Editing Nankin-kun

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|image=[[File:Nankin-kun KC Mario.jpg|200px]]
|species=[[Human]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' (''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'') (1989)
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{{quote|おらはナンチャン道士の弟子のナンキンだベ。<br>(I'm Nankin, a disciple of Nan-chan Dōshi.)|Nankin-kun|[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]}}
'''Nankin-kun''', also called '''Nan-chan''', is an original character that appears in the ''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'' manga adaptation in the ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' series from KC Deluxe. He is the student of [[Chai Kingdom]]'s [[Nan-chan Dōshi|Dōshi]] and lives in his temple. He is a short child with a shaved head, except for a braided ponytail.

When [[Mario]] and [[Mekakuribō]] are chased by a pack of [[Pionpi]], Nan-chan calls for them to hide in a bush with him, making the Pionpi jump over the bush and straight into a pit. Nan-chan then presents himself and takes them to his master in the temple, where a magic seal prevents the Pionpi from entering. When the Dōshi suggests using the [[Sky Pop]], Nankin explains that his master used to be a pilot, then, with the Dōshi's daughter [[Minmei]] and Mekakuribō, gets the idea of using a new seal to make their way to the plane hangar. When Mekakuribō then goes alone in a room to fabricate the seal with some of Minmei's food, Nan-chan and Mario question why a robot would need food, but they immediately stop thinking about it.

Later, a [[Goombo]] knocks at the temple's door, asking for shelter from the Pionpi. Nankin removes the seal, which was used as a door latch, and welcomes the Goombo in, but it takes the seal and destroys it, letting the Pionpi inside. Minmei and Nan-chan are the first ones to succumb to the Pionpi's bite, turning themselves into Pionpi as well and managing to infect the Dōshi.

After Mario defeats [[Tatanga]], the Pionpi curse is lifted and Nankin and the others return to normal.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ナンキンくん
|JapR=Nankin-kun
|JapM=From「南京」(''Nankin'', {{wp|Nanjing}}), combined with the junior honorific「~くん」(''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|-kun}}'')
|Jap2=ナンチャン
|Jap2R=Nan-chan
|Jap2M=Shortened version of "Nankin", combined with the affectionate honorific「~ちゃん」(''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Chan|-chan}}'')
}}
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