Li'l Cinder
| Li'l Cinder | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Li'l Cinders,[1] originally known as Lava Bubbles,[2] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Their name directly references "cinder," which is a small part of any highly combustible material. They are the fiery counterparts of Li'l Brrs. Li'l Cinders slowly chase Mario (or Luigi) upon spotting him and attempt to ram into him to inflict damage. If Mario touches a Li'l Cinder, he catches fire and starts running around uncontrollably while losing a wedge of his life meter.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Lava Bubbles first appear in Super Mario Galaxy, where they sometimes spawn from lava pools. Mario can use a spin attack nearby or shoot a Star Bit to put out the flame surrounding a Lava Bubble, making it fall on the ground vulnerable and blackened. In this state, the enemy attempts to escape Mario by weakly and unpredictably hopping away and seeks a pool of lava to regenerate its flame. While in its cold state, the Lava Bubble can be kicked or jumped on to defeat it, producing a coin. However, Lava Bubbles produce nothing upon defeat in Daredevil Comet conditions. Lava Bubbles are completely immune to Fire Mario's fireballs, with their bodies simply absorbing the flame. They are the most common enemy in the Melty Molten Galaxy.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Lava Bubbles are completely absent.
marks missions where Lava Bubbles are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| Bedroom | Freezeflame Galaxy | |
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| Garden | Melty Molten Galaxy | |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Li'l Cinders are much more prolific in Super Mario Galaxy 2. In some of Bowser's stages, they can be summoned by Magikoopas. If Mario rolls a snowball into a Li'l Cinder, he instantly defeats it.
Appearances[edit]
- marks missions where Li'l Cinders are completely absent.
- marks missions where Li'l Cinders are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| World 2 | Bowser's Lava Lair |  |
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| World 3 | Freezy Flake Galaxy |  |
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| World 4 | Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet | |
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| World 6 | Melty Monster Galaxy | |
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| World S | Mario Squared Galaxy | |
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Gallery[edit]
The Li'l Cinder's in-game model
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 | メラメラ[3][4] Meramera |
An onomatopoeic expression roughly meaning "to flare up;" shared with Flaret | |
| French | Mélaméla[5][6] | Romanization of the Japanese name | |
| German | Flamy[7] | From Flamme ("flame"); shared with Flaret | |
| Feuer-Flamy[8] | Fire Li'l Cinder | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Vampy[9][10] | From vampata ("blaze") | |
| Bolla di Lava[11]:185 | Lava Bubble | Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide | |
| Fiammetto[11]:280-81 | Lava Bubble | ||
| Spanish | Mera[12] | Partial romanization of the Japanese name |
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 27.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 185, 280–285, 287, 290–292.
- ^ Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 20.
- ^ 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 128, 161.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 29.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 128, 161.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 27.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 27.
- ^ 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. Page 128, 161.
- ^ a b Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 128.
