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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Panser.jpg|120px]]<br>Artwork of a red Panser from ''Super Mario Advance''.
|image=[[File:Panser.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a red Panser from ''Super Mario Advance''.
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|relatives=[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Volcano Plant]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]
|relatives=[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Pompon Flower]]<br>[[Volcano Lotus]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]
|comparable=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Furafurawā]]<br>[[Pollen Plant]]<br>[[Pompon Flower]]
|comparable=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Furafurawā]]<br>[[Pollen Plant]]
}}
}}
'''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Along with [[Pokey]]s, they are the only known hostile plant species in [[Subcon]], although Pansers were created by [[Wart]].<ref>"''The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 26 (Panser description).</ref> There are three types of Pansers: red, pink, and either green or gray depending on location. The red version stays in one place and shoot two [[fireball]]s in the player's direction, the green/gray variant (both just green in the remakes) patrols an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the remakes), chases the player and shoots fireballs towards them. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or an item, like a [[vegetable]] or [[Mushroom Block]], at them.
'''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Along with [[Pokey]]s, they are the only known hostile plant species in [[Subcon]], although Pansers were created by [[Wart]].<ref name=booklet>"''The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet. Page 26 (Panser description).</ref> There are three types of Pansers: red, pink, and either green or gray depending on location. The red version stays in one place and shoot two [[fireball]]s in the player's direction, the green/gray variant (both just green in the remakes) patrols an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the remakes), chases the player and shoots fireballs towards them. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or an item, like a [[vegetable]] or [[Mushroom Block]], at them. Pansers originally had black stems, but in the [[reissue|remakes]] included in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', they have beige stems. The red Pansers are always depicted as having green stems in artwork.


The [[Lava Lotus]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' resembles a large, transparent Panser. The similar [[Volcano Plant|Volcano Lotus]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' additionally shares the same Japanese name as Panser, suggesting a connection. However, neither of these plants are never shown to be able to move, and they release their projectiles in periodic sets rather than rapidly fire in an arc. The [[Fire Nipper Plant|Fiery Walking Piranha]] from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', [[Pompon Flower]] from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', [[Furafurawā]] from [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and [[Pollen Plant]] from ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' are also similar.
The [[Lava Lotus]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' resembles a large, transparent Panser. The similar [[Volcano Lotus]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' additionally shares the same Japanese name as Panser, suggesting a connection. However, neither of these plants are ever shown to be able to move, and they release their projectiles in periodic sets rather than rapidly fire in an arc. The [[Fire Nipper Plant|Fiery Walking Piranha]] from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', [[Pompon Flower]] from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', [[Furafurawā]] from the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and [[Pollen Plant]] from ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' are also similar.


No actual Panser is found outside of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', its remakes, and other related media. Nonetheless, in the racetrack titled [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with [[Phanto]]s and [[Cobrat]]s.
In [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with [[Phanto]]s and [[Cobrat]]s.


In the NES version, they have black stems, but in the SNES version and other subsequent remakes, they have beige stems. The red ones are always depicted as having green stems in artwork.
In ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', a singular Panser appears in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|volume 9]]. After the Mushroom Kingdom falls into chaos, many strange creatures start to appear out of nowhere, including the Panser. It attacks Mario, Luigi and Yoshi, but Mario ties its petals right when it is about to spit another fireball barrage, exploding in the process.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''===
*'''Instruction Booklet bio:''' ''The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.''<ref name=booklet/>
*'''Instruction Booklet bio ([[Super Mario Advance|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''These fiery flowers are real hotheads. You'll be safe if you can avoid their fireballs.''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet. [https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf Page 12].</ref>
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ポンキー (JP) / Panser (EN)
|shusshin=フラワー族
|seikaku=とにかくイジワル
|tojo_gemu=USA
|desc='''<big>火の玉はいて、とおせんぼ</big>'''<br>
火の玉をはいて、マリオたちの行く手をさえぎるイヤなやつ。真上だけに火をはくやつ、左右にバラまくやつ、止まってるやつ、動いているやつなど、種類もいろいろいるよ。<ref name=Daijiten>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/4B6NHtp.jpeg Page 209].</ref>
|origin=Flower clan
|disposition=A bit mean
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>Blocks the way with fireballs</big>'''''<br>
''A nasty fellow that blocks the path of Mario and his friends by spitting fireballs. There are various types, such as those that only spit fire directly upwards, those that scatter it to the left and right, those that stand still, and those that move.''
}}
 
