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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Bear
|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork Bear.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork Bear.png|150px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
}}
}}
A '''Bear'''<ref>"''Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 48.</ref> is an enemy in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Bears are usually found riding atop [[Beach Ball]]s, which they can use to traverse spiky and dangerous floors.
A '''Bear'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43|date=December 1992|page=48|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (also formatted as '''bear''')<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-135145/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en}}</ref> is an enemy in the [[Mario Zone]]'s [[Mario the Circus Star!|second stage]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Bears resemble {{wp|teddy bear}}s and are found riding atop [[Beach Ball]]s, which they can use to traverse spiky and dangerous floors. [[Mario]] can [[jump]] or throw a [[fireball]] to defeat a Bear and control its ball. Mario can use the ball to safely cross spiked floors and get to previously unreachable areas.


[[File:Bear SML2 sprite.png|frame|left]]
A Bear also appears on the "Printing" screen of the [[Game Boy Camera]].
[[Mario]] can [[jump]] or throw a [[fireball]] to defeat this enemy and control its ball. Mario can use the ball to safely cross spiked floors and get to previously unreachable areas in the Mario Zone. Bears resemble [[Wikipedia:Teddy bear|teddy bear]]s and are exclusive to the second level of the Mario Zone.


A Bear also appears on the "Printing" screen of the Game Boy Camera.<ref>http://youtu.be/1z2_af1vfJM?t=18m40s</ref>
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=website
|Jap=ゴムボールコースで登場。プ-をやっつければ、マリオはタマノリにのって移動することができる。利用価値大。<ref name=Pooh/>
|JapM=It appears on the rubber ball course. If you beat the Pū, Mario can move around on the tamanori. Very useful.
}}
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=タマノリプー (JP) / Bear (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Bear Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=ビースト族
|seikaku=目立ちたがり
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>クマのボールを奪い取れ</big></b><br>
大きなボールに乗った熊のようなキャラ。上に乗ったプーを倒して、ボールを奪い取ろう。ボールに乗っていれば、トゲの生えた地 面の上もダメージ無しで進むことができる。<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Cg7gorn.jpeg 105]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|tribe=Beast clan
|disposition=Show-off
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>Take the bear's ball.</big><br>
''A bear-like character on a big ball. Defeat Bear on top of the ball and take it away from him. If you are on the ball, you can go over the spiky ground without damage.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bear SML2 sprite.png|Sprite
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=タマノリプー<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html</ref>
|Jap=タマノリプー<ref name=Pooh>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html|title=スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨/敵キャラクター|publisher=Nintendo|language=Japanese|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|JapR=Tamanoripū
|JapR=Tamanori Pū
|JapM=Ball-riding ''Pū'', presumably alluding to {{wp|Winnie-the-Pooh}}
|JapM=Ball-riding Pooh;「プー」is used as the name for the bear specifically<ref name=Pooh/> and may be derived from「クマのプーさん」(''Kuma no -san'', {{wp|Winnie-the-Pooh}})
|Spa=Oso{{ref needed}}
|Spa=Oso
|SpaM=Bear
|SpaM=Bear
|FraE=Ballourson<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia : Les 30 premières années]]'', page 75.</ref>
|FreE=Ballourson<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia : Les 30 premières années]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=75}}</ref>
|FraEM=Pun on "''ballon''" ("balloon") or "''balle''" ("ball") and "''ourson''" ("bear cub")
|FreEM=Portmanteau of ''ballon'' ("balloon") or ''balle'' ("ball"), and ''ourson'' ("bear cub")
|Ger=Tamanoripu
|Ger=Tamanoripu
|GerM="Japanese Name"
|GerM=Japanese romanization
|Ita=Orso equilibrista<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 75</ref>
|Ita=Orso equilibrista<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=75}}</ref>
|ItaM=Acrobat Bear
|Ita2=Orso giocoliere<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|page=77}}</ref>
|ItaM=Balancing bear
|Ita2M=Juggler bear
}}
;Kodansha manga
{{foreign names
|Jap=プーちゃん<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 20 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2''|page=15}}</ref>
|JapR=Pū{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Chan|-chan}}
|JapM=From「プーさん」(''Pū{{wp|Japanese honorifics#San|-san}}'', Pooh Bear) combined with「~ちゃん」(''-chan'')
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 19:49, October 7, 2024

Bear
Artwork of Bear, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

A Bear[1] (also formatted as bear)[2] is an enemy in the Mario Zone's second stage in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Bears resemble teddy bears and are found riding atop Beach Balls, which they can use to traverse spiky and dangerous floors. Mario can jump or throw a fireball to defeat a Bear and control its ball. Mario can use the ball to safely cross spiked floors and get to previously unreachable areas.

A Bear also appears on the "Printing" screen of the Game Boy Camera.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]

  • Website description:
    • Japanese:
      ゴムボールコースで登場。プ-をやっつければ、マリオはタマノリにのって移動することができる。利用価値大。[3]
      (Translation: It appears on the rubber ball course. If you beat the Pū, Mario can move around on the tamanori. Very useful.)

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

タマノリプー (JP) / Bear (EN)
A Bear from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ビースト族 Tribe Beast clan
性格せいかく 目立ちたがり Disposition Show-off
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
クマのボールを奪い取れ

大きなボールに乗った熊のようなキャラ。上に乗ったプーを倒して、ボールを奪い取ろう。ボールに乗っていれば、トゲの生えた地 面の上もダメージ無しで進むことができる。[4]

Take the bear's ball.

A bear-like character on a big ball. Defeat Bear on top of the ball and take it away from him. If you are on the ball, you can go over the spiky ground without damage.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タマノリプー[3]
Tamanori Pū
Ball-riding Pooh;「プー」is used as the name for the bear specifically[3] and may be derived from「クマのプーさん」(Kuma no Pū-san, Winnie-the-Pooh)
French (NOE) Ballourson[5] Portmanteau of ballon ("balloon") or balle ("ball"), and ourson ("bear cub")
German Tamanoripu[?] Japanese romanization
Italian Orso equilibrista[6] Balancing bear
Orso giocoliere[7] Juggler bear
Spanish Oso[?] Bear
Kodansha manga
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese プーちゃん[8]
-chan
From「プーさん」(-san, Pooh Bear) combined with「~ちゃん」(-chan)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes" – Tilden, Gail, et al. (December 1992). Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
  2. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ a b c スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨/敵キャラクター. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ^ November 20, 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). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 105.
  5. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia : Les 30 premières années. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 75.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 77.
  8. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 20 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2. Page 15.