Editing Angry Sun

{{about|the enemy sun from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''|the sun character from ''[[Paper Mario]]''|[[Sun]]|the sun enemy with the same Japanese name from ''[[Wario Land 3]]''|[[Sun (Wario Land 3)]]}}
{{species infobox
|title=Angry Sun
|image=[[File:SMM2-NSMBU-AngrySun.png]]<br>Sprite of the Angry Sun as seen in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style of ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|variants=[[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|Moon]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{quote|That sun is not too bright!|Mario|"[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]"}}
The '''Angry Sun''', or simply '''Sun''', is a small evil sun that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In most appearances, it looks similar to an actual sun, but it is only slightly bigger than [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] and often has a furious-looking expression.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3 Angry Sun Artwork.jpg|thumb|left|''Nintendo Power'' artwork of the Angry Sun from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
The Angry Sun appears in two levels of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It first appears in {{world link|2|desert|World 2-Desert}} of [[Desert Land]], and again in [[World 8-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 8-2]] of [[Dark Land]]. To attack Mario, the Angry Sun swoops down at him in a U-shaped arch. The Angry Sun can be destroyed by a [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] [[Shell]], or with [[hammer]]s from the [[Hammer Suit]]. In World 8-2, the Angry Sun can also be bypassed by taking either of the secret Warp Pipes near the beginning of the level.
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====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
The Angry Sun reappears as an enemy that can be placed in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. The Angry Sun now flies on a longer path than usual due to it now being on a 16:9 screen as opposed to 4:3. At night, it is replaced by a [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|Moon]] that flies in the same path, but defeats all enemies on screen when touched. In the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style, its design instead resembles ancient Mesoamerican artwork, and has a neutral expression. While the text calls it "Angry Sun" in the Enemy section, they are generically called "Sun" by the voice when placed.

The Angry Sun can be defeated by thrown items (such as [[POW Block]]s and [[Koopa Troopa]] shells), [[Bowser Jr.]] spinning in his shell, [[Invincible Mario]], [[Spike Ball]]s and [[Snowball]]s, and the Big [[Goomba's Shoe]]'s shockwaves when stomping.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:SMB3 Show Angry Sun.png|thumb|The Angry Sun, along with [[Raccoon Mario]] and Raccoon Luigi, in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]".]]
The Angry Sun also appears in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', starting with the episode "[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]". During the episode, the Angry Sun, offended by [[Mario]]'s statement that "the sun was in his eyes", appears to attack [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] after they exit a [[Warp Pipe|Warp Tube]] from [[Prince Hugo]]'s castle; after several minutes of fleeing the Angry Sun, Mario and Luigi manage to gain a [[Super Leaf]] and transform into [[Raccoon Mario]] and Raccoon Luigi. With their new powers, Mario and Luigi begin to fly away from the Angry Sun, who catches up to them and is unaware that they are still Mario and Luigi. It asks the two "flying raccoons" if they saw where Mario and Luigi went; Mario responds to the Angry Sun's question by saying that they went to hide behind a cloud, which the Angry Sun hastily flies to.

The Angry Sun makes a minor appearance as part of the [[Desert Land]] background in the later episodes "[[Do the Koopa]]", "[[Crimes R Us]]" and "[[The Venice Menace]]"; in the former, it is depicted as white and shown dancing with a pyramid and a sphinx due to the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]], grinning for the first time. The scene of Mario and Luigi avoiding the sun's attack also appears in the show’s end credits.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKDSAngrySun.png|thumb|left|The Angry Sun in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'']]
The Angry Sun appears in the [[DS Desert Hills|Desert Hills]] course of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', where it shoots [[Fire Snake]]s onto the course. As Desert Hills returns in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the Angry Sun reprises its role. Angry Sun sprites from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' are also printed on some carpets in [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', and in [[Bone-Dry Dunes]] from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
While the Angry Sun does not appear physically in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', it is referenced twice, first by one of the [[Five Fun Guys]] at [[Bloo Bay Beach]]. When Mario pulls out the Toad hiding in the sand, he talks about getting a sunburn and comments, "The sun sure is angry today! You know a thing or two about the Angry Sun, don't ya?"

In [[Roshambo Temple]] #6, while introducing [[Green Pokey]] as an opponent, the announcer says, "Wearing an armor of sun-kissed spikes, he stalks through the sands with the Angry Sun at his back."

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
Like in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', even though the Angry Sun does not appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', it is referenced. Upon reaching [[Scorching Sandpaper Desert]], where the sun is missing from the sky, [[Olivia]] remarks "Do you think the sun is hiding because it's angry about something?"

==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=太陽 (JP) / Angry Sun (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Angry Sun Perfect.png|150px]]
|shuzoku=天体
|seikaku=かんしゃく持ち
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>背景と見せかけて⋯⋯</big><br>
マリオワールドのワールド2と8の砂漠面に登場する。最初は、背景のようなふりをして、地面を照らしている。しかし、マリオが近づくやいなや、鬼のような表情で追いかけてくる。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|language=ja|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/O3MGKoQ.jpeg 102]}}</ref>
|tribe=Celestial body
|disposition=Hot-tempered person
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>...Disguised as the background...</big><br>
''It appears on the desert surface in Worlds 2 and 8 of Mario World. At first, it pretends to be in the background, lighting up the ground. However, as soon as Mario gets close to it, it chases after him with an ogre-like expression on its face.''
}}

===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
*'''North American website bio:''' ''"For some reason, Angry Sun seems to be obsessed with Mario, following him wherever he goes."''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Desert Hill.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMB3 Sprite Angry Sun.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 Angry Sun Sprite.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Tornado SuperMarioBros3.png|{{world link|2|desert|World 2-Desert}} ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' NES
SMAS SMB3 World 2-D Screenshot.png|{{world link|2|desert|World 2-Desert}} ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' SNES
SMAS SMB3 World 8-2 Screenshot.png|[[World 8-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 8-2]] ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' SNES
Angry Sun SMAS SMB3.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'') sprite
SMMPB5 Activity6.jpg|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 5]]: Adventure in the Land of Rainbows''
SMA4 Angry Sun.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMM2 SMB Angry Sun.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM2-SMB-AngrySun.gif|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
SMM2-SMB3-AngrySun.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style)
SMM2 SMW Angry Sun.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
SMM2-NSMBU-AngrySun.gif|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
Sokuhou-Ban cover.jpg|Japanese ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' strategy guide (Sokuhou-Ban)
NPIssue11.jpg|''[[Nintendo Power]]''
SMKun 3 chapter 4.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 4|Volume 4]]
Angry Sun SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|Volume 13]]
Kinopio-kun SMM2 Sun.jpg|A ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style Angry Sun from ''Super Mario Maker 2'' drawn by [[Kinopio-kun]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|太陽|たいよう}}<ref>Mario character guide, [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#50 page 102]</ref>
|JpnR=Taiyō
|JpnM=Sun
|ChiS=太阳
|ChiSR=Tàiyáng
|ChiSM=Sun
|ChiT=太陽<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/super_mario_maker_2/make/index.html|title=創作 {{!}} Super Mario Maker 2（超級瑪利歐創作家 2{{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} 任天堂|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Tàiyáng
|ChiTM=Sun
|Dut=Boze zon<ref>{{cite|language=nl|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=May 15, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVPXThV-uc|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 16, 2019}}</ref>
|DutM=Angry sun
|Fre=Soleil
|FreM=Sun
|Ger=Sengende Sonne
|GerM=Scorching Sun
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors|title=''Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1992|isbn=3-929034-02-6|page=15}}</ref>
|Ger2=Sonne<ref>{{cite|language=de|author=Nintendo DE|date=May 15, 2019|url=youtu.be/7ivVW1yWPZY|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16.05.2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 16, 2019}}</ref>
|Ger2M=Sun
|Ita=Sole malvagio<ref>{{cite|language=it|author=NintendoItalia|date=May 15, 2019|url=youtu.be/lBMPaXYuFO8|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16/05/2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 16, 2019}}</ref>
|ItaM=Evil sun
|Kor=태양
|KorR=Taeyang
|KorM=Sun
|PorE=Sol Furioso<ref>{{cite|language=pt-pt|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=May 15, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5PwoP3Ch8|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref>
|PorEM=Furious Sun
|Rus=Злое солнце<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoRU|language=ru|date=May 15, 2019|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190917192349/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsGC95GOw4I&gl=US&hl=en|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16/05/2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 17, 2019}}</ref>
|RusR=Zloye solntse
|RusM=Evil sun
|SpaA=Sol
|SpaAM=Sun
|SpaE=Sol
|SpaEM=Sun
|SpaE2=Sol Maligno
|SpaE2N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
|SpaE2M=Evil Sun
}}

==Notes==
*In the premade world for the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', pixel art of an Angry Sun appears in the desert.
*[[List of Super Mario Maker pre-release and unused content#Unused palette graphics|Unused files]] hint that the Angry Sun was at one point going to appear in the first ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.
*The Mesoamerican design of the Angry Sun in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' theme in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' may have been derived from depictions of the Aztec god {{wp|Tōnatiuh}}, or the Incan god {{wp|Inti}}.

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