Batadon

Batadons^{[1] [2] [3]} are winged stone enemies from Super Mario Land that are found in the Easton Kingdom of Sarasaland. They closely resemble moai heads, similarly to Tokotokos.

History[edit ]

Super Mario Land[edit ]

In Super Mario Land , Batadons are in constant motion and tend to spawn off the ground when scrolled onscreen. It acts much like a Fly or Kumo, except it bounces higher, moves slower, and does not pause on the ground. Batadons can also pound through some platforms. Mario can defeat a Batadon by either jumping on it or by shooting three Superballs at it. Defeating a Batadon awards 800 points. Like Tokotoko, they only appear in Worlds 3-1 and 3-3. In the latter, their likeness can be seen on totem-like poles in the background.

Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit ]

In the Super Mario Land manga, a Batadon is the first enemy encountered in Easton Kingdom, getting angry at Mario for ruining one of the statues and calling the Tokotokos and other Batadons for backup. However, the moai are easily tricked by Mario yelling "Red light!", making them stop in place. Only when Mario leaves do they realize that they were tricked and chase after him. After losing Mario due to him being in a disguise, they finally find him and jump towards him, failing to notice he was entangled in a web with lethal Suu venom about to be poured on him. Getting entangled in the web, the moai free Mario with their jolts, and are hit by the venom in his place, melting down.

Super Mario-kun[edit ]

In Super Mario-kun , Batadons appear in volume 3 alongside Tokotokos and their boss Hiyoihoi. Apart from helping their leader and forming a giant rock with the moai, they do nothing relevant.

Mario Kart World[edit ]

Batadons appear alongside Tokotokos in Mario Kart World , marking their first appearance in a game since their debut, as well as the first time that Super Mario Land enemies have directly appeared in a later game. They are redesigned to more closely resemble Tokotoko, having their more bottom-heavy shape, and are large like most enemies and obstacles. Additionally, their wings are now standard "Para"-enemy wings. In this game, they hop from side to side or straight upwards, and stop briefly when hitting the ground.

A sponsor named "Batadon Aero Parts" depicts a Batadon on its logo. Additionally, Batadon carvings appear above the finish line in Desert Hills, flanking an Angry Sun carving. Batadons appear most prominently in the Desert Hills course.

Missions[edit ]

Batadons are featured in the following missions:

Profiles[edit ]

Super Mario Land[edit ]

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    A winged stone statue. It tries to crush Mario as it flies.
  • Other languages:
    • French:
      Statue de pierre ailée. En volant cherche à écraser Mario.^{[4] :14}
    • Italian:
      Questa statua di pietra alata cerca di schiacciare Mario mentre vola.^[5]

• Game Boy Player's Guide:
  • English:
    The flying statue heads flit about slowly.

• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual:
  • English:
    This winged stone statue tries to crush Mario as it flies.
  • Other languages:
    • Italian:
      Una statua di pietra con le ali che cerca di schiacciare Mario arrivando in volo.^[6]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten [edit ]

Gallery[edit ]

• Artwork from Super Mario Land

  Artwork from Super Mario Land

• Artwork of a Batadon from Super Mario Land

  Artwork of a Batadon from Super Mario Land

• Sprite from Super Mario Land

  Sprite from Super Mario Land

• Super Mario-kun Special Selection

  Super Mario-kun Special Selection

• Mario Kart World

  Mario Kart World

• Mario Kart World

  Mario Kart World

• Mario Kart World (sponsor)

  Mario Kart World (sponsor)

• Mario Kart World (sticker)

  Mario Kart World (sticker)

• Mario Kart World (sticker)

  Mario Kart World (sticker)

• Mario Kart World (sticker)

  Mario Kart World (sticker)

• Mario Kart World (sticker)

  Mario Kart World (sticker)

• Mario Kart World (sticker)

  Mario Kart World (sticker)

Naming[edit ]

Like most enemies introduced in Super Mario Land, "Batadon" is a romanization of the enemy's Japanese name「パタドン」, but the rendering is inaccurate. An accurate romanization would be "Patadon", and this discrepancy potentially comes from misinterpreting the two diacritic signs used in Japanese, dakuten and handakuten (i.e. interpreting the handakuten sign「 ゚」for the dakuten「 ゙」on the kana making the "p" sound). It is not known if this misromanization was a deliberate localization choice or a misread of the text. A similar discrepancy exists for the Birabuto Kingdom.

Names in other languages[edit ]

References[edit ]

• Animate objects
• Statues
• Winged variants
• Game Boy (comic)
• Mario Kart World species
• Super Mario Land enemies