Lava Bubble

Lava Bubble
	; Artwork from Super Mario Run
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart World (2025)
Variants
	Big Lava Bubble; Black Lava Bubble; Bō; Ember; Lava Babble; Lava Blubble; Lava Blobble; Lava Ghost; Phantom Ember; Podoboo Tower; Poison Bubble; Paper Macho Lava Bubble
Relatives
	Fire Bar; Fire Snake; Fireball (Donkey Kong)
Comparable
	Char-Char; Kōmori Missile; Lava Drop; Li'l Cinder; Zip-Zap

This article is about the fireball enemies. For other uses of "bubble", see Bubble (disambiguation). For the enemy also known as a "Lava Bubble", see Li'l Cinder.

Not to be confused with Lava Babble, Lava Blubble, Lava Ball, or Lava Drop.

“Fire EVERYWHERE!”

—Sparky, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Lava Bubbles^[1]^[2] (also called Podoboos,^[3]^[4] fireballs,^[5] flames,^[6] or simply Bubbles^[7]) are living fireballs that emerge from lava. They are commonly depicted as a large fireball with two black eyes or also as only a large fireball. Lava Bubbles appear mainly in the Super Mario series, where they can be destroyed using a Super Star or certain projectiles such as Ice Balls, and they have also appeared in Mario Party series, the Mario Kart series, and the Paper Mario series. They are one of the most recurring and oldest enemies in the franchise, having debuted in the original Super Mario Bros.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros.

Podoboos first appeared in Super Mario Bros., as fireballs that would jump out of the lava in simple patterns in an attempt to burn Mario whenever he tried to jump over them. In this game, they only appear in castles and are completely invincible. They debut in level World 2-4.

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Podoboos reappear and act as they did in Super Mario Bros., and are still primarily found in castles. However, a single Podoboo can also be found in World 9-4 between the katakana characters "ト" and "ウ" in the word "アリガトウ" (arigatō, meaning "thank you" in Japanese) that is formed by blocks. It is possible to defeat Podoboos in World A-4 by kicking a Red Shell at them.

Super Mario Bros. 3

Podoboos appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, functioning as they do in the original Super Mario Bros. In World 5-Fortress 2, there are some upside-down Podoboos which jump out of lava on the ceiling. In addition, Podoboos can be defeated with Statue Mario, Hammer Mario's hammer, or a Starman.

Super Mario World

Super Mario World marks the first time that they were referred to as "Lava Bubbles"^[1], as well as the first time Lava Bubbles are depicted with eyes. They again appear in castle levels, though in addition to the standard Lava Bubbles that jump out of lava, diagonally-travelling Lava Bubbles can be found bouncing around the rooms of castles, not tied to pools of lava. This behavior is similar to Boo Buddy Snakes in Ghost Houses and the red fireballs found in the Mario Bros. game. When this type touches lava, it sinks and does not come back out, briefly displaying a glitched sprite.

Lava Bubbles also appear as support while fighting some of the Koopalings. Three standard Lava Bubbles are featured during the battle with Larry, and the diagonal Lava Bubbles can be found in the battles with Lemmy and Wendy; one while fighting Lemmy, and two while fighting Wendy.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

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A Podoboo in Super Mario 64

Podoboos appear for the first time in 3D in Super Mario 64 and its remake.^[8] They are encountered primarily in Lethal Lava Land, which is a course named after them in Japanese, as well as featuring a stylized Lava Bubble in its painting. Lava Bubbles in Super Mario 64 and its remake do not have the eyes that they have in Super Mario World, instead featuring a simplistic flame body. They jump out of the lava horizontally, and bounce on the bridges, before returning to the lava. They are indestructible, and if Mario touches one, it causes him to uncontrollably run and lose three wedges of health, like other fiery enemies or obstacles. In the battle with Bowser in Bowser in the Sky, he spits some blue (green in the remake) fireballs that split into three like-colored Podoboos which immediately bounce across the stage. Both types disappear after a few seconds.

In the remake, Yoshi can eat a Podoboo, causing him to spit out fire, similar to his ability in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

New Super Mario Bros.

Podoboos are encountered in World 1-Castle, World 4-Castle, and World 8-5 of New Super Mario Bros. Their behavior is derived from Super Mario Bros., while their appearance is from Super Mario 64 DS.

Super Mario Galaxy

Model from Super Mario Galaxy of a blue-colored Lava Bubble

Lava Bubbles^[9]^[10] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy. They are small, and appear in a non-standard cyan color. Rather than hopping in and out from lava, they bounce along its surface and along the ground, following Mario. They can only be defeated by shooting a Star Bit at them, releasing one coin. They initially appear during the third phase of King Kaliente's battle in the Good Egg Galaxy, where he spawns them around his arena. They later appear in Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor, appearing both in the stage itself and in the fight against the blackened King Kaliente, who spawns them sooner than before. Finally, they appear occasionally in the Melty Molten Galaxy, guarding a Silver Star in Burning Tide and guarding Star Chips in Through the Meteor Storm.

