Character of the Week #12

Metal Mario · 10-04-2009, 04:35 PM

Tatanga

First Appearance: Super Mario Land (Game Boy, 1989)
Latest Appearance: Super Mario Land 2 (Game Boy, 1992)

Tatanga is the mysterious space alien who invaded Sarasaland and kidnapped Princess Daisy in Mario's first Game Boy adventure, Super Mario Land. Three years later he returned in a cameo appearance in Super Mario Land 2, serving as the boss of the Space Zone. He has not been seen since, though he remains a favorite among Mario's hardcore fans. Personally, I think it would be really cool if Tatanga served as the major villain of the next big Mario RPG. Since those villains tend to be one-shot characters with supernatural or otherworldly origins, a Mario RPG would be a perfect comeback vehicle for Tatanga.

At the peak of Super Mario Land's popularity, Valiant Comics published a series of comic book stories featuring battles between Mario and Tatanga. In these stories, Tatanga and his minions would continuously escape from a Super Mario Land game pak, and some kid would have to bring Mario out of the game as well in order to combat them. The center picture above shows Tatanga as he was portrayed in these comics.

Redshirt · 10-04-2009, 05:22 PM

It's Shane!

FlipSwitch · 10-04-2009, 05:28 PM

I doubt he'll EVER come back. Tatanga hasn't appiered for...17 years.

Metal Mario · 10-04-2009, 05:39 PM

Just for giggles, here's some pictures from the Mario VS Tatanga comics published by Valiant:

10-04-2009, 04:35 PM	#1
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Character of the Week #12 *Tatanga* First Appearance: Super Mario Land (Game Boy, 1989) Latest Appearance: Super Mario Land 2 (Game Boy, 1992) Tatanga is the mysterious space alien who invaded Sarasaland and kidnapped Princess Daisy in Mario's first Game Boy adventure, Super Mario Land. Three years later he returned in a cameo appearance in Super Mario Land 2, serving as the boss of the Space Zone. He has not been seen since, though he remains a favorite among Mario's hardcore fans. Personally, I think it would be really cool if Tatanga served as the major villain of the next big Mario RPG. Since those villains tend to be one-shot characters with supernatural or otherworldly origins, a Mario RPG would be a perfect comeback vehicle for Tatanga. At the peak of Super Mario Land's popularity, Valiant Comics published a series of comic book stories featuring battles between Mario and Tatanga. In these stories, Tatanga and his minions would continuously escape from a Super Mario Land game pak, and some kid would have to bring Mario out of the game as well in order to combat them. The center picture above shows Tatanga as he was portrayed in these comics.

10-04-2009, 05:22 PM	#2
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	It's Shane!

10-04-2009, 05:28 PM	#3
FlipSwitch Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Looking forward. Gender: Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 20 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts Blog Entries: 12	I doubt he'll EVER come back. Tatanga hasn't appiered for...17 years.

10-04-2009, 05:39 PM	#4
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Just for giggles, here's some pictures from the Mario VS Tatanga comics published by Valiant: