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'''Gao'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 14.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'' Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5</ref> are fire-breathing, [[sphinx]]-like enemies that are located within the borders of the [[Birabuto Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They stay in one place and shoot fireballs at [[Mario]]. These fireballs can even be shot backwards, and therefore Mario is not safe while they are on the screen. As with most enemies, they can be defeated after a single [[jump]] or [[superball]], awarding Mario with 400 [[point]]s. [[King Totomesu]] is the ruler of the Gao. They are only seen towards the end of the stage in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]], along with throughout the stage in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-1]] on subsequent playthroughs. In appearance, they look like a mix between a pyramid sphinx and a lion.
'''Gao'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 14.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'' Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5</ref> are fire-breathing, [[Wikipedia:Sphinx|sphinx]]-like enemies that are located within the borders of the [[Birabuto Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They stay in one place and shoot fireballs at [[Mario]]. These fireballs can even be shot backwards, and therefore Mario is not safe while they are on the screen. As with most enemies, they can be defeated after a single [[jump]] or [[superball]], awarding Mario with 400 [[point]]s. [[King Totomesu]] is the ruler of the Gao. They are only seen towards the end of the stage in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]], along with throughout the stage in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-1]] on subsequent playthroughs. In appearance, they look like a mix between a pyramid sphinx and a lion.


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Revision as of 03:07, November 3, 2017

Template:Species-infobox Gao[1][2] are fire-breathing, sphinx-like enemies that are located within the borders of the Birabuto Kingdom in Super Mario Land. They stay in one place and shoot fireballs at Mario. These fireballs can even be shot backwards, and therefore Mario is not safe while they are on the screen. As with most enemies, they can be defeated after a single jump or superball, awarding Mario with 400 points. King Totomesu is the ruler of the Gao. They are only seen towards the end of the stage in World 1-3, along with throughout the stage in World 1-1 on subsequent playthroughs. In appearance, they look like a mix between a pyramid sphinx and a lion.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ガオー[3]
Gaō
"ROAR!"

German Gao
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Spanish Gao
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References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 14.
  2. ^ Nintendo Power Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5
  3. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 16.