| King Totomesu | |
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| World 1-F2 Boss | |
| Class | Boss |
| Species | Lion/Sphinx |
| Affiliation(s) | Ruler of Birabuto Kingdom |
| Original Appearance(s) | Super Mario Land. (Nintendo, 1989) |
King Totomesu is one of the first Mushroom Kingdom Fusion bosses, that the Mushroom Kingdom Coalition faces in World 1.
History[]
King Totomesu resembles a large lion with a ancient Egyption ceremonial headdress (like that worn by Tutankhamun). He resembles Sphinx statues most commonly associated with ancient Egyptian culture.
King Totomesu made an appearance in the 1989 Game Boy game Super Mario Land as the first World Boss. King Totomesu is the ruler of the Birabuto Kingdom and is a lion by nature. He has the ability to shoot fire from his mouth. Mario could defeat King Totomesu by getting around him and hitting the switch behind him or using five Superballs. He is similar to how Bowser is fought in the first Super Mario Bros game.
Attack patterns[]
King Totomesu can be found at the end of the level Birabuto Bash. Unlike his appearance in Super Mario Land, he has his own attack pattern rather than being a clone of Bowser in Super Mario Bros.
King Totomesu's attacks are simple. He jumps around the room spitting fire at the player. Players can run under King Totomesu when he jumps. King Totomesu also has minions appearing in the room in the form of Nokobons. Their bombs are an extremely effective way to damage King Totomesu. A character equipped with the Hammer Bros. Suit or their variation of it are completely immune to King Totomesu's fireballs when using their defensive technique. Thus, this suit renders a battle with this boss laughably easy.
When Low on HP, King Totomesu will start spitting more fireballs, on after another, totaled at 5-6 fireballs per jump.
Character-specific tactics[]
- Simon Belmont
- Simon's whip can directly damage King Totomesu, making the fight extremely straightforward.
- If all 8 secret coins has been collected, the secret rewards at the entrance of the boss room will contain the Flame Whip upgrade, Allowing Simon to defeat the boss in just 3 or 4 hits. A non-secret flame whip upgrade ca also be found in the level, but require some planned jump.
- Simon's slide kick is recommend for dodging the boss as his slow walk speed may cause some problem if try to walk under King Totomesu's jump.
- Alternately, Simon's double jump can easily clear over King Totomesu's head.
Trivia[]
- King Totomesu is one of the bosses that does not explode when defeated.
- His unique lifebar is taken from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.
- In the v0.9 update of MKF, the boss fight against King Totomesu was revamped.