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{{species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBW Bulber Model.png|200px]]<br>A Bulber from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|image=[[File:BulberNSMBU.png|148px]]<br>A Bulber 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=2009|title=New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0307465924|page=160}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|date=2012|title=New Super Mario Bros. U Prima Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0307896902|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.
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 passive, hurting [[Mario]] only if he touches them.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
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 reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' where they act exactly as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', appearing alongside Jellybeams in [[Deepsea Ruins]] of [[Soda Jungle]]. They do not reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
Although Bulbers are absent from ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', there exists model data for one in the game files.{{ref needed}}
 
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Piranha Plant Cove Scene.jpg|thumb|left|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.
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===''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''===
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
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Bulbers appear in the final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', appearing in the background of Piranha Plant Cove.
Bulber makes an appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBW Bulber Model.png|''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==
===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'', "{{wp|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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[[Category:Fish]]
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[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U enemies]]
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[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii enemies]]
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[[de:Anglerfisch]]
[[it:Pesce Luce]]

Revision as of 20:17, March 26, 2024

Bulber
BulberNSMBU.png
A Bulber 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

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

A school of Bulbers in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Bulbers only appear in 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 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

Bulbers reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U where they act exactly as they did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, appearing alongside Jellybeams in Deepsea Ruins of Soda Jungle. They do not reappear in New Super Luigi U.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Although Bulbers are absent from Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, there exists model data for one in the game files.[citation needed]

Mario Kart Tour

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

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

Gallery

Additional names

Internal names

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

Language Name Meaning
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]
Pesce Luce[4]
Lamp Fish
Light Fish
Spanish (NOE) Besulbo
Portmanteau of besugo ("seabream") and bulbo ("bulb")

References

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando (2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0307465924. Page 160.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve (2012). New Super Mario Bros. U Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0307896902. 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.