Appearances

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Domes	Galaxies	Missions
Terrace	Good Egg Galaxy
Engine Room	Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor
Garden	Melty Molten Galaxy

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Lava Bubbles appear in many boss castles, acting like they did in New Super Mario Bros. They are also commonly found in World 8 as an enemy. They have eyes in this game, having a similar appearance to the Super Mario World Lava Bubbles. Additionally, the Lava Bubbles can be defeated by using an Ice Flower's or Penguin Suit's Ice Balls, or by running into one while using a Star. They appear in World 2-Castle, World 5-Castle, World 6-Castle, and World 8-Castle, in addition to appearing in World 8 Enemy Courses.

There is an unused behavior of Yoshi being able to eat a Lava Bubble and then spitting it out as a large fireball, much like the fireball projectiles of Fire Piranha Plants.^[11]

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Lava Bubbles reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2 as obstacles in galaxies with lava, as well as in Bowser's galaxies. Just as in previous installments, Lava Bubbles jump out of the lava trying to hit Mario or Luigi. Unlike their appearance in Super Mario Galaxy, Lava Bubbles are orange, but lack eyes. In Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet, in a place in which there are many lava pits, there are Lava Bubbles that jump from one lava pit into another nearby lava pit. The blue Lava Bubbles from the first Super Mario Galaxy also appear in this game, solely in the battle against King Kaliente in the Boss Blitz Galaxy.

Appearances

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Orange
Worlds	Galaxies	Missions
World 2	Bowser's Lava Lair
World 4	Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet
World 6	Melty Monster Galaxy
Cyan
Worlds	Galaxies	Missions
World S	Boss Blitz Galaxy

Super Mario 3D Land

Three Lava Bubbles appearing in Super Mario 3D Land.

Lava Bubbles return in Super Mario 3D Land, where they mainly appear in castle stages, and, like in previous games, they act as obstacles that jump out of the lava in order to hit Mario or Luigi. In this game, Lava Bubbles can only be defeated while the Bros. are under the effects of a Star or an Invincibility Leaf.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Lava Bubbles reappear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, again being found in castles and attacking in the same way. In addition, Lava Bubbles have the capability of jumping out of lava pits in a diagonal pattern.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Lava Bubbles reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their Nintendo Switch enhanced port, behaving identically as in previous games of the Super Mario Bros. series. New Super Luigi U features a sideways flying variation that leaps from one lava pool to another; the game's director, Takemoto, officially confirmed in a Miiverse post that this enemy is called a Lava Bubble.^{[citation needed]}

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Lava Bubbles in Super Mario 3D World

Lava Bubbles reappear in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port, behaving identically as in Super Mario 3D Land. Blue variants also appear in levels with blue lava.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

Lava Bubbles are course elements in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. They can be set to come out of Warp Pipes and ? Blocks, or be produced by Bill Blasters and Lakitus. Giving one wings will make it fly diagonally and bounce off of walls like the diagonal ones from Super Mario World, though they also now bounce off the surface of lava instead of sinking. Additionally, while under the effects of a Big Mushroom, Lava Bubbles gain eyes and mustaches, making it somewhat resemble a Lava Drop from the Yoshi games.

Super Mario Run

Vertically leaping Lava Bubbles appear in Castle levels in Super Mario Run. Otherwise indestructible, they can only be defeated when the player is under the effect of a Super Star. Each supplies players with a +3 coin bonus when in Toad Rally. A derived species called Poison Bubble also appears. Instead of leaping from lava, this creature leaps out from poisonous swamps.

Super Mario Odyssey

Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey of a captured Lava Bubble

Lava Bubbles reappear in Super Mario Odyssey, where they are found in the Luncheon Kingdom and the Darker Side, along with a secret area in the Lost Kingdom. As usual, they leap out of lava at regular intervals, potentially moving through grates, then fall back in. In this game, they may shift positions in the lava between jumps. Cappy can be used to capture them, although Cappy is unable to move through lava and therefore cannot hit a Lava Bubble beneath the waves.

A Lava Bubble's eye color does not change when they are captured by Mario; they instead gain his nose, eyebrows, and mustache. When being controlled by Mario and Cappy, Mario has the ability to travel through lava, including an immunity to other Lava Bubbles. However the Lava Bubble disappears if it lands on other surfaces. The Luncheon Kingdom's Stupendous Stew counts as lava. Mario can jump by pressing . and dash by pressing and . Shaking the controller does a faster twirling dash that involves a short hop. He can pass through grates as well. Touching enemies that are not Lava Bubbles defeats them. If Mario defeats a Magmato, it melts into a puddle of lava. This is used to create additional space on the ground that Lava Bubbles can swim in. The order of operations is such that jumping onto a Magmato as a Lava Bubble is safe. Mario as a Lava Bubble can jump into lava cannons, which shoot Mario to another area of the map. Jumping in large pots of Stupendous Stew causes them to heat up, releasing a Power Moon. Lava Bubbles can ignite lanterns on contact, though lanterns are not made of lava so the Lava Bubble will disappear. When released from a capture, Lava Bubbles do not get dazed, though they will merely jump up and down instead of resuming any more specific movement pattern.

