Ice Mario
- This article is about the form characters take after obtaining anIce Flower inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii onwards. For the form fromSuper Mario Galaxy, seeIce Mario (Super Mario Galaxy). For said form's musical theme, seeIce Mario (theme).
| Ice Mario | |
|---|---|
Artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | |
| Applies to | Mario,Luigi,Yellow Toad,Blue Toad,Toadette,Mii,Peach |
| Item needed | Ice Flower |
| Power(s) given | Shoot Ice Balls |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024) (Ice Luigi only) |
Ice Mario is a form thatMario takes upon touching anIce Flower, granting him ice-related powers. It is often viewed as a parallel toFire Mario. Avastly different form of the same name appears inSuper Mario Galaxy.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
The Ice form gives Mario,Luigi,Blue Toad andYellow Toad the power to shootIce Balls, just like with the Ice FlowerBros. Item inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time. In this form, Mario's overalls turn red, while his cap and shirt turn cyan, similar to Fire Mario (likewise, Luigi and the Toads have their own take on this appearance).
This form is not to be confused with thePenguin form, as that form has more abilities. In addition to throwing Ice Balls, Penguin characters can slide on their bellies (destroying breakable blocks and enemies in the way), swim with much more control and agility, and walk/run on ice without skidding. ThePenguin Suit itself is rarer than the Ice Flower.
Ice Balls can be used to take outLarry,Iggy,Morton,Roy,Ludwig, andKamek's magical fireballs, as well asBowser andBowser Jr.'sfireballs. However, they cannot hurt nor freeze the bosses. Normal enemies will be trapped in ice cubes when hit by an Ice Ball. They will eventually try to free themselves, but the effect of this varies from enemy to enemy. Some will die after breaking free, releasingcoins, but others can free themselves without taking damage. If the player lifts a frozen enemy, they will never break free as long as they are being held.
The frozen enemies can be ground-pounded to defeat them. Many frozen enemies can also be defeated by lifting and throwing them, which makes them slide in the direction they were thrown, defeating other enemies in their path until they shatter on a wall or fall of a cliff. Even unbeatable enemies likeDry Bones can be destroyed after being frozen and will not revive. However, some enemies and obstacles, likeThwomps, are so solid that Ice Balls cannot freeze them. Other large enemies, such asPorcupuffers andBig Piranha Plants, can be frozen, but will break out immediately and ultimately cannot be harmed by ice. Other enemies, like most other Piranha Plants andSledge Bros., cannot be picked up. Flying enemies can be frozen in mid-air, allowing the player to jump off them, but after a while, their block will fall and break on the ground, defeating them.
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Ice Mario makes a reappearance inNew Super Mario Bros. U andNew Super Luigi U, functioning identically.Miis can also make use of Ice Flowers to become Ice Miis. This time, most of the bosses can be frozen, but will break out immediately.
In theNintendo Switch portNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe,Toadette can also make use of Ice Flowers to become Ice Toadette. As Ice Toadette, she gains a pink-spotted cyan cap, cyan vest and pink pants while her dress remains unchanged.
Super Mario Maker /Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS /Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
While Ice Mario does not appear inSuper Mario Maker,Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Mario Maker 2 as a usable form, knocking on aWarp Door in theNew Super Mario Bros. U style may causeWeird Mario to appear in this form.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
Ice Mario appears briefly inPaper Mario: Sticker Star, whenever Mario uses any type ofIce Flowersticker.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
As in the previous game, Ice Mario appears inPaper Mario: Color Splash as a Mario transformation by using a normal or BigIce Flower card.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
InPaper Mario: The Origami King, as in the previousPaper Mario games, Mario briefly takes this form when using a normal orShiny Ice Flower in battle.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]
WhileMario & Luigi: Partners in Time features theIce Flower, the Bros. retain their regular appearances during the Bros. Item attack centered on it, though they still gain Ice Mario's ice ball throw ability.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]
The Ice suit makes its properMario & Luigi franchise debut inMario & Luigi: Brothership, though it can only be used byLuigi. It is used in the overworld as part of theFire & Ice Bros. Move. Additionally, Luigi gains theMax-Mix Vortex as one of his Bros. Attacks in the game, and becomes Ice Luigi for the attack to put balls of cryokinetic energy into the ring.
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]
InMario Kart Arcade GP DX, Ice Luigi appears as a downloadable alternate color scheme forLuigi. Hisspecial item is the Ice Ball, which can be thrown forward or backward. When hit, in addition to damage, the tires freeze and becomes unstable for a certain period of time.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
Near the end ofThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, during her forced wedding with Bowser, Princess Peach becomes Ice Peach after secretly smuggling an Ice Flower in the bouquet. This marks the first time she is seen in this form, albeit in her wedding dress being transformed instead of her default dress.
Profiles[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]
- Digital instruction manual bio: "Freeze enemies by throwing ice balls at them."
Color variations[edit]
Ice transformations in a variety of colors. The following is all the known colors of Ice transformations and their first appearance.
| Image | Character | Primary color | Secondary color | First appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Mario | Red → Light blue | Blue → Red | New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
![]() | Luigi | Green → Light blue | Dark blue → Green | New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
| Yellow Toad | White → Yellow | Yellow → Light blue | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| Blue Toad | White → Blue | Blue → Light blue | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
![]() | Wario | Yellow → Light blue | Purple → Yellow | New Super Mario Bros. U (as a costume) |
| Toadette | Hot pink → Light blue | White → Hot pink | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | |
| Princess Peach | Pink → Light blue | Darker pink → White | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (as a wedding dress) |
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Ice Mario.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイスマリオ[?] Aisu Mario | Ice Mario | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 冰冻马力欧[?] Bīngdòng Mǎlì'ōu | Icy Mario | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 冰凍瑪利歐[?] Bīngdòng Mǎlì'ōu | Icy Mario | |
| Dutch | IJs-Mario[?] | Ice Mario | |
| French | Mario de Glace[?] | Ice Mario | |
| German | Eis-Mario[?] | Ice Mario | |
| Italian | Mario Ghiaccio (earlier games) Mario ghiaccio[?] | Ice Mario | |
| Korean | 아이스마리오[?] Aiseu Mario | Ice Mario | |
| Portuguese(Brazilian) | Mario de gelo[1] | Ice Mario | |
| Portuguese(European) | Mario de Gelo[?] | Ice Mario | |
| Russian | Ледяной Марио[?] Ledyanoy Mario | Ice Mario | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Mario de Hielo[?] | Ice Mario | |
| Spanish(European) | Mario Gélido[?] | Icy Mario |
Notes[edit]
- As Ice Mario, Mario's overalls turn red, and his hat and shirt turn a light blue, resembling the Mario found on the cover of the first issue ofNintendo Power and his outfit in the threeDIC cartoons and in the earlySuper Mario games prior toSuper Mario Bros. 3 in which his colors were inverted from his current design. His color scheme also matches his appearance on the cover ofAlleyway and his blue costume from the first threeSuper Smash Bros. games.
- As Ice Luigi, Luigi's overalls turn green, and his hat and shirt turn a light blue, resembling his appearance fromSuper Mario Bros. 2 prior toSuper Mario Bros. 3 and his outfit in the three DIC cartoons in which his colors were inverted from his current design.
- The Ice Mii's player 4 costume bears a striking resemblance to Luigi's light-blue alternate costume in all of theSuper Smash Bros. games.
References[edit]
- Mario forms
- Ice creatures
- New Super Luigi U
- New Super Mario Bros. U forms
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii forms
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards
- Paper Mario: Color Splash
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star
- Paper Mario: The Origami King
- Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition leaders and helpers
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie





