Moofish
Artwork of a Moofish 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 Moofish[1] is an enemy in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. These cow and fish hybrids are found swimming in the tree sap of the In the Trees stage, and if the player enters the sap it is in, the Moofish will charge at them horizontally. Moofishes can be defeated either from being jumped on or being hit by a fireball.

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Perfect Ban Mario Character DaijitenEdit

モーギョ (JP) / Moofish (EN)
 
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく アクア族 Tribe Aqua clan
性格せいかく うちべんけい Disposition Haughty and boastful at home, but meek and reserved outside
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
2本のツノをもつ化物

頭は牛なのに胴体は魚という変な生き物。樹液の中を泳ぎまわり、動きが鈍くなったマリオを恐い顔で追いかける。体は大きいし、ツノもあるけど、そんなに強い敵じゃない。[2]

A monster with two horns

A strange creature with the head of a cow but the body of a fish. It swims around in the sap and chases Mario, with a fearful look on its face, when he slows down. It has a large body and horns, but it is not a very strong enemy.

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Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モーギョ[3]
Mōgyo
Play on「猛牛」(mōgyū, "bull") and「魚」(gyo, on'yomi reading of "fish")
French Môgyo[4] Romanization of the Japanese name adapted to French spelling.
Meuhguio[5] "Meuh" is French for "moo." The "guio" part may be based off "Lac de Guio", a French lake to reference the fish aspect of the creature.
German Ochsenfisch[?] Bullfish
Italian Mogyo[6] -

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 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.)
  2. ^ 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 219.
  3. ^ 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 11.
  4. ^ Super Mario-kun (French Edition). Page 27.
  5. ^ French Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. Page 76.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 76.