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Cactus
	; Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey
First appearance	Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall); Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance	The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Comparable
	Bramble; Flower; Thorny flower

Latest revision as of 18:12, May 7, 2024

This article is about a recurring plant. For the type of item container found in Donkey Kong Country Returns, see Item container § Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.

“Cacti also have flowers, did you know that? I haven't seen any, though... Do people eat cacti?”

—Goombario, Paper Mario

Cactuses (or cacti) in the Super Mario franchise are spiny desert plants and objects fulfilling both decorative and interactive purposes, damaging players in the latter instance. From Super Mario 3D Land onward, cactuses have been strikable objects in the Super Mario platform games and release a coin if hit indirectly.

Cactuses are the basis for Pokeys and related enemies. Tall cactuses in many games have branching arms and most closely resemble the saguaro, while stout, round ones bear flowers and resemble ball cactuses.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Incorporate information on the stout, round cactuses from Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World.

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Tall cactuses in Super Mario Bros. 2 are platforms in desert stages. Compared to most of the other platforms in the game, they often appear in large groups, with the player needing to go over each. Pokeys can travel through them, making them a slight obstacle.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

The Sand Bird approaching cactuses in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Cactuses in Super Mario Galaxy 2 are obstacles in the Slipsand Galaxy mission "Sailing the Sandy Seas," where they temporarily destroy pieces of the Sand Bird on contacts, creating gaps, although direct contact with the cactuses does not damage the player character.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

Cactuses in Super Mario Odyssey are obstacles that cost Mario a piece of his Health Meter if run into while a few of the thorns from the cactus stick to his body. Cactuses appear in the Sand Kingdom. Mario can also destroy cactuses by running through them while riding Jaxi. Some smaller, round cactuses appear in the Sand Kingdom as well, and they behave the same way. One cactus can be captured and moved in order to reveal a shining spot that Mario can ground-pound to reveal a Power Moon.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Cactuses in Mario Kart 64 are stationary objects in Kalimari Desert that block players, similarly to trees. They return in the course's reappearances in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, cactuses appear in Sunset Wilds, that returns in Mario Kart Tour, and Yoshi Desert. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, cactuses appear in the same capacity in Dry Dry Desert, returning in the course's reappearance in Mario Kart 8. In Mario Kart Wii, they appear with the same purpose in Dry Dry Ruins and Thwomp Desert. In Mario Kart 7, the Cact-X is designed after a cactus; it returns in Mario Kart Tour along with variants called the Cact-Ice, Cact-R, and Cact-B.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Cactuses in Paper Mario appear in Dry Dry Desert, where some resemble Pokeys in shape, and both a blue one and a stone one are used for navigation.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Cactuses in Paper Mario: Sticker Star are interactive objects in World 2, and attacking them with the hammer repeatedly causes their flowers to bloom and release coins.

Mario Party 3[edit]

Daisy preparing to jump over the cacti in Spiny Desert from Mario Party 3

Daisy prepares to take the shortcut through the cactuses in Mario Party 3

Cactuses in Mario Party 3 appear on a shortcut in Spiny Desert, where there are only two of them, and properly using the path requires the player character to jump over them, else they leap with pain to a corresponding sign elsewhere on the board. Hitting the first cactus takes them significantly before the shortcut's beginning, and hitting the second cactus (which has eyelashes and a flower crown) takes them slightly after the shortcut's end. As such, it can be useful to hit one depending on where the player needs to go.

Mario Pinball Land[edit]

Cactuses in Mario Pinball Land appear in the Shifting Sands Stage, where hitting one awards 100 points but knocks Mario back a distance.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Cactuses in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time appear in Gritzy Desert, functioning mainly as walls, and there is a small maze of them in the northeast section. Shrooba Divers use small round cactuses as projectiles in battle.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Cactuses in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam resemble Pokeys, block roads, and must be knocked away with hammer whacks, with taller ones requiring the Trio Hammer to get rid of every segment before they grow back. They appear only in Doop Doop Dunes.

