Jellybeam
Jellybeam | |||
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First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) | ||
Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
Variant of | Jelectro | ||
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Jellybeams[1] are a jellyfish enemy introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Their name is a pun on "jelly bean," as well as a portmanteau of "jellyfish" and "beam." 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]
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 harm 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]
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 the ocean by Crown City, DK Spaceport, and Peach Stadium in Mario Kart World.[2] They float in water stationarily and bounce racers upwards when driven on. The Kamek item can temporarily summon Jellybeams on the track.
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]
The August 2018 LINE calendar
Jellybeam illustration in the teaser poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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 | Notes |
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Japanese | ライトクラゲ[3][4] Raito Kurage |
Light Jellyfish; comparable to「しびれくらげ」(Shibire Kurage, "Jelectro") | |
Chinese (simplified) | 发光水母[4] Fāguāngshuǐmǔ (Mandarin) Faatgwōngséuimóuh (Cantonese) |
Luminescent Jellyfish | |
Chinese (traditional) | 發光水母[4] Fāguāngshuǐmǔ (Mandarin) Faatgwōngséuimóuh (Cantonese) |
Luminescent Jellyfish | |
French (NOE) | Luméduse[4] | Portmanteau between lumière ("light") and méduse ("jellyfish") | |
Jellybeam[5] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
German | Qalle[4] | From Qualle ("jellyfish") | |
Italian | Medusella[4] | From medusa ("jellyfish") and the diminutive suffix -ella | |
Medulampada[6]:146 | Portmanteau of medusa ("jellyfish") and lampada ("lamp") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
Medusilla[6]:210 | Jammyfish | ||
Korean | 젤리빔[4] Jellibim |
Jellybeam | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Água-luz[4] | Portmanteau between água-viva ("jellyfish") and luz ("light") | |
Spanish (NOA) | Meluza[4] | Portmanteau between medusa ("jellyfish") and luz ("light") | |
Spanish (NOE) | Medusiño[4] | Portmanteau between medusa ("jellyfish") and niño ("child") |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sliver (April 4, 2025). 30 Minutos de GAMEPLAY de MARIO KART WORLD para Nintendo Switch 2 YouTube. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j In-game name displayed as an action in Mario Kart Tour.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.