Chicken

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This article is about the enemy from Super Mario Land. For the character and interactive part in Pinball and VS. Pinball also referred to as a "chicken", see Chick. For the item in the Super Smash Bros. series, see List of Super Smash Bros. series items § Cucco.
Chicken
Character artwork of a Chicken from Super Mario Land.
Artwork from Super Mario Land
Appears in Super Mario Land (1989)
Comparable

Chickens[1][2] are helmet-clad war birds kept by Tatanga and enemies in Super Mario Land. They soar through the final level of the game aiding Biokinton, in the Chai Kingdom (World 4-3). They are also shot out by the shy cloud Biokinton. A Chicken can damage Mario by soaring at him. Defeating a chicken earns the player extra 400 points.

In the Super Mario Land manga, Chickens only appear during Biokinton's battle. The boss releases them onto Mario, but they just perch on the Sky Pop without attacking. Furious at his useless minions, Tatanga takes off with the Pagosu and shoots at Mario, hitting and killing Biokinton in the process and scaring the Chickens away.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      A war bird kept by Tatanga, Chicken meanders and glides towards Mario. One missile will defeat it.[1]
    • Other languages:
      • Italian:
        È questo l'uccello di guerra di Tatanga. Attacca Mario planando verso di lui in cerchi. Potrete sconfiggerlo con un missile.[3]
  • Game Boy Player's Guide:
    • English:
      Chickens aren't supposed to fly, but these do—right at you!
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      A war bird kept by Tatanga, Chicken meanders and glides through the air toward Mario. It can be defeated with one missile.[4]
    • Other languages:
      • Italian:
        Questi sono uccelli da guerra allevati da Tatanga. Svolazzano intorno a Mario, ma puoi sconfiggerli con un solo missile.[5]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

チッキン (JP) / Chicken (EN)
A Chicken from Super Mario Land.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく フライ族 Tribe Fly clan
性格せいかく 好戦的 Disposition Belligerent
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド1 Game appearances Land 1
ミサイルで撃ち落とせ!

宇宙怪人タタンガが戦闘用に飼育している鳥。マリオランドのシューティング面に登場する。簡単によけられるし、ミサイルー発で倒せるのでこわくない。[6]

Shoot them down with missiles!

A bird bred by the space monster Tatanga for combat. It appears in the shooting mode of Mario Land. It is not scary because it can be easily dodged and can be defeated with a missile shot.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チッキン[7][8]
Chikkin
Transliteration of the English "chicken"
Dutch Chicken[9]:35 -
De Kip[10] The Chicken
French Chicken[9]:17 -
German Chicken[11] -
Italian Pollo[5][12][13] Chicken
Chicken[3] - Instruction booklet
Gallina[5] Hen e-manual (one instance)
Portuguese Chicken[14] -
Spanish (Latin America) Chicken[15] -
Spanish (Europe) Gallina[16] Hen

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 1989. Super Mario Land Instruction Booklet. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 17.
  2. ^ 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
  3. ^ a b 1990. Super Mario Land Manuale di Istuzioni. Florence: Nintendo (Italian). Page 17. (Archived 4 Feb. 2024 via Mario's Castle by Alessandro "Stormkyleis" Imbesi.)
  4. ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America. Page 14.
  5. ^ a b c 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Tab 14.
  6. ^ 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 109.
  7. ^ 1989. 『スーパーマリオランド取扱説明書』. Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 20.
  8. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Land" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 47.
  9. ^ a b 1990. Super Mario Land mode d'emploi / Handleiding. Nederland, Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch).
  10. ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch). Page 9.
  11. ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
  12. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 47.
  13. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 47.
  14. ^ Gaglianone, Arthur, and Francisco Pellegrini Jr., directors (1991). Super Mario Bros. Livro Ilustrado. Rio de Janeiro: Multi Editora (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 18.
  15. ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish). Page 14.
  16. ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish). Page 9.