Mechanical fist
| Mechanical fist | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Variant of | Pipe Fist |
Mechanical fists[1][2] are obstacles in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are a variant of Pipe Fist. If Mario steps on the wrong trigger panel in the Mario's castle level, a giant fist trap in the resemblance of Wario's glove comes crashing down, pounding the floor with spiked brass knuckles at immense speed (although it is slower on Easy Mode). Mario has to get past three of these traps in total in order to reach Wario and rid him from Mario's castle.
In the Kodansha manga, a mechanical fist is depicted as the literal fist of a giant-sized Wario.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ゲンコッツ (JP) / Mechanical fist (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| メカ族 | Tribe | Mecha clan | |
| いじわる | Disposition | Impatient | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| 床のスイッチに気をつけろ ワリオ城の中で、マリオを待ちかまえる巨大なワリオの手。ゲンコッツの3つ前にある床ブロックがスイッチになっていて、これを 踏むと出現する。[3] |
Watch out for the floor switches. A giant Wario hand awaits Mario in Wario Castle. The floor block three blocks in front of the mechanical fist is a switch, which you step on to make it appear. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite 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 | ゲンコッツ[4] Genkottsu |
Variation of「ゲンコツ」(Genkotsu, "Pipe Fist") | |
| French | Poing géant[?] | Huge Punch | |
| Casse-tête[?] | Break Head, pun on casse-tête ("brain teaser") | ||
| German | Genkozz[?] | A misspelling of the Japanese name | |
| Italian | SchiacciaPugno[5] | CrushFist |
Trivia[edit]
- If Mario jumps over the center trigger panels in the areas with these enemies, the trap is never triggered and he can walk on by. He must jump over the center trigger panel three consecutive times in order to avoid confrontation with all three of these fists outright.
References[edit]
- ^ "Jump over the trigger panels to keep Wario's mechanical fists from crashing down." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
- ^ 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 81.
- ^ 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 16.
- ^ 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-8893674362. Page 75.