New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

Cactuses in New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat are common obstacles, usually stacked on top of each other to function as barricades, and can be knocked away usually with the Sound Wave Attack. Cactuses in the game first appear in Dawn Savanna. All versions of the game feature a level inside a giant cactus, called Cactus Mine.

Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[edit]

Cactuses in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its Nintendo 3DS version are item containers in the Cave and Cliff area, with the former area having them with a somewhat fungal appearance.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

Cactuses in Mario Golf: Super Rush appear in Balmy Dunes on holes 16–18, while smaller ones appear in Spiky Palms. Cactuses are interacted with identically to trees and will hurt the ball's lie upon collision.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Cactuses in The Super Mario Bros. Movie can be seen briefly as Mario, Peach, and Toad travel through the Desert Area. The Cactuses use their appearance from Super Mario Odyssey.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Mario Golf
Super Mario Odyssey

Sprites and models[edit]

Super Mario 64 (unused)
Mario Kart 64
Mario Party 3
Mario Party 3
Mario Party 3
Super Mario Galaxy 2

Screenshots[edit]

Other[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
LEGO Super Mario
LEGO Super Mario
LEGO Super Mario

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	サボテン^[1] Saboten	Cactus

References[edit]

Cactus coverage on other NIWA wikis:

Nookipedia

Zelda Wiki

^ 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). Page 185, 232.

[1] 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). Page 185, 232.

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-{{about|cacti in general|the type of item container found in [[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]|[[Item Container#Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Item Container § Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]}}
+{{about|a recurring plant|the type of item container found in [[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]|[[Item container#Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Item container § Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]}}
-{{species-infobox
+{{species infobox
-|image=[[File:SMO Artwork Cactus.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Odyssey''
+|image=[[File:SMO Artwork Cactus.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Odyssey''
-|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
+|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
-|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
-|comparable=[[Bramble]]<br>[[Thorny flower]]
+|comparable=[[Bramble]]<br>[[Flower (environmental object)|Flower]]<br>[[Thorny flower]]
 }}
+{{quote|Cacti also have flowers, did you know that? I haven't seen any, though... Do people eat cacti?|Goombario|Paper Mario}}
+'''Cactuses''' (or '''cacti''') in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise are spiny desert plants and objects fulfilling both decorative and interactive purposes, damaging players in the latter instance. From ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' onward, cactuses have been strikable objects in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' platform games and release a [[coin]] if hit indirectly.
-{{quote|Cacti also have flowers, did you know that? I haven't seen any, though... Do people eat cacti?|Goombario|Paper Mario}}
+Cactuses are the basis for [[Pokey]]s and related enemies. Tall cactuses in many games have branching arms and most closely resemble the {{wp|saguaro}}, while stout, round ones bear flowers and resemble {{wp|ball cactus}}es.
-'''{{wp|Cactus}}es''' (or "'''cacti'''") are spiny desert plants that commonly appear as background objects, though occasionally they can be interacted with. In the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, cactuses are most often represented by the [[Pokey]] enemy and its relatives.
 ==History==
 ===''Super Mario'' series===
+{{Rewrite-expand|Incorporate information on the stout, round cactuses from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.}}
 ====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
-In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', tall cacti appear as platforms in desert stages. Compared to most of the other platforms in the game, they often appear in large groups, with the player needing to go over each. Pokeys can travel through them, making them a slight obstacle.
+Tall cactuses in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' are platforms in desert stages. Compared to most of the other platforms in the game, they often appear in large groups, with the player needing to go over each. Pokeys can travel through them, making them a slight obstacle.
+====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
+[[File:Sand Sailer.png|thumb|The Sand Bird approaching cactuses in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
+Cactuses in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' are obstacles in the [[Slipsand Galaxy]] mission "[[Sailing the Sandy Seas]]," where they temporarily destroy pieces of the [[Sand Bird]] on contacts, creating gaps, although direct contact with the cactuses does not damage the player character.
 ====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
-Cactuses later appear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where they are found throughout the [[Sand Kingdom]]. If Mario runs into one of them, he will lose a piece of his [[Health Meter]] and a few of the thorns from the cactus will get stuck on his body. Mario can also destroy cactuses by running through them while riding a [[Jaxi]]. Some smaller, round cactuses appear in the Sand Kingdom as well, and they behave the same way. One cactus can be [[capture]]d and moved in order to reveal a shining spot that Mario can [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] to reveal a [[Power Moon]].
+Cactuses in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' are obstacles that cost Mario a piece of his [[Health Meter]] if run into while a few of the thorns from the cactus stick to his body. Cactuses appear in the [[Sand Kingdom]]. Mario can also destroy cactuses by running through them while riding [[Jaxi]]. Some smaller, round cactuses appear in the Sand Kingdom as well, and they behave the same way. One cactus can be [[capture]]d and moved in order to reveal a shining spot that Mario can [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] to reveal a [[Power Moon]].
 ===''Mario Kart'' series===
-In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', cacti appear in [[Kalimari Desert]] as stationary obstacles, acting similar to [[tree]]s. They return in the course's reappearances in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. In the latter game, there are two karts that are designed after cacti, being the [[Cact-X]] and [[Cact-Ice]].
+Cactuses in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' are stationary objects in [[N64 Kalimari Desert|Kalimari Desert]] that block players, similarly to [[tree]]s. They return in the course's reappearances in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', cactuses appear in [[GBA Sunset Wilds|Sunset Wilds]], that returns in ''Mario Kart Tour'', and [[Yoshi Desert]]. In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', cactuses appear in the same capacity in [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]], returning in the course's reappearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', they appear with the same purpose in [[Dry Dry Ruins (race course)|Dry Dry Ruins]] and [[Thwomp Desert]]. In ''Mario Kart 7'', the [[Cact-X]] is designed after a cactus; it returns in ''Mario Kart Tour'' along with variants called the [[Cact-Ice]], [[Cact-R]], and [[Cact-B]].
 ===''Paper Mario'' series===
 ====''Paper Mario''====
-In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', cacti appear in [[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Desert]], resembling Pokeys in shape. A blue one and a stone one are used for navigation.
+Cactuses in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' appear in [[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Desert]], where some resemble Pokeys in shape, and both a blue one and a stone one are used for navigation.
 ====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
-In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', cactuses appear as interactive objects in [[World 2 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 2]]. Attacking them with the [[hammer]] repeatedly causes their flowers to bloom and release [[coin]]s.
