Editing Meteor

{{about|meteors that fall to the ground and act as obstacles|the larger space rocks that can be [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ed in [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]|[[Meteorite]]}}
{{species infobox
|title=Meteor
|image=[[File:SMG Asset Model Meteor.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|first_appearance= [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'']] ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|comparable=[[Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Cannonball]]<br>[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]]<br>[[Volcanic debris]]<br>[[Water Bomb]]
}}

'''Meteors''' are small spherical rocky projectiles that have entered the atmosphere and are burning up due to the resulting friction.

==History==
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
In the 1993 [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]], it is the meteor {{wp|Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event|that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs}} that separates [[Earth]] into two parallel dimensions; Earth and [[Dinohattan]]. While Dinosaurs become extinct on Earth, they prosper and evolve into intelligent beings in the Dinohattan dimension. Unfortunately, said dimension has poor resources and is compromised of almost entirely a barren, desolate desert. [[President Koopa]] gains control of the dimension through a military coup, with the intent of merging the two worlds. To do this, it is necessary to use a [[Meteorite piece|shard from the meteor]] to combine the worlds. Said piece of meteor plays a pivotal, key role in the movie.

===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', meteors appear in two sizes and are surrounded by blue fire. Large ones are used as projectiles by the [[Roc]] bosses, while small ones appear in [[Banshee Swamp]], where they follow preset paths through the air, and [[Asteroid Belt]], where they bounce around inside the first asteroid.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Bowser Star Reactor Meteors.png|thumb|left|[[Bowser]] shooting meteors from his mouth to destroy [[Mario]]'s pathway in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]
[[File:SMG Meteor.png|thumb|100px|A meteor in the [[Melty Molten Galaxy]]]]
Meteors are featured prominently in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', where they periodically crash into some planets in various [[Galaxy|galaxies]]. If hit by one, [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) will take damage. They first appear being shot from [[cannon]]s by [[airship]]s in the opening, and appear as obstacles shortly after in the [[Gateway Galaxy]].  When Mario traverses the large staircase at the end of [[Bowser's Star Reactor]], [[Bowser]] launches meteors from his mouth to destroy the platforms Mario walks on. In [[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]], they fall from the sky during the final part of the battle with [[King Kaliente]]. Meteors prominently appear in the [[Melty Molten Galaxy]] in the mission [[Through the Meteor Storm]], where they rain down during the entire mission. The meteors will not spawn if the player is looking directly at their spawn point.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', meteors (also known as '''lava spheres'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 189.</ref>) prominently appear in the [[Shiverburn Galaxy]], where they create temporary pools of [[lava]] when they collide with ice. [[Ice Meteor|Similar objects]] that create ice platforms when they fall in lava also appear in the Shiverburn Galaxy.

Meteors also make an appearance in [[Hightail Falls Speed Run]], acting as an obstacle for [[Dash Yoshi]] while he runs across walls.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
Similar objects known as '''Bowser's Flames'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide, pages 14, 190 and 196.</ref> appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''; they replace the [[volcanic debris]] of previous titles and have the same function, but they shower down more constantly rather than at designated intervals. They appear in the [[Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle]] levels [[Meteor Moat]] and [[Firefall Cliffs]]. In the former [[level]], they tend to trail behind the player and catch up if they remain in the same spot for too long, and in the latter level, their movement is fixed due to the auto-scrolling element. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', they appear in the replacement levels [[Magma Moat]] and [[Firefall Rising]]. They can be easily extinguished with an [[Ice Ball]] using [[Ice Mario]]. In addition, Bowser's [[fireball]]s take on the same appearance and can also rain directly downwards. Bowser also shoots down flames in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its remake]] in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' theme in similar patterns when he is riding a [[Lakitu's Cloud]].

===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', meteors are found in the minigame [[Meteor Melee]], in which they fall from the sky and deduct [[point]]s upon collision.

==Names in other languages==
===Meteor===
{{foreign names
|Jap=メテオストライク<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 137 and 171.</ref>
|JapR=Meteo Sutoraiku
|JapM=Meteor Strike
}}

===Bowser's Flame===
{{foreign names
|Jap=火炎弾<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 215.</ref>
|JapR=Kaendan
|JapM=Fireball
|Kor=불덩이
|KorR=Buldeongi
|KorM=Fireball
|Ita=Fiamme di Bowser<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 215</ref>
|ItaM=Bowser's Flame
|Fre=Flamme de Bowser<ref>Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKTBmCxLSs4 New Super Mario Bros. U - Château de Peach-4 - Les flammes de Bowser (Wii U)] video descripiton.</ref>
|FreM=Bowser's Flame
}}

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