Lava Bubbles also appear in an 8-bit sections in the game, reprising their abilities from Super Mario Bros. Aside from being in the Luncheon Kingdom, they also appear in the Cloud Kingdom.

The boss Cookatiel is fought while swimming in a giant pot of Stupendous Stew at the top of Mount Volbono in the Luncheon Kingdom. Getting there requires using a lava cannon as a Lava Bubble, and the Lava Bubble is used for the entire fight. Mario is not allowed to release the Lava Bubble during this encounter. The Cookatiel rematch in the Mushroom Kingdom takes place in the same pot, without the mountain underneath it, under the same rules. Mario also enters this fight in Lava Bubble form.

Super Mario Maker 2

Lava Bubbles return as course elements in Super Mario Maker 2. In addition to their functionality from the original Super Mario Maker, they appear in the new Super Mario 3D World style, where they will not leap if the player is wearing a Goomba Mask. In addition, they can now be attached to parachutes.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Lava Bubbles return in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, where they appear exclusively in the level Pull, Turn, Burn and jump in and out of both right-side-up and upside-down lava. They can also be seen in Deep Magma Bog's world map, and in the world's epilogue where they startle the player characters. In addition, the game introduces a variant of Lava Bubbles, known as Lava Blobbles.

Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!

Podoboos jumping up and down as Mario and Kibidango jump from platform to platform.

Podoboos make a brief appearance in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, when the Goombas pull a switch which sends Mario and Kibidango onto platforms that move up and down over lava; it is at this point where Podoboos began attacking them both, trying to knock the heroes into the lava below. Fortunately for Mario and Kibidango, Luigi accidentally breaks a hole in the ceiling while looking for coins; the room above is filled with water, so the hole that Luigi creates starts a flood in the area, presumably extinguishing the Podoboos.

Nintendo Adventure Books

Lava Bubbles appear in the Magma Pits in Koopa Capers, hopping in and out of a lava pool Luigi can try and cross using protruding rocks as stepping stones. If Luigi decides to wait before jumping, he will make it, but if he jumps immediately, he will only pass the first three Lava Bubbles, and collide with the fourth, who notably speaks, taunting Luigi by responding to his "I'm pretty hot stuff!" remark with "Not as hot as me."

The Legend of Zelda series

Zelda Wiki article: Podoboo

Podoboos are one of several Super Mario enemies to appear in The Legend of Zelda series, specifically appearing in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, and Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda. In the first three, they appear in sidescrolling segments and act just like in the Super Mario games. In the Oracle games, a subspecies of the Lava Bubble, Podoboo Tower, exists in the subterranean world of Subrosia in Oracle of Seasons, and in the burning ruins of Symmetry City in Oracle of Ages. In Four Swords, where they are known as Bubbling Lava,^[12] they hop after the players, splitting into two small, quickly ricocheting ones when attacked. In Cadence of Hyrule, they instead move around walls like Sparks.

Both The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords feature giant Podoboo-like bosses as well, with the former game having Hot Head and the latter having Gouen.

Yoshi's Island series

Lava Bubbles appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance version. They share the same behavioral patterns as in Super Mario World. In this game, Lava Bubbles can be eaten by Yoshis, giving them the power of the red watermelon: the ability to spit fire. Sometimes, they jump in arcs sideways. If they land on solid ground while doing this, they will continue to bounce along it. Lava Drops,^[13]^[14] as they are named in Yoshi's Island DS, return in the sequel, behaving identically as before.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake, Lava Bubbles (referred to as Sparkies in the original game) are encountered in the Mole Mines and the optionally-traversed Pipe Vault, harassing Mario and others by blocking their path. In battle, they are depicted as hovering in the air. There are two Lava Bubble variants, the Lava Blubble and Lava Babble, which can be found in Booster Tower and Barrel Volcano respectively.

In battle, a Lava Bubble attacks by spinning its body into one of Mario's party members. A Lava Bubble can also use the special attack Hot Shot, which allows the flame creature to shoot a small fire orb at a party member. Despite being made of fire, Lava Bubbles are vulnerable to jump attacks from Mario, but are unaffected by all fire attacks. Lava Bubbles typically fight in groups of one to three.

Yoshi's Story

Spark Spooks^[15] reappear in Yoshi's Story. They behave as they do in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island but cannot be eaten. They appear in the levels Blargg's Boiler and Magma Castle. There is also another variant, Lava Ghosts.

Mario Party series

Lava Bubbles appear in the Mario Party series, mostly in minigames. In most Mario Party games prior to Mario Party 8, Lava Bubbles are depicted as flames, causing them to resemble Fire Snakes, and are named Podoboos.

Mario Party

Podoboos are obstacles in the Hot Rope Jump minigame of Mario Party. The object for contestants is to jump over the flaming rope twenty times. If one fails to do so, they will lose fifteen coins—five of those coins will be given to each opposing player. If all players complete the minigame successfully, everyone will receive ten coins. If multiple players don't jump during the fire, 1 player loses at random.

Mario Party 2 / Mario Party Superstars

Podoboos in the Mario Party 2 iteration of the Hot Rope Jump minigame

Podoboos are obstacles in a different iteration of the Hot Rope Jump minigame in Mario Party 2, also included in Mario Party Superstars. The minigame instead begins by jumping over slow, blue Podoboos five times, after which the Podoboos turn orange and move more swiftly. The rope will keep twirling until only one player remains.

