Watermelon

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Not to be confused with Melon.
Watermelon
Watermelon
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024)

Watermelons, also named melons, appear in the Super Mario franchise as fruits with various types of roles, most involving some form of interactivity.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

Watermelons
The three different types of watermelon

Watermelons appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue in three varieties (parsed as Water Melon in one preview),[1] each offering special attacks. Green watermelons allow a Yoshi to spit out the seeds as projectiles; if a green watermelon already has a bite mark in it, there will be only a third as many seeds. Ukikis have many watermelons, some half-eaten by them, which they use to spit seeds at a Yoshi. Red watermelons allow three shots of fire breath that burn enemies and melt Ice Blocks. Blue watermelons allow three shots of ice breath that freeze enemies, making them harmless and immobile and causing them to break apart when a Yoshi touches them. Super Green Watermelons, Super Red Watermelons, and Super Blue Watermelons are also available as Special Items, which automatically give a Yoshi the ability of the watermelon as if he had gulped it. Watermelons are featured prominently in the Mini Battle called Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest.

The Super Green Watermelon[2] Special Item is available in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, and it gives a Yoshi as many as 60 seeds.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Watermelons in Yoshi's New Island are functionally the same as in the original. Watermelons with bite marks are first encountered in Ukiki Jammin', first held by an Ukiki and having seeds that are spat out by them. A full variant of the watermelon is found in Ride the Blarggwich. Red and blue watermelons can also be found in later levels of the game, with red watermelons first debuting in Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth and blue watermelons in Brave the Bumpty Blizzard.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

A Watermelon in the Super Mario-kun
Mario shoving a watermelon in Baby Mario's mouth to stop his crying

Watermelons appear in volume 14 of Super Mario-kun, which is the adaption of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Like in the game, they give characters who eat them respective abilities. The first time they appear, Mario and Luigi stuff a Super Red Watermelon inside a crying Baby Mario to quiet him. He then breathes fire at Toadies who first attempted to attack. The next time they appear, Helicopter Yoshi eats a Super Green Watermelon and spits seeds at Kamek, Toadies, and Baby Mario they are carrying. During their battle against a Lunge Fish, Mario stuffs a Super Blue Watermelon inside Yoshi to make Yoshi freeze the Lunge Fish.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

Sprite of a Watermelon from Yoshi's Story

Watermelons in Yoshi's Story appear as one of the favorite fruit of Green Yoshis, along with melons.

Mario Party series[edit]

Watermelons in the Mario Party series have differing roles between each appearance. Giant watermelons appear in Mario Party as giant fruits on Watermelon Island part of Yoshi's Tropical Island. In Mario Party 5, Super Duel Mode contains a weapon for machines called the Seed Machine Gun, which is modeled after the watermelons from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island; it is a weak, lightweight gun that fires seeds at a rapid rate and is worth five Battle Game Points. Watermelons in Mario Party 10 appear in the minigame Watermelon Whalin', where they are carried by the rival players, and the solo player has to break them.

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

“For 7 coins, I can now give you an extra melon to help you live longer and upgrade your weapon. Do you want it?”
Candy Kong, Donkey Kong 64
Artwork of a Watermelon slice from Donkey Kong 64.
A melon slice in Donkey Kong 64.

Melons in Donkey Kong 64 are used as the Kongs' life meter. Each melon is made up of four slices, and if a Kong takes damage, they lose a melon slice of their health, sometimes even half a melon (the equivalent of two slices). Melon slices refill the Kongs' health, and can be found by either breaking open Melon Crates or by defeating enemies such as Kritters or Gnawties. If the Kongs lose all their health, they are sent back to the starting point of the area. At first, the Kongs start out only having one melon in their health meter, but they can have up to three by obtaining a melon upgrade from Candy Kong in Angry Aztec and Crystal Caves each. Melons are ammo in some bonus stages such as Teetering Turtle Trouble!.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

Watermelon from Super Mario Sunshine.
A watermelon in Super Mario Sunshine

Watermelons appear in Super Mario Sunshine as giant interactive objects in Gelato Beach, where the Surf Cabana makes juice smoothies out of watermelons, and there is a Watermelon Festival where participants show off their largest watermelon. These watermelons are quite sensitive to pressure, and act and look more like water balloons. If broken, they will respawn in the spot where they were originally found after a short while. Additionally, a broken watermelon will release one coin: this can be done up to a maximum of ten times per watermelon, after which no more coins will be given if it's broken again.

There are watermelon blocks in secret levels and Pianta Village, which act as breakable blocks.

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

A watermelon planet
The watermelon planet in Super Mario Galaxy

In Super Mario Galaxy, when 9999 Star Bits are collected, all the green coconuts in the game turn into watermelons. A watermelon is also featured in the Bubble Blastoff mission in the Deep Dark Galaxy. Mario lands on a glass planet where he must Ground Pound the three encircling tennis balls within the planet which will hit the watermelon in the center and cause it to grow visibly larger until it shatters the glass planet and becomes the new planet.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Roctos shooting watermelons in Super Mario Galaxy 2

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, all green coconuts turn into watermelons when 9999 Star Bits are collected, like in the previous game.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

While normal watermelons do not appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, there are watermelon variants of Piranha Plants called Melon Piranha Plants that spit out watermelon seeds which players can bounce off of. Like in the Yoshi's Island series, if a Yoshi eats a Melon Piranha Plant, it can spit out a large number of watermelon seeds at rapid-fire pace, or, if it grabs one of the seeds the enemy spits out, it can spit it back out.

