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{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Tatanga in Pagosu.png|180px]] | |image=[[File:Tatanga in Pagosu.png|180px]]<br>Artwork of Tatanga from ''Super Mario Land'' | ||
|caption=Tatanga in [[Pagosu]] | |caption=Tatanga in [[Pagosu]] | ||
|full_name=Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman<ref name=ENG>''Super Mario Land'' | |full_name=Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman<ref name=ENG>{{cite|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=17|date=1989|language=en-us}}</ref> | ||
|species=Alien | |species=Alien | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]]) | ||
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{{quote|I am not interested in what Mario would do! Tatanga does as he pleases!|Tatanga|In the Palm of Your Hand...}} | {{quote|I am not interested in what Mario would do! Tatanga does as he pleases!|Tatanga|In the Palm of Your Hand...}} | ||
'''Tatanga''' (also known as '''Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman'''<ref name=ENG | '''Tatanga''' (also known as '''Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman'''<ref name=ENG/>) is an alien invader from an unknown planet. Although feared as an invader, outside of his spacecraft he is only a meek purple alien. During the events of ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Tatanga captures [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], the princess of [[Sarasaland]], and orders his armies to guard the land's four kingdoms. Tatanga is also the first extraterrestrial main villain to appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. | ||
While Tatanga's homeworld and the name of his species are not revealed, what may be another member of his race appears as a boss in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', named [[Katsini]]. | While Tatanga's homeworld and the name of his species are not revealed, what may be another member of his race appears as a boss in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', named [[Katsini]]. | ||
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====''Super Mario Land''==== | ====''Super Mario Land''==== | ||
[[File:Tatanga-SML.png|frame|right]] | [[File:Tatanga-SML.png|frame|right]] | ||
Tatanga makes his debut appearance in ''Super Mario Land''. Appearing out of a large black cloud, he invades Sarasaland and captures Princess Daisy while hypnotizing the inhabitants of Sarasaland. With them under his control, he has the most powerful of his new minions guard the four kingdoms of Sarasaland - the [[Birabuto Kingdom]], [[Muda Kingdom]], [[Easton Kingdom]], and [[Chai Kingdom]]. When [[Mario]] defeats the hypnotized creatures and liberates all four kingdoms, Tatanga engages with him in air combat in a last-ditch effort. | Tatanga makes his debut appearance in ''Super Mario Land''. Appearing out of a large black cloud, he invades Sarasaland and captures Princess Daisy while hypnotizing the inhabitants of Sarasaland. With them under his control, he has the most powerful of his new minions guard the four kingdoms of Sarasaland - the [[Birabuto Kingdom]], [[Muda Kingdom]], [[Easton Kingdom]], and [[Chai Kingdom]]. When [[Mario]] defeats the hypnotized creatures and liberates all four kingdoms, Tatanga engages with him in air combat in a last-ditch effort. During the climactic battle, Tatanga fights in his war robot, [[Pagosu]], while Mario fights in his airplane, the [[Sky Pop]]. Mario has to fire his missiles at Pagosu while dodging its big projectiles, which immediately split into three small projectiles upon being fired. After twenty-five hits, Pagosu is destroyed, and the player gains 5000 points. Immediately afterward, Mario rescues Princess Daisy and peace is returned to Sarasaland. | ||
Tatanga also appears in the board game adaptation, ''[[Das Super Mario Spiel]]'', where he reprises his role as the game's final boss. However, his artwork on the game board depicts him with a teal coloration, rather than purple. | |||
One of Tatanga's most notable minions is the [[Honen]], who, according to the game's instruction manual, is the skeleton of a [[Torion]] after being eaten by Tatanga.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=15|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1989|language=en-us}}</ref> | |||
One of Tatanga's most notable minions is the [[Honen]], who, according to the game's instruction manual, is the skeleton of a [[Torion]] after being eaten by Tatanga.<ref>''Super Mario Land'' | |||