+Cactuses in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' are interactive objects in [[World 2 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 2]], and attacking them with the [[hammer]] repeatedly causes their flowers to bloom and release [[coin]]s.
+===''Mario Party 3''===
+[[File:SpinyDesertCactusEvent.png|thumb|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] prepares to take the shortcut through the cactuses in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'']]
+Cactuses in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' appear on a shortcut in [[Spiny Desert]], where there are only two of them, and properly using the path requires the player character to jump over them, else they leap with pain to a corresponding sign elsewhere on the board. Hitting the first cactus takes them significantly before the shortcut's beginning, and hitting the second cactus (which has eyelashes and a flower crown) takes them slightly after the shortcut's end. As such, it can be useful to hit one depending on where the player needs to go.
 ===''Mario Pinball Land''===
-In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', cactuses appear in the [[Shifting Sands Stage]]. Hitting a cactus awards 100 [[point]]s and significantly knocks [[Mario]] back.
+Cactuses in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' appear in the [[Shifting Sands Stage]], where hitting one awards 100 [[point]]s but knocks [[Mario]] back a distance.
+===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
+====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
+Cactuses in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' appear in [[Gritzy Desert]], functioning mainly as walls, and there is a small maze of them in the northeast section. [[Shrooba Diver]]s use small round cactuses as projectiles in battle.
+====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
+Cactuses in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' resemble Pokeys, block roads, and must be knocked away with hammer whacks, with taller ones requiring the [[Trio Hammer]] to get rid of every segment before they grow back. They appear only in [[Doop Doop Dunes]].
+===''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
+Cactuses in ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' are common obstacles, usually stacked on top of each other to function as barricades, and can be knocked away usually with the [[Sound Wave Attack]]. Cactuses in the game first appear in [[Dawn Savanna]]. All versions of [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|the game]] feature a level inside a giant cactus, called [[Cactus Mine]].
-===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
+===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
-In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Pokey-shaped cactuses appear in [[Doop Doop Dunes]]. They block roads and must be knocked away with hammer whacks, with taller ones requiring the [[Trio Hammer]] to get rid of all the segments before they grow back.
+Cactuses in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS version]] are [[item container]]s in the [[Cave]] and [[Cliff]] area, with the former area having them with a somewhat fungal appearance.
 ===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
-Cactuses reappear in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' in [[Balmy Dunes]] on holes 16&ndash;18. They act as trees and will hurt the ball's lie upon collision. Smaller variants also appear in [[Spiky Palms]].
+Cactuses in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' appear in [[Balmy Dunes]] on holes 16&ndash;18, while smaller ones appear in [[Spiky Palms]]. Cactuses are interacted with identically to trees and will hurt the ball's lie upon collision.
+===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
+Cactuses in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' can be seen briefly as [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Toad]] travel through the Desert Area. The Cactuses use their appearance from ''Super Mario Odyssey''.
 ==Gallery==
-{{more images}}
+===Artwork===
+<gallery>
+Shyguydesert.png|''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''
+SMO Cactus Capture.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
+</gallery>
+===Sprites and models===
 <gallery>
-SMB2 World 6-1 Cobrats.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
 SM64 Unused Cactus.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|unused]])
 MK64Cactus.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
+Spiny Desert Selection Icon.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
+Cactus End of the Line MP3.png|''Mario Party 3''
+End of the Line Cactus.png|''Mario Party 3''
+SMG2 Asset Model Cactus.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery>
+SMB2 World 6-1 Cobrats.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
+World6-1SMB2.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
+MP3 Spiny Desert Start BG.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
+Cacti Planets.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
+SM3DL Screenshot Cactus.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
 MK7KalimariDesertShortcut.PNG|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
-SMO Cactus Capture.png| Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
+Drybake Desert Paperization Spot 9.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
-Cactus SMO.png| Screenshot from ''Super Mario Odyssey''
+Cactus (Paper Jam).png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
+Cactus SMO.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
+SMO Screencap Cactus.gif|''Super Mario Odyssey''
 </gallery>
+===Other===
+<gallery>
+CactusTSMBM.png|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
+LEGO Super Mario Desert Pokey Set.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
+LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Luigi.jpg|LEGO ''Super Mario''
+Lego SM-71418 Creativity Toolbox.png|LEGO ''Super Mario''
+</gallery>
+==Names in other languages==
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=サボテン<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|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]]』|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|page=185, 232}}</ref>
+|JapR=Saboten
+|JapM={{wp|Cactus}}
+}}
+==See also==
+*[[Flower (environmental object)|Flower]]
+*[[Fluff (object)|Fluff]]
+*[[Thorny flower]]
+==References==
+{{NIWA|Nookipedia=Cactus Set|ZeldaWiki=1}}
+<references/>
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+[[Category:LEGO Super Mario objects]]
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+[[Category:Mario Kart 8 objects]]
+[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! objects]]
+[[Category:Mario Kart Wii objects]]
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+[[Category:Mario Pinball Land objects]]
+[[Category:New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]
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+[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 objects]]
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+[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Movie objects]]
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