Fireball Mario
The title of this article is official, but it comes from aJapanese source.
If anacceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
- Not to be confused withFire Mario.
| Fireball Mario | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Applies to | Mario |
| Item needed | MultipleFire Flowers |
| Power(s) given | Fire aura |
| First appearance | Super Mario-kunvolume 1 (1991) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023) |
Fireball Mario is an original transformation that only appears in theSuper Mario World story arc inSuper Mario-kun. It is a substitute forFire Mario since, in the first period of the manga,Mario is always capable of throwingfireballs.
History[edit]
Super Mario-kun[edit]
The transformation first appears in chapter 5 of thefirst volume: running away fromPorcu-Puffer,Yoshi lays an egg with manyFire Flowers inside. The Fire Flowers latches themselves to Mario and give him a fire aura that he uses to defeat the Porcu-Puffer with aFireball Punch. Mario then grabs Yoshi andLuigi and leaves the level, passing through aKeyhole, but being still fiery, Mario burns his friends. After they escape, the transformation vanishes.
In chapter 12 ofvolume 2, while Mario is fighting atorpedo tube's hand, Yoshi tosses a? Block full of Fire Flowers at him, turning him into Fireball Mario and allowing him to win.
In chapter 7 ofvolume 5, to defeat somevines, Mario reaches for the Fire Flower reserve in his pocket, becomes Fireball Mario, and burns the vines. During the process, he ends up burning Luigi, Yoshi, and himself as well.
Fireball Mario's last appearance is in two chapters ofvolume 6. In chapter 7, while traversingGnarly, the vines attack the trio. Mario is tossed against a ? Block from which a vine, with Fire Flowers instead of leaves, sprouts. Grabbing the Fire Flowers, Mario uses the fire aura to kill the evil vines, burning his tangled friends once again. In chapter 12 of the same volume, while Mario andBowser are fighting in aBalloon Battle, Mario bursts Bowser's first balloon, which releases multipleMonty Moles. While distracted by the Monty Moles, two of Mario's balloons are popped, so he uses a Fire Flower to gain the fire aura and defeats the Monty Moles. However, in this occasion, Mario calls the transformation "Fire Mario" (ファイアマリオ).
In chapter 6 ofvolume 7,Carrot passes a Fire Flower to Mario to help him free himself from theoctopus's tentacles, burning him with the fire aura. This time, Mario gets burned by his aura, though in a different manner from last time.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Faiabōru Mario | Fireball Mario | |
| French | Mario's on Fire[2] | - | |
| Mario Torche de Feu[3] | Fire Torch Mario | ||
| Fire Mario[4] | - | ||
| Mario Boule de Feu[5] | Fireball Mario | ||
| Mario Fire[6] | - |
References[edit]
- ^File:Hinotama Mario SMKun.pngMedia:Hinotama Mario SMKun.png
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 1, page 65
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 1, page 164
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 5, page 97
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 6, page 106
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 6, page 157