====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''==== | ====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''==== | ||
[[File:Tatanga1.PNG|thumb|Tatanga | [[File:Tatanga1.PNG|thumb|Tatanga piloting a smaller spaceship in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'']] | ||
[[File:Tatanga-SML2.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Tatanga-SML2.png|frame|left]] | ||
Tatanga, known only as the "'''Alien'''" in preview material,<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5 | Tatanga, known only as the "'''Alien'''" in preview material,<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=55|date=August 1993}}</ref> reappears as a boss in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Although his role in this game is not as significant, he does play a part. While Mario is distracted fighting Tatanga in ''Super Mario Land'', [[Wario]] takes over [[Mario Land (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Land]] and occupies [[Mario's castle]]. After Tatanga's initial defeat, he is given one of the 6 [[Golden Coin]]s by Wario, and then sets up a base in the [[Space Zone]]. | ||
During ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Mario tracks down Tatanga, and the two fight for a second time. However, in this battle, Tatanga fights with a different, smaller spacecraft, capable of shooting energy weapons and dive-bombing Mario. When he descends for his dive-bomb attack, Mario must jump on top of the vessel to land a hit. After three hits, or six [[fireball]]s, Mario defeats Tatanga and recovers the Golden Coin of Space Zone. Like all other bosses except Wario, Tatanga falls off the screen upon defeat, though his spaceship simply disappears before he falls. While falling, his full body is shown, being notably shorter than [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]. | During ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Mario tracks down Tatanga, and the two fight for a second time. However, in this battle, Tatanga fights with a different, smaller spacecraft, capable of shooting energy weapons and dive-bombing Mario. When he descends for his dive-bomb attack, Mario must jump on top of the vessel to land a hit. After three hits, or six [[fireball]]s, Mario defeats Tatanga and recovers the Golden Coin of Space Zone. Like all other bosses except Wario, Tatanga falls off the screen upon defeat, though his spaceship simply disappears before he falls. While falling, his full body is shown, being notably shorter than [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]. | ||
The ''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia]]'' indicates Tatanga became Wario's henchman to get revenge on Mario for ruining his scheme to marry Daisy.<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'' | The ''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia]]'' indicates Tatanga became Wario's henchman to get revenge on Mario for ruining his scheme to marry Daisy.<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=Japanese|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/a/UvABP#16 32]|date=1994|quote=「オイラは{{ruby|宇宙怪人|うちゅうかいじん}}タタンガ。マリオランドでサラサ・ランドを{{ruby|乗|の}}っ{{ruby|取|と}}り、デイジー{{ruby|姫|ひめ}}を{{ruby|妃|きさき}}にしようとしたらマリオに{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}されちまった。{{ruby|今度|こんど}}はオイラが{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}をしてやる!」 ("''I'm the Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga. In Mario Land, I took over Sarasa Land and tried to take Princess Daisy as my queen, but Mario got in my way. This time I'll get in his way!''")}}</ref> | ||
A mini-guide of the game included in the Kodansha adaptation suggests that the alien may not be the same character as Tatanga,<ref name=KC>Kazuki, Motoyama | A mini-guide of the game included in the Kodansha adaptation suggests that the alien may not be the same character as Tatanga,<ref name=KC>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 20 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2''|page=4|quote=「スペースゾーンのラストには、あのタタンガににた{{ruby|宇宙人|うちゅうじん}}があらわれる。」 (''At the end of the Space Zone, a space alien that looks like Tatanga appears.'')}}</ref> despite the manga itself and other sources indicating otherwise. | ||
Unlike the other bosses featured in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Tatanga does not appear in [[Nintendo Power]]'s ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' comic, despite being perhaps the most major boss next to Wario, given his status as ''Super Mario Land''{{'}}s antagonist. | Unlike the other bosses featured in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Tatanga does not appear in [[Nintendo Power]]'s ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' comic, despite being perhaps the most major boss next to Wario, given his status as ''Super Mario Land''{{'}}s antagonist. | ||
