Ancient Dragon

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Ancient Dragon
Artwork of an Ancient Dragon from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Appears in Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Variant of Dragon
“Imagine what it would be like for those fossilized dragons to soar freely through the air...”
—Super Mario Bros. Wonder loading screen

Ancient Dragons[1] are an extinct dragon species that appears in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. In their living form, they resemble Chinese dragons.

Ancient Dragon fossils can be found in most of Deep Magma Bog's levels as either flat Semisolid Platforms or rotating circular platforms like the wheel lifts of Yoshi's Story. The fossilized dragons can be temporarily brought back to life during Wonder Effects in Dragon Boneyard, Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller, and The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage. Living Ancient Dragons travel through the air and through lava on set paths like the dragons from Yoshi's Story, though they have a wider range of motion and may loop on themselves unlike the latter. If the player ground pounds on the dragon's head, they will spit out coins in bubbles.[2]

In Dragon Boneyard, an Ancient Dragon serves as a platform that the player must ride to locate a Wonder Seed. Three flying Ancient Dragons appear in Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller and act as platforms for Spike-Ball Mario to roll on. A single Ancient Dragon appears in The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage to transport the player over a gap. A dark-obscured Ancient Dragon that helps the player touch the names floating by also appears in the end credits.

Profiles[edit]

  • Nintendo Magazine 2023 Winter: "The fossilized dragon is now alive with Wonder power?! Before it became a fossil, it appears to have been soaring through the sky freely."[1]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 化石かせきドラゴン[3][4][5]
Kaseki Doragon 		Fossil Dragon
Chinese (Simplified) 化石龙[3]
Huàshílóng (Mandarin)
Fasehklùhng (Cantonese) 		Fossil Dragon
Chinese (Traditional) 化石龙[3]
Huàshílóng (Mandarin)
Fasehklùhng (Cantonese) 		Fossil Dragon
Italian Dragone fossile[3] Fossil dragon
Korean 화석 드래곤[3]
Hwaseog Deulaegon 		Fossil Dragon
Portuguese (European) Dragão antigo[3] Ancient dragon
Russian Ископаемый дракон[3]
Iskopayemyy drakon 		Fossil dragon
Spanish Viejo dragon[3] Old dragon

