Flare

"Corona" redirects here. For the Super Mario Sunshine level, see Corona Mountain.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars move
Flare
Used by	Fire Crystal Mouth Count Down
Type	Magic
Magic power	88
Effect	None
Element	Fire
Target	All enemies
Damage reduced	Yes

Flare, originally known as Corona, is an attack most often used by boss enemies in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Nintendo Switch remake. When used, the enemy summons a small sun, which attacks all party members with a fiery rotating beam, dealing significant damage. In the original game, the sun and beam have a simple yellow design, whereas in the remake, they are given a more realistic appearance.

"Corona" means "crown" in Spanish and Latin, and the corona is also the extended outer atmosphere surrounding the sun and other stars. Its renaming to Flare is instead a reference to solar flares, and may also be a reference to the Final Fantasy attack of the same name. It is also possible the move was renamed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	コロナ Korona	Corona	original	[?]
	フレア Furea	Flare	remake	[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	闪焰 Shǎnyàn	Flare		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	閃焰 Shǎnyàn			[?]
Dutch	Zonnevlam	Solar-flare		[?]
French	Lumière funeste	Baleful light		[?]
German	Gleißen	Glisten		[?]
Italian	Eruzione solare	Solar flare; lit. "Solar eruption"		[?]
Korean	플레어 Peulleeo	Flare		[?]
Spanish	Orbe llameante	Flaming orb		[?]

Notes

• An attack unused in the original game, Chain Saw, uses the same animation as Corona, although it is seemingly related to Diamond Saw.
• In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Sephiroth, a character from the Final Fantasy series, uses Flare as a special move.