Mario Party 3

Podoboos are obstacles in the minigames All Fired Up, Treadmill Grill, and Eye Sore, as well as targets in Hyper Hydrants in Mario Party 3. Podoboos have to be avoided in All Fired Up, with the winner being the final character remaining.

Mario Party 4

Podoboos are a board feature in Mario Party 4. They jump out of the lava in Bowser's Gnarly Party.

Mario Party 5 / Mario Party: The Top 100

Podoboos are obstacles in the Heat Stroke minigame in Mario Party 5, also included in Mario Party: The Top 100. They land on the platforms the three players were on. Podoboos are also items, in the form of a Bubble Capsule, which moves the player forward 10 spaces but removes every capsule in their inventory.

Mario Party 6

Podoboos are obstacles in the Daft Rafts minigame, though only at night, in Mario Party 6. Podoboos return as items, though this time their orb was renamed to Podoboo Orb.

Mario Party Advance

Podoboos are obstacles in the minigame, Go-go Pogo, in Mario Party Advance. Touching a Podoboo is one way for the player character to lose the minigame.

Mario Party 8

Several Lava Bubbles as they appear in Goomba's Booty Boardwalk in Mario Party 8.

Lava Bubbles are obstacles in the Lava or Leave 'Em minigame and a board feature of Goomba's Booty Boardwalk in Mario Party 8. The Lava or Leave 'Em minigame has a Lava Bubble capable of splitting into several other Lava Bubbles. Three Lava Bubbles are summoned by Bowser on a Bowser Space of Goomba's Booty Boardwalk if a player character lands there. The character can jump over the Lava Bubbles to dodge them as they move towards the center. The Lava Bubbles only try to hurt the player three times, in a time frame of ten seconds, and take away ten coins with each successful attempt.

Mario Party 9

Lava Bubbles are a board feature and the basis of a Mini Star constellation in Mario Party 9. The Mini Star constellation, found in the Museum, is simply named Fireballs. Lava Bubbles only physically appear in Magma Mine, where they can jump off the magma.

Mario Party: Island Tour

Lava Bubbles are a non-interactable species in the Match Faker and Tap Dash minigames and a board feature in Mario Party: Island Tour. In both minigames, a Lava Bubble can appear as one of the guesses. Lava Bubbles appear jumping from the lava on the Bowser's Peculiar Peak board in particular.

Mario Party 10

Lava Bubbles are obstacles in Mario Party 10. They appear only in Chaos Castle, where contact with one costs the affected player Mini Stars in Mario Party only, while the number of spaces will be reduced to 0.

Mario Party: Star Rush

Lava Bubbles are items in Mario Party: Star Rush. They are exclusive to Coinathlon, where Lava Bubble stuns the targeted player for a few seconds and removes coins and Item Boxes when used.

Super Mario Party Jamboree

In Super Mario Party Jamboree, Lava Bubbles are seen jumping in and out of the lava on Goomba Lagoon.

Mario Golf series

Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)

The name "Podoboo" can sometimes appear on scorecards in the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Golf.

Mario Golf: Super Rush

Lava Bubbles are obstacles in Mario Golf: Super Rush. They appear in Bowser Highlands only, where hitting one with the ball attracts a one-stroke penalty.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, Lava Bubbles appear as common enemies in Mt. Lavalava. Because of their fiery bodies, they can not be jumped on; Mario can only harm them with hammer-based attacks, unless he has a Fire Shield or Ice Power badge equipped. In this game, Lava Bubbles are weak to water and ice. Lava Bubbles can either jump on Mario or damage Mario's partner, causing the partner to become Injured unless the partner blocks the attack. This also takes up the Lava Bubble's turn. A stronger, blue-colored variety of Lava Bubble, called Embers, appear as enemies in Star Way.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, they can be found in the Pirate's Grotto as well as in the Pit of 100 Trials. Mario has to attack them with his Hammer since they cannot be jumped on unless he is equipped with an Ice Power badge. In this game, they attack by getting close to either Mario or the partner, and burning them with their body, causing 4 damage. They can also spit fireballs that hit either Mario or his partner. These fireballs cause only 3 damage, but they can set Mario (or his partner) on fire. Ice and explosions are their main weakness. They are referred to as "flame spirits" in their descriptions, while the related Embers are commonly called "ghosts." If hit by a fire attack (such as Vivian's Fiery Jinx), they will either duplicate or restore HP.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, they jump out of lava pits in The Underwhere, just as they do in the main series; however, they can be damaged in this game. The player can use Carrie to jump on them, use Boomer to explode on them, hit them with Cudge, or hit them with Barry. It is possible for them to traverse on land; the player will have to pick them up with Thoreau and drop them. While on land, Lava Bubbles can pass through pipes and get trapped in spikes. Visually, their flames are no longer slanted, and they do not flip over at the top of their jump as in previous Super Mario games.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Lava Bubbles also appear in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. However, they only appear in the stage Bowser's Sky Castle, during the third phase of the Bowser battle. As soon as Mario approaches Bowser in a lava-filled area of the final hallway, the Bubbles can be seen jumping up and down in the lava. When it is Bowser's turn to attack, he lifts his pointer finger in the air, and ten Lava Bubbles are sent towards Mario. They each deal two points of damage to Mario. Only the first Lava Bubble can be blocked, but Mario is helpless against the nine that follow. However, they have a weakness.

