Super Mario Land 2 Enemies

[Fryguy64]

OK, in an earlier thread we theorised about the names of enemies in Super Mario Land and came up with some "localised" versions.

And in this thread, Man-Frog suggested we could do Super Mario Land 2... which I quickly poopoo'd... but I figure why not, eh?

At the very least I can get you all started with the official Japanese names. In the few cases where there is an official US name, I have given it as well.


Returning enemies

Kuribo - Goomba
Patakuribo - Paragoomba
Nokonoko - Koopa Troopa
Patapata - Paratroopa
Pakkun Flower - Piranha Plant
Fire Pakkun - Venus Fire Trap
Pukupuku - Cheep Cheep
Bukubuku - Blurp
Honebone - Fishbone
Killer - Bullet Bill (although they look more like Banzai Bill)
Teresa - Boo


General Enemies
The following enemies appear in more than one zone.

Antotto - a large, walking ant
Goronto - an Antotto with a shovel
Chikunto - an Antotto with retractable spikes
Dokanto - an Antotto with a cannon on its head

Unibo - a sea urchin that wakes up when Mario is near
Bombom - a pig that spits cannonballs from its mouth
Nokobon Met (US: Noko Bombette) - a type of Buzzy Beetle that turns into a bomb when you jump on it
B-Fly - a hairy butterfly that runs away when Mario approaches


Tree Zone Enemies

Ragumo - mole with a drill for a nose
Kyotonbo - dragonflies that fly in a "standing" position
Bibibi (US: Spikey) - a spiky hedgehog that can roll into a ball
Pyonta (US: Bopping Toady) - a frog with a long tongue
Mogyo - a cow fish that lives in tree sap
Unera - a caterpillar
Togera (US: Grubby) - spiny caterpillars
Beebee - a small bee that comes out of honeycomb holes
Gaigo (US: Skeleton Bee) - the bees with a skull face that revive
Tamara - eggs with faces that come out of egg sacks
Buichi - a large bee that drops to the ground when Mario approaches
Herakras (US: Battle Beetle) - a beetle that walks then flies into the air
Dondon - a bird with a large bill
Boss: Kurosu - crow boss of Tree Zone


Turtle Zone Enemies

Joe - a shark wearing boxing gloves
Harisenbon - a spiky puffer fish
Toriuo - beaked fish that skim along the water's surface
Aqua Kuribo - a Goomba in a diving helmet (see also M&L:SS)
Boss: Pako - octopus boss of Turtle Zone
Poko - the small octopus spat out by Pako

Macro Zone Enemies

Keipu - A little thief that steals 1UP Hearts in Macro Zone
Boss: Ricky - mouse boss of Macro Zone


Mario Zone Enemies

Yashichi - rotating saw blade with 4 spikes
Tatenoko - a jagged saw that moves up and down
Neiji - a screw that pops out of the ground
Tamanoripu - a bear riding a ball
Kidkat - the toy soldiers in Mario Zone
Biroron - a clown head that appears out of ? Blocks
Wakiri - a rotating saw that cuts through the ground
Boss: Buu 3 Brothers (Buuro, Buucho, Buupon) - three little pigs boss of Mario Zone


Pumpkin Zone Enemies

J-Son - a walking hockey mask with a knife coming out of it
Guruguri Ball & Chain
Kurokyura - Vampire enemy in Pumpkin Zone
Minikyura - the bats released by Kurokyura
Beero - a lantern ghost that sticks its tongue out
F-Boy - fire spirits
Kyororo - one-eyed ogres
Karakara - haunted parasols
Terekuribo - the ghost of a Goomba defeated by Mario
Pick - a wriggling newt tail in Pumpkin Zone
Rerere - a broom that hops around
Boss: Sabasa - witch boss of Pumpkin Zone


Space Zone Enemies

NO.48 - a UFO that shoots stars
Poro - a small spaceship that flies around a block
Stars - invincible angry stars that block the way
Tosenbo - a spiky creature that puffs up when Mario approaches
Boss: Tatanga - alien boss of Space Zone


Wario's Castle Enemies

Karamenbo - spiked columns that drop down
Gen.Kots - Giant Wario fists
Toosan Ball - a spiked ball that swings back and forth
Don.Gabamen - floating Wario faces in Wario's Castle
Fire Pakkun Statue - Statues in Wario's Castle that shoot fire
Boss: Wario - the greedy arch-rival of Mario


Right, and with that over with... who wants to start?

