This article is about the obstacle from the Qix series. For the developer ofMario Pinball Land formerly known as Fuse Games, seeSilverball Studios.

Fuse
First appearance	Qix (arcade,1982) Qix (Game Boy,1990,Super Mario-related media)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Land 4) (1990,Super Mario-related media) Qix++ (2009)
Relatives Sparx
Comparable Spark

Fuses are obstacles of theQix games. They areSparx created on the player's line if the player stops for a long time while the line is being made. The fuse will depart from the attached line and will reach theMarker, causing a life loss if it manages to reach it.

In the first storyline of theSuper Mario Land 4 manga,Mario and his friends are challenged byQix Daiō into facing three minions in a real-life game ofQix. One singular Fuse appears in the story: duringPeach's turn, between escaping theQix and theSparx, she sits to catch her breath, only to be eliminated when a Fuse sneaks up on her, blowing her out of the arena. Like the Sparx, the Fuse is depicted with an angry expression, but with bigger eyes and a malicious smile.

In the last chapter ofSuper Mario Land 4, aGoomba analyzes how each of the characters playsQix:Bowser is seen making a spiral, only to be killed by a Fuse, and the Goomba deems him as "a guy that would imitate Tarzan, only to get tangled in the vines."

Profiles[edit]

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    When you are drawing a line, if you stop for a certain amount of time, a Fuse appears at the start of the line and will chase your Marker. If the Fuse touches your Marker, your Marker will be destroyed.^[1]

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References[edit]

• Electrical creatures
• Third-party species
• KC Deluxe