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|image=[[File:Roketonartwork2.PNG]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|image=[[File:Roketonartwork2.PNG]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|relatives=[[Bullet Biff]]
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'''Roketons''',<ref>{{cite|date=1989|language=en-us|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet|page=17}}</ref> also known as '''Rocketons''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are airborne [[List of enemies|enemies]] that serve [[Tatanga]] as his personal guards in his invasion of [[Sarasaland]] during the events of ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. The only visible part of a Roketon's body is its head. Roketons fly planes; these aircraft are based on either the [[Wikipedia:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15|MiG-15]] or the improved design, the [[Wikipedia:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17|MiG-17]]; both are jet fighters of the former USSR. Roketons appear only in [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-3]], guarding the path to both [[Biokinton]] and Tatanga, and successfully shooting the Roketons down before they leave the screen earns the player 400 points. If a Roketon makes its way past Mario in his [[Sky Pop]], it fires a [[Bullet Biff]] backwards at him. The official artwork also depicts [[cannonball]]s being shot forward out of the nose of the plane, but this feature was never used in the actual game.
'''Roketons''',<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=17}}</ref> also known as '''Rocketons''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=5}}</ref> are airborne [[list of enemies|enemies]] that are [[Tatanga]]'s personal guards in his invasion of [[Sarasaland]] during the events of ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. The only visible part of a Roketon's body is its head. Roketons fly planes; these aircraft are based on either the [[Wikipedia:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15|MiG-15]] or the improved design, the [[Wikipedia:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17|MiG-17]]; both are jet fighters of the former USSR. Roketons appear only in [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-3]], guarding the path to both [[Biokinton]] and Tatanga, and successfully shooting the Roketons down before they leave the screen earns the player 400 points. If a Roketon makes its way past Mario in his [[Sky Pop]], it fires a [[Bullet Biff]] backwards at him. The official artwork also depicts [[cannonball]]s being shot forward out of the nose of the plane, but this feature was never used in the actual game.
 
In the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]], Roketons are the first enemies to appear, assaulting [[Princess Daisy]]'s castle with Tatanga. They later reappear towards the end of the last chapter, in [[Chai Kingdom]]'s sky. A [[Nyololin]] informs them via radio to take Mario down, but they are shot by the Sky Pop's missiles.


In the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]], Roketons are the first enemies to appear, assaulting [[Daisy|Princess Daisy]]'s castle with Tatanga. They later reappear towards the end of the last chapter, in [[Chai Kingdom]]'s sky. A [[Nyololin]] informs them via radio to take Mario down, but they are shot by the Sky Pop's missiles.
==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Land''===
===''Super Mario Land''===
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===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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|name=ロケトン (JP) / Roketon (EN)
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|artwork=[[File:Roketon Perfect.png|200px]]
|seikaku=攻撃的
|shuzoku=メカ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|tojo_gemu=ランド1
|seikaku={{ruby|攻撃的|こうげきてき}}
|desc='''<big>スカイポップ号で攻撃</big><br>
|tojo_gemu=ランド１
チャイ王国の空中面に出現。タタンガ（P32）の護衛兵がスカイポップに美って、ミサイルを発射する。よけずに突撃してくるので、ミサイルで倒してしまおう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|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/B2bYpIk.jpeg 236]}}</ref>
|desc='''<big>スカイポップ{{ruby|号|ごう}}で{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}</big><br>
チャイ{{ruby|王国|おうこく}}の{{ruby|空中面|くうちゅうめん}}に{{ruby|出現|しゅつげん}}。タタンガ（Ｐ３２）の{{ruby|護衛兵|ごえいへい}}がスカイポップに{{ruby|美|の}}って、ミサイルを{{ruby|発射|はっしゃ}}する。よけずに{{ruby|突撃|とつげき}}してくるので、ミサイルで{{ruby|倒|たお}}してしまおう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=1994|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'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|page=[https://i.imgur.com/B2bYpIk.jpeg 236]}}</ref>
|tribe=Mecha clan
|tribe=Mecha clan
|disposition=Aggressive
|disposition=Aggressive
|game_appearances=Land 1
|game_appearances=Land 1
|eng_desc='''''<big>Attack on the Sky Pop</big><br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>Attack on the Sky Pop</big><br>
''It appears on the Chai Kingdom's aerial surface. Tatanga's (p.32) guards will fire missiles at Sky Pop. They charge at you without dodging, so use the missiles to take them out.''
''They appear on the Chai Kingdom's aerial surface. Tatanga's (p.32) guards will fire missiles at Sky Pop. They charge at you without dodging, so use the missiles to take them out.''
}}
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ロケトン<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=20|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|date=1989}}</ref>
|Jpn=ロケトン<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=20}}</ref>
|JapR=Roketon
|JpnR=Roketon
|JapM=Derived from "rocket"
|JpnM=Derived from "rocket"
|Dut=Roketon<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=9}}</ref>
|Dut=Roketon<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=9}}</ref>
|Fre=Roketon<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/dw3iXFN.jpg 17]}}</ref>
|Fre=Roketon<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/dw3iXFN.jpg 17]}}</ref>
|Ger=Roketon
|Ger=Roketon
|Ita=Roketon<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' Italian manual|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=47}}</ref>
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Land Spielanleitung''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|page=17}}</ref>
|Ita=Roketon<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' Italian manual|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=47}}</ref>
|Spa=Roketon
|Spa=Roketon
|Spa2=Roqueton<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1|page=32}}</ref>
|Spa2=Roqueton<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1|page=32}}</ref>
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Roketon
Character artwork of a Roketon.
Artwork from Super Mario Land
Appears in Super Mario Land (1989)
Relatives

