Editing Fireball

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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.

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.

Fireballs also appear in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Once again, they are used by Fire Mario. The episode, "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]" includes the song, "[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#Great Balls of Fire|Great Balls of Fire]]," which is a real song. Fireballs are also produced by [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s and [[Fire Snake]]s.

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. 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 into a mass, then spike that fireball into the enemies.

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 apart and have it scatter over the enemies. 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 the original game with Luigi jumping to pop the giant fireball into the air. Mario spikes the fireball down, as before.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the [[Fire Flower#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Bros. Flower]] is a the [[Bros. Item]]. that allows Mario, Luigi, and their [[Baby Mario|baby]] [[Baby Luigi|counterparts]] to throw fireballs at the enemies. They bounce along the ground, as they do in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. While both brothers have fireballs in hand, a large fireball is passed between the brothers during the attack. The brother with the large fireball should be the one throwing fireballs. If the other brother throws 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.

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 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: 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. 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 [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team#Luiginary Attack|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. Only the Luiginoids gain Fire form in this attack. Mario concludes the attack by using his Hammer to scatter the fire over all enemies.

[[Fire Bro]]s. also attack by using fireballs.

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. These fireballs deal critical damage to Paper enemies.

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