The only way to harm the Lava Bubbles is with a thing sticker with cold or freezing properties. An example of one such sticker is the Refrigerator. After using the sticker, the Lava Bubbles are frozen. Using a wind Thing Sticker like the Fan make Bowser and the Lava Bubbles fly in the air. Bowser falls, and all 10 Lava Bubbles will fall on Bowser doing 10 damage each. However, more Lava Bubbles will spawn after a few turns. In this game, the Lava Bubbles more closely resemble their visual appearances in Super Mario platformers, as opposed to that of previous Paper Mario games.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

The Big Lava Bubble sprite in Paper Mario: Color Splash.

Lava Bubbles return in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They have three forms: a "normal" version, a black paint version known as Black Lava Bubble, and an 8-bit version named Dot Bubbles^[derived]^[16], the latter of which is only shown in the course dedicated to Super Mario Bros. 3, Green Energy Plant. In Redpepper Volcano, a Snifit can be seen teaching a Fire Bro how to aim his fireballs, using a Lava Bubble as a target.

Outside battle, normal Lava Bubbles emerge from lava, chase Mario and after a few seconds retreat into the lava if they do not make it to hit him. These Lava Bubbles damage Mario in battle if he jumps on them with non-Iron Jump cards. Moreover, direct-contact hammer attacks result in Mario's hammer getting burned, canceling his attack. Normal Lava Bubbles are very weak to Ice Flower cards.

There is also a Big Lava Bubble in Redpepper Crater that serves as a mini-boss. A Shy Guy translates what he says to Mario while battling and when confronting him.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Main article: Paper Macho Lava Bubble

In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Paper Macho versions of Lava Bubbles appear in Hotfoot Crater during the Paper Macho Goomba chase. They fly out from the lava and bounce along the ground, creating small pools of lava that damage Mario upon contact.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Mini-Mario encountering Podoboos in Bowser's Castle

Podoboos in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Lava Bubbles appear as obstacles in a side-scrolling area in Bowser's Castle, functioning similarly to sparks by sending Mario back in the area if Mario touches them in the overworld.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Lava Bubbles appear as obstacles in the first section of Neo Bowser Castle, where they have multiple behaviors. Some jump straight up and down as normal, but sometimes in groups of two or three at an extremely quick pace, thus necessitating either a well-timed Side Drill to go past them or a Spin Jump to go around them. Others leap in an arc over the path, though these move at a consistently slower pace.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Lava Bubble in the remake

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Podoboos appear as obstacles in Fire Mountain. Like with other hazards and enemies in this game, touching a Podoboo will instantly defeat Mario or Mini-Mario. In the remake, they are updated to use a design that slightly resembles their appearance in Super Mario World, which is more prominent while in motion.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Podoboos appear as obstacles in Lava Dome.

Super Mario Stadium series

In both Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers, Lava Bubbles appear in the Bowser Castle stadium. They jump from the lava pits onto the outfield, creating brief fiery splashes that can burn players and make them drop the ball.

Mario Kart series

Lava Bubbles appear as obstacles throughout various Bowser's Castle courses in the Mario Kart series. They also appear as obstacles in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, appearing on Ember Island stunning drivers that make contact with them.

Super Princess Peach

Podoboos in Super Princess Peach

In Super Princess Peach, Podoboos appear in Fury Volcano and Bowser's Villa, functioning as they do in other platformers. In addition, there is also a blue variant that appears in Bowser's Villa which hovers above blue lava. When Princess Peach approaches a torch, it slowly follows after her. Peach must then lead them to the unlit torches, as lighting all of them in a room will open up certain doorways. Like unshelled Koopas, Blindfold Boos, and Security Thwomps, the blue variants do not appear in the in-game glossary.

Mario Sports Mix

Lava Bubbles appear in Mario Sports Mix, where teams must avoid losing possession in the Bowser's Castle court. If a team member touches it, they will get burned.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Lava Bubbles appear in the Bowser's Castle segment of Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, being jumped over by the skaters at certain points during the routine.

Minecraft

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, Magma Cubes are replaced by Lava Bubbles.

WarioWare: Get It Together!

In WarioWare: Get It Together!, Lava Bubbles appear in level 3 of the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World microgames. They behave identically to how they function in the actual Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World games, respectively.

Other appearances

In Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru, Podoboos appear with their usual design as obstacles in sidescrolling areas. They jump from lava as they normally do, but sometimes travel in wide arcs, turning sideways as they do so.

Unused appearances

Dr. Mario World

Unused artwork of a Lava Bubble in Dr. Mario World.

