Lava Cheep Cheep
| Lava Cheep Cheep | |
|---|---|
 Model fromSuper Mario Sunshine | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Variant of | Cheep Cheep |
Lava Cheep Cheeps,[1] also known asFire Cheep Cheeps[2] and described as "blackTobi Lava Fish,"[3] areCheep-Cheeps with dark, purple-crimson scales and asterisk-shaped pupils, and are constantly on fire. Lava Cheep Cheeps appear exclusively inSuper Mario Sunshine, inhabiting themagma withinCorona Mountain, swimming in one direction a short distance and then leaping back to where they started in an arc.
Although no Lava Cheep Cheeps appear in theSuper Mario Maker series, a Cheep Cheep,Deep Cheep,Porcupuffer, orBlurp will be submerged in flames if placed in lava, giving it a similar appearance to Lava Cheep Cheeps.
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Sunshine | moepuku[4] | Moepuku | From「燃える」(moeru, to burn) and「プクプク」(Pukupuku,Cheep Cheep) |
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 | ファイアプクプク[5] Faia Pukupuku | Fire Cheep Cheep | |
| French | Cheep Cheep de feu[6] | Fire Cheep Cheep | |
| Italian | Pesce Tobi[7]:18 | Tobi fish | |
| Pesce Smack della lava[7]:171 | Lava Cheep Cheep | ||
| Pesce Smack di Fuoco[8] | Fire Cheep Cheep | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Cheep Cheep de Fuego[9] | Fire Cheep Cheep |
References[edit]
- ^Hodgson, David S J; Stratton, Bryan; Stratton, Stephen (September 3, 2002).Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-3961-1. Page 171.
- ^Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario Portal.Nintendo Co., Ltd. (English). Retrieved February 14, 2026 from nintendo.co.jp. (Archived February 11, 2026, 20:38:48 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^Hodgson, David S J; Stratton, Bryan; Stratton, Stephen (September 3, 2002).Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-3961-1. Page 18.
- ^Super Mario Sunshine, internal filenameroot/data/scene/coro_ext6.szs/scene/moepuku
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Sunshine" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 100.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018).Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 100.
- ^abHodgson, David S. J., Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (2002).Super Mario Sunshine Guida Strategica Ufficiale realizzata da Prima Games. Translated by Associazione Culturale Go!. Giaveno:Yoo Too Videogames,Prima Games (Italian). ISBN88-900922-1-1.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Sunshine" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 100.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Sunshine" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 100.
