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{{about|the projectile used as a weapon by [[Fire Mario]] and various enemies|other uses|[[Fireball (disambiguation)]]}} {{redirect|Fire Orb|the fire-elemental Orb in [[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]|[[Orb (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)]]}}
{{about|the projectile used as a weapon by [[Fire Mario]] and various enemies|other uses|[[Fireball (disambiguation)]]}}
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|image=[[File:Fireball Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|image=[[File:Fireball Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Fireball from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variants=[[Green Fireball]]<br>[[Ice Ball]]
|variants=[[Green Fireball]]<br>[[Ice Ball]]
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A '''Fireball''' (also written as '''Fire Ball''') or '''Ball of Fire'''<ref>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in-game name of the [[Fire Piranha Plant]] projectiles</ref> is a common projectile in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Typically, a character can shoot fireballs only if they acquire a [[Fire Flower]]. Some enemies can shoot fireballs without the use of a power-up. In some spin-off games, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can shoot fireballs from their hands without using a Fire Flower. In most games, fireballs are capable of being thrown even underwater. [[Ice Ball]]s can be seen as a parallel to fireballs.
A '''Fireball''' (also written as '''Fire Ball''') or '''Ball of Fire'''<ref>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in-game name of the [[Fire Piranha Plant]] projectiles</ref> is a common projectile in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. Typically, a character can shoot fireballs only if they acquire a [[Fire Flower]]. Some enemies can shoot fireballs without the use of a power-up. In some spin-off games, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can shoot fireballs from their hands without using a Fire Flower. In most games, fireballs are capable of being thrown even underwater. [[Ice Ball]]s can be seen as a parallel to fireballs.
==History==
==History==
===''Mario Bros.''===
===''Mario Bros.''===
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====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' / ''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''====
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' / ''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''====
[[File:Firemarioshoot.gif|thumb|[[Fire Mario]] shooting a fireball in the remake, ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'']]
[[File:Firemarioshoot.gif|thumb|[[Fire Mario]] shooting a fireball in the remake, ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'']]
Fireballs make their debut as projectiles in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can shoot these fireballs only if they acquire a [[Fire Flower]]. They are affected by gravity and bounce only on the ground. If they hit a block sideways or from the underside, they will usually explode. Most enemies can be defeated by one fireball, and [[Bowser]] can be defeated by five. Hitting Bowser and [[Impostor Bowser|his fakes]] with five fireballs will defeat them and give 5,000 [[point]]s; the latter seven will also reveal the common enemy that was in disguise.
Fireballs make their debut as projectiles in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can shoot these fireballs only if they acquire a [[Fire Flower]]. They are affected by gravity and bounce only on the ground. If they hit a block sideways or from the underside, they will usually explode. Most enemies can be defeated by one fireball, and [[Bowser]] can be defeated by five. Hitting Bowser and [[Fake Bowser|his fakes]] with five fireballs will defeat them and give 5,000 [[point]]s; the latter seven will also reveal the common enemy that was in disguise.


====''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Fireballs only appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' as enemy projectiles. [[Panser]]s shoot two fireballs at a time (gray/green ones shoot them straight up, while the others shoot them toward the player in an arc). Red and Green/Gray [[Birdo]]s spit fireballs; the former also shoots eggs, but the latter does not, forcing the use of [[Mushroom Block]]s to defeat them. Autobombs also shoot fireballs at players if [[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]s are on them.
Fireballs only appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' as enemy projectiles. [[Panser]]s shoot two fireballs at a time (gray/green ones shoot them straight up, while the others shoot them toward the player in an arc). Red and Green/Gray [[Birdo (species)|Birdo]]s spit fireballs; the former also shoots eggs, but the latter does not, forcing the use of [[Mushroom Block]]s to defeat them. Autobombs also shoot fireballs at players if [[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]s are on them.