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Nintendo Magazine 2023 Winter (Digital English edition). nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved November 21, 2023. (Archived November 21, 2023, 15:25:58 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ Arrowstotle. Do You Know These Mario Wonder Secrets?. YouTube (April 25, 2025). Retrieved on April 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h In-game name for Dragon Boneyard from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
  4. ^ Kazuma, Sakurai, Sato Tomoya, Nakatani Itaru, Kojima Katsuyuki, and Hashiguchi Yuya (2023). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー かんぺき攻略本』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 4-047337-02-1. Page 52. Name is asserted to be "unofficial" within source.
  5. ^ Sawada, Yukio (2025). Super Mario-kun, vol. 61. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-154073-7. Page 41.
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Platforms
Solid platforms Accordion-like platform • Automated elevator • Ball on chains • Balloon Elevator • Beach Ball • Bike Pads • Boat (Delfino Plaza) • Bocci Ball • Bone • Bone bridge • Bucket (Yoshi series) • Cactus • Cactus box • Clock hand • Cascading Stone • Clockwork Block • Cog • Coin Volcano • Conveyor Belt • Coral • Cosmic block • Crumble Block • Cymbals • Daikon • Dash Block • Drawbridge • Drum • Escalator • Falling Platform • Falling spike • Ferris wheel • Flip Panel • Flipswitch Panel • Floating corn • Floating couch • Floating crate • Fossilized dragon • Flower Road • Floor • Gear (Super Mario Odyssey) • Giant Swing • Goo • Grate • Green panel • Green platform • Ground • Hammer Pendulum • Hard Block • Heavy Zed • Hexagon • Hill • Ice • Icicle (Huge Icicle) • Invisible walkway • Iron Block • Island • Jelly • Kanaami road • Keyhole Pedestal • Large shell • Launch Fit • Leaf Platform • Lift Block • Light-Up-Lift • Log • Magnet Ground • Magnet Platform • Magnet Rod • Makeshift surfboard • Mienai Ashiba • Mirror • Moon platform • Movable cover • Moving Rail • Oseru Ashiba • Pan Platform • Picture block • Propeller Pillar • Push-Block • Pyramid platform • Puzzle piece • Raft • Rainbow Cruiser • Red and blue blocks • Red balloon • Red-and-yellow bridge • Red-Blue Panel • Rhythm Floor • Rippling Floor • Rising pillar • Rising Stone Pillar • Rolling log • Rotating bar • Rotating bridge • Rotating building • Rotating disc • Rotating platform • Rotating platform (Super Mario Odyssey) • Rotating square • Rough platform • Sand tide • Seesaw Fit • Seesaw Log Bridge • Shifting wall • Slingshroom • Snow • Snowball • Spinning block • Spinning disc • Spinning Log • Spinning saucepan • Spring Platform • Square • Squid Fit • Squishy block • Starshroom • Stove • Stump • Swaying platform • Swing • Swing (Super Mario Sunshine) • Swinging Scaffolding • Swirly Slab • Switchboard • Tapering platform • Teeter-totter • Teeter-totter moon • Tile • Tumbling barrel • Turning Floor • Ugoku Ashiba • Unbreakable block • Vanishing platform • Venus Trap Platform • Wheel • Wobble Rock • Wobbly platform • Xylophone • Yellow square • Yoshi Platform • Zip Track
Semisolid Platforms 15-Piece Puzzle • Balloon • Bean Platform • Bridge • Bouncy Cloud • Chandelier (platform) • Cloud Block • Cliff • Countdown Platform • Downpour Cloud • Dropping lift • Elevator Platform • Floating island platform • Floor (Wrecking Crew series) • Flower • Girder • Hip Tree • Hot Air Balloon • Jump-over cloud • Manhole • Magic carpet • Mobile • One-Way Wall • Purple Conveyor • Red Girder • Rising note • Rocking Platform • Rocky wall • Rolled-up carpet • Sand Geyser • Shrinking platform • Seesaw • Soft sand • Spine Coaster • Spinning Platform • Spring platform • Totchī • White Block • Witch's Cauldron • Yellow ledge