Roketons,[1] also known as Rocketons,[2] are airborne enemies that are Tatanga's personal guards in his invasion of Sarasaland during the events of Super Mario Land. The only visible part of a Roketon's body is its head. Roketons fly planes; these aircraft are based on either the MiG-15 or the improved design, the MiG-17; both are jet fighters of the former USSR. Roketons appear only in World 4-3, guarding the path to both Biokinton and Tatanga, and successfully shooting the Roketons down before they leave the screen earns the player 400 points. If a Roketon makes its way past Mario in his Sky Pop, it fires a Bullet Biff backwards at him. The official artwork also depicts cannonballs being shot forward out of the nose of the plane, but this feature was never used in the actual game.

In the Super Mario Land manga, Roketons are the first enemies to appear, assaulting Princess Daisy's castle with Tatanga. They later reappear towards the end of the last chapter, in Chai Kingdom's sky. A Nyololin informs them via radio to take Mario down, but they are shot by the Sky Pop's missiles.

Profiles

Super Mario Land

  • Instruction booklet: An attack plane piloted by Tatanga's soldier guards. It fires cannonballs at the Sky Pop. You can destroy it with a single missile.
  • 3DS Virtual Console manual: This attack plane is piloted by one of Tatanga's guards. Roketon fires cannonballs at the Sky Pop. Destroy it with a single missile.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ロケトン (JP) / Roketon (EN)
A Roketon from Super Mario Land.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく メカ族ぞく Tribe Mecha clan
性格せいかく 攻撃的こうげきてき Disposition Aggressive
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド１ Game appearances Land 1
スカイポップ号ごうで攻撃こうげき

チャイ王国おうこくの空中面くうちゅうめんに出現しゅつげん。タタンガ（Ｐ３２）の護衛兵ごえいへいがスカイポップに美のって、ミサイルを発射はっしゃする。よけずに突撃とつげきしてくるので、ミサイルで倒たおしてしまおう。[3]

Attack on the Sky Pop

They appear on the Chai Kingdom's aerial surface. Tatanga's (p.32) guards will fire missiles at Sky Pop. They charge at you without dodging, so use the missiles to take them out.

Gallery

  • Artwork from Super Mario Land

    Artwork from Super Mario Land

  • Sprite from Super Mario Land

    Sprite from Super Mario Land

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ロケトン[4]
Roketon 		Derived from "rocket"
Dutch Roketon[5] ?
French Roketon[6] ?
German Roketon[7] ?
Italian Roketon[8][9][10] ?
Spanish Roketon[?] ?
Roqueton[11] Rookton

References

  1. ^ 1989. Super Mario Land English instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
  3. ^ 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 236.
  4. ^ 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 20.
  5. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 9.
  6. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 17.
  7. ^ Nintendo of Europe (1990). Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 17.
  8. ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 17.
  9. ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
  10. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 47.
  11. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1. Page 32.
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Super Mario Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
Bosses King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu)
Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
Levels World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level
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Music "Main Theme" • "Underground Theme"
Other Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Island • Main Theme • Multimedia • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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Characters Attila • Eliana • Greg Campbell • Herman Smirch • Jonathan • Jose • Josh Campbell • Mario • Melody-Ann and Rena • Michael Hallis • Mr. Levison • Mr. Petrov • Mrs. Smirch • Nanette Hallis • Pionpi • Princess Daisy • Rebecca Rhodes • Rick • Sheila Pontoons • Tannis Rhodes • Tatanga
Enemies Batadon • Biokinton • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chicken • Chikako • Dragonzamasu • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Goombo • Gunion • Hiyoihoi • Mekabon • Nyololin • Nokobon • Piranha Plant • Roketon • Suu • Tamao • Tokotoko
Locations Cape Canaveral • Clam Creek Nuclear Reactor • Disney World • Fortress Tatanga • Jerky's Burger Bar • Lev's 'Lectronics • New York City • Newark Airport • Piscataway • Samson's Electronics • Sarasaland • Seaside Heights • USS Nimitz • Wonder World Mall • Windows on the World • World Trade Center • World Trade Center station
Releases The Best of the Nintendo Comics System • Game Boy No. 1 • Game Boy No. 2 • Game Boy No. 3 • Game Boy No. 4 • La BD de Game Boy • Le Journal Nintendo №3 • Le Journal Nintendo №4 • Nintendo Comics System featuring Game Boy No. 1 • Nintendo Comics System featuring Game Boy No. 2 • Nintendo Comics System featuring Game Boy No. 3 • Nintendo Comics System featuring Game Boy No. 4 • Super Mario: Tatanga Invades Earth
Miscellaneous ? Block • Brick Block • Elevator • Gallery • Game Boy • Gem of Aicheizi • International Enquisitor • Invincible Mario • Nintendo Comics System • Pagosu • Sky Pop • Star • Warp Zone
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