====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMW Art - Fire Mario.png|thumb|left|Artwork of Fire Mario shooting fireball from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'']]
[[File:SMW Art - Fire Mario.png|thumb|left|Artwork of Fire Mario shooting fireball from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'']]
Fireballs return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', being usable projectiles again. Though Mario and Luigi are not the only ones that can shoot fireballs, as [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Traps]], [[Fire Bro]]thers, and [[Fire Nipper Plant|Fiery Walking Piranha]]s can also shoot fireballs from their mouths; these fireballs can be blocked if the Mario Bros. [[crouch]] while [[Hammer Mario|wearing]] a [[Hammer Suit]].
Fireballs return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', being usable projectiles again. Though Mario and Luigi aren't the only ones that can shoot fireballs, as [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Traps]], [[Fire Bro]]thers, and [[Fire Nipper Plant|Fiery Walking Piranha]]s can also shoot fireballs from their mouths; these fireballs can be blocked if the Mario Bros. [[crouch]] while [[Hammer Mario|wearing]] a [[Hammer Suit]].


Due to palette limitations in the NES version of the game, Mario and Luigi's fireballs appear green inside [[Toad House]]s and cyan during [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] fights.
Due to palette limitations in the NES version of the game, Mario and Luigi's fireballs appear green inside [[Toad House]]s and cyan during [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] fights.
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====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Art - Yoshi Breathing Fire.png|thumb|Artwork of [[Yoshi]] spitting Fireballs from ''[[Super Mario World]]'']]
[[File:SMW Art - Yoshi Breathing Fire.png|thumb|Artwork of [[Yoshi]] spitting Fireballs from ''[[Super Mario World]]'']]
Fireballs appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' where they are used as a weapon. When enemies are hit by fireballs, they become coins. Additionally, [[Yoshi]] can breathe fireballs if he eats a [[Red Shell]] and [[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]] can also breathe fireballs if he eats a [[Koopa Shell]]. The fireballs that Yoshi spit out look like [[Lava Bubble]]s and destroy most enemies. [[Jumping Fire Piranha Plant]]s spit fireballs at the peak of their jumps, and [[Volcano Lotus]]es release four at a time.
Fireballs appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' where they are used as a weapon. When enemies are hit by fireballs, they become coins. Additionally, [[Yoshi]] can breathe fireballs if he eats a [[Red Shell]] and [[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]] can also breathe fireballs if he eats a [[Koopa Shell]]. The fireballs that Yoshi spit out look like [[Lava Bubble]]s and destroy most enemies. [[Jumping Fire Piranha Plant]]s spit fireballs at the peak of their jumps, and [[Volcano Lotus]]es release four at a time.
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====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
Fire Mario reappears in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', acting as it does in the 2D ''Super Mario'' games. The fireballs thrown bounce off walls and fizzle out after two seconds. Fire Piranha Plants also spit fireballs.
Fire Mario reappears in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', acting as it does in the 2D ''Mario'' games. The fireballs thrown bounce off walls and fizzle out after two seconds. Fire Piranha Plants also spit fireballs.


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:Fire Princess Peach Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|left|Fire Peach throwing a fireball]]
[[File:Fire Princess Peach Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|left|Princess Peach throwing a fireball]]
Fireballs reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', and behave like they did in ''Super Mario 3D Land''; they can also go through [[Clear Pipe]]s and destroy any spiked balls within them. Fire Bros. also throw fireballs, which can go through Clear Pipes and be destroyed by players' fireballs.  
Fireballs reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', and behave like they did in ''Super Mario 3D Land''; they can also go through [[Clear Pipe]]s and destroy any spiked balls within them. Fire Bros. also throw fireballs, which can go through Clear Pipes and be put out by players' fireballs.  


In the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', fireballs that make contact with the water surrounding [[Lake Lapcat]] will be put out.
In the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', fireballs that make contact with the water surrounding [[Lake Lapcat]] will be put out.
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====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Fireballs return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' due to the return of the [[Fire Flower]] item and enemies such as [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s. [[Yoshi]] can also swallow fireballs from enemies that shoot them, or get fireballs from fire obstacles such as [[Fire Bar]]s or [[Burner]]s. Additionally, the [[Fire Koopa Clown Car]], an object released via a software update on December 22, 2015, has the ability to shoot fireballs from its mouth, and Fire Flowers give it a triple spread-shot. A charge can create larger fireballs, which can destroy [[block]]s.
Fireballs return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' due to the return of the [[Fire Flower]] item and enemies such as [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s. [[Yoshi]] can also swallow fireballs from enemies that shoot them, or get fireballs from fire obstacles such as [[Fire Bar]]s or [[Burner]]s. Additionally, the [[Fire Koopa Clown Car]], an object released via a software update on December 22, 2015, has the ability to shoot fireballs from its mouth, and Fire Flowers give it a triple spread-shot. A charge can create larger fireballs, which can destroy [[block]]s.


