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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Gaoartwork2.PNG]]
|image=[[File:Gao SML art.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1989|1989]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|comparable=[[Nyololin]]
|notable=[[King Totomesu]]}}
'''Gao'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=14|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=Spring 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5}}</ref> are fire-breathing, {{wp|sphinx}} or {{wp|lion}}-like enemies 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 Mario|Superball]], awarding Mario with 800 [[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]] in harder difficulty. An enemy from the [[Chai Kingdom]], [[Nyololin]], has the same behavior.
 
In ''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'' manga, only two Gao appear towards the end of the pyramid stage, where they are chained to the ground. Using [[Mekakuribō]]'s propeller-antennas, Mario flies over them without fighting them.
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Land''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''This stiff-bodied creature doesn't move. But it spits out fireballs aimed at Mario.''
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''This stiff creature doesn't move, but it spits out fireballs aimed at Mario.''
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ガオー (JP) / Gao (EN)
|shuzoku=ビースト族
|seikaku=ものぐさ
|tojo_gemu=ランド1
|desc='''<big>近づくのを待っている</big><br>
体が重いためじっとしている珍しい敵キャラ。動かないが、マリオをねらって火の玉をはいてくるので注意しよう。見かけは怖いが、踏んだりスーパーボールで簡単に倒せるぞ。<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/MF1dZ7H.jpeg 52]}}</ref>
|tribe=Beast clan
|disposition=Lazy person
|game_appearances=Land 1
|eng_desc='''''<big>Waiting for you to approach</big><br>
''A rare enemy character that stays still because of its heavy body. It does not move, but it will aim a fireball at Mario, so be careful. It may look scary, but it can be easily defeated by stepping on it or by using the Superball.''
}}
}}
'''Gao'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 14.</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 Level 1-3 or throughout the stage in Level 1-1 on hard mode. In appearance, they look like a mix between a pyramid sphinx and a lion.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
gaoartwork3.png|The lion-like Gao
Gaoartwork3.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
gao.png|A sprite of a Gao breathing fire
Gao.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land''
GaoArtworkCL.jpg|''Super Mario Land'' (''[[Club Nintendo (French magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine)
KCDeluxe-SMLGaoChained.png|Gao chained to stay in one place, from [[KC Deluxe]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ガオー<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 16.</ref>
|Jap=ガオー<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=16|language=ja|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapR=Gaō
|JapR=Gaō
|JapM="ROAR!"
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for a roaring sound
|Dut=Gao<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=7}}</ref>
|Fre=Gao<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/zuVxmWd.jpg 14]}}</ref>
|Ger=Gao
|Spa=Gao
|Spa=Gao
|SpaM=-
|Ita=Gao<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' Italian manual|page=14}}</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=46}}</ref>
|Ger=Gao
}}
|GerM=-}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:53, June 25, 2024

Gao
Gao
Artwork from Super Mario Land
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Comparable
Notable members

Gao[1][2] are fire-breathing, sphinx or lion-like enemies 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 800 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 in harder difficulty. An enemy from the Chai Kingdom, Nyololin, has the same behavior.

In Super Mario Land manga, only two Gao appear towards the end of the pyramid stage, where they are chained to the ground. Using Mekakuribō's propeller-antennas, Mario flies over them without fighting them.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: This stiff-bodied creature doesn't move. But it spits out fireballs aimed at Mario.
  • 3DS Virtual Console manual: This stiff creature doesn't move, but it spits out fireballs aimed at Mario.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ガオー (JP) / Gao (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ビースト族 Tribe Beast clan
性格せいかく ものぐさ Disposition Lazy person
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド1 Game appearances Land 1
近づくのを待っている

体が重いためじっとしている珍しい敵キャラ。動かないが、マリオをねらって火の玉をはいてくるので注意しよう。見かけは怖いが、踏んだりスーパーボールで簡単に倒せるぞ。[3]

Waiting for you to approach

A rare enemy character that stays still because of its heavy body. It does not move, but it will aim a fireball at Mario, so be careful. It may look scary, but it can be easily defeated by stepping on it or by using the Superball.

Gallery[edit]

  • Artwork from Super Mario Land

    Artwork from Super Mario Land

  • Sprite from Super Mario Land

    Sprite from Super Mario Land

  • Super Mario Land (Club Nintendo magazine)

    Super Mario Land (Club Nintendo magazine)

  • Gao chained to stay in one place, from KC Deluxe

    Gao chained to stay in one place, from KC Deluxe

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ガオー[4]
Gaō
 Japanese onomatopoeia for a roaring sound

Dutch Gao[5]
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French Gao[6]
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German Gao
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Italian Gao[7][8][9]
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Spanish Gao
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo (1989). Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
  2. ^ Spring 1991. 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 52.
  4. ^ Nintendo (1989). スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 16.
  5. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 7.
  6. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 14.
  7. ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 14.
  8. ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 46.
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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
Items & vehicles Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block
Enemies & obstacles Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo
Other Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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