Gunion

Gunion
Artwork of a Gunion
First appearance	Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance	Splatoon 2 (cameo) (2017)

Gunions are octopus-like enemies in Super Mario Land, found in the Muda Kingdom. Gunions have a simple attack pattern and subdue the Marine Pop whenever it comes into range. If shot three times, it will split into two balls, both of which will home in on Mario. Defeating a Gunion nets Mario an extra 800 points. Gunions are only found in World 2-3, the Marine Pop's level. One Gunion posed as Princess Daisy, which Mario discovered after defeating Dragonzamasu.

A green Gunion is among the monsters chasing Mario in the Nintendo Comics System story The Fish That Should've Gotten Away.

Gunions make a cameo appearance in Splatoon 2, where their sprites from Super Mario Land appear in Inkopolis Square and Ancho-V Games.

Profiles

Super Mario Land

• 3DS Virtual Console manual: "The Gunion shakes up and down in the water. Be careful--once you hit it twice with torpedoes, it splits in two and attacks."

Gallery

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  Alternate artwork

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  Art from KC Deluxe

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  In-game sprite

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  Nintendo Comics System (The Fish That Should've Gotten Away)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	グニョン Gunyon	Derived from「ぐにょぐにょ」(gunyo-gunyo, a term for "slimy" or "gooey")
German	Gunion[?]	-
Spanish	Gunion[?]	-