Lifts Akatō Lift • Arrow lift (New Super Mario Bros. series) • Arrow Lift (Super Mario 64) • Arrow Lift (Yoshi series) • Bell-shaped contraption • Blarggwich (sandwich) • Bolt Lift • Bone lift • Bone Lift (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins) • Bone Lift (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) • Cloud Lift • Count-Lift • Cross Lift • Diagonal platform • Directional Lift • Disappearing platform • Donut Block • Dropdown Countdown Lift • Elevator block • Elevator lift • Eye Beamer • Flimsy Lift • Floating barrel • Floating platform • Flying Platform • Ghost-coaster • Hinged device • Hip Drop Move Lift • Ice platform • Lava Lift • Leaping lid • Limited Lift (Remote-Control) • Linking Lift • Liquid lift • Moving block • Multi-Vator • Paddle Platform • Pendulum Platform • Pinwheel • Platform wheel • Propeller Lift • Propeller Lift (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins) • Propeller Platform • Puffy Lift • Pump Lift • Remote-Control Platform • Remote-Controlled Lift • Raft (New Super Mario Bros. 2) • Rotary Lift • Rotating Panel • Scale Lift • Screwtop Lift • Segmented platform • Single Swing Lift • Ski Lift • Sky Move Lift • Slide Lift • Star Lift • Switch-Lift • Tilt Lift • Transparent Platform • Triple Swing Lift • White box • Wire Net Platform • Work Elevator • Zipline lift
Mushroom Platforms Moving Mushroom • Mushroom Trampoline • ON/OFF Trampoline • Piston Lift • Screwtop Shroom • Seesaw Shroom (blue) • Sinking and Rising Mushrooms • Stretch Shroom • Tilting mushroom
Trampolines Blue Spring • Bouncy Cloud • High Spring • Jump-over cloud • Long Spring • Shikaku Trampoline • Super Spring • Triangoline
Living platforms Ancient Dragon • Balloon Bully • Bloopad • Bomp • Darkmess Manta • Dolphin • Dorrie • Dragon • Fairy Board • Flomp • Futamogu • Ganchan • Ghost Rider • Ghost Stream • Giant sunflower • Goonie • Jumbo Ray • Konk (Wonder Konk) • Liftoglobin • Mega Mole • Mega Wiggler • Neuron • Para-Beetle (Heavy Para-Beetle) • Robot turtle • Sand Bird • Seagull • Shoomp • Snake (Wario Land 3 • Yoshi's Story) • Stumper • Togēba • Turtle (Wario Land series) • Whale • Whomp • Worm (Super Mario Galaxy)
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder / Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Rosalina* • Co-Star Luma* • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Toadette • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Light-Blue Yoshi • Nabbit
Forms Power-ups Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Invincible Mario • Elephant Mario • Bubble Mario • Drill Mario • Flower Marioa*
Wonder Effect forms Hoppycat Mario • Goomba Mario • Balloon Mario • Spike-Ball Mario • Wubba Mario • Sproing Mariob • Puffy Lift Marioa • Metal Mario
Non-playable characters Prince Florian • Talking Flowers • Poplins • Angler Poplin • Master Poplin • Loyal Poplin • Professor Connect • Captain Toad • Hint Toad* • Ancient Dragon • Luma* • Baby Yoshi*
Enemies Anglefish • Armad • Baboom • Big Fiery Note Piranhaa • Big Fire Piranha Plant • Big Goomba • Big Hoppycat • Big Piranha Plant • Big Seeker Bullet Bill • Big Shoomp • Big Smogrin • Big Snootle • Big Trottin' Piranha Plant • Blewbird • Bloomp • Bob-omb • Bone Goomba • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bull's-Eye Billet Train • Bull's-Eye Gnawsher • Bullet Bill • Bulrush • Buzzy Beetle • Castle Bowser • Cheep Cheep • Cloud Piranha • Condart • Condrop • Dry Bones • Fiery Note Piranha • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Spike • Flying Mechakoopa • Gamboo • Gnawsher • Goomba • Goombrat • Hammer Bro • Hefty Goomba • Hefty Goombrat • Hefty Smogrin • Hefty Swirlypod • Hoppo • Hoppycat • Hothead • Kamek • Kerpop • King Boo • Konk • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu trioa • Lava Blobble • Lava Bubble • Li'l Scorcher • Li'l Sparky • Maw-Maw • Mechakoopa • Melon Piranha Plant • Metal Gamboo • Missile Meg • Mumsy • Muncher • Ninji • Nipper Plant • Noknok • Outmaway • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokipede • Raargh • Racing Wiggler • Revver • Rift Koopa • Rift Mario • Robbird • Rolla Koopa • Rrrumba • Seeker Bullet Bill • Serpont • Shoomp • Shova • Skedaddler • Sluglug • Smackerel • Smogrin • Snootle • Snortoise • Spike • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sproing • Swirlypod • Sugarstar • Taily • Thwomp • Trompette • Trottin' Bone Piranha Plant • Trottin' Piranha Plant • Urchin • Whohoo • Wonder Anglefish • Wonder Blewbird • Wonder Bloomp • Wonder Bulrush herd • Wonder Gnawsher • Wonder Hoppo • Wonder Hoppycat • Wonder Konk • Wonder Missile Meg • Wonder Piranhab • Wonder Shova • Wonder Smackerel • Wubba • Zip-Zap
