Witch's Cauldron
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| Witch's Cauldron | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun volume 8 (1993) |
The Witch's Cauldrons[1] are platforms and obstacles found in the Witch's Mansion Course in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They also appear as the Witch's weapons in adaptations of the game.
While they act as normal Semisolid Platforms throughout the course, during the boss fight against the Witch, she uses her fire magic to light fires under the three cauldrons (normally the one Mario is currently standing on) to boil the water inside and send the leaping lids[2] up to the ceiling covered in spikes, causing him to take damage.
In the Super Mario Adventures comic Mario vs. Wario, after accidentally roasting the Big Bird, the Witch sends two leaping lids against Mario by boiling two nearby cauldrons (depicted more like clay pots). He stumbles in fear and the handles of the lid perfectly slide into his feet as shoes. Being made out of wood, Mario is able to walk across the lake, thanking the Witch for the "floatation devices," leaving her stunned.
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1 of the Super Mario Kodansha manga, the Witch manages to pin Mario onto a leaping lid ready to blow against the spiked ceiling, also explaining that in the same cauldron she is brewing a potion to turn the previously captured Princess Peach into a lizard. Due to Battle Beetle's intervention, the Witch stumbles and accidentally frees Peach, who uses the Bunny form to rescue Mario from certain death by moving the leaping lid out of the way just as it is sent flying. The liquid instead lands on the Witch, turning her into a giant lizard.
In Volume 8 of Super Mario-kun, the Witch uses the cauldrons to cook the inhabitants of Pumpkin Zone. During the battle, she uses two leaping lids against Carrot and Yokkī, squashing them together, and turning them into a Yokkī with bunny ears.
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Names in other languages[edit]
- Witch's Cauldron
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 魔女の釜[3] Majo no Kama |
Witch's Cauldron | |
| ナベ[4] Nabe |
Pot | KC Mario | |
| Italian | Calderone da strega[5][6] | Witch cauldron |
- Leaping Lid
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナベのフタ[4] Nabe no Futa |
Pot Lid | |
| Italian | Coperchio missile[7] | Missile lid |
References[edit]
- ^ Roberts, Rachel, Cardner Clark, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in 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 78.
- ^ Kentaro Takekuma (30 Nov. 2017). Super Mario Adventures (Edizioni BD). Translated by Federico Salvan. Milan: J-Pop (Italian). ISBN 9788832750959. Page 105.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in『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 78.
- ^ a b Kazuki Motoyama (6 July 1993). Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1. KC Deluxe (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319398-5. Page 4.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 78.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 78.
- ^ Kentaro Takekuma (30 Nov. 2017). "Mario vs. Wario" in Super Mario Adventures (Edizioni BD). Translated by Federico Salvan. U.S.A.: VIZ Media (Italian). ISBN 9788832750959. Page 105.