====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', Fire Bros. also return, though only in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style; a new [[Sledge Bro]]-like variation also debuts, the [[Heavy Fire Bro]]. Red Yoshis also return in the ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles, and spit fireballs instead of licking, unlike in ''Super Mario World''; their fireballs work like those of the Fire Koopa Clown Car, though these cannot be charged up.
Fireballs make a comeback in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', retaining their behavior in its predecessor. Fire Bros. also return, though only in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style; a new [[Sledge Bro]]-like variation also debuts, the [[Heavy Fire Bro]]. Red Yoshis also return in the ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles, and spit fireballs instead of licking, unlike in ''Super Mario World''; their fireballs work like those of the Fire Koopa Clown Car; these cannot be charged up, however.


===DIC cartoons===
===DIC cartoons===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
[[File:Fireballsmbss.jpg|thumb|A fireball from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]".]]
[[File:Fireballsmbss.jpg|thumb]]
Fireballs appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' They are used by Fire Mario (known as Super Mario in the show). The episode, "[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]" introduces the [[Great Balls of Fire]], very powerful fireballs that can damage a wall.
Fireballs appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' They are used by Fire Mario (known as Super Mario in the show). The episode, "[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]" introduces the [[Great Balls of Fire]], very powerful fireballs that can damage a wall.


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In ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'', [[Fire Mario]]'s special item is the Double Fireball, which allows him to throw two Fireballs rather than one.
In ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'', [[Fire Mario]]'s special item is the Double Fireball, which allows him to throw two Fireballs rather than one.
====''Mario Kart DS''====
Fireballs appear in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' on the track [[DS Mario Circuit]], where two [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s can be seen spitting them out onto the road acting as an obstacle for the racers to dodge.


====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
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===''Club Nintendo'' comics===
===''Club Nintendo'' comics===
In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]", Fire Mario uses a Fireball to defeat a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]", Fire Mario uses a Fireball to defeat a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
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|title=Fireball
|image=[[File:SMRPG FireOrb.png]]
|used_by=[[Mario]]
|type=Magic
|power=20
|effect=Damage
|element=Fire
|range=One enemy
|mitigation=N/A
}}
Fireballs appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' as a fire-based special attack that [[Mario]] learns when he reaches Level three, under the name of '''Fire Orb''' in the original. The move is called '''Fireball''' in the remake. The attack allows Mario to shoot small fireballs at one enemy. To do more damage than usual, the player should push {{button|snes|Y}} repeatedly while Mario is unleashing fireballs. Fireball uses five [[Flower Point|FP]] and has a Magic Power of twenty points. This attack is useful in the first fight against [[Croco]] in [[Bandit's Way]]. When used against an enemy made of fire, the Fireball attack does no damage.
Mario can learn two more powerful versions of Fireball during the course of the game: [[Super Fireball]] and [[Ultra Fireball]].
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
Fireballs appear only as hazardous obstacles shot by [[Karbine]]s and [[Kroc]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' The fireballs shot by Kroc are similar to those shot by [[Karbine]]s, except Kroc shoots from the foreground, whilst Karbines do so in the background.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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[[File:Smash Ultimate Fireball Mario.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Mario's Fireball in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'']]
[[File:Smash Ultimate Fireball Mario.jpg|thumb|left|Mario's Fireball in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'']]
Fireballs appear as the standard special move used by both Mario and Luigi throughout the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. Mario's Fireballs are red and affected by gravity (meaning they bounce against the ground), while Luigi's Fireballs are [[Green Fireball|green]] and shoot straight no matter what, unless it ricochets off of something in front of Luigi. [[Kirby]] can also use the Fireball move once he has [[Inhale|sucked up]] Mario or Luigi, and the color and performance of the Fireball are according to which Mario Brother he has sucked up. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Yoshi can spit single fireballs in his [[Final Smash]] [[Super Dragon|form]].
Fireballs appear as the standard special move used by both Mario and Luigi throughout the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. The fireballs here only deal a small amount of damage, unlike with games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise. ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' also makes the fireballs travel for a shorter distance before they vanish. Mario's Fireballs are red and affected by gravity (meaning they bounce against the ground), while Luigi's Fireballs are [[Green Fireball|green]] and shoot straight no matter what, unless it ricochets off of something in front of Luigi. [[Kirby]] can also use the Fireball move once he has [[Inhale|sucked up]] Mario or Luigi, and the color and performance of the Fireball are according to which Mario Brother he has sucked up. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Yoshi can spit single fireballs in his [[Final Smash]] [[Super Dragon|form]].


