Kumo

Kumo
Artwork from Super Mario Land
First appearance	Super Mario Land (1989)
Relatives Suu
Comparable Batadon Fly Pionpi

Kumos are hopping spider enemies from Super Mario Land. They resemble tarantulas and are about the size of Mario.

Their name comes from the Japanese word「蜘蛛クモ」(kumo, "spider"); however, the species is not known as "Kumo" in Japan. It is the only species for which the English name was not the same as or similar to the Japanese name in the original version of Super Mario Land, although some other species were renamed in the English Virtual Console version.

History

Super Mario Land

In Super Mario Land, Kumos are found in World 3-2 and World 3-3. They attack in the same pattern as a Fly, hopping towards Mario. Like a Fly, some of them drop downward from midair when spawned. A Kumo can be defeated with a stomp or two Superballs, rewarding 400 points.

One Kumo poses as Princess Daisy, which Mario discovers after defeating Hiyoihoi.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)

Kumos appear in the Super Mario Land manga. After the Tokotoko and Batadons fail in stopping Mario, Tatanga gives more trust to the spider clan in doing a better job, much to Hiyoihoi's anger. The Kumos prepare a trap for Mario by creating a web, which Sue pushes him into. Before she pours lethal Suu venom on him, the Tokotoko and Batadons barge in and fall into the web, freeing Mario and causing them to get hit by the venom instead, which kills them. Mario falls down and is surrounded by the Kumos, which Sue orders to attack him, but Hiyoihoi appears, angered by the replacement and death of his soldiers, and shoots at everyone with a barrage of Bullet Biffs, killing the Kumos and inadvertently saving Mario.

Nintendo Adventure Books

A picture of a Kumo appears in the book Pipe Down!

Profiles

Super Mario Land

• Instruction booklet: This spider-like creature attacks Mario by jumping on him.
• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console Manual bio: This spiderlike creature attacks by trying to jump on Mario.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ブラックピヨン (JP) / Kumo (EN)
	Original text (Japanese)		Translation
	種族しゅぞく	クリープ族	Tribe	Creep clan
	性格せいかく	ちょっぴりシャイ	Disposition	A little shy
	登場とうじょうゲーム	ランド1	Game appearances	Land 1
	怪しげな黒いクモ ピョンピョン跳ねながら近づいてくる黒いクモ。すき間の多いところなら、待っていれば勝手に下に落ちてしまうことも。倒すなら広い所で待って、近づいてから踏みつけよう。		Suspicious black spider A black spider approaches you, hopping and bouncing. If you wait for it in an open space, it may fall down on its own. If you want to defeat it, wait in a wide space and then step on it when it gets close.

Gallery

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  A darker depiction with a blue mouth

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  Super Mario Land (Club Nintendo magazine)

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  Sprite from Super Mario Land

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  Screenshot of Super Mario Land

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ブラックピヨン Burakku Piyon	From "black" and「ピヨンピヨン」(piyon-piyon), onomatopoeia for hopping
	ブラックピョン Burakku Pyon
Dutch	Kumo	-
French	Kumo	-
German	Kumo[?]	-
Italian	Kumo	-
Spanish	Kumo[?]	-