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{{redirect|Melon|the item that is referred to as a "melon" in [[Donkey Kong 64]]|[[Watermelon]]}} | {{redirect|Melon|the item that is referred to as a "melon" in [[Donkey Kong 64]]|[[Watermelon]]}} | ||
{{item | {{item infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Melon DKBB sprite.png]]<br>[[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|Balloon]] icon of a Tasty Melon in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' | |image=[[File:Melon DKBB sprite.png]]<br>[[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|Balloon]] icon of a Tasty Melon in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'' ([[List of games by date#1991|1991]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'' ([[List of games by date#1991|1991]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
A '''Melon''' is a [[fruit]] | A '''Melon''' is a [[fruit]] that appears in many ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games, where they are found in tropical regions, such as [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. Melons are usually depicted as {{wp|cantaloupe}}s or {{wp|Cucumis melo|Japanese muskmelons}}. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Yoshi'' | ===''Yoshi''=== | ||
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|footer=NES (left), Game Boy (right) | |footer=NES (left), Game Boy (right) | ||
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Melons first appear in ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', after the player clears levels 10 and 11 of the B-Type game, rewarding the player with 500 points. | Melons first appear in ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', where one is given after the player clears levels 10 and 11 of the B-Type game, rewarding the player with 500 points. | ||
===''Yoshi's Story''=== | |||
{{quote2|Lucky Fruit are yummy, but the "yummiest" of all fruit is melon.|[[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]]|[[Yoshi's Story]] manual}} | {{quote2|Lucky Fruit are yummy, but the "yummiest" of all fruit is melon.|[[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]]|[[Yoshi's Story]] manual}} | ||
[[File:YS Melon Artwork.png|frame|left|A melon from ''Yoshi's Story'']] | [[File:YS Melon Artwork.png|frame|left|A melon from ''Yoshi's Story'']] | ||
[[File:YSMellon.png|frame]] | [[File:YSMellon.png|frame]] | ||
Melons appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', where it is | Melons appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', where it is the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]' fruit of choice. There are 30 of these in every level, all of which must be eaten without consuming any other fruit to achieve a perfect score with a melon background picture appearing at the end. Each melon also awards the [[Baby Yoshi]]s a bonus 100 [[♥]]s apiece. Some melons are uncovered by breaking [[? Block]]s, popping [[? Bubble]]s, or [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing certain spots that can be detected by [[sniff]]ing. | ||
===''Paper Mario''=== | ===''Paper Mario''=== | ||
{{ | {{PM item infobox | ||
|title=Melon | |title=Melon | ||
|image=[[File:PaperMario Items Melon.png]] | |image=[[File:PaperMario Items Melon.png]] | ||
|pm=A succulent, ripe melon. Restores 15 HP. | |pm=A succulent, ripe melon. Restores 15 HP. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Melons also appear in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', where the adult [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] in [[Yoshi's Village]] trades a Melon for one of [[Mario]]'s food items, provided the item is a recipe from [[Tayce T.]]; the trade cannot be done when the Yoshi kids go missing until the [[Lava Piranha]] is defeated, making it easily missed if players do not talk to the adult Yellow Yoshi before and after these events. Melons are generally a cheaper alternative to [[Jammin' Jelly]] for Tayce T.'s [[Special Shake]]s, and can also be used to create a [[Yoshi Cookie]] when cooked with [[Cake Mix]]. | |||
===''Mario Party 4''=== | |||
The Melon also appears in the ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' [[Bowser]] [[minigame]] [[Fruits of Doom]], where it is one of the fruits that players may give Bowser to eat. | |||
===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''=== | ||
In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', [[Hog]]s | In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', [[Hog]]s attack Donkey Kong by throwing a set of three melons at him consecutively. The player can [[clap]] while Donkey Kong is near a melon to punch or kick it back at the Hog and stun it. Hogs may also shroud a melon in electricity; this melon is thrown much faster and requires two claps - once to discharge the electricity, and again to hit it back as usual. Clapping near a Hog will cause it to throw melons. | ||
A gigantic melon | A gigantic melon serves as a goal in the non-boss levels of the [[Melon Kingdom]]. | ||
===''Yoshi Touch & Go''=== | |||