In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', the first custom variant of Mario's Fireball is '''Fast Fireball''', in which the fireball travels directly forward at high speed but does not cause knockback and deals less damage. The second is '''Fire Orb''', which fires a larger but slower fireball that moves similarly to the standard Fireball but can hit multiple times. The custom variants for Luigi's Fireball are '''Bouncing Fireball''', which behaves like Mario's standard Fireball, and '''[[Ice Ball]]''', which moves more slowly but can freeze opponents.
In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', the first custom variant of Mario's Fireball is '''Fast Fireball''', in which the fireball travels directly forward at high speed but doesn't cause knockback and deals less damage. The second is '''Fire Orb''', which fires a larger but slower fireball that moves similarly to the standard Fireball but can hit multiple times. The custom variants for Luigi's Fireball are '''Bouncing Fireball''', which behaves like Mario's standard Fireball, and '''[[Ice Ball]]''', which moves more slowly but can freeze opponents.


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', both Mario Brothers' Fireballs remain unaltered, aside from visual improvements, including brighter, flashier particle effects, as well as the appearance of smoke. However, Mario's Fireballs can now hit multiple times when used near opponents, just like the Fire Orb custom variant from the previous game.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', both Mario Brothers' Fireballs remain unaltered, aside from visual improvements, including brighter, flashier particle effects, as well as the appearance of smoke. However, Mario's Fireballs can now hit multiple times when used near opponents, just like the Fire Orb custom variant from the previous game.
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===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
[[File:MLSS AdvancedFireBros.png|thumb|The [[Super Attack|Advanced]] version of [[Fire Bros. (move)|Fire Bros.]] has Mario combine normal fireballs to create a big fireball.]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Mario throws his fireballs upon using [[Fire Bros. (move)|Fire Bros.]] [[Bros. Attack]] in the battle. Mario is also given his fire technique known as [[Firebrand]], which acts like fireballs, lighting all the [[Torch (object)|Torches]] so that some location can be accessible for the Bros.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', Mario and Luigi learn a [[Bros. Attack]] named [[Fire Bros. (move)|Fire Bros.]], which involves Mario throwing fireballs in high arcs so Luigi can use his hammer to bat them back at the enemies in low arcs. This game also introduces the concept of combining multiple fireballs into a single larger fireball, as the [[Super Attack|Advanced Command]] for Fire Bros. has Mario jump to push each fireball that Luigi hammers forward into a mass above Mario's head. To finish, Mario jumps off Luigi spike that fireball into an enemy
 
Mario is also given his fire technique known as [[Firebrand]], which acts like fireballs, lighting all the [[Torch (object)|Torches]] so that some location can be accessible for the Bros.


