Torion
| Torion | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Land | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) | ||
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Torions[1][2] are fast-moving, carnivorous fish enemies in Super Mario Land appearing only in World 2-3. Torions are depicted with a dark blue body, a white belly, and cyan wing-like fins in their official artwork. Torions are weak to the Marine Pop's torpedoes, and are defeated instantly when hit by one, earning the player 100 points for each one defeated. Torions always swim in groups of three. Torions have undead relatives, Honen, which are Torions that were eaten by Tatanga, as stated in the instruction manual.[1]
In the Super Mario Land manga, three Torions are encountered in a pond in Tatanga's hideout where they are eaten by him and turned into Honen as punishment for pointing out that Daisy is only willing to marry him under hypnotism. Later, a group of Torions points out that it is Mario's fault that their friends were turned into Honen, attacking him and Mecha Kuribō as they ride the Marine Pop, but the submarine manages to outrun them.
Profiles
Super Mario Land
- Instruction booklet: These man-eating fish always swim in groups of three. You can defeat them with a single torpedo.
- 3DS Virtual Console manual: These man-eating fish always swim in groups of three. Each one can be defeated with a single torpedo.
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
| トリオン (JP) / Torion (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| アクア族 | Tribe | Aqua clan | |
| とても凶暴 | Disposition | Very fierce | |
| ランド1 | Game appearances | Land 1 | |
| 恐怖の人くい魚！ 3匹が編隊を組んで、向かってくる。まっすぐ、進んでくるので、魚雷で簡単に倒すことができる。しかし、失敗すると、猛スピードでUターンしてくるので注意が必要。[3] |
Fear the man-eating fish! Three of them come toward you in formation. Since they advance in a straight line, it is easy to defeat them with torpedoes. However, if you fail, they will make a U-turn at high speed, so be careful. | ||
Gallery
Artwork of a Torion from Super Mario Land
Sprite from Super Mario Land
Kellogg's sticker
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | トリオン[4] Torion |
Derived from "trio" (as they mostly appear in groups of three) and possibly「ポワソン」(poisson, "fish" in French), and/or a play off「飛魚」(tobiuo, flying fish); compare Toriuo | |
| Dutch | Torion[5] | - | |
| French | Torion[9] | - | |
| German | Torion[10] | - | |
| Italian | Torion[6][7][8] | - | |
| Spanish | Torion[?] | - |
References
- ^ a b 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
- ^ 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
- ^ 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 136.
- ^ 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
- ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 8.
- ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 15.
- ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 47.
- ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 15.
- ^ Nintendo of Europe (1990). Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 15.