Nintendo Puzzle Collection[edit]

In Nintendo Puzzle Collection, green, red, and blue Watermelons cascade down the screen when a stage of Round 9 is cleared in the Action Mode of Yoshi no Cookie.

WarioWare series[edit]

Watermelons appear in a few of the microgames in the WarioWare series. In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Body Block involves people keeping a watermelon bouncing around. In WarioWare: Touched!, these fruit appear in Steel Chef, It Slices, It Dices, and Global Warning. The microgame Universal Marionette from WarioWare: Smooth Moves features watermelons as well.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

Watermelons in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat are the theme for the Watermelon Kingdom, where the goal for each level from this kingdom is a giant watermelon.

Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]

Watermelons in Yoshi Touch & Go can be eaten by Yoshi to receive five eggs.

Mario Kart Arcade GP[edit]

A watermelon in Mario Kart Arcade GP appears in the bonus stage of the Mario Cup, where the goal is to push a watermelon to the goal.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3[edit]

Watermelon ball

The Watermelon is one of the unlockable basketballs in Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

DK: Jungle Climber[edit]

A giant watermelon appears in Veggie Patch in DK: Jungle Climber, where its seeds are used as pegs.

Mario Sports Mix[edit]

Watermelons in Mario Sports Mix are objects in Feed Petey, where player characters can earn fifty points by throwing a watermelon into Petey Piranha's mouth. The watermelon is suspended in midair on a rope, and player characters can obtain the watermelons by jumping up under it.

Luigi's Mansion series[edit]

Watermelons appear in the Luigi's Mansion series as interactive objects found in certain rooms. In Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Watermelons appear in the room floors of ScareScraper, where if a player breaks one, it will release several hearts. In Luigi's Mansion 3, Watermelons are found in the Kitchen alongside pumpkins. They don't drop hearts when destroyed, but they can be flung at Chef Soulfflé to disarm him of his frying pan.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Watermelons appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze as explosive objects known as Watermelon Fuse Bombs, which can be picked up and thrown at enemies to defeat them, or at certain obstacles to destroy them, usually to reveal a secret. Large rectangular watermelons also make an appearance as platforms in the level Fruity Factory, a reference to real-life square watermelons grown in Japan.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

Green watermelons appear in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, where Yoshi uses them to spit out seeds that can hit enemies and Winged Clouds, break sponge obstacles, and reach collectible items. When there is a bite on a watermelon, there will be third as many seeds in it. Fire and ice watermelons also make a return. A fire watermelon allows Yoshi to breathe out three streams of fire. Fire melts ice blocks as well as defeating enemies. In this game, an ice watermelon allows Yoshi to breathe out five streams of ice which can freeze enemies upon contact. Yoshi can kick the enemy and it will slide in the direction of the kick, eventually breaking apart. Some of the watermelons are required for 100% completion of the game. They are also available as Power Badges.

The All-you-can-eat watermelon! Power Badge in Yoshi's Woolly World automatically places a watermelon in a Yoshi's mouth, allowing him to have its ability at nearly any point. Watermelon slices also occasionally appear in the Bonus Game, where they are worth 300 points each. Yoshi can collect them with his body or using his tongue.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up for Minecraft, Melons are replaced by Watermelons.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Watermelons in The Super Mario Bros. Movie can be seen in a fruit cart along with pineapples and bananas while Toad is escorting Mario through the Mushroom Kingdom.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Instruction Booklet description: Places a Green Watermelon in Yoshi's mouth. Allows Yoshi to spit seeds.[2]
  • Nintendo 3DS digital manual description (Game Boy Advance version): Puts a green watermelon in Yoshi's mouth. Yoshi will be able to spit seeds for a certain length of time.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Watermelon[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese みどりのスイカ[3]
Midori no suika
Green watermelon
スイカ[?]
Suika
Watermelon
Chinese 西瓜[?]
Xīguā
Watermelon
Dutch Watermeloen[?] Watermelon
French (NOA) Melon d'eau[?] Watermelon
French (NOE) Pastèque[?] Watermelon
German Wassermelone[?] Watermelon
Knatterkürbis (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3)[?] Rattle pumpkin (Gunfire pumpkin)
Italian Cocomero Verde[4] Green Watermelon Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Cocomero[5][6][7] Watermelon Yoshi's Story, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, Yoshi's New Island
Cocomero verde[8] Green watermelon Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Korean 수박[?]
Subak
Watermelon
Portuguese Melancia[?] Watermelon
Romanian Pepene verde[?] Green melon
Russian Арбуз[?]
Arbuz
Watermelon
Spanish Sandía[?] Watermelon

Super Green Watermelon[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スペシャルスイカ(みどり)[9]
Supesharu Suika (midori)
Special Watermelon (green)
Italian Super Cocomero Verde[10] Super Green Watermelon Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super cocomero verde[11] Super green watermelon Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Spanish Supersandía verde[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WATER MELONS EVERYWHERE Yoshi respects Water Melon etiquette by blurting seeds out all over the place. There are a few strains of Water Melon, the benefits of which vary depending on colour. The red ones, for example, cause Yoshi to breathe fire!!!" – September 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) #30. Page 14.
  2. ^ a b 1995. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  3. ^ 1995. Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
  4. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual. Page 9.
  5. ^ 1998. Yoshi's Story manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 123.
  6. ^ Super Mario Sunshine Italian PRIMA Guide. Prima Games (Italian). Page 14.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 105, 136.
  8. ^ 2002. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 112.
  9. ^ 1995. Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
  10. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual. Page 12.
  11. ^ Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 European manual. Page 114.