A Lava Bubble was originally going to appear in Dr. Mario World as an assistant, but it was removed from the game.^[17]

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Lava Bubble profiles and statistics

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Lava Bubble
		Max HP	9	Attack	4	Defense	0
		Role	Common	Type	Hover, Fiery	Level	17
		Strong	Fire, Egg Missile	Weak	Explosion (+1), Ice (+2), Water (+2)	Moves	Fire Hop (4), Fireball Barrage (2, Partner)
		Sleep?	50%, -1	Dizzy?	100%, 1	Shock?	50%, 0
		Shrink?	75%, 0	Stop?	85%, 0	Fright?	50%
		Air Lift?	90%	Hurricane?	85%	Coins	1 + 0-3
		Items	Super Shroom	Run	30	Location(s)	Mt. Lavalava
Tattle	This is a Lava Bubble, a fire ball monster. Lava Bubbles live near lava. Max HP: 9, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They are obviously pretty hot, so you'll get hurt if you try to jump on 'em. They sometimes attack your friends (like me!), too. The power of that attack is 2. Because of their fiery nature, they fear snow and water.

Player's Guide: It should be obvious, but the best way to attack a big ball of fire is with water, so Sushie's attacks will be a big help. Lava Bubble also has the ability to attack your party members, knocking them silly for a turn or two.^[18]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Lava Bubble
	Max HP	6	Attack	4	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Pirate's Grotto, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 43, 45, 48)	Role	Common	Level	21
	Sleep?	50%	Dizzy?	105%	Confuse?	75%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	50%	Fright?	50%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	95%	Moves	Jump (4), Fireball (3, Burn, Piercing)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	Power Punch, HP Drain, Super Shroom
Tattle Log #: 75	Log	This flame spirit is vulnerable to explosions and ice attacks. If you stomp on it, you'll take damage.
Tattle Log #: 75	Tattle	That's a Lava Bubble. It's a flame spirit. Max HP is 6, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. Its HP and Attack power may be different from an Ember's, but otherwise it's the same. Since it is made of fire, try not to touch it, 'cause it'll burn you. Apparently it's vulnerable to explosions and ice attacks. Oh, and if you get hit by a flame attack, you might catch fire, so guard well.

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Lava Bubble
	HP	120	Weak Elements	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	4	Weak Statuses	Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Pipe Vault
	Monster List profile	They're on fire, but do they get hot? Or burned? No matter what you ask them, they just keep burning away. What goes on in their little minds?
	Thought Peek	"crackle* hiss"*
	Animations

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Lava Bubble.

Naming

Internal names

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis	`data/data/anims/podoboo_anim.bin`	podoboo	Podoboo
Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2	`ObjectData/FireBubble.arc`	FireBubble	Fire Bubble; applied to the games' blue variant.
Super Mario Galaxy 2	`SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl`	溶岩バブル (Yōgan Baburu)	Lava Bubble; applied to the game's red variant.
Super Mario Odyssey	`ObjectData/Bubble.szs`	Bubble	Bubble
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)	`Model/LavaBubble.bfres.zs`	LavaBubble	Lava Bubble

Names in other languages

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest.

Lava Bubble

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	バブル^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23] Baburu	Bubble
Japanese	溶岩ようがんバブル^[24] Yōgan Baburu	Lava Bubble	The Legend of Zelda series
Chinese (simplified)	火焰泡泡^[25]^[26] Huǒyàn Pàopào	Fire Bubble
Chinese (simplified)	熔岩怪^[27] Róngyán Guài	Lava Monster	prior to Super Mario Odyssey
Chinese (traditional)	火焰泡泡^[25]^[26] Huǒyàn Pàopào	Fire Bubble
Dutch	Lava Bubble^[22]^[25]	-
Dutch	Podoboo^[28]^:36	-	Super Mario Bros.
Finnish	Lava Bubble^[29]	-
Finnish	Podoboo^[30]	-	Super Mario Bros.
French	Bulle de lave^[22]^[25]^[26]	Lava Bubble
French	Podoboo^[28]	-	Super Mario Bros.
German	Hothead^[22]^[25]^[26]	From the German word Hitzkopf
	Podobu^[31]	Adapted from "Podoboo"	Super Mario Bros.
	Magmatropfen^[32]	Magma Drop	Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3
	Lava-Blub^[33]	From English word "lava" and blubbern ("to bubble")	Super Mario World
	Lava Blub^[34]^[35]^[36]	From English word "lava" and blubbern ("to bubble")	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Super Paper Mario
	Lavallon^[37]	Potentially a portmanteau of the English "lava" and ballon ("balloon")	Yoshi's Story
Italian	Fiammetto^[22]^[25]	From fiamma ("flame") and the diminutive suffix -etto
	Podoboo^[38]	-	Super Mario Bros.
	Goccia di lava^[39]^{:19, 27, 36, 54}	Lava drop	Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World in descriptions)
Korean	버블^[25] Beobeul	Bubble
Portuguese	Bolha de Lava^[40]^[41]	Lava Bubble
Portuguese	Bolha de lava^[22]	Lava bubble
Russian	Пузырь лавы^[22]^[25] Puzyr' lavy	Lava bubble
Spanish (NOA)	Burbuja de Lava^[26]	Lava Bubble
Spanish (NOA)	Burbuja de lava^[22]^[25]	Spanish names were lowercased in Latin American territories from 2012 to 2019	prior to New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Spanish (NOE)	Gota de Lava^[22]^[25]^[26]	Lava Drop
	Prodoboo^[42]	Adapted from "Podoboo"	Super Mario Bros.
	Bola de Lava^[43]	Lava Ball	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
	Burbuja Lava^[44]^[45]	Lava Bubble	Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Blue Lava Bubble