Obstacles Bill Blaster • Bob-omb Cannon • Bowser statue • Bull's-Eye Blaster • Burner • Būsuke Hōdai • Electricity Block • Electricity Cloud • Fire Bar • Fire Knuckle • Fire Wheel • Fireball • Flying battleship (Wonder Effect) • Giant Spiked Ball • Honey • Hot-Hot Rock • Ice • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Lightning • Mecha Maker • Moving torch • Ōgata no Burner • Piston • Pit • Poison swamp • Poison tide • Rift • Sand • Spike-Ball • Spike Trap • Volcanic debris
Bosses Bowser Jr. / Wonder Bowser Jr. • Koopalings* (Iggy · Larry · Lemmy · Ludwig · Morton · Roy · Wendy) • Bowser / Wonder Bowser
Items and power-ups 1-Up Mushroom • 10-flower coin • Badge • Big shell • Blue Coin • Bubble Flower • Buzzy Shell • Coin • Drill Mushroom • Elephant Fruit • Fire Flower • Flower coin • Hidden Coin • Jar • Key • Koopa Shell • Red POW Block • Royal Seed • Small flower coinb • Standee • Standee Surprise • Super Flower Pot* • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Swirlypod Shellb • Water • Wonder Flower • Wonder Seed • Wonder Token
Objects Blocks ! Block • ? Block • 10-Coin Block • Atchi Muite Block • Brick Block • Cactus box • Cloud Block • Crate • Donut Block • Dotted-Line Block • Empty Block • Hard block • Hidden Character Block • Icy block • Invisible block • Iron Block • Jewel block • Light-Switch • Linking Blockb • Linking Lift • Long Donut Block • Long Rotating Blocka • Marimba Block • ON/OFF Switch • Peanut box • POW Block • Pumpkin box • Race Block • Rhythm Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Semisolid Blockb • Shoot ? Blockb • Shoot Block • Snow Blockb • Spring Blockb • Timer-Switch • Wonder POW Block • Yureru Block
Other objects ! Switch • ? Capsuleb • ? Switch • Aka-Ao Block • Akatō Lift • Arrow Sign • Beacon • Bomb • Bone Lift • Bridge • Bowser Switch • Bubble • Bumper • Cannon • Chandelier • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud • Cloud Lift • Coin blastera • Conveyor Belt • Cork • Current • Door • Dropdown Countdown Lift • Downpour Cloud • Fossilized dragon • Fune • Goal (Wiggler Race) • Goal Pole • Goal Pole (secret) • Goo • Handle • Hip Tree • Inchworm Pipe • Item Balloon • Jet Pipe • Key Door • Lakitu's Cloud • Large ! Switch • Lift • Lifting Shabon • Marui Ki • Mienai Ashiba • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Oseru Ashiba • Oseru Dokan • P Switch • Pipe • Pole • Propeller Flower • Puffy Lift • Pump Lift • Rhythm Floorb • Semisolid Platform • Shikaku Trampoline • Sign • Sinkin' Pipe • Spotlight • Topple Rock • Totchī • Treasure chest • Triangoline • Ugoku Ashiba • Vine • Water tide • Wilted flower • Wow Bud • Zip Track
Locations Worlds Pipe-Rock Plateau • Fluff-Puff Peaks • Shining Falls • Sunbaked Desert • Fungi Mines • Deep Magma Bog • Petal Isles • Special World
Level types Badge Challenge • Break Time! • KO Arena • Search Party • Wiggler Race
Other Flower Kingdom • Bellabel Park* • Poplin Shop
Moves Boosting Spin Jump • Carry • Crouch • Crouching High Jump • Dash • Floating High Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Looking up • Midair Spin • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Beat • Coin Heaven • Completion • Extra life • Player shadow • Secret exit • Sub-area • Wonder Effect
Music "Coast Theme" • "Doomy-Gloom Wonder" • "Grassland Theme" • "Medley-Mix Wonder" • "Poplin House" • "Snowy-Mountain Theme" • "Starry-Staff Wonder"
Further info Ask the Developer • Gallery • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Quotes • Staff
b Uses a derived name
* Exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Related Play Nintendo activities
All about Super Mario Bros. Wonder • Badge bunch
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