Gao

Gaos are enemies that appear in Super Mario Land. Gaos are sphinx-like enemies that can only be found in levels of the first world, the Birabuto Kingdom. They are servants of King Totomesu.

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Gaos are stationary enemies that attack by spitting fireballs at Mario. They can even shoot fireballs backwards meaning Mario is not even safe when he gets behind one. Defeating a Gao is simple as Mario can just simply jump on it's head to defeat it. Mario can also toss Superballs at them as well.