Psudo Za, known as Alraune (アルラウネ Aruraune) in Japan, is a boss in Bonk's Adventure. As her name implies, her true identity is Princess Za, Moonland's true ruler. Due to King Drool's meddling, the princess has been brainwashed and transformed into a voluptuous, blonde-haired, humanoid dinosaur. She doesn't actually fight during her battle with Bonk, having her robotic minion T. Ractorhead fight him while she watches from below. Once Bonk defeats T. Ractorhead, the machine explodes and its remaining attacks hit Psudo Za, which somehow turns her back into Princess Za.
Appearance[]
- Bonk's Adventure (1989) (5th Boss)
Other Media[]
- Hudson Makyou (1992)
Trivia[]
- "Psudo" is likely a misspelling of Pseudo, a prefix that indicates something that appears as one thing but is actually something else.
- Psudo Za's Japanese name, Alraune, is the German word for mandrake, a plant of the genus Mandragora often associated with magic and folklore. Alraune itself also serves as the title of a 1911 German novel, as well as the name of a prominent female character within who is said to be extremely beautiful but very perverse. It is likely that "Alraune" is a reference to this novel, as Psudo Za has a similarly attractive figure to the character in the book.
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Monthly PC Engine Jan 1990