Fire Snake
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Model fromNew Super Mario Bros. U | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
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Fire Snakes[1][2] (earlier formatted asFiresnakes,[3] though "Fire Snake" was also in use)[4] are long snake-like creatures with bodies made up of flames following heads resembling the sentientFireballs fromDonkey Kong. They have appeared as uncommon enemies in several games of theSuper Mario franchise, mostly in desert-themedlevels.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Firesnakes first appear inSuper Mario Bros. 3 inDesert Land. They attack by jumping towards Mario, being capable of both low and high jumps. Firesnakes always pass through walls, and they can also sometimes pass through the floor if Mario is below them. Because they are made of fire, they damage Mario when jumped on and are immune tofireballs. However, they can be defeated with any other attacks, such as being hit byRaccoon Mario's tail.
LikeBloobers with kids, Scattering Bloobers, andFire Chomps, they flash when being defeated, and can respawn if their spawn point is brought back on-screen. Although, in the original NES version, Firesnakes do not have eyes, they have them inSuper Mario All-Stars andSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Super Mario World[edit]
InSuper Mario World, anobstacle of the same name appears in theSpecial Zone courseOutrageous. As it hops along, it leaves behind small, indestructible fires that fade away after a few seconds.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Fire Snakes also appear as uncommon enemies inNew Super Mario Bros. in World 2-5. These Fire Snakes try to attack Mario by chasing him while bouncing, like inSuper Mario Bros. 3. The Fire Snakes ofNew Super Mario Bros. can be defeated by a Shell or by being touched by Invincible Mario orMega Mario. Like inSuper Mario Bros. 3, they can fall into an abyss and reappear up to two times after a few seconds. They are depicted with eyes similar to re-releases ofSuper Mario Bros. 3.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Fire Snakes reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, acting like they did inNew Super Mario Bros., but with a new ability. After several hops, their heads enlarge, then go back to normal size. They only appear inWorld 2-3 and can be defeated with aStar orice balls.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Fire Snakes reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. 2. This time, they also appear in lava-themed levels, and behave the same as they do inNew Super Mario Bros. They appear inWorld 2-4 andWorld
Star-7.
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Fire Snakes reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. U, acting exactly as inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. However, they now stay on the ground to charge up when they are about to jump with their enlarged heads and their eyes no longer become shiny in this state. They have their own level calledFire Snake Cavern located inLayer-Cake Desert in which they are very common alongside theFire Bros, and can now be eaten by anyBaby Yoshi. Fire Snakes are also pushed back if Mario uses aGlowing Baby Yoshi. Fire Snakes also appear inNew Super Luigi U, where they appear infrequently inLight-Up-Lift Tower. Both roles are reprised inNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Firesnakes make a few minor appearances inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they are depicted with angry eyes and mouths. In "Princess Toadstool for President", Mario and Luigi end up inDark Land and while there, they get ambushed by many enemies, including a Firesnake. In "Crimes R Us", the Koopalings break in to theMushroom Kingdom Treasury, using aChain Chomp to open the barred window, aPtooie to blast a hole in the wall, and a Firesnake to bust a hole in the roof. In "Recycled Koopa", aKoopa Zombie attacks Luigi with three Firesnakes which get out of his case.
Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]
InDouble Trouble, a swarm of Firesnakes can be encountered in theKoopahari Desert if Mario decides to take a shortcut to Fort Koopa. Depending on how an accompanying puzzle is solved, Mario either dodges and escapes them, or is sent running after being singed twice, losing hisSuper Mushroom in the process. Far fewer Firesnakes can be encountered on the main road to Fort Koopa, and Mario can easily avoid them.
Two Firesnakes appear as competitors in theInternational Mushroom Games inLeaping Lizards, being members of a team called theSneaks. During the Beetlebowl, an all-team game, they may (depending on whom the reader chooses as their offensive line) leap into the middle of the ring when the event begins and flare up, blinding everyone nearby besidesRoy Koopa and theirRocky Wrench teammate, due to their sunglasses. When one of the Firesnakes grabs aHoopster and tries to dunk it into the Mushroom Kingdom Royals's bucket, Mario unintentionally stops it when theMushroom King (who had been turned into arabbit) hops by, causing him to sneeze and blow the Firesnake out. What other events the Firesnakes compete in besides the Beetlebowl are unspecified.
InKoopa Capers,Wendy O. Koopa, needing some Firesnake scales for a potion she is brewing, captures several and locks them in a freezing cave in the Magma Pits, causing them to enter a catatonic state and begin shedding.