In the tutorial battle with [[Bowser]], Bowser only attacks Mario using his [[Fire Breath]]. As [[Rookie]], he also spits fireballs alongside throwing [[hammer]]s, similar to how he attacked in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[Bowletta]], a transformation between [[Cackletta]] and Bowser, also tries to breathe heavily and, after a few seconds, tries to breathe massive fire to defeat the Mario Bros. which can be done by dodging. Additionally, fireballs also appear during the final battle with Cackletta.
In the tutorial battle with [[Bowser]], Bowser only attacks Mario using his [[Fire Breath]]. As [[Rookie]], he also spits fireballs alongside throwing [[hammer]]s, similar to how he attacked in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[Bowletta]], a transformation between [[Cackletta]] and Bowser, also tries to breathe heavily and, after a few seconds, tries to breathe massive fire to defeat the Mario Bros. which can be done by dodging. Additionally, fireballs also appear during the final battle with Cackletta.
The remake of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', changes Fire Bros. animations. Instead of throwing individual fireballs, Mario throws one into the arc then sends the remainder into the first fireball. They combine to create a large fireball, that gradually descends to Luigi, who uses his hammer to split it into multiple fireballs that land on one enemy. It is similar to [[Luiginary Flame]], an attack from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. The Advanced Command is replaced by a discrete [[Super Attack]] named Super Fire Bros. It follows from the Fire Bros. changes, but it swaps the hammer attack from normal Fire Bros. with Luigi jumping to pop the giant fireball into the air. Mario jumps off Luigi to spike the fireball down into the enemies, as before. It explodes on impact, with the shockwave damaging all grounded enemies.


====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
[[File:MLPIT Mix Current.png|thumb|[[Mix Flower]] tasks all four characters to throw fireballs to create a giant fireball]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the [[Fire Flower#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Bros. Flowers]] is one of the [[Bros. Item]]s that allows Mario, Luigi, and their [[Baby Mario|baby]] [[Baby Luigi|counterparts]] to throw fireballs at the enemies during the battle. [[Blazing Shroob]]s, found in [[Thwomp Caverns]], the [[Shrooboid Brat]] and [[Elder Shrooboid]] can also attack using fireballs.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the [[Fire Flower#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Bros. Flower]] is a the [[Bros. Item]]. that allows Mario and Luigi, or [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]], to throw fireballs at the enemies. They bounce along the ground, as they do in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. If the babies are paired with the adults, then the babies can lob their fireballs to hit flying enemies. While both brothers (or pairs of brothers) have fireballs in hand, a large fireball is passed between the brothers during the attack. The brother(s) with the large fireball should be the one(s) throwing fireballs. If the other brother(s) throw fireballs, their fireballs will disappear when they collide with the ground, and never reach the enemies. The [[Mix Flower]] is a different Bros. Item where all four characters split up, then throw fireballs above the enemies. They congeal into a giant fireball, which drops down at the end to inflict damage. However, one large fireball is moving between the characters, and only the character with that fireball can throw fireballs. Everyone else has [[Ice Ball]]s, and throwing them decreases the size of the large fireball.
 
[[Blazing Shroob]]s, found in [[Thwomp Caverns]], the [[Shrooboid Brat]] and [[Elder Shrooboid]] can also attack using fireballs. If the wrong brother hits the [[Adult Shine Block]], a fireball will appear and force the babies to restart from the beginning of the room.


====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Mario and Luigi can obtain the Fire Flower [[Bros. Attack|Special Attack]]. It turns them into Fire Mario and Fire Luigi, and allows them to throw fireballs at enemies. The mechanics and animation are broadly similar to Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, however, a large fireball does not move between Mario and Luigi. Rather, one brother's fireball is larger and the other is smaller, and this changes during the attack. The attack also has a second phase where Mario and Luigi both have large fireballs so they can both throw at the same time. The remake renames Special Attacks to Bros. Attacks, but has no outstanding changes.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Mario and Luigi can obtain the Fire Flower [[Bros. Attack|Special Attack]] that allows them to throw fireballs at enemies.


