Sumo Apron

Sumo Apron
	; DOS; ; SNES; ; NES
First appearance	Mario is Missing! (1992)

A keshō-mawashi is an apron worn by high-ranking sumo wrestlers during the ring-entering ceremony of a sumo match. One, referred to as a Sumo Apron, appears as an item in the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing!. It is stolen from Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo by a Koopa Troopa, and must be returned by Luigi.

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Person	Quote
PC version
	"Hulkomania...those guys with the topknots often weigh in at 400 pounds."
	"They wear only a belt, but there is a catch, that goes around his waist before the match."
	"Kokugikan Arena is in the Ryogoko area. The sumos there wear that traditional apron purchased by loyal fans."
	"A Shinto roof hung over a clay circle, under which sumo has been a tradition since 200 AD. Ready to wrestle?"
	"The Sumo Association has been worrying silly. Their champion, without his apron, has been fairly chilly."
SNES version
	"Hulkomania...those guys with the topknots often weigh in at 400 pounds."
	"They wear only a belt, but there is a catch, that goes around his waist before the match."
	"Kokugikan Arena is in the Ryogoko area. The sumos there wear that traditional apron purchased by loyal fans."
	"A Shinto roof hung over a clay circle, under which sumo has been a tradition since 200 AD. Ready to wrestle?"
	"The Sumo Association has been worrying silly. Their champion, without his apron, has been fairly chilly."
NES version
	"Hulkomania...those guys with the topknots often weigh in at 400 pounds minus their loincloth."
	"That apron won't help the wrestlers stay in the ring."
	"They wear only a belt, but there is a catch, that goes around his waist before the match."
	"Look for a Shinto roof hung over a clay circle, under which sumo has been a tradition since 200 AD. Ready to wrestle?"
	"The Sumo Association has been worrying silly. Their champion, without his apron, has been fairly chilly."