Lava Lotus
| Lava Lotus | |||
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 Artwork of a Lava Lotus | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010) | ||
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A Lava Lotus is an artificial flower[1] that lives underwater in Super Mario Bros. 3. It resembles a large translucent version of Panser from Super Mario Bros. 2, but according to Nintendo Power, Lava Lotuses have a relation to Piranha Plants,[2] despite there being no such indication in the original instruction booklet. Lava Lotuses are capable of creating and storing lava balls under their transparent petals and attack by opening up to release them. The lava balls can go through platforms and make navigating underwater difficult. The number they shoot out is random and can be up to five at a time. The lava balls travel rather slowly and in a straight line from their point of release. They can be defeated only by Hammer Mario or Invincible Mario.
Lava Lotuses have appeared in Western-exclusive Super Mario media a few times. One appears briefly in the episode "Oh, Brother!" of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where it unleashes lava balls on Frog Luigi, who manages to swim past them with ease. In the book Dinosaur Dilemma, Mario avoids some Lava Lotuses while collecting coins in Lake Trilobite.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
- Instruction manual: An artificial flower that grows and blooms deep in the sea. Look out for the lava balls that it will release.[1]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| スイチューカ (JP) / Lava Lotus (EN) | ||||||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | |||||
| フラワー族 | Tribe | Flower clan | ||||
| 派手好き | Disposition | Extravagant | ||||
| 3 | Game appearances | 3 | ||||
| 水中に咲く危険な花 海底に咲いているとても美しい花。近づくと赤い玉を次々に出す危険な花だ。ハンマーや、地蔵になっての踏みつけ以外には無敵なので、玉を出す前に素早く上を通過しよう。[3] |
Dangerous flowers in the water A very beautiful flower blooming at the bottom of the sea. It is a dangerous flower that produces a series of red balls when approached. It is invincible except when you use a Hammer or statue to trample on it, so try to pass over it quickly before it shoots out red balls. | |||||
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Lava Lotus in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | スイチューカ[4] Suichūka 水中花[5] Suichūka |
Underwater Flower; A type of artificial flower which "blossoms" in water - |
| German | Lavapflanze |
Lava Plant |
| Italian | Lava Lotus[6] Lotolava[7] Loto di lava[8] |
- - Lava Lotus |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nintendo (1990). Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo (American English). Page 36.
- ^ "An aquatic relative of the Piranha Plants, the Lotus spits fiery lava bits." – Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 9.
- ^ (1994). 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 91.
- ^ Nintendo (1988). スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo. Page 37.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 27.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Page 38.
- ^ Super Mario All-Stars - Limited Edition Italian instruction booklet. Page 28.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 36.