====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
[[File:MLDT - Dream BrosMove 4 Fire.png|thumb|[[Luiginary Flame]] continues the concept but with the [[Luiginoids]], so more characters contribute to the final attack.]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', the Fire Flower returns as a Bros. Attack, which once again allows Mario and Luigi to throw fireballs at the enemies. The [[Luiginary Flame]] [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team#Luiginary Attack|Luiginary Attack]] also involves the use of fireballs to damage all enemies, and the [[Fire Bro]]s. also attack by using fireballs.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', the Fire Flower returns as a Bros. Attack, though the mechanics have been changed. In this game, both brothers are holding fireballs that gradually increase in size. The size resets after being thrown, and the rate at which the fireballs grow varies. Throwing them while they are large is optimal, but waiting too long will burn that brother and cost them the fireball. A second phase that only triggers on a perfectly executed attack gives both brothers an infinite supply of large fireballs to throw. [[Luiginary Flame]] is a [[Luiginary Attack]], where the [[Luiginoid]]s work with Mario to pass a fireball forward to other groups of Luiginoids. Each group adds their fireballs to that fireball, so the fireball grows to large proportions. Missing inputs burns the receiving character, makes them drop their fireballs if they have any, and shrinks the main fireball. Only the Luiginoids gain Fire form in this attack. Mario concludes the attack by swinging his Hammer at the fireball to scatter the fire over all enemies. If not hit, the fireball bounces off Mario's head then bounces off one enemy for minimal damage.
 
[[Fire Bro]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, and a new enemy called [[Magmad]] also attack by using fireballs; the former throw the fireballs into their target, while the latter two spit the fireballs out.


====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', the Fire Flower once again returns as a Bros. Attack. It is mechanically similar to the attack from ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', though the animation for attacking flying enemies has the fireballs be thrown in arcs instead of across the ground. As with all [[Fire (element)|fire based attacks]], fireballs deal critical damage to Paper enemies.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', the Fire Flower once again returns as a Bros. Attack which makes the bros throw fireballs at all enemies. These fireballs deal critical damage to Paper enemies.
 
[[Fire Bro]]s. return with fireballs as their main weapon, and the paper variant can also fold itself into a baseball bat to send a fireball into a Bro. [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s also appear in both 3-dimensional forms and paper forms, using fireballs as their main weapon. [[Bowser]] and his paper counterpart can shoot fireballs as well as one of their attacks in the first phase of the final battle; these ones explode upon hitting the ground, and their shockwaves must be jumped over. The Bowsers' fusion, [[Shiny RoboBowser]], can shoot giant fireballs in some of his attacks.
 
==== ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' ====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'', with the [[Fire & Ice]] [[Bros. Move]], Mario can throw fireballs with his [[Fire Mario|Fire suit]] with {{button|switch|x}} (while [[Luigi]] uses [[Ice Ball]]s from his [[Ice Mario|Ice transformation]] with {{button|switch|y}}). The first phase of the new [[Bros. Attack]] Mix Tornado involves Mario placing fireballs in a ring while Luigi fills the slots not covered by Mario with Ice Balls. Additionally, during the first phase of [[Reclusa]]'s battle, Mario can use his fireballs to block ice shots and cancel Reclusa's ice attacks when the Bros. catch up to the fiend. This is also done in the [[Luigi Logic]] section of the second phase of the fight, where Mario can shoot down Weeping Reclusa's ice shots with his fireballs as the Bros. head into the beast's maw.
 
Some enemies also use fireballs. The [[Fire Bro]]. appears in this game, throwing fireballs as an attack, and a new enemy called Reclusiff can drop fireballs onto the Bros. from above before slamming into one of them; these must be blocked with a hammer. The returning ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' enemy [[Magmad]] can bounce a fireball between itself and another Magmad (if there is more than one) as the two Magmads head towards their target, who must use a hammer strike to repel the fireball.


