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{{species-infobox
{{distinguish|Bub-ulber}}
|image=[[File:NSMBW Bulber Model.png|200px]]<br>A Bulber from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:BulberNSMBU.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 6) (2023)
}}
}}
'''Bulbers'''<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 160.</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 30.</ref> are anglerfish-like enemies that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Like real anglerfish, their bulbs illuminate any darkness around them, similar to [[Jellybeam]]s.  
'''Bulbers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|date=November 15, 2009|language=en-us|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' Prima Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|page=160}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|date=November 18, 2012|language=en-us|title=New Super Mario Bros. U Prima Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2|page=30}}</ref> are anglerfish-like enemies that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Like real anglerfish, their bulbs illuminate any darkness around them, similarly to [[Jellybeam]]s.


==History==
==History==
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Bulber Screenshot.png|220px|thumb|A school of Bulbers in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
[[File:NSMBW Bulber Screenshot.png|220px|thumb|A school of Bulbers in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Bulbers only appear in [[World 8-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-4]]. They swim freely in the water, illuminating the area around them. They can be defeated by attacking them with a [[fireball]], by freezing them or by running into them with a [[Super Star|Star]], although this is not necessary and perhaps even detrimental due to loss of illumination. Bulbers are very passive and will only hurt [[Mario]] if he touches them.
Bulbers are enemies in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They appear in [[World 8-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-4]] only. Bulbers illuminating the area around them while swimming around. They can be defeated by attacking them with a [[fireball]], by freezing them, or by running into them with a [[Super Star|Star]], although this is not necessary and perhaps even detrimental due to loss of illumination. Bulbers are passive, hurting [[Mario]] only if he touches them.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Bulbers reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' where they act exactly as they did in the Wii game, appearing alongside Jellybeams in [[Deepsea Ruins]] of [[Soda Jungle]]. However, they come after the Jellybeams this time. They do not reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
Bulbers are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They behave exactly as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and appear alongside Jellybeams in [[Deepsea Ruins]] of [[Soda Jungle]]. They do not reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
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===''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
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====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Bulber makes an appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''.
[[File:MKT Piranha Plant Cove Scene.jpg|thumb|right|Bulbers in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Bulbers return in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', marking their first appearance in over ten years. They appear in [[Piranha Plant Cove]] across its variants, visible above the pillars of the first and third route's starting line and in [[Piranha Plant Cove 3]]'s subterranean ruin section.


==Names in other languages==
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Bulbers appear in the final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', appearing in the background of Piranha Plant Cove.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
Bulbers were going to appear in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', as model data for one exists in the game files, but they were removed from the final version.{{ref needed}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBW Bulber Model.png|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''<br>''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|file1=<tt>1 Data/files/Object/ankou.arc</tt><br><tt>content/Common/actor/ankou.szs</tt><br><tt>Data/Model/Object/ankou</tt>
|name1=ankou
|meaning1=anglerfish
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=Ankou<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'' internal filename (<tt>ankou</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>チョーチン<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. U'' actor name in executable</ref><br>''Chōchin''
|Jap=チョーチン<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. U'' actor name in executable</ref>
|JapM=Angler<br><br>From「提灯鮟鱇」(''chōchin-ankō'', {{wp|football fish}})
|JapR=Chōchin
|JapM=Clipping of「提灯鮟鱇」(''chōchin-ankō'', "{{iw|wikipedia|footballfish}}").「提灯」(''chōchin'') also literally means "paper lantern".
|Ger=Anglerfisch
|Ger=Anglerfisch
|GerM=Frogfish
|GerM=Frogfish
|Ita=Pesce Lampada<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 145</ref><br>Pesce Luce<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 210</ref>
|Ita=Pesce Lampada<ref name=SMEit>{{cite|date=2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-8893674362|page=145, 210}}</ref>
|ItaM=Lamp Fish<br>Light Fish
|ItaM=Lamp Fish
|Ita2=Pesce Luce<ref name=SMEit/>
|Ita2M=Light Fish
|SpaE=Besulbo
|SpaE=Besulbo
|SpaEM=From ''besugo'' (seabream) and ''bulbo'' (bulb)
|SpaEM=Portmanteau of ''besugo'' ("seabream") and ''bulbo'' ("bulb")
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 16:48, August 19, 2024

Not to be confused with Bub-ulber.
Bulber
Model of a Bulber from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Model from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 6) (2023)

Bulbers[1][2] are anglerfish-like enemies that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Like real anglerfish, their bulbs illuminate any darkness around them, similarly to Jellybeams.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

A school of Bulbers in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Bulbers are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They appear in World 8-4 only. Bulbers illuminating the area around them while swimming around. They can be defeated by attacking them with a fireball, by freezing them, or by running into them with a Star, although this is not necessary and perhaps even detrimental due to loss of illumination. Bulbers are passive, hurting Mario only if he touches them.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Bulbers are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U. They behave exactly as they did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and appear alongside Jellybeams in Deepsea Ruins of Soda Jungle. They do not reappear in New Super Luigi U.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

View of Piranha Plant Cove in Mario Kart Tour
Bulbers in Mario Kart Tour

Bulbers return in Mario Kart Tour, marking their first appearance in over ten years. They appear in Piranha Plant Cove across its variants, visible above the pillars of the first and third route's starting line and in Piranha Plant Cove 3's subterranean ruin section.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Bulbers appear in the final wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, appearing in the background of Piranha Plant Cove.

Unused appearances[edit]

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]

Bulbers were going to appear in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, as model data for one exists in the game files, but they were removed from the final version.[citation needed]

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. U
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
1 Data/files/Object/ankou.arc
content/Common/actor/ankou.szs
Data/Model/Object/ankou
ankou anglerfish

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チョーチン[3]
Chōchin
Clipping of「提灯鮟鱇」(chōchin-ankō, "footballfish").「提灯」(chōchin) also literally means "paper lantern".
German Anglerfisch[?] Frogfish
Italian Pesce Lampada[4] Lamp Fish
Pesce Luce[4] Light Fish
Spanish (NOE) Besulbo[?] Portmanteau of besugo ("seabream") and bulbo ("bulb")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 160.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 30.
  3. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U actor name in executable
  4. ^ a b 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-8893674362. Page 145, 210.