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The other child is a boy dressed in red swimming trunks, identified as '''Kurata'''.<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' internal filename (<tt>content0.game/romfs/Obj/FChr.dat/_CA_INFO_/f_kurata</tt>)</ref> He is encountered on the Beanbean Fields coastline, near a [[Surfing Spot]] on the edge of [[Oho Ocean]]. When spoken to, he recommends shoving something into the Surfing Spot to turn it into a [[surfboard]], hinting that this may be done by having [[Mario]] [[hammer]] [[Luigi]] into it using the [[Dunk Hammer]]. | The other child is a boy dressed in red swimming trunks, identified as '''Kurata'''.<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' internal filename (<tt>content0.game/romfs/Obj/FChr.dat/_CA_INFO_/f_kurata</tt>)</ref> He is encountered on the Beanbean Fields coastline, near a [[Surfing Spot]] on the edge of [[Oho Ocean]]. When spoken to, he recommends shoving something into the Surfing Spot to turn it into a [[surfboard]], hinting that this may be done by having [[Mario]] [[hammer]] [[Luigi]] into it using the [[Dunk Hammer]]. | ||
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode introduces | In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode introduces another child, a girl with a purple bow and dress, who acts as an announcer and judge for [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]'s "Cutie Battle Contest". | ||
In the original [[Game Boy Advance]] title, their faces are a bright, light purple, and in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake, their faces are a blackish-blue. | In the original [[Game Boy Advance]] title, their faces are a bright, light purple, and in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake, their faces are a blackish-blue. |
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Kurako | |||
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The Jellyfish Sisters, Gigi and Merri | |||
First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) | ||
Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017) | ||
Subject origin | Jellyfish | ||
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Kurako[1] are a humanoid species of jellyfish that make an appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake. During the events of the game, a total of three of them appear in Gwarhar Lagoon, and one in Beanbean Fields. They include the Jellyfish Sisters, Gigi and Merri, and two children. One of the children is a girl dressed in a red bow and a dress, and acts as a receptionist to the Jellyfish Sisters' Relaxation Room.
The other child is a boy dressed in red swimming trunks, identified as Kurata.[2] He is encountered on the Beanbean Fields coastline, near a Surfing Spot on the edge of Oho Ocean. When spoken to, he recommends shoving something into the Surfing Spot to turn it into a surfboard, hinting that this may be done by having Mario hammer Luigi into it using the Dunk Hammer.
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode introduces another child, a girl with a purple bow and dress, who acts as an announcer and judge for Wendy's "Cutie Battle Contest".
In the original Game Boy Advance title, their faces are a bright, light purple, and in the Nintendo 3DS remake, their faces are a blackish-blue.
As Japanese names ending in "-ko" and "-ta" are feminine and masculine, respectively, the names appear to be gendered, while the "kura-" part is derived from「
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Trivia
- In the Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide, the receptionist is described as a "man".[3]
References
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions internal filenames (content0.game/romfs/Obj/FChr.dat/_CA_INFO_/f_kurako and content0.game/romfs/Obj/FChr.dat/_CA_INFO_/f_ko_kurako)
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions internal filename (content0.game/romfs/Obj/FChr.dat/_CA_INFO_/f_kurata)
- ^ Thomason, Steve. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Page 88. "Talk to the man at the counter in the Relaxation Room and purchase a massage for Mario and Luigi."