===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
*'''Panser (Red):''' マリオのいる方向へ、山なりに火の玉を吐いて攻撃してくる。<ref name=encyclopedia>''Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section. Page 68.</ref> (''They attack by spitting fireballs in a heap in the direction where Mario is.'')
*'''Panser (Gray):''' その場から動かず、真上へ火の玉を吐いて攻撃してくる。<ref name=encyclopedia/> (''It does not move from its spot and attacks by spitting fireballs directly above it.'')
*'''Panser (Pink):''' 移動しながら火の玉を吐いてくる。段差も気にせず進んでくる。<ref name=encyclopedia/> (''They spit fireballs while moving. They do not care about the steps.'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Pansey.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''
DokiPanser.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
SMB2 Panser.png|[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]
SMUSA Panser.png|''Super Mario USA''
Panser.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Panser.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
PanserGreen.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
PanserGreen.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
PanserGray.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
PanserGray.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
PanserPink.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
PanserPink.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Pansey.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet
SMUSA Panser.png|''Super Mario USA''
DokiPanser.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
SMAS SMB2 Red Panser.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
SMAS SMB2 Red Panser.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
SMAS SMB2 Green Panser.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
SMAS SMB2 Green Panser.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
SMAS SMB2 Blue Panser.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
SMAS SMB2 Blue Panser.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
Panser SuperMarioKun 9.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
Panser SuperMarioKun 9.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
SMMPB6 Activity6.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take down Wart!''
SMA Red Panser sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
SMA Red Panser sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
SMA Green Panser sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance''
SMA Green Panser sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポンキー<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#103 Mario Character Book, page 209]</ref>
|Jap=ポンキー<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet. Page 34.</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Ponkī
|JapR=Ponkī
|JapM=From「ぽんぽん」(''ponpon'', Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something); shared with [[Volcano Plant]]
|Jap2=ポンキー(レッド)<ref name=encyclopedia/>
|Fra=Panser
|Jap2R=Ponkī (Reddo)
|FraM=-
|Jap3=ポンキー(グレー)<ref name=encyclopedia/>
|Ita=Violaccia
|Jap3R=Ponkī (Gurē)
|ItaM=Compound of ''viola'' (pansy) and ''erbaccia'' (weed).
|Jap4=ポンキー(ピンク)<ref name=encyclopedia/>
|Jap4R=Ponkī (Pinku)
|Jap5=パンサー<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg Page 225].</ref>
|Jap5R=Pansā
|JapM=From「ぽん」(''pon'', Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something) and suffix "-ky"; shared with [[Volcano Lotus]]
|Jap2M=Panser (Red) (''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario USA'', red type)
|Jap3M=Panser (Gray) (''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario USA'', gray/green type)
|Jap4M=Panser (Pink) (''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario USA'', pink/blue type)
|Jap5M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Fre=Panser
|Ita=Panser<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual. Page 26.</ref>
|Ita2=Violaccia<ref>''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' European manual (Italian). Page 112.</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 68.</ref>
|Ita2M=Portmanteau of ''{{wp|Viola (plant)|viola}}'' and ''erbaccia'' ("weed")
|Ger=Panser
|Ger=Panser
|GerM=-
|Chi=喷射花<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|Chi=喷射花<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|ChiR=Pēnshè Huā
|ChiR=Pēnshè Huā
|ChiM=Spurting Flower. This name is also used for [[Volcano Plant]]s.
|ChiM=Spurting Flower; shared with [[Volcano Lotus]]
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Excluding [[Wart]], Pansers are the only enemy from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' to not appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''.
*Excluding [[Wart]], Pansers are the only enemy from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' to not appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', but their ability of shooting fire was passed to [[Piranha Plant]]s.
*Pansers likely get their name a combination of the word {{wp|pansy}}, a type of flower, and {{wp|Panzer}}, a German tank, perhaps in reference to the plant's ability to throw fireballs.
*The Pansers' name is likely a combination of "{{wp|pansy}}", a type of flower, and "Panzer", the German word for "tank", perhaps in reference to the plant's ability to throw fireballs.


