Rubbery bulb
- Not to be confused with Bulb.
| Rubbery bulb | |||
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 Model from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Rubbery bulbs,[1] also described as bulbs,[2][3] rubbery plants,[4] plants,[4] wiggly bulbs,[5] and green bulbs,[6] are a species in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear as smooth, green, and balloon-shaped plants with thin, stretchy stems.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, rubbery bulbs appear in various galaxies, most notably the Good Egg Galaxy. Their main purpose is to defeat foes that cannot be defeated via conventional methods. If Mario or Luigi hits one of them with a spin, the plant will stretch in the opposite direction, hitting any enemy or obstacle (mainly thorny flowers) in the way. If it fails to hit an obstacle or an enemy, it will come right back and hit the player character, causing him to fall back and drop 10 (or fewer if he has fewer than 10) Star Bits. If one is ground-pounded or run over by an enemy such as a Ruby Rock or a Chomp, it will become flattened and unusable for a short period of time.
Rubbery bulbs appear during the final fight with Bowser at Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, being seen in the second phase of the final battle where Mario can use them as protection against Bowser's fireballs. Using them to attack is mandatory since Bowser cannot be attacked normally by spinning and there are no lava pools to disrupt his attacks.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Bulbs are objects in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are encountered in Sky Station Galaxy, the Freezy Flake Galaxy, and Battle Belt Galaxy. Bulbs keep their same appearance and use from the previous game, but they are less common. They are now used to defeat certain enemies such as Prickly Piranha Plants and Homing Chomps. Spindleburrs, a spiky variant, also make an appearance.
Mario Party 10[edit]
Small bulbs are background elements in Mario Party 10. Three of them can be seen on the Rosalina Board, on a grassy field with two Lumas and a flower bed in the northwestern part.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
The English edition of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia refers to the enemy as the "Stretch Plant,"[7] Because this was used as a conjectural name by the Super Mario Wiki from 2010 to 2019, this is potentially a consequence of circular reporting.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/PunchingKinoko.arc | PunchingKinoko | Punching Mushroom |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
パンチングキノコ (Panchingu Kinoko) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パンチボンボン[8] Panchi Bonbon |
Punch Bonbon | |
| German | Streckpflanze[?] | Stretching Plant | |
| Italian | Pianta Punching Ball[?] | Punching Ball Plant |
References[edit]
- ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 27, 43, 48, 49, 53, 304.
- ^ Black. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 48 and 50.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 41 and 231.
- ^ a b Black. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 303.
- ^ Browne. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 41.
- ^ Browne. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 231.
- ^ Roberts, Rachel, and Cardner Clark, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 137, 171.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 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 137 and 171.
