Jellybeam

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Jellybeam
A Jellybeam seen in Mario Kart World
Screenshot from Mario Kart World
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)
Variant of Jelectro
Comparable

Jellybeams[1] are a jellyfish enemy introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Their appearance is reminiscent of Jelectros from Super Mario Bros. 3 while also incorporating bioluminescent spots reminiscent of the reflective cilia of comb jellies.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Mario encountering three Jellybeams in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Jellybeams are encountered in World 8-4 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They serve to illuminate the dark waters, and move up and down slowly. A Jellybeam can still damage the player character on contact. Jellybeams can be defeated from either fireballs or a Super Star. Mario can also freeze Jellybeams, causing them to stop moving, but they will continue to illuminate the water. When a "bah" is heard in the music, Jellybeams briefly flash their lights.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Jellybeams reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U acting in the same manner as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and appear only in Deepsea Ruins of Soda Jungle with Bulbers, Fish Bones, and Circling Boo Buddies.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Jellybeam
A Jellybeam in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Jellybeams appear in the underwater segments of GCN Sherbet Land and Dolphin Shoals in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. They illuminate the water around them but do not actively interact with drivers. They also appear in Piranha Plant Cove in the Booster Course Pass.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Jellybeams appear at the beginning of the underwater section of Piranha Plant Cove 2 in Mario Kart Tour. Like the bumpers in DS Waluigi Pinball, they bounce away drivers who run into them, even if said drivers are under the effects of a Frenzy, Mega Mushroom, Bullet Bill, or Super Star. Jellybeams grant bonus points when hit with an offensive item (except for a Banana or Giant Banana) or when simply driven into; if a driver lands on top of a Jellybeam, they additionally receive a Jump Boost. Most items, when thrown, break on contact with a Jellybeam, while others are bounced away (Bananas and Giant Bananas) and some pass through it (Bowser's Shells and Giga Bob-ombs).

Mario Kart World[edit]

Jellybeams appear in Mario Kart World, found floating on the water's surface. When players drive into them, they receive a jump boost. In Free Roam, Jellybeams can be found in the ocean by Crown City, DK Spaceport, and Peach Stadium. The Kamek item can temporarily summon Jellybeams on specific courses and routes. In Grand Prix, Jellybeams appear on the first lap towards Rainbow Road.

Missions[edit]

Jellybeams are featured in the following missions:

Image In-game text Location Time limit (seconds) Description Sticker
Mario Kart World P-Switch Mission Take a dangerous voyage to the distant city! Take a dangerous voyage to the distant city! Koopa Troopa Beach 20.00 The player must drive across the water to Crown City while avoiding Porcupuffers, Ty-foos, Cheep Cheeps, and Sidesteppers. Two rings that each add 10 seconds to the timer can be driven through. A Jellybeam can also be driven on to jump over a row of Porcupuffers. A sticker from Mario Kart World

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

There is an illustration of a Jellybeam on the storefront sign of a fish shop in Toad Town.

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

"Jellybeam" is a pun on "jelly bean", as well as a portmanteau of "jellyfish" and "beam."

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ライトクラゲ
Raito Kurage
Light Jellyfish; comparable to「しびれくらげ」(Shibire Kurage, "Jelectro") [2][3]
Chinese (Simplified) 发光水母
Fāguāngshuǐmǔ (Mandarin)
Faatgwōngséuimóuh (Cantonese)
Luminescent Jellyfish [3]
Chinese (Traditional) 發光水母
Fāguāngshuǐmǔ (Mandarin)
Faatgwōngséuimóuh (Cantonese)
Luminescent Jellyfish [3]
French (European) Luméduse Portmanteau between lumière ("light") and méduse ("jellyfish") [3]
Jellybeam - Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia [4]
German Qalle From Qualle ("jellyfish") [3]
Italian Medusella From medusa ("jellyfish") and the diminutive suffix -ella [3]
Medulampada Portmanteau of medusa ("jellyfish") and lampada ("lamp") Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia [5]:146
Medusilla Jammyfish [5]:210
Korean 젤리빔
Jellibim
Jellybeam [3]
Portuguese (Brazilian) Água-luz Portmanteau between água-viva ("jellyfish") and luz ("light") [3]
Spanish (Latin American) Meluza Portmanteau between medusa ("jellyfish") and luz ("light") [3]
Spanish (European) Medusiño Portmanteau between medusa ("jellyfish") and niño ("child") [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 161.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 146, 211.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j In-game name displayed as an action in Mario Kart Tour.
  4. ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 146.
  5. ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.