Lava Bubble

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Three Podoboos.

Podoboos (Japanese バブル Baburu "Bubble") are living fireballs that emerge from lava. They mainly appear in the Mario platformers but occasionally appear in the Mario Party sub-series. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros., as simple fire balls, that would jump out of the magma in simple patterns when Mario was in a castle. Like most enemies, they appeared again in Super Mario Bros. 3, and can now move in more directions then just up and down. They again appear in the Castle levels of Super Mario World, where they act the same as in their previous appearances. However, some will now be found outside the Lava at all times, bouncing around the Boss rooms. They again appeared in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as obstacles in a pseudo-sidescrolling area in Bowser's Castle. They have since appeared in Super Princess Peach and New Super Mario Bros.

They have sub-species such as Lava Bubbles, Lava Drops, Embers, and Phantom Ember.

Appearances in other games

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Several Podoboos as they appear in Mario Party series. Here from Mario Party 8

Mario Party

In this game, one of the mini-games requires contestants to Jump over a rope made up of many Podoboos. Contestants must jump over the flaming rope twenty times. If one fails to do so, he or she loses fifteen coins, and five coins go to everyone else. However, if all complete it successfully, everyone gets ten coins.

Mario Party 2

The Podoboo-rope jumping mini-game returns in Mario Party 2. This time, contestants start by jumping over slow, blue Podoboos five times. After five jumps, the Podoboos turn orange and move faster. The rope keeps twirling until only one contestant remains. The winning contestant gains ten coins.

In most other Mario Party Titles, they appear as Orbs.

Mario Kart series

Podoboos appear as enemies in the Grumble Volcano course of Mario Kart Wii, and on various Bowser's Castle courses throughout the entire series. While in most courses, they jump out of lava, and then fall back down, at Grumble Volcano, the large pieces of rock from the volcano hit the ground to become very large Podoboos.

Related Fire-Like Creatures

• Trouble Bug - Donkey Kong
• Hot Foot - Super Mario Bros. 3
• Fire Snake - Super Mario Bros. 3
• Fire Elemental Ghost - Luigi's Mansion
• Lava Ghost - Yoshi's Story
• Burn Bit - Super Mario Galaxy
• Lava Bubble - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door