[cheatmaster30]

Terekuribo - I've seen people call this a 'Boomba', and it would probably fit well considering the Galaxy 2 names for the electrogoomba ghosts (and it also fits Super Mario World's credits format too).

Buu 3 Brothers - Three Little Pigs would be a logical overall name, I think something like that came up in an adaptation. Not sure about what they could have called the individual pigs.

Dokanto - Bazooka Ant(otto)

Goronto - Digging Ant(otto)

Aqua Kuribo - Goomdiver (it's the Mario and Luigi series name, so why not?)

Wakiri - Grinder? It seems much the same as the Mario World enemy.

Yashichi - Is this the spinning one that acts like a Roto Disc? May as well just say it's a Roto Disc. Actually, if it's what I think it is, it might be one... the name 'Roto Disc' as far as Mario Wiki says wasn't really used officially.

Don.Gabamen - Fred (I think, according to a past Mario Wiki name). All things said, it'd probably be a fairly good name if they ever re released the game, since it's certainly memorable.

Just some of my ideas.

[The Qu]

The Three Pigs are pretty much officially known as the Three Little Pigheads in America. The name is from that Mario comic in Nintendo Power. Official? Maybe not, but it's the closest thing we've got.

In addition, in Germany, the bird is named Radonkel. Bit easier than his Japanese name, IMO. The Goomdiver is a retroactive name for the Aqua Kuribo, and serves just fine for an English name.

Lastly, mind linking to Pako's source? The Mario Wiki still has him listed as Octopus, the last boss from SML2 with a conjectural name. I'd like to get the credit for brining his name to the Wiki- after all, I introduced the Wario Land bosses names! ;D

[Shrikeswind]

Antotto - Big Otto
Goronto - Diggin' Otto
Chikunto - Spike Otto
Dokanto - Boom Otto
Unibo - Sleepy Urchin.
Bombom - Boom Hog
Nokobon Met - Buzzy Bombette (This would be a fuller translation.)
B-Fly - Flutter-Bye
Ragumo - Monty Drill
Kyotonbo - Dragonfly
Bibibi - Spikydillo
Pyonta - Boppin' Toady
Mogyo - Cow Fish (It is the only way.)
Unera - Grubbaby
Togera - Grubby
Beebee - Busy Bee
Gaigo - Skull Bee
Tamara - Egg Head
Buichi - Bee Lard
Herakras - Battle Beetle
Kurosu - Radonkel
Joe - Joe
Harisenbon - Porcu-Puffer

I'd continue, but I'm running out of steam.

[Johans Nidorino]

In the guide that came with the Super Game Boy, Kurosu is called "the Big Bird".

[The Qu]

I remember that. The mouse was called One Mighty Mouse and the pigs were the Three Little Pigs.

[Johans Nidorino]

May 26, 2010 23:02:15 GMT -5 The Qu said:

I remember that. The mouse was called One Mighty Mouse and the pigs were the Three Little Pigs.

Right! Those other 2 are just in the titles, so they could be just humorous nicknames indeed. But "Big Bird" was with initial caps within paragraphs, so I thought it would be the one closest to be valid.

Other names from that guide that are rare/obscure and yet do exist in other NoA sources include "Larkspur Liar" and the Link's Awakening bosses. So I regard Big Bird reliable as lame as it sounds.

[The Qu]

I thought all of the LA bosses were right? Which weren't?

And for a while, it was the only source for Wario's Land names too. Glad that changed.

[Johans Nidorino]

May 26, 2010 23:56:21 GMT -5 The Qu said:

I thought all of the LA bosses were right? Which weren't?

Well, I meant you could find somewhere else the mention of the names in the cases of Zelda and Kirby (no matter how wrong or right). And since Big Bird was there, I thought "why not this one too?"