Melons also appear in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'', where they give [[Yoshi]] twenty [[Yoshi Egg|egg]]s when he eats one of them. | |||
===''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series=== | ||
The Melon appears as one of [[Yoshi]]'s special items in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. | The Melon appears as one of [[Yoshi]]'s special items in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. It is a recovery item that removes all status conditions for the kart when used, such as square or burst tires or a [[Thunder Cloud]], and provides a shield for approximately half a second. With good timing, the shield can block incoming items or the explosion of a [[Time Bomb (item)|Time Bomb]]. | ||
In ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'', a variant | In ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'', there is a variant called the Melon+ that greatly increases the duration of the shield given. | ||
===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''=== | ||
[[File:Melon DKBB sprite.png|frame]] | [[File:Melon DKBB sprite.png|frame]] | ||
In ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', the '''Tasty Melon''' appear as a [[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|red balloon]] item. When used, it makes the player invincible, much like the [[Super Star|Star]] from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series; when used by a [[Kong]], the invincibility lasts longer. Unlike the Star, touching a player while invincible does not hurt them. | |||
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''=== | ===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''=== | ||
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Mario, [[Luigi]] and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] | In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', a [[Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Wiggler]] in [[Gloomy Woods]] that Mario, [[Luigi]] and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] fed previously will ask for a Melon, which is their favorite dessert. Elsewhere in the area is a [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] with a melon; he will only give it to the trio if they can beat him in a [[Wait Up, Yoshi!|race]]. Once Wiggler is given the melon, he eats it and moves out of the way, allowing the trio to continue through Gloomy Woods. | ||
==Recipes== | ==Recipes== | ||
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|[[Yoshi Cookie]] | |[[Yoshi Cookie]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Story Melon bubble.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' | |||
Story Melon parachute.png|''Yoshi's Story'' | |||
Story Melon swing.png|''Yoshi's Story'' | |||
Story Melon spore.png|''Yoshi's Story'' | |||
Story Melon box.png|''Yoshi's Story'' | |||
YoshisIslandMG64.png|''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' | |||
Yoshisislandcourse.png|''Mario Golf'' | |||
Melon Honeycomb Havoc MP2.png|''[[Mario Party 2]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|ChiR=Tiánguā | |ChiR=Tiánguā | ||
|ChiM=Melon | |ChiM=Melon | ||
|Ita=Melone | |||
|ItaM=Melon | |||
|Fre=Melon | |||
|FreM= - | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Yoshi | |||
{{Yoshi}} | |||
{{Yoshi's Story}} | {{Yoshi's Story}} | ||
{{Ingredients}} | {{Ingredients}} | ||
{{PM | {{PM items}} | ||
{{MKAGP}} | {{MKAGP}} | ||
{{MKAGP2}} | {{MKAGP2}} | ||
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[[Category:Melons|*]] | [[Category:Melons|*]] | ||
[[Category:Ingredients]] | [[Category:Ingredients]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | [[Category:Donkey Kong Barrel Blast items]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario | [[Category:Paper Mario items]] | ||
[[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP | [[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP items]] | ||
[[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 | [[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 items]] | ||
[[Category:Yoshi's Story | [[Category:Yoshi's Story items]] | ||
[[Category:Yoshi Touch & Go | [[Category:Yoshi Touch & Go items]] | ||
[[Category:Yoshi (game)]] | [[Category:Yoshi (game)]] | ||
[[de:Melone]] | [[de:Melone]] | ||
Revision as of 09:19, January 8, 2024
- "Melon" redirects here. For information about the item that is referred to as a "melon" in Donkey Kong 64, see Watermelon.
| Melon | |
|---|---|
 Balloon icon of a Tasty Melon in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | |
| First appearance | Yoshi (1991) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022) |
A Melon is a fruit that appears in many Super Mario games, where they are found in tropical regions, such as Yoshi's Island. Melons are usually depicted as cantaloupes or Japanese muskmelons.
History
Yoshi
NES (left), Game Boy (right)
Melons first appear in Yoshi, where one is given after the player clears levels 10 and 11 of the B-Type game, rewarding the player with 500 points.
Yoshi's Story
- “Lucky Fruit are yummy, but the "yummiest" of all fruit is melon.”
