Mertropolis is an underwater city, protected by a dome and filled with atmospheric air, featured in the The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "The Ugly Mermaid." Though never stated outright, it is implied to be somewhere within Water Land. In the episode, King Koopa plans to take over the city using his Doom Sub, renaming it "Kooptropolis" before his plans are foiled by the Mario Bros.
Mertropolis is inhabited by mermaids with fish heads and human legs, and is ruled by King Mackerel. His daughter, Holly Mackerel, is also featured prominently during its appearance. Since its residents are unable to breathe air, they wear water-filled fishbowls around their heads while in the city; yet, they panic when King Koopa attempts to flood it.
The city's name comes from a portmanteau of the words "merfolk" and "metropolis," a term for a large city.
Names in other languages[edit ]
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Name
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Meaning
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Note(s)
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Ref.
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| Croatian |
Mertropolis |
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| Finnish |
Mertropolis |
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| French |
Mev-tropolis |
Mertropolis |
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| German |
Mertropolis |
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| Greek |
Μερτρόπολις
Mertrópolis |
Mertropolis |
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| Italian |
Metropolis |
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| Norwegian |
Mertropolis |
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| Polish |
Mertropolis |
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| Portuguese (Brazilian) |
Martrópolis |
Pun on mar ("sea") and "metropolis" |
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| Portuguese (European) |
Mertrópolis |
Mertropolis |
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| Romanian |
Mertropolis |
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| Russian |
Мертрополис
Mertropolis |
Mertropolis |
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| Spanish |
Mertrópolis |
Mertropolis |
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[13]
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| Swedish |
Mertropolis |
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References[edit ]
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
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| Episodes
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Animated
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Episode 1: "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" • Episode 2: "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" • Episode 3: "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" • Episode 4: "The Beauty of Kootie" • Episode 5: "Princess Toadstool for President" • Episode 6: "Never Koop a Koopa" • Episode 7: "Reign Storm" • Episode 8: "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" • Episode 9: "Dadzilla" • Episode 10: "Tag Team Trouble" • Episode 11: "Oh, Brother!" • Episode 12: "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" • Episode 13: "A Toadally Magical Adventure" • Episode 14: "Misadventures in Babysitting" • Episode 15: "Do the Koopa" • Episode 16: "Kootie Pie Rocks" • Episode 17: "Mush-Rumors" • Episode 18: "The Ugly Mermaid" • Episode 19: "Crimes R Us" • Episode 20: "Life's Ruff" • Episode 21: "Up, Up, and a Koopa" • Episode 22: "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" • Episode 23: "True Colors" • Episode 24: "Recycled Koopa" • Episode 25: "The Venice Menace" • Episode 26: "Super Koopa"
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| Live-action
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Episode 1 • Episode 2 • Episode 3 • Episode 4 • Episode 5
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| Unaired
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"Frog Feats" • "Kowabunga Koopa!" • "Lotto Trouble" • "You Bet Your Lasagna!"
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| Characters
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Protagonists
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Luigi (Kassanova Koopa) • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad
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| Koopa Family and Koopalings
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Big Mouth Koopa • Bully Koopa • Cheatsy Koopa • Hip Koopa • Hop Koopa • King Bowser Koopa • Kooky von Koopa • Kootie Pie Koopa (Lady Fettuccini Alfredo)
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| Bowser's Minions
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Abominable Snowkoopa • Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Block • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • Boo Diddly • Boom Boom • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Land Para-Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Zombie • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Magic Piranha Plant • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Ptooie • Robot Princess • Rocky Wrench • Sledge Brother • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Thwomp
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| Other
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Baker • Bud • Bud and Missy's mother • Captain • Crime Wave Clyde • Cutter • Doctor • Elephant • Emperor Ed • Giraffe • Herman • Holly Mackerel • Junior • Junior's mom and dad • King Mackerel • King Windbag • Kitty • Madzilla • Madzilla's Mom • Marco Polo's Plumbers • Mayor • Mighty Plumber • Milli Vanilli • Missy • Mr. President • Mrs. President • Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus • Mushroom nanny • Mushroom People • Mushroom referee • Norman • Painter • Penguins • Pipe creatures • Prince Hugo • Prince Mushroomkhamen • Queen Mushroomkhamen • Royal Parrot • Servant • Sultan • Toad's cousin • Venice pizza man • Wizard King of the West • Zebra
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| Locations
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Regions of the Mushroom World
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Dark Land • Desert Land • Giant Land • Ice Land • Mertropolis • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Sea • Pipe Land • Sky Land • Underground Maze of Pipes • Water Land
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| Landmarks of the Mushroom World
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Ace Magic Wand Factory • Brooklyn Bridge • First Mushroom Bank • Kastle Koopa • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage • Mushroom Kingdom Treasury • Mushroom Land Central Library • Mushroom Shopping Mall • Pipe Land Treasury • Temple of Gloom
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Regions of the
Real World
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Africa • Antarctica • Australia • Brooklyn • Hawaii • Hollywood • Miami • New York City • North America • Paris • South America • United States of America • Venice • Washington, D.C.
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| Landmarks of the Real World
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Bastille • Eiffel Tower • Florida State Poochitentiary • Great Wall of China • Hollywood Bowl • Kennedy Space Center • Louvre • Mario Brothers Plumbing • Statue of Liberty • Washington Monument • White House
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| Forms
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Fire Mario • Frog Mario • Invincible Mario • Raccoon Mario
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Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc.
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? Block • Block • Bowser Statue • Crud Cannon • Doom Dancer Music Box • Doom Ship • Doom Sub • Fire Flower • Fireball • Fireworks • Frog Suit • Fudjie • Gold Coin • Invincible Star • Jump Block • Karoobi • Koopa Color Goopa • Koopa Clogger • Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper • Koopa trash • Koopascope • Lame Brainer • Levitation beam • Magic pendant • Magic Wand • Magic Wings • Nasty Net • Nice Guy Potion • Plumber Pole • Plumber's Periscope • Plumber's Putty • Power Shower • Steam Cloud Balloon • Steam powered mummy sled • Super Leaf • Super Slurp Pipe • Tag Team Wrestling Tournament • Tank • The Adventures of Mighty Plumber • Time Travel Tube • Transmutational Brainwave Analyzer • Trash Smasher • Warp Pipe
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| Songs
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"Ninja Man" • "Do the Frog" • "Wipe Out" • "Slippin' and Slidin'" • "Great Balls of Fire" • "Sizzle" • "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" • "Baby Chase" • "Gonna Stomp My Name on the Walk of Fame" • "Burn, Baby, Burn" • "Double Crossing" • "Brotherly Love" • "Super Plumber" • "I'ma Hurricane" • "Do the Koopa" • "Blame It on the Rain" • "Girl You Know It's True" • "In My Frog Suit" • "Never Kiss a Mermaid" • "It's a Dog's Life" • "What Goes Up" • "When Koopas Paint the Town" • "Stench City" • "Speedy Gondola" • "My Karoobi" • "Mega Move" • "Super Mario" • "Mario Rap"
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| Miscellaneous
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Captain N & The Video Game Masters • Gallery • Home media releases • Quotes • Staff • Super Mario Bros. (FAST channel) • Voice actors
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