[Fryguy64]

May 26, 2010 20:42:56 GMT -5 The Qu said:

Lastly, mind linking to Pako's source? The Mario Wiki still has him listed as Octopus, the last boss from SML2 with a conjectural name. I'd like to get the credit for brining his name to the Wiki- after all, I introduced the Wario Land bosses names! ;D

All of these are from the very complete Japanese Wikipedia, and I have checked that they are accurate on other Japanese websites.

OK, the purpose of this thread, like the SML one, is to scrap all the crappy half-translated names and come up with our own that are actually thought through. I don't want to hear anyone saying "well MarioWiki/comicbook calls it 'x' so we should too!"

The game was poorly and incompletely translated. This is an opportunity to localise it. And who knows... maybe I'll make everyone do Yoshi's Island and Super Mario RPG as well - two more improperly translated games

[Fryguy64]

A few of my own thoughts on the Japanese names. As I said in the SML one, I don't like to go too far from the Japanese names if it's unnecessary, and where it is necessary I like to try and preserve the meaning.


Bosses

Tree Zone - Cross is a direct translation.

Turtle Zone - the name Pako (and the little octopi it spits out, Poko) is based on the Japanese name for a common octopus "Tako". Kinda assuming the "Pa" is due to a parental relation, I am going with Octopa and Octopo.

Macro Zone - Ricky is a direct translation.

Mario Zone - 3 Little Pigs is essentially what they are - and I hate "pigheads" as they clearly have limbs. As for their individual names... and because "buto" means pig (hence Buuro, Buucho and Buupon) I'm going to go with Roink, Boink and Sproink... narrowly avoiding a Pokemon name

Pumpkin Zone - the Japanese name "Sabasa" would appear to be based on the idea of a "witch's sabbath" (sabato), a gathering of witches. That would make the name "Sabbatha", sounds witchy... but because the sabbath has many meanings (particularly religious ones) it might not be ideal for localising. I will go with Hagatha.

Space Zone - Tatanga returning enemy, so keeping the familiar name.

Wario's Castle - Wario


General enemies

The ant enemy's Japanese name "Antotto" is OK, but I will shorten it to Antot.

Goronto combines "Ground" and Antotto; Chikunto combines "Chikuchiku" (prickle) and Antotto; Dokanto combines "Dokan" (Boom) with Anttoto. I'll keep the names separate, giving us Dig Antot, Spiny Antot and Blast Antot.

Unibo starts with "uni" meaning "sea urchin". As we already have an urchin enemy from Super Mario World, it will replace this as Urchin.

Bombom the pig cannon in Mario Zone and Space Zone is one of my favourite enemies in the game. The name literally means "bomb bomb", which it's too close to too many other enemy names (Boom Boom, Bunbun, etc.) I am going to rename him Porkannon.

In the SML guide I suggested renaming Nokobon as Bomb Troopa. The Japanese name would therefore officially translate as "Bomb Troopa Buzzy Beetle" which is madness. So I would rename Noko Bombette simply as Blast Beetle

The Japanese name for "B-Fly" is obviously shortened from Butterfly (although I always assumed they were regular flies based on size and hairiness). This appears to have been shortened to "B" in its Wario Land appearance. I will stick with B. Fly.


Tree Zone Enemies

Ragumo's name is basically the Japanese for mole "mogura" written backwards, so a direct translation would be "elom"... which is rubbish. Because its nose is a drill, I'll name it Molebit.

Kyotonbo, where "tonbo" is the Japanese for "dragonfly". "Kyo" could mean "evil", but a more likely source is the word "kyotonto", which means to stare blankly (which fits this bug-eyed critter well). I considered a few names, but I like Gogglefly the best.

Spikey already has a US name, and I can't find a meaning for "Bibibi" anyway.

Pyonta is a combination of "pyonpyon" meaning "hopping" and something unidentified. Nevertheless, it already has the localised name of Bopping Toady.

Mogyo is a combination of "Moo" and "gyorui" meaning fish (many fish names end in "-gyo"). I am going to go all technical on this one and call it Cowfish.

Unera and Togera are essentially the same, but Togera has spikes. Officially, Togera's US name is Grubby, but this is annoying... so I'm renaming Unera as Grubby and Togera as Spiny Grubby.