===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''=== | ===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''=== | ||
Tatanga makes a cameo in ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', piloting Pagosu in the Astronaut coloring page. | Tatanga makes a cameo in ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', piloting Pagosu in the Astronaut coloring page. | ||
===''Game Boy''=== | ===''Game Boy''=== | ||
Tatanga appears as the villain in the ''Game Boy'' comic books spun off from the [[Nintendo Comics System]], produced by the company [[Valiant]]. In the comics, Tatanga lives in an alternate dimension that exists within a Game Boy. He hypnotizes [[Herman Smirch]], a human from New Jersey, while playing ''Super Mario Land'', causing the man to release Tatanga from the Game Boy. Upon arriving on [[Earth]], Tatanga hopes to conquer the planet and rule it with an iron fist. He is released several times, each time attempting to conquer an Earth monument, such as {{wp|Walt Disney World}}, the {{wp|World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center}}, or the [[Great Wall of China]]. However, Mario is always released from the Game Boy as well to thwart his schemes and bring him back to the Game Boy dimension. | Tatanga appears as the villain in the ''Game Boy'' comic books spun off from the [[Nintendo Comics System]], produced by the company [[Valiant]]. In the comics, Tatanga lives in an alternate dimension that exists within a Game Boy. He hypnotizes [[Herman Smirch]], a human from New Jersey, while playing ''Super Mario Land'', causing the man to release Tatanga from the Game Boy. Upon arriving on [[Earth]], Tatanga hopes to conquer the planet and rule it with an iron fist. He is released several times, each time attempting to conquer an Earth monument, such as {{wp|Walt Disney World}}, the {{wp|World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center}}, or the [[Great Wall of China]]. However, Mario is always released from the Game Boy as well to thwart his schemes and bring him back to the Game Boy dimension. | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''=== | ||
Tatanga makes an appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an Advanced-class Shield-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] with two support slots. It simply raises the user's power without granting any special effects. The spirit's puppet fighter is [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]], who starts the battle with a [[Super Scope]], on the Battlefield form of the [[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]] stage. Tatanga is also mentioned in the Palutena's Guidance for Daisy, where Pit and Palutena discuss Daisy's history; Pit ends up dismissing Tatanga as little more than a cheap substitute for Bowser to kidnap a princess and kick off the plot. | Tatanga makes an appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an Advanced-class Shield-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] with two support slots. It simply raises the user's power without granting any special effects. The spirit's puppet fighter is [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]], who starts the battle with a [[Super Scope]], on the [[smashwiki:Battlefield form|Battlefield form]] of the [[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]] stage. Tatanga is also mentioned in the Palutena's Guidance for Daisy, where Pit and Palutena discuss Daisy's history; Pit ends up dismissing Tatanga as little more than a cheap substitute for Bowser to kidnap a princess and kick off the plot. | ||
=== | ===Other appearances=== | ||
Tatanga is mentioned in Princess Daisy's bio in the game ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and her trophies in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He is later mentioned in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.{{ref needed}} | Tatanga is mentioned in Princess Daisy's bio in the game ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and her trophies in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He is later mentioned in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.{{ref needed}} | ||
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===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ||
{{PEGMCE profile | |||
|name=タタンガ (JP) / Tatanga (EN) | |||
|artwork= | |||
|shusshin=不明 | |||