Yoshi's Safari[edit]
Two Firesnakes appear as mini-bosses inYoshi's Safari. They are defeated by blasting them with theSuper Scope repeatedly. These Firesnakes are uniquely composed of a string of bluePodoboos, and they wind around rapidly like an actual snake, albeit through the air, rather than jump. The Firesnakes are destroyed one segment at a time, with each becoming a normal orange Podoboo and leaping at Yoshi upon taking enough damage.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart DS[edit]
InMario Kart DS, Fire Snakes appear onDesert Hills, where they are fired from theAngry Sun in the sky and hop along the track for a short time. The Fire Snakes in this game do not have eyes. If a racer comes into contact with one, they spin out.
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Fire Snakes appear on two courses: Desert Hills fromMario Kart DS andGrumble Volcano. In Grumble Volcano, they are found near the end hopping out of pipes on the side of the course.
Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Fire Snakes reappear inMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe as obstacles for the racers onWii Grumble Volcano, which returns fromMario Kart Wii.
Mario Kart World[edit]
Fire Snakes appear inMario Kart World inDK Spaceport where they jump out ofoil drums in place ofFireballs from the originalDonkey Kong. While no actual Fire Snakes appear directly on Desert Hills, murals of them can be found on the course. Actual Fire Snakes appear in a cave on the path between Desert Hills andShy Guy Bazaar, as well as some of the volcanic areas nearBowser's Castle andDry Bones Burnout.
Other appearances[edit]
In the premade world for the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft, 3D pixel art of a Fire Snake appears in the desert.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
A moving chain of fireballs that can pass through many things to get to Mario. - Other languages:
- Japanese:
炎 が連 なってできている。上 の段 からも通 り抜 けて、マリオに近付 いてくる。高 く上 がった時 が下 を通過 するチャンス。
(Translation:It's made up of a chain of flames. It approaches Mario, even coming through from upper levels. When it has risen high, there's a chance it will pass through to below.)
- Japanese:
- English:
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Sprites and models[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 (defeat flash,alternativesMedia:SMB3 Firesnake flash diagram.png)
Sprite fromSuper Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Sprite fromNew Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart 8 (stamp)
Mario Kart World (sticker)
Screenshots[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ファイアスネーク[5][6][7] Faia Sunēku | Fire Snake | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 火焰蛇[8] Huǒyàn Shé | Flame Snake | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 火焰蛇[9] Huǒyàn Shé | Flame Snake | |
| Dutch | Vuurslang[10] | Firesnake | |
| French | Serpent de feu[10][11] | Fire Snake | |
| German | Loderschlange[12][13] | Blazesnake | |
| Feuerschlange[14][15] | Firesnake | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Italian | Vampaserpe[16][13][17][18] | Fomvampa ("flame") andserpe ("snake") | |
| Serpente di fuoco[19] | Fire snake | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Korean | 파이어스네이크[20][8] Paieo Seuneikeu | Fire Snake | |
| 불 뱀[21] Bul Baem | Super Mario Bros. 3 | ||
| Portuguese(Brazilian) | Serpente-de-fogo[22] | Fire Serpent | |
| Cobra de Fogo[23] | Fire Cobra | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Portuguese(European) | Serpente de Fogo[13] | Fire Serpent | |
| Cobra de Fogo[24] | Fire Cobra | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Russian | Огненная змея[13] Ognennaya zmeya | Fiery snake | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Brincaliente[25] | Portmanteau betweenbrincar ("to bounce") andcaliente ("hot") | |
| Spanish(European) | Fogolina[26] | Portmanteau betweenfogoso ("fiery") and potentiallygasolina ("gasoline"), in reference to theoil drums they leap from | |
| Serpiente de Fuego[27] | Fire Snake | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Notes[edit]
- Fire Snakes were written into the desert sequence of theSuper Mario Bros. film, but were cut for unknown reasons. Scripts state that they "[...]resemble moray eels, their mouths filled with pointed piranha-like teeth," and that "They gnaw through the skin, burrow into the body cavities, and lay their larvae. It can take weeks for the host to die." Earlier scripts had given this description to "Sand Eels" which similarly did not appear in the final product. In the final cut, a neon sign labeled "Fire Snake" can be seen during the establishing shot ofDinohattan.
References[edit]
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- ^abcdIn-game name forFire Snake Cavern inNew Super Mario Bros. U.
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