. Goronto are encountered in the Macro Zone's first stage. It attacks by digging up rocks and rolling them at Mario. Goronto's attacks are very similar to the Diggin' Chucks from Super Mario World. Goronto can be defeated from either being jumped on or from a fireball.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ゴロント (JP) / Goronto (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| クリープ族 | Tribe | Creep clan | |
| 働き者 | Disposition | Hardworking person | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| どんどん穴掘る働き者 黄色いヘルメットをかぶってシャベルを持ったアリさん。アントット（P39）一族1の働き者で、岩をどんどん掘り進んでいく。でも踏むだけで倒せるのだ。[2] |
A hard worker who digs more and more holes. This ant wears a yellow helmet and holds a shovel. He is a hard worker of the ant (p. 39) clan and digs his way through the rocks. But they can be knocked down just by stepping on them. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Screenshot from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Screenshot from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴロント[3] Goronto |
Portmanteau of「ゴロゴロ」(gorogoro, onomatopoeia for rolling) and「アントット」(Antotto, ant) | |
| German | Goronto[?] | - | |
| Italian | Formica operaia[4] | Worker ant |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.)
- ^ 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 85.
- ^ 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 13.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.
