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:'''''NOTE:''' The following is a draft for a proposal to merge [[Bonfire Block]], [[Flame block]], and [[Fiery block]]. (Before you ask, [[Fire Block]] is exempt because it's actually mechanically distinct!) Do not deploy this to mainspace unless the proposal passes. If it fails, we'll also be deleting this, since userspace isn't an archive for stuff not allowed on mainspace. ;P''

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{{distinguish|Fire Block}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:WLSI Bonfire Block.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Wario Land: Shake It!''
|first_appearance=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[1995]]) 
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[2008]]) 
}}
'''Bonfire Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' instruction booklet|page=8|date=2008|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (also known as '''Flame Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|date=Fall 2001|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 3|page=52|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Fire Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|date=Fall 2001|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 3|page=57, 62|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>, and formerly known as '''Fiery blocks''')<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt|title=''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=24|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|quote=Shoot these fiery blocks to make them disappear. Coins are waiting!}}</ref> are [[block]]s that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins]]'', and later appeared the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' series, starting with ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''. They appear as blocks with a picture of a flame on them, and usually serve as obstacles that are destroyed with fire, such as with a [[Fire Flower]] or via one of [[Wario]]'s [[Reaction]]s.

==History==
===''Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins''===
In ''[[Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins]]'', Fiery blocks are a relatively common block that resembles a [[Rotating Block]]. Fiery blocks can only be destroyed with a [[fireball]] from [[Fire Mario]], destroying the fireball in the process. They are frequently used to either block [[Warp Pipe]] entrances. Some Fiery blocks contain items, which are revealed once they are destroyed.

===''Wario Land'' series===
====''Virtual Boy Wario Land''====
[[File:VBWL Stage 3 Second Room.png|thumb|right|A room in [[Stage 3 (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|Stage 3]] of ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', featuring Bonfire Blocks.]]
:''TODO: hey, what does VBWL actually call these things?''
In ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', Bonfire Blocks make their first appearance in the ''Wario Land'' series. They resemble cubical stones with an ember pattern on them. They can be broken only by the fire stream of either [[Sea Dragon Wario|Sea Dragon]] or a fire blast from [[King Dragon Wario]]. Unlike the [[fiery block]]s of ''[[Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins]]'', the flames pierce through the destroyed block. Bonfire Blocks are usually placed to block access to [[Coin]]s or [[Heart (Wario Land series)|Heart]]s, though some block the path to [[Treasure (Wario franchise)|Treasure]].

====''Wario Land II''====
Bonfire Blocks re-appear in ''[[Wario Land II]]''. Rather than being destroyed with a power-up, they are now destroyed on contact by the [[Flaming Wario]] [[Reaction]]. They resemble red cubes with a yellow rim and a yellow ember design on their front.

====''Wario Land 3''====
In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', Bonfire Blocks are now colored purple, but function similarly to their ''Wario Land II'' counter-parts, being destroyed by Hot Wario on contact once he is enveloped in the flame. Bonfire Blocks can be found in [[Out of the Woods]], [[Bank of the Wild River]], [[The Tidal Coast]], [[A Town in Chaos]], [[The West Crater]], [[Tower of Revival]], [[Cave of Flames]], [[The Colossal Hole]], and [[The East Crater]], 

Additionally, a larger variant of Bonfire Blocks, referred to as '''Flame blocks''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20010709095547/http://www.warioland3.com/strategy/body.asp?key_id=S3_SILVER&land_id=S3|title=S3|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> or '''fire blocks''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20010501133836/http://www.warioland3.com/strategy/body.asp?key_id=S4_BLUE&land_id=S4|title=S4|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>, can be found in [[Tower of Revival]] and [[The Steep Canyon]]. They function identically to Bonfire Blocks, but are twice as large and feature a unique torch-like pattern on their front. A counterpart of the Bonfire Block for [[Snowman Wario]] debuts in this game, in the form of the [[Snowman Block]].

====''Wario Land 4''====
In ''[[Wario Land 4]]'', Bonfire Blocks re-appear in [[Toy Block Tower]], [[The Curious Factory]] and [[Hotel Horror]]. They function similarly to in ''Wario Land II'', but are now uniformly twice as large as ordinary blocks, similarly to the Flame blocks of ''Wario Land 3''. They are tinted pink with a red ember design, and most Bonfire Blocks share the same stony appearance as ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''. In Toy Block Tower, Bonfire Blocks are made of a glossy material.

====''Wario Land: Shake It!''====
:''TODO: ...this entire section?! there was seriously nothing written about them in this game that wasn't applicable to another game in the series...''

==Gallery==
===Sprites and assets===
<gallery>
Super Mario Land 2 Fiery Block.png|''[[Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins]]''
VBWL Bonfire Block.png|''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''
WL2 O FireBlock.png|''[[Wario Land II]]''
WL3 BonfireBlock.png|''[[Wario Land 3]]''
TorchblockWL3.png|''Wario Land 3'' (Flame block)
WL4-Bonfire Block.png|''Wario Land 4''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Wario Land 2 S 2x-2.png|''[[Wario Land II]]''{{'}}s version of the Bonfire Block.
FlamingWario WL4.png|[[Wario]] running towards a Bonfire Block in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''.
BonfireBlock.png|''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''{{'}}s version of the Bonfire Block.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ファイアーブロック
|JpnR=Faiā Burokku
|JpnM=Fire Block
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel'' Shogakukan guide|page=38|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|Jpn2={{ruby|炎|ほのお}}ブロック
|Jpn2R=Honō Burokku
|Jpn2M=Flame Block
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land Shake'' instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|date=2008}}</ref>
|Ita=Blocco incendio
|ItaM=Fire block
}}

==References==
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