"Blue Lava Bubbles" refers to a specific type of Lava Bubble in Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Super Mario 3D World. In the first Super Mario Galaxy, it is the only type of Lava Bubbles in the game and their color is not specified in paratexts. "Normal" Lava Bubbles are reincorporated in Super Mario Galaxy 2, in which their color is denoted. They do not behave like the Lava Bubbles in previous or subsequent games. In Super Mario 3D World, the difference between Blue Lava Bubbles and "normal" ones is cosmetic but they are still recognized as distinct on the Mario Portal page for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. This is not followed on the page for the original Wii U game.

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	バブル（青）^[46] Baburu (Ao)	Lava Bubble (Blue)
Japanese	あおバブル^[47] Ao Baburu	Blue Lava Bubble
Italian	Fiammetto^[39]^{:128, 227}	Lava Bubble	Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario 3D World)
Italian	Fiammetto Blu^[39]^:161	Lava Bubble	Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (Super Mario Galaxy 2)

Notes

One of the Japanese Super Mario character encyclopedias^[which?] postulates that Lava Bubbles may be the manifestation of the resentment of the Koopa Troop.^[48]^{[page number needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b August 1991. Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 52.
^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 127Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg.
^ 1985. Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 14.
^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. American English. Page 9.
^ Summer 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 2. Page 13.
^ Walsh, Doug (August 21, 2001). Mario Kart: Super Circuit Official Racing Guide. BradyGAMES. ISBN 0-7440-0091-2. Page 35.
^ Bubble Capsule, Mario Party 5
^ Super Mario 64 DS internal object name (BUBBLE)
^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-5643-5. Page 57.
^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128 and 227.
^ ProsafiaGaming (February 4, 2018). New Super Mario Bros Wii - All Castles with Yoshi (17:05). YouTube. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ Stratton, Bryan, and Stratton, Stephen (December 10, 2002). The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0761541187. Page 176.
^ Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 91.
^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 218 and 250.
^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. American English. Page 11.
^ Paper Mario: Color Splash Japanese internal name (ドットキラー) referenced in content/data/fld/data_chr.elf.lz
^ https://drmarioworld.miraheze.org/wiki/Assistants
^ 2000. Paper Mario Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. ISBN 1-930206-07-0. Page 107.
^ 1985. 『Super Mario Bros. 取扱説明書』 (PDF). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 14.
^ Itoi, Shigesato, Ryo Kagawa (APE), Hideaki Nishitani, Masatoshi Watanabe, Koichi Sugiyama (Supersonic), Junichiro Okubo, and Shigeo Tanabe (Shogakukan), editors (1993). 『任天堂公式ガイドブックスーパーマリオコレクション』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102444-0. Page 23.
^ 1998. 「ヨッシー全百科」 (Yoshi Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281158-6. Page 78. (Archived via archive.today.)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Notebook entry (15 Dec. 2016). Super Mario Run by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 3.2.4). Nintendo. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオオデッセイ公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 249.
^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ゼルダの伝説ふしぎの木の実」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Kinomi - Daichi no Shō). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 127.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Capture list (2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo. Retrieved 10 Apr. 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f internal filenames from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (btl_hlp_bubble)
^ In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario. (Archived 22 Apr. 2024 via SOHU by 探索游戏世界.)
^ ^a ^b 1987. Super Mario Bros. mode d'emploi / Handleiding. Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch).
^ 2023. Laavatyrskylaite-laajennussarja #71416. LEGO (Finnish). Retrieved 12 Apr. 2025. (Archived February 9, 2023, 19:06:59 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
^ 1987. Super Mario Bros. Instruction Booklet. Scandinavia: Nintendo (Finnish). Page 36.
^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 14.
^ Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors (1992). Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). ISBN 3-929034-02-6. Page 15, 139.
^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 20.
^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
^ In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario. (Archived 19 Jun. 2014 via YouTube by Domtendo.)
^ In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. (Archived 3 Jul. 2020 via YouTube by Domtendo.)
^ Hein, Marko, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Rinke, editors (1998). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater „Yoshi's Story“. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 20.
^ 1987. Super Mario Bros. Libretto di Istruzioni. Oleggio Castello: Nintendo (Italian). Page 14.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
^ 2023. Set de Expansão Passeio na Onda de Lava #71416. LEGO (Portuguese). Retrieved 12 Apr. 2025. (Archived February 7, 2023, 14:47:40 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
^ 2023. Super Mario™ - Pacote de Expansão - Passeio Onda de Lava #71416. LEGO (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 Apr. 2025. (Archived January 17, 2024, 18:36:31 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
^ 1987. Super Mario Bros. Manual de Intrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (Spanish). Page 16.
^ In-game name displayed during battle in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. (Archived 12 Oct. 2021 via YouTube by snesretrouy.)
^ In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario. (Archived 8 May 2024 via YouTube by igneosakro.)
^ In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. (Archived 23 Aug. 2020 via YouTube by MarioArBitz.)
^ スーパーマリオズギャラクシ2 | ヒストリー | マリオポータル. Nintendo (Japanese). Archived May 26, 2024 from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
^ スーパーマリオギャラクシ2 | ヒストリー | マリオポータル. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved March 26, 2025.
^ Translated page. Retrieved September 21, 2021 from Imgur.

