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[[Image:Lava_Lotus.PNG|thumb|right|A '''Lava Lotus'''.]]
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|image=[[File:SMB3_LavaLotus.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork of a Lava Lotus
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|variants=[[Volcano Lotus]]
|relatives=[[Panser]]<br>[[Pompon Flower]]
}}
A '''Lava Lotus''' is an artificial flower<ref>"''An artificial flower that grows and blooms deep in the sea. Look out for the lava balls that it will release.''" – ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 36.</ref> that lives underwater in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It resembles a large translucent version of [[Panser]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', but according to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', Lava Lotuses have a relation to [[Piranha Plant]]s,<ref>"''An aquatic relative of the Piranha Plants, the Lotus spits fiery lava bits.''" – ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 9.</ref> despite there being no such indication in the original instruction booklet. Lava Lotuses are capable of creating and storing [[lava]] balls under their transparent petals and attack by opening up to release them. The lava balls can go through [[platform]]s and make navigating underwater difficult. The number they shoot out is random and can be up to five at a time. The lava balls travel rather slowly and in a straight line from their point of release. They can be defeated only by [[Hammer Mario]] or [[Invincible Mario]].


A '''Lava Lotus''' is a plant in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' that lives underwater. They collect [[Fireball]]s under their transparent leaves and then open up to release them. The fireballs can go through platforms and make navigating underwater difficult. The number they shoot out is random and can be up to four at a time.
Lava Lotuses have appeared in {{wp|Western world|Western}}-exclusive ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' media a few times. One appears briefly in the episode "[[Oh, Brother!]]" of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where it unleashes lava balls on [[Frog Mario|Frog Luigi]], who manages to swim past them with ease. In the book ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', [[Mario]] avoids some Lava Lotuses while collecting [[coin]]s in [[Lake Trilobite]].
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==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>スイチューカ</big><br>
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　フラワー族<br>
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　派手好き<br>
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　3<br>
'''<big>水中に咲く危険な花</big><br>
海底に咲いているとても美しい花。近づくと赤い玉を次々に出す危険な花だ。ハンマーや、地蔵になっての踏みつけ以外には無敵なので、玉を出す前に素早く上を通過しよう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/ZgToj3Z.jpeg page 91].</ref>


Interestingly, Lava Lotuses were given [[Volcano Lotus|a land counterpart]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', which, oddly, didn't feature them. These Volcano Lotuses have gone on to be slightly more popular characters (earning an appearance in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''), leaving Lava Lotuses in obscurity.
'''''<big>Lava Lotus</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Flower clan''<br>
''Disposition: Extravagant''<br>
''Game appearances: 3''<br>
'''''<big>Dangerous flowers in the water</big><br>
''A very beautiful flower blooming at the bottom of the sea. It is a dangerous flower that produces a series of red balls when approached. It is invincible except when you use a Hammer or statue to trample on it, so try to pass over it quickly before it shoots out red balls.''


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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Sea Side.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
LavaLotus.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Lava Lotus SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
LavaLotusCartoon.jpg|The Lava Lotus in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 F40A Lava Lotus Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>


== Appearances in Other Media ==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スイチューカ<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 37.</ref><br>水中花<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World''), page 27.</ref>
|JapR=Suichūka
|JapM=Underwater Flower; A type of artificial flower which "blossoms" in water
|Ger=Lavapflanze
|GerM=Lava Plant
|Ita=Lava Lotus<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 38</ref><br>Lotolava<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars - Limited Edition'' Italian instruction booklet, page 28.</ref><br>Loto di lava<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 36</ref>
|ItaM=-<br>Lava-lotus<br>Lava Lotus
}}


[[Image:LavaLotusCartoon.jpg|thumb|left|The Lava Lotus that was seen in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
==References==
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A single Lava Lotus appeared briefly in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Oh, Brother!]]". This Lava Lotus unleashed its fireballs on [[Frog Luigi]], who managed to swim past them with ease, mainly due to the [[Frog Suit]] that [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] had advised him to wear. Other than this minor role, Lava Lotuses never made another appearance during the course of the series.
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[[Category:Dinosaur Dilemma enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 10:40, February 13, 2024

Lava Lotus
SMB3 LavaLotus.jpg
Artwork of a Lava Lotus
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010)
Variants
Relatives

A Lava Lotus is an artificial flower[1] that lives underwater in Super Mario Bros. 3. It resembles a large translucent version of Panser from Super Mario Bros. 2, but according to Nintendo Power, Lava Lotuses have a relation to Piranha Plants,[2] despite there being no such indication in the original instruction booklet. Lava Lotuses are capable of creating and storing lava balls under their transparent petals and attack by opening up to release them. The lava balls can go through platforms and make navigating underwater difficult. The number they shoot out is random and can be up to five at a time. The lava balls travel rather slowly and in a straight line from their point of release. They can be defeated only by Hammer Mario or Invincible Mario.

Lava Lotuses have appeared in Western-exclusive Super Mario media a few times. One appears briefly in the episode "Oh, Brother!" of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where it unleashes lava balls on Frog Luigi, who manages to swim past them with ease. In the book Dinosaur Dilemma, Mario avoids some Lava Lotuses while collecting coins in Lake Trilobite.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

スイチューカ
 種族　フラワー族
性格　派手好き
登場ゲーム　3
水中に咲く危険な花
 海底に咲いているとても美しい花。近づくと赤い玉を次々に出す危険な花だ。ハンマーや、地蔵になっての踏みつけ以外には無敵なので、玉を出す前に素早く上を通過しよう。[3]

Lava Lotus
Tribe: Flower clan
Disposition: Extravagant
Game appearances: 3
Dangerous flowers in the water
 A very beautiful flower blooming at the bottom of the sea. It is a dangerous flower that produces a series of red balls when approached. It is invincible except when you use a Hammer or statue to trample on it, so try to pass over it quickly before it shoots out red balls.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スイチューカ[4]
水中花[5]
Suichūka
 Underwater Flower; A type of artificial flower which "blossoms" in water

German Lavapflanze
 Lava Plant
Italian Lava Lotus[6]
Lotolava[7]
Loto di lava[8]
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Lava-lotus
Lava Lotus

References[edit]

  1. ^ "An artificial flower that grows and blooms deep in the sea. Look out for the lava balls that it will release." – Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet, page 36.
  2. ^ "An aquatic relative of the Piranha Plants, the Lotus spits fiery lava bits." – Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 9.
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 91.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 37.
  5. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World), page 27.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual, pag. 38
  7. ^ Super Mario All-Stars - Limited Edition Italian instruction booklet, page 28.
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 36
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