Roketon
| Roketon | |||
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Artwork from Super Mario Land | |||
| Appears in | Super Mario Land (1989) | ||
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Roketons,[1] also known as Rocketons,[2] are airborne enemies that are Tatanga's personal guards in his invasion of Sarasaland during the events of Super Mario Land. The only visible part of a Roketon's body is its head. Roketons fly planes; these aircraft are based on either the MiG-15 or the improved design, the MiG-17; both are jet fighters of the former USSR. Roketons appear only in World 4-3, guarding the path to both Biokinton and Tatanga, and successfully shooting the Roketons down before they leave the screen earns the player 400 points. If a Roketon makes its way past Mario in his Sky Pop, it fires a Bullet Biff backwards at him. The official artwork also depicts cannonballs being shot forward out of the nose of the plane, but this feature was never used in the actual game.
In the Super Mario Land manga, Roketons are the first enemies to appear, assaulting Princess Daisy's castle with Tatanga. They later reappear towards the end of the last chapter, in Chai Kingdom's sky. A Nyololin informs them via radio to take Mario down, but they are shot by the Sky Pop's missiles.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Land[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
An attack plane piloted by Tatanga's soldier guards. It fires cannonballs at the Sky Pop. You can destroy it with a single missile. - Other languages:
- Italian:
Questo è un caccia da combattimento pilotato dalle guardie di Tatanga. Spara palle di cannone verso lo Sky Pop. Potrete distruggerlo con un solo missile.[3]
- Italian:
- English:
- Game Boy Player's Guide:
- English:
Rocketons will try to shoot you down.
- English:
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
- English:
This attack plane is piloted by one of Tatanga's guards. Roketon fires cannonballs at the Sky Pop. Destroy it with a single missile. - Other languages:
- Italian:
Questo è un velivolo da attacco pilotato dai soldati di Tatanga. Lancia palle di cannone e puoi sconfiggerlo con un solo missile.[4]
- Italian:
- English:
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ロケトン (JP) / Roketon (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| メカ |
Tribe | Mecha clan | |
| Disposition | Aggressive | ||
| ランド１ | Game appearances | Land 1 | |
| スカイポップ チャイ |
Attack on the Sky Pop They appear on the Chai Kingdom's aerial surface. Tatanga's (p.32) guards will fire missiles at Sky Pop. They charge at you without dodging, so use the missiles to take them out. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Super Mario Land
Sprite from Super Mario Land
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロケトン[6][7] Roketon |
Derived from the English "rocket" | |
| Dutch | Roketon[8]:35[9] | - | |
| Finnish | Raketan[10] | Roketon | |
| Raketin[11] | |||
| French | Roketon[8]:17 | - | |
| German | Roketon[12] | - | |
| Italian | Roketon[3][4][13][14] | - | |
| Spanish | Roketon[15][16] | - | |
| Swedish | Roketon[17] | - |
References[edit]
- ^ 1989. Super Mario Land English instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
- ^ Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
- ^ 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.)
- ^ a b 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Tab 14.
- ^ 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 236.
- ^ 1989. 『スーパーマリオランド取扱説明書』. Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 1990. Super Mario Land mode d'emploi / Handleiding. Nederland, Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch).
- ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch). Page 9.
- ^ Saarva, Petteri, Mikael Ekroos, Kieku Salo, and Markus Selin, editors (1991). "Piiput Ovat Piippuja" in Nintendo-lehti, no. 9. Translated by Laila Takolander. Semic (Finnish). Page 22.
- ^ Caragonne, George, and Todd Haedrich (1990). "Tiukasti Käsissäsi..." in Nintendo-lehti, no. 1. Translated by Laila Takolander. Semic (Finnish). Page 27.
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish). Page 9.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America (Mexican Spanish). Page 14.
- ^ Lindberg, Gunnar, and Lena Persson, editors (1991). "Raka Rör Del 1" in Nintendo-Magasinet, no. 9. Atlantic Förlags AB (Swedish). Page 22.