Beebee is fine. We have too many bee enemies to name already! However, Gaigo (US: Skeleton Bee) will be renamed Skull Beebee.

Tamara's name is based on "tama" for egg (or ball). I'll rename this one Egrin thanks to its mean, grinning face.

Buichi's name could be based on many things, but none of them seem to be relevant to this bee Thwomp-a-like. I'll give it a custom name of Beedum (a little bit of onomatapaeia there).

Herakras is based on "Heracles" (or Hercules), and is a common beetle name (a beetle Pokemon is named pretty much the same way). His official US name is Battle Beetle though.

Dondon "don" on its own can mean "stupid" or "bash". It's possibly a "stupid-stupid dodo"). I'm going to keep its original name based on this.


Turtle Zone Enemies

Joe is a pun on "jaw", but the name still works in English. And I think this is one of the confirmed enemy names.

Harisenbon is literally a translation of "porcupine fish" and isn't a play on words. We have puffer fish enemies, but this one definitely has a different name to "Fugumannen" (Porcu-Puffer) in SMW. Nevertheless, this will become a Porcu-Puffer.

Much like Torion in SML, Toriuo appears to be a combination of "tori" for bird and "trio" (for some reason). Regardless, it's a bird fish that skims along the surface. I'll go for Beakarp which I prefer hugely over "Birdrio".

Aqua Kuribo becomes Goomdiver, as has been stated it's one of the few to appear in a later game (M&L:SS) by that name.


Macro Zone Enemies

I can't work out why the little thief Keipu (Cape) is named as such. For now I shall name him Swendell because it came to me and I like it


Mario Zone Enemies

The Yashichi is a made of four rotating blades that spin around, and would appear to be a name for a pinwheel. So I will call it Pinwhirl.

Tatenoko literally means "vertical saw", which is exactly what it is, but that's quite boring. I will name it Jagsaw after its jagged blade and movements.

Neiji is named after "Neji", meaning "screw" (for a fixing, as opposed to the many other definitions). I will name it Screwloose.

Tamanoripu means "Ball Rider" (although I can't work out why it ends "pu"). I will name it Globear.

Kidkat is a wind-up toy soldier, although I can't find a reasoning behind its name. I'm presuming its a tin soldier, although it could actually be a wooden puppet... but I'll take a stab at Tinfantry.

Biroron would seem to have been named after "Pierrot" (Piero), the famous clown. The name doesn't directly translate (Birrotron), but I've always called this enemy Jack-in-the-Block.

Wakiri is basically Grinder from SMW, as has been noted by others.

[Manspeed]

Beebee is fine. We have too many bee enemies to name already! However, Gaigo (US: Skeleton Bee) will be renamed Skull Beebee.

Tamara's name is based on "tama" for egg (or ball). I'll rename this one Egrin thanks to its mean, grinning face.

I dunno, I thought maybe Beebee could be considered the same enemy as Buzzer from SMRPG or Bumbler from Mario Pinball Land.

If you were to keep the name Beebee, maybe "Bony Beebee" would be a better name for the skeleton one, since it goes well with Dry Bones and Bony Beetle.

As for the eggy guy, I think an extra G is in order "Eggrin" looks a little better for some reason.

In addition, I think I liked Shrike's name "Flutter-Bye" for B.Fly better, and maybe Dondon's name can either be changed to "Dodo" or "Dumdum", since those mean the same thing and also sound/look better to English-speaking ears.

Other than that, you did another hell of a job on this, Fry.

[The Qu]

In MKF, we've been calling the Bee Thwomp a Bwomp, which I find fitting.

[wanderingshadow]

May 27, 2010 6:06:48 GMT -5 Fryguy64 said:

General enemies

The ant enemy's Japanese name "Antotto" is OK, but I will shorten it to Antot.

Goronto combines "Ground" and Antotto; Chikunto combines "Chikuchiku" (prickle) and Antotto; Dokanto combines "Dokan" (Boom) with Anttoto. I'll keep the names separate, giving us Dig Antot, Spiny Antot and Blast Antot.

Personally, I'd go with Army Ant instead of Blast Ant.