External links

Lava Bubble coverage on other NIWA wikis:

Zelda Wiki

[mania-1] August 1991. Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 52.

[2] Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 127Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg.

[3] 1985. Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 14.

[4] June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. American English. Page 9.

[5] Summer 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 2. Page 13.

[6] Walsh, Doug (August 21, 2001). Mario Kart: Super Circuit Official Racing Guide. BradyGAMES. ISBN 0-7440-0091-2. Page 35.

[7] Bubble Capsule, Mario Party 5

[8] Super Mario 64 DS internal object name (BUBBLE)

[9] Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-5643-5. Page 57.

[10] October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128 and 227.

[11] ProsafiaGaming (February 4, 2018). New Super Mario Bros Wii - All Castles with Yoshi (17:05). YouTube. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[12] Stratton, Bryan, and Stratton, Stephen (December 10, 2002). The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0761541187. Page 176.

[13] Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 91.

[14] Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 218 and 250.

[15] Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. American English. Page 11.

[16] Paper Mario: Color Splash Japanese internal name (ドットキラー) referenced in content/data/fld/data_chr.elf.lz

[17] ttps://drmarioworld.miraheze.org/wiki/Assistants

[18] 2000. Paper Mario Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. ISBN 1-930206-07-0. Page 107.

[19] 1985. 『Super Mario Bros. 取扱説明書』 (PDF). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 14.

[20] Itoi, Shigesato, Ryo Kagawa (APE), Hideaki Nishitani, Masatoshi Watanabe, Koichi Sugiyama (Supersonic), Junichiro Okubo, and Shigeo Tanabe (Shogakukan), editors (1993). 『任天堂公式ガイドブックスーパーマリオコレクション』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102444-0. Page 23.

[21] 1998. 「ヨッシー全百科」 (Yoshi Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281158-6. Page 78. (Archived via archive.today.)

[notebook-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Notebook entry (15 Dec. 2016). Super Mario Run by Nintendo EPD (Ver. 3.2.4). Nintendo. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[23] Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオオデッセイ公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 249.

[24] 「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ゼルダの伝説ふしぎの木の実」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Kinomi - Daichi no Shō). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 127.

[cap-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Capture list (2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo. Retrieved 10 Apr. 2025.

[paper-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f internal filenames from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (btl_hlp_bubble)

[27] In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario. (Archived 22 Apr. 2024 via SOHU by 探索游戏世界.)

[mario1-28] 1987. Super Mario Bros. mode d'emploi / Handleiding. Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch).

[29] 2023. Laavatyrskylaite-laajennussarja #71416. LEGO (Finnish). Retrieved 12 Apr. 2025. (Archived February 9, 2023, 19:06:59 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

[30] 1987. Super Mario Bros. Instruction Booklet. Scandinavia: Nintendo (Finnish). Page 36.

[31] 1990. Super Mario Bros. Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 14.

[32] Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors (1992). Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). ISBN 3-929034-02-6. Page 15, 139.

[33] Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 20.

[34] Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.

[35] In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario. (Archived 19 Jun. 2014 via YouTube by Domtendo.)

[36] In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. (Archived 3 Jul. 2020 via YouTube by Domtendo.)

[37] Hein, Marko, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Rinke, editors (1998). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater „Yoshi's Story“. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 20.

[38] 1987. Super Mario Bros. Libretto di Istruzioni. Oleggio Castello: Nintendo (Italian). Page 14.

[SMBEita-39] Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.

[40] 2023. Set de Expansão Passeio na Onda de Lava #71416. LEGO (Portuguese). Retrieved 12 Apr. 2025. (Archived February 7, 2023, 14:47:40 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

[41] 2023. Super Mario™ - Pacote de Expansão - Passeio Onda de Lava #71416. LEGO (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 Apr. 2025. (Archived January 17, 2024, 18:36:31 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

[42] 1987. Super Mario Bros. Manual de Intrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (Spanish). Page 16.

[43] In-game name displayed during battle in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. (Archived 12 Oct. 2021 via YouTube by snesretrouy.)

[44] In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario. (Archived 8 May 2024 via YouTube by igneosakro.)

[45] In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. (Archived 23 Aug. 2020 via YouTube by MarioArBitz.)

[46] スーパーマリオズギャラクシ2 | ヒストリー | マリオポータル. Nintendo (Japanese). Archived May 26, 2024 from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

[47] スーパーマリオギャラクシ2 | ヒストリー | マリオポータル. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved March 26, 2025.

[48] Translated page. Retrieved September 21, 2021 from Imgur.

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