'''<big>今やワリオの手下？</big><br> | |seikaku=小心者 | ||
|tojo_gemu=ランド1、 ランド2 | |||
|desc='''<big>今やワリオの手下？</big><br> | |||
「オイラは{{ruby|宇宙怪人|うちゅうかいじん}}タタンガ。マリオランドでサラサ・ランドを{{ruby|乗|の}}っ{{ruby|取|と}}り、デイジー{{ruby|姫|ひめ}}を{{ruby|妃|きさき}}にしようとしたらマリオに{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}されちまった。{{ruby|今度|こんど}}はオイラが{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}をしてやる!」 | 「オイラは{{ruby|宇宙怪人|うちゅうかいじん}}タタンガ。マリオランドでサラサ・ランドを{{ruby|乗|の}}っ{{ruby|取|と}}り、デイジー{{ruby|姫|ひめ}}を{{ruby|妃|きさき}}にしようとしたらマリオに{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}されちまった。{{ruby|今度|こんど}}はオイラが{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}をしてやる!」 | ||
|origin=Unknown | |||
|disposition=Timid person | |||
|game_appearances=Land 1, Land 2 | |||
|eng_desc='''''<big>Now Wario's lackey?</big><br> | |||
''“I'm the Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga. In Mario Land, I took over Sarasa Land and tried to take Princess Daisy as my queen, but Mario got in my way. This time I'll get in his way!”'' | |||
}} | |||
'''' | ===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''=== | ||
{{Spirit | |||
'' | |no=57 | ||
|name=Tatanga | |||
''''' | |image=[[File:Tatanga in Pagosu.png|100px]] | ||
|series=''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series | |||
|type=Primary | |||
|slots=2 | |||
|class=Advanced | |||
|effects='''{{color|Shield|deepskyblue}}''' | |||
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]] | |||
|opponents=[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]] | |||
|conditions=The enemy starts the battle with a [[Super Scope]] | |||
|stage=[[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]] ([[smashwiki:Battlefield form|Battlefield]]) | |||
|song=Underground Theme - Super Mario Land | |||
}} | |||
===''Super | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | |||
Tatanga Das Super Mario Spiel.png|Tatanga in ''Das Super Mario Spiel'' | |||
Kellogg's Nintendo Collector sticker 02.jpg|A [[Kellogg's]] sticker based on ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' | |||
Astronaut.png|Tatanga's cameo in ''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up'' | |||
Tatanga in the Game Boy comics.png|Tatanga in the ''Game Boy'' comics | |||
</gallery> | |||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=宇宙怪人タタンガ<ref>'' | |Jap=宇宙怪人タタンガ<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=21|date=1989|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Uchū kaijin Tatanga | |JapR=Uchū kaijin Tatanga | ||
|JapM=Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga | |JapM=Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga | ||
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|Jap2R=Uchūjin | |Jap2R=Uchūjin | ||
|Jap2M=Space Alien | |Jap2M=Space Alien | ||
|Dut=De Mysterieuze Ruimteman Tatanga<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic'' | |Dut=De Mysterieuze Ruimteman Tatanga<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=9}}</ref> | ||
|DutM=The Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga | |DutM=The Mysterious Spaceman Tatanga | ||
|Fre=Tatanga | |Fre=Tatanga | ||
| | |Fre2=Tatanga, monstre mystérieux de l'espace<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/dw3iXFN.jpg 17]}}</ref> | ||
|Fre3=Tatanga, le monstre de l'espace<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European French). Tab 14.</ref> | |||
|Fre2M=Tatanga, mysterious monster from space | |||
|Fre3M=Tatanga, mysterious monster from space | |||
|Ger=Tatanga, der rätselhafte Raumfahrer<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 14.</ref> | |Ger=Tatanga, der rätselhafte Raumfahrer<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 14.</ref> | ||
|GerM=Tatanga, the enigmatic spaceman | |GerM=Tatanga, the enigmatic spaceman | ||
|Ita=Tatanga | |Ita=Tatanga | ||
| | |Ita2=Tatanga, il Misterioso Personaggio Spaziale<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' Italian manual|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref> | ||
|Ita3=Alieno<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 1|date=1993|page=24}}</ref> | |||
|Ita4=Tatanga, il mostro dello spazio<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=46}}</ref> | |||
|Ita2M=Tatanga, the Mysterious Space Character | |||
|Ita3M=Alien | |||
|Ita4M=Tatanga, the space monster | |||
|Rus=Татанга | |Rus=Татанга | ||
|RusR=Tatanga | |RusR=Tatanga | ||
|RusM=Tatanga | |RusM=Tatanga | ||
|Spa=Tatanga | |Spa=Tatanga | ||
| | |Spa2=Tatanga, el ser del espacio<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European Spanish). Tab 14.</ref> | ||
|Spa2M=Tatanga, the Being from Space | |||
}} | }} | ||