===''Mario Baseball'' series===
===''Mario Baseball'' series===
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===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
Fireballs only appear as uncommon enemy attacks. [[Volcannon]]s shoot them from their erupting tops, and the [[Shake King]] can drop waves of fireballs during his battle.
Fireballs only appear as uncommon enemy attacks. [[Volcannon]]s shoot them from their erupting tops, and the [[Shake King]] can drop waves of fireballs during his battle.
===''Dr. Mario World''===
In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', Dr. Fire Mario, Dr. Fire Luigi, Dr. Fire Peach, and Dr. Fire Rosalina all use fireballs as part of their skills. The animation in Stage Mode for Dr. Fire Mario has three fireballs race across the screen, while the animation in Stage Mode for Dr. Fire Rosalina shows three fireballs bounce across the screen. Then, the fireballs are used on the stage. For Dr. Fire Mario, Dr. Fire Luigi, and Dr. Fire Peach, each affected row and/or column has a fireball run through it, burning viruses and eliminating any object. For Fire Rosalina, the fireball drops onto the stage and bursts over a square area to the same effect. In either case, all objects that can be eliminated are eliminated, even if those objects normally have to be matched more than once to be eliminated.
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===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
*'''Wii Virtual Console manual description:''' ''Press {{button|wii|1}} to throw fireballs. (You must pick up a Fire Flower first.)''
*'''Wii Virtual Console manual description:''' ''Press {{button|wii|1}} to throw fireballs. (You must pick up a Fire Flower first.)''
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
*'''Menu description:'''
**''Flower Used 5''
**''Mg. Power 20''
**''Fire orb! Push "Y" repeatedly!''
====''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)====
*'''Battle menu description:''' ''Fire away! Push {{button|switch|A}} repeatedly!''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 127.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 127.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
Super Mario Bros 30th Rimpainting.png|Folding screen for celebrate the ''Super Mario Bros.'' 30th Anniversary and the 400th anniversary of the Rimpa school's founding, based on ''{{wp|Tawaraya Sōtatsu|Fujin Raijin-zu Byobu}}''
Super Mario Bros 30th Rimpainting.png|Folding screen for celebrate the ''Super Mario Bros.'' 30th Anniversary and the 400th anniversary of the Rimpa school's founding, based on ''{{wp|Tawaraya Sōtatsu|Fujin Raijin-zu Byobu}}''
Supernintendoworldpowerupbandkeychallenge-c.jpg|[[Super Nintendo World]]
File:TSMBM Fire Peach.jpg|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
TSMBM Fire Peach.jpg|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
Lava Wave Ride.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
Lava Wave Ride.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
SMRPG Remake Fireball.jpg|''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]''
M&LB Fire and Ice icon.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ファイアボール
|Jap=ファイアボール
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|ChiTR=Huǒyàn Qiú
|ChiTR=Huǒyàn Qiú
|ChiTM=Flame Ball
|ChiTM=Flame Ball
|Dut=Vuurbal
|Fra=Boule de feu
|DutM=Fireball
|FraM=Fireball
|Fre=Boule de feu
|FreM=Fireball
|Ger=Feuerball
|Ger=Feuerball
|GerM=Fireball
|GerM=Fireball
|Ita=Palla di fuoco
|Ita=Palla di fuoco<br>Fiamme danzanti <small>(''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'')</small>
|Ita2=Fiamme danzanti
|ItaM=Fire ball<br>Dancing flames
|Ita2N=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
|ItaM=Fire ball
|Ita2M=Dancing flames
|Kor=파이어볼
|Kor=파이어볼
|KorR=Paieobol
|KorR=Paieobol
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|Por=Bola de fogo
|Por=Bola de fogo
|PorM=Fire ball
|PorM=Fire ball
|Rom=Bilă de foc
|Rom=Bilă de foc <small>({{media link|HappyMealMcDonaldsRomania.jpg|McDonald's Romania 2017 Happy Meal box, ''Super Mario'' promotion}})</small>
|RomN={{file link|HappyMealMcDonaldsRomania.jpg|McDonald's Romania 2017 Happy Meal box, ''Super Mario'' promotion}}
|RomM=Fire ball
|RomM=Fire ball
|Rus=Огненный шар
|Rus=Огненный шар
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|Jap=ひのたま
|Jap=ひのたま
|JapR=Hinotama
|JapR=Hinotama
|JapM=Fireball
|JapM=
|ChiS=火焰球
|ChiS=火焰球
|ChiSR=Huǒyàn qiú
|ChiSR=Huǒyàn qiú
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|ItaM=Fiery ball
|ItaM=Fiery ball
|Kor=불덩어리
|Kor=불덩어리
|KorR=Buldeong'eori
|KorR=Buldeongeori
|KorM=Fireball
|KorM=Fireball
|Por=Bola ígnea
|Por=Bola ígnea
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