- —Blue Yoshi, Yoshi's Story manual
A melon from Yoshi's Story
Melons appear in Yoshi's Story, where it is the Yoshis' fruit of choice. There are 30 of these in every level, all of which must be eaten without consuming any other fruit to achieve a perfect score with a melon background picture appearing at the end. Each melon also awards the Baby Yoshis a bonus 100 ♥s apiece. Some melons are uncovered by breaking ? Blocks, popping ? Bubbles, or ground-pounding certain spots that can be detected by sniffing.
Paper Mario
| Melon | |
|---|---|
| |
| Paper Mario description | A succulent, ripe melon. Restores 15 HP. |
Melons also appear in Paper Mario, where the adult Yellow Yoshi in Yoshi's Village trades a Melon for one of Mario's food items, provided the item is a recipe from Tayce T.; the trade cannot be done when the Yoshi kids go missing until the Lava Piranha is defeated, making it easily missed if players do not talk to the adult Yellow Yoshi before and after these events. Melons are generally a cheaper alternative to Jammin' Jelly for Tayce T.'s Special Shakes, and can also be used to create a Yoshi Cookie when cooked with Cake Mix.
Mario Party 4
The Melon also appears in the Mario Party 4 Bowser minigame Fruits of Doom, where it is one of the fruits that players may give Bowser to eat.
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
In Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Hogs attack Donkey Kong by throwing a set of three melons at him consecutively. The player can clap while Donkey Kong is near a melon to punch or kick it back at the Hog and stun it. Hogs may also shroud a melon in electricity; this melon is thrown much faster and requires two claps - once to discharge the electricity, and again to hit it back as usual. Clapping near a Hog will cause it to throw melons.
A gigantic melon serves as a goal in the non-boss levels of the Melon Kingdom.
Yoshi Touch & Go
Melons also appear in Yoshi Touch & Go, where they give Yoshi twenty eggs when he eats one of them.
Mario Kart Arcade GP series
The Melon appears as one of Yoshi's special items in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. It is a recovery item that removes all status conditions for the kart when used, such as square or burst tires or a Thunder Cloud, and provides a shield for approximately half a second. With good timing, the shield can block incoming items or the explosion of a Time Bomb.
In Mario Kart Arcade GP, there is a variant called the Melon+ that greatly increases the duration of the shield given.
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
In Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, the Tasty Melon appear as a red balloon item. When used, it makes the player invincible, much like the Star from the Mario Kart series; when used by a Kong, the invincibility lasts longer. Unlike the Star, touching a player while invincible does not hurt them.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, a Wiggler in Gloomy Woods that Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario fed previously will ask for a Melon, which is their favorite dessert. Elsewhere in the area is a Yellow Yoshi with a melon; he will only give it to the trio if they can beat him in a race. Once Wiggler is given the melon, he eats it and moves out of the way, allowing the trio to continue through Gloomy Woods.
Recipes
| Recipe | Result of Cooked Item | Game that Recipe is in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple + Melon | Special Shake | Paper Mario |
| Melon + Cake Mix | Yoshi Cookie |
Gallery
Yoshi's Story
Yoshi's Story
Yoshi's Story
Yoshi's Story
Mario Golf
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メロン Meron |
Melon |
| Chinese | 甜瓜 Tiánguā |
Melon |
| French | Melon |
- |
| Italian | Melone |
Melon |
| Korean | 멜론 Melon |
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| Yoshi | ||
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| Other | Bob-omb • Cheep Cheep | |
| Yoshi types | Little Yoshi • Yoshi • Winged Yoshi • Star Yoshi | |
| Items | Apple • Cherry • Coin • Fire Flower • Grape • Key • Melon • P Switch • Pineapple • Peach • Red Shell • Strawberry • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Yoshi's egg | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery | |
| Yoshi Touch & Go | ||
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| Items | Blue Coin • Bubble • Fruit (Apple • Banana • Grape • Melon • Watermelon) • Red Coin • Yellow Coin • Yoshi's Egg | |
| Enemies | Brier • Cheep Cheep • Cloud Drop • Fang • Fly Guy • Goonie • Gusty • Kamek's Toadies • Lakitu • Marucchi • Monty Mole • Needle • Piranha Plant • Propeller Mūcho • Shy Guy • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Tap-Tap • Toady • Ukiki • Whirly Fly Guy • Wild Ptooie Piranha | |
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| Diamond Cup | Open Ocean • Mt. Dynamite Remix • Parched Palace • Cranky's Temple | |
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| Other | Gallery | |