==References==
==References==
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Panser
Panser
Artwork of a red Panser from Super Mario Advance.
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (cameo) (2019)
Relatives
Comparable

Pansers are enemies commonly found in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. Along with Pokeys, they are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon, although Pansers were created by Wart.[1] There are three types of Pansers: red, pink, and either green or gray depending on location. The red version stays in one place and shoot two fireballs in the player's direction, the green/gray variant (both just green in the remakes) patrols an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the remakes), chases the player and shoots fireballs towards them. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or an item, like a vegetable or Mushroom Block, at them. Pansers originally had black stems, but in the remakes included in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance, they have beige stems. The red Pansers are always depicted as having green stems in artwork.

The Lava Lotus from Super Mario Bros. 3 resembles a large, transparent Panser. The similar Volcano Lotus introduced in Super Mario World additionally shares the same Japanese name as Panser, suggesting a connection. However, neither of these plants are ever shown to be able to move, and they release their projectiles in periodic sets rather than rapidly fire in an arc. The Fiery Walking Piranha from Super Mario Bros. 3, Pompon Flower from Super Mario Land, Furafurawā from the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong, Wild Ptooie Piranha from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and Pollen Plant from Virtual Boy Wario Land are also similar.

In Shy Guy Bazaar in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour, many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with Phantos and Cobrats.

In Super Mario-kun, a singular Panser appears in volume 9. After the Mushroom Kingdom falls into chaos, many strange creatures start to appear out of nowhere, including the Panser. It attacks Mario, Luigi and Yoshi, but Mario ties its petals right when it is about to spit another fireball barrage, exploding in the process.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance[edit]

  • Instruction Booklet bio: The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.[1]
  • Instruction Booklet bio (Game Boy Advance version): These fiery flowers are real hotheads. You'll be safe if you can avoid their fireballs.[2]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ポンキー (JP) / Panser (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん フラワー族 Place of origin Flower clan
性格せいかく とにかくイジワル Disposition A bit mean
登場とうじょうゲーム USA Game appearances USA
火の玉はいて、とおせんぼ

火の玉をはいて、マリオたちの行く手をさえぎるイヤなやつ。真上だけに火をはくやつ、左右にバラまくやつ、止まってるやつ、動いているやつなど、種類もいろいろいるよ。[3]

Blocks the way with fireballs

A nasty fellow that blocks the path of Mario and his friends by spitting fireballs. There are various types, such as those that only spit fire directly upwards, those that scatter it to the left and right, those that stand still, and those that move.

Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.[edit]

  • Panser (Red): マリオのいる方向へ、山なりに火の玉を吐いて攻撃してくる。[4] (They attack by spitting fireballs in a heap in the direction where Mario is.)
  • Panser (Gray): その場から動かず、真上へ火の玉を吐いて攻撃してくる。[4] (It does not move from its spot and attacks by spitting fireballs directly above it.)
  • Panser (Pink): 移動しながら火の玉を吐いてくる。段差も気にせず進んでくる。[4] (They spit fireballs while moving. They do not care about the steps.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ポンキー[5][3]
Ponkī
ポンキー(レッド)[4]
Ponkī (Reddo)
ポンキー(グレー)[4]
Ponkī (Gurē)
ポンキー(ピンク)[4]
Ponkī (Pinku)
パンサー[6]
Pansā
 From「ぽん」(pon, Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something) and suffix "-ky"; shared with Volcano Lotus

Panser (Red) (Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario USA, red type)

Panser (Gray) (Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario USA, gray/green type)

Panser (Pink) (Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario USA, pink/blue type)

Transliteration of the Super Mario Bros. 2 name

Chinese 喷射花[10]
Pēnshè Huā
 Spurting Flower; shared with Volcano Lotus

French Panser
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German Panser
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Italian Panser[7]
Violaccia[8][9]
 -
Portmanteau of viola and erbaccia ("weed")

Trivia[edit]

  • Excluding Wart, Pansers are the only enemy from Super Mario Bros. 2 to not appear in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, but their ability of shooting fire was passed to Piranha Plants.
  • The Pansers' name is likely a combination of "pansy", a type of flower, and "Panzer", the German word for "tank", perhaps in reference to the plant's ability to throw fireballs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire." - Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Page 26 (Panser description).
  2. ^ Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet. Page 12.
  3. ^ a b Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 209.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section. Page 68.
  5. ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Page 34.
  6. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 225.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 26.
  8. ^ Super Mario Advance European manual (Italian). Page 112.
  9. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 68.
  10. ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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