Water Shooter

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Water Shooter
Artwork of a Water Shooter from Super Mario Galaxy
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Relatives
Notable members
“Who left those Water Shooters on?! Hey, would you give that valve over there a twist and turn them off?”
Gearmo during "The Floating Fortress", Super Mario Galaxy

Water Shooters are enemies appearing in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They look like and function in a very similar manner to the Squirt Nozzle used by FLUDD in Super Mario Sunshine, though Water Shooters are blue, while FLUDD is yellow, and the water produced is in the form of a bubble, rather than a spray. These bubbles, while harmless, capture Mario or Luigi and whisk him away on contact, generally serving as a hindrance, but occasionally are used to transport the player elsewhere. If Mario or Luigi is caught in a bubble, using the spin breaks him out.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

A Water Shooter from Super Mario Galaxy.
A Water Shooter firing a bubble in Super Mario Galaxy

Water Shooters first appear in Super Mario Galaxy. Sometimes, they are not active until a certain goal is achieved, while some in the Buoy Base Galaxy are deactivated by spinning a valve. Since their bubbles count as water, Bee Mario and Boo Mario are reverted to normal Mario if caught in them.

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where Water Shooters are completely absent.
  • Mission icon from Super Mario Galaxy marks missions where Water Shooters are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
Domes Galaxies Missions
Terrace Honeyhive Galaxy Bee Mario Takes Flight Trouble on the Tower Big Bad Bugaboom Honeyhive Cosmic Mario Race The Honeyhive's Purple Coins Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom
Kitchen Buoy Base Galaxy The Floating Fortress The Secret of Buoy Base
Engine Room Sand Spiral Galaxy Choosing a Favorite Snack
Garden Deep Dark Galaxy The Underground Ghost Ship Bubble Blastoff Guppy and the Underground Lake Ghost Ship Daredevil Run Plunder the Purple Coins Boo in a Box

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

A Green Star in Space Storm Galaxy
Luigi inside a Water Shooter's bubble in the Space Storm Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Water Shooters return in Super Mario Galaxy 2. In the Space Storm Galaxy's second mission, they move abnormally fast, like most other obstacles in the mission, and can be slowed down with a blue switch. Bee Mario and Cloud Mario get reverted to normal Mario if caught in their bubbles.

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where Water Shooters are completely absent.
  • Mission icon from Super Mario Galaxy marks missions where Water Shooters are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
Worlds Galaxies Missions
World 4 Starshine Beach Galaxy Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars Climbing the Cloudy Tower Purple Coin Beach Dash
Honeyhop Galaxy The Sweetest Silver Stars The Chimp's Score Challenge
World 5 Space Storm Galaxy Follow Me, Bob-omb To the Top of Topman's Tower C'mere, Topman

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/WaterPressure.arc WaterPressure Transliteration of below
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
ウォータープレッシャー (Wōtā Puresshā) Water Pressure

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
Japanese ウォーターシューター[1][2]
Wōtā Shūtā
Water Shooter
Chinese (simplified) 水泡喷射器[3]
Shuǐpào Pēnshèqì (Mandarin)
Séuihpóuh Pansehhei (Cantonese)
Bubble Sprayer
French (NOA) Aquacanon[4] Aqua ("water") with canon ("cannon")
French (NOE) Aquacanon[5] Aqua ("water") with canon ("cannon")
Canon à eau[6] Water Cannon Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
German Wasserdruck[7] Water Pressure
Blasen-Kanone[8] Bubble Cannon Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Italian Cannone ad acqua[9][10]:159 Water cannon
Spara-Acqua[11] Water-Shooter Super Mario Galaxy
Cannone bolla[12] Bubble cannon
Spara acqua[10]:126 Water shooter Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Korean 워터슈터[13]
Woteo Syuteo
Water Shooter
Spanish (NOA) Surtidor de Agua[14] Water Pump (as in a gasoline pump)
Spanish (NOE) Surtidor de agua[15] Water pump (as in a gasoline pump)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aoyagi, Masayuki, editor (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシーコンプリートガイド』(Super Mario Galaxy Complete Guide). Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-7577-3943-7. Page 363.
  2. ^ 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 126, 159.
  3. ^ "水泡喷射器坏掉啦?!你能旋转那边的阀门,关掉它们吗?" – Gearmo during "The Floating Fortress" (22 Mar. 2018). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
  4. ^ "Mais qui a activé ces Aquacanons?! Hé, tu peux-tu tourner cette valve pour les fermer?" – Gearmo during "The Floating Fortress" (12 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
  5. ^ "Les aquacanons sont détraqués! Tu ne veux pas les arrêter en tournant cette valve?" – Gearmo during "The Floating Fortress" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
  6. ^ 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 126, 159.
  7. ^ "Der Wasserdruck spielt verrückt! Kannst du ihn nicht mit diesem Ventil abstellen?" – Gearmo during "The Floating Fortress" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
  8. ^ 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 126.
  9. ^ 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 169.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ In-game name of "Bubble Blastoff" from Super Mario Galaxy.
  12. ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 262.
  13. ^ "워터슈터가 부서져삐다! 니 거기에 있는 밸브를 돌려가 멈추게 라" – Gearmo during "The Floating Fortress" (4 Sept. 2008). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean).
  14. ^ "¿Quién dejó esos Surtidores de Agua abiertos? Amigo, ¿podrías girar esa válvula para cerrarlos?" – Gearmo during "The Floating Fortress" (12 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
  15. ^ "¡El surtidor de agua está fondingao! Dale vuelta' a la válvula de ahí y páralo." – Gearmo during "The Floating Fortress" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).