Editing Fireball (obstacle)

{{about|the [[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]] enemy|other uses|[[Fireball (disambiguation)]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMBW Fluff-Puff Peaks Palace second 10-flower coin.jpg|250px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
}}
'''Fireballs''' (alternatively '''fire balls'''<ref>''{{cite|date=1985|title=Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=8}}</ref> or '''Fire Balls'''<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|date=2002|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|publisher=[[Nintendo Power]]|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=4}}</ref>), also called '''Discs''',<ref>Instruction manual for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum ports of ''Mario Bros.''</ref> '''Fires''',<ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=''Mario Clash'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=18 and 22}}</ref> or '''swirls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Tsuboike, Yoshio, et al.|date=Spring 2001|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 1|publisher=[[Nintendo Power]]|language=en-us|page=40}}</ref> in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] sometimes appear in the context of being obstacles, but they are most commonly used by [[Mario]], [[Bowser]], and other characters as means of attack.
==History==
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
====''Mario Bros.''====
[[File:MB fireballs.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] dodging fireballs in ''Mario Bros.'']]
Fireballs in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' make their first appearance in a ''Super Mario'' game. They appear in red and green varieties, and are unique enemies in that they cannot cross the left or right edge of the screen and come out on the other side. There can be a maximum of four fireballs, two of each color, on screen at any given time. Fireballs and [[Icicle]]s are the only enemies that can harm players hiding behind the bottom [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s. A fireball will appear to impede the player if they take too long to complete a phase. Red fireballs are slower and bounce diagonally all around the stage, and if they hit one side of the screen, they ricochet off the side and keep going until making a full circuit of the screen after which they will disappear and respawn as a faster opponent. The quicker '''green fireballs'''<ref>''Mario Bros.'' Atari 7800 game manual, Scoring page.</ref> move horizontally from one side of the screen to the other where it will disappear until respawning elsewhere. It has a pattern of two small wavy bounces and one long bounce. Typically, the green fireballs spawn on a row where a player is located. To destroy fireballs, the player has to bump them from below while they are touching the [[floor]], or use a [[POW Block]]. Fireballs respawn as faster enemies a few moments after being destroyed.

[[File:SMB3BattleMode-BonusFountain.png|thumb|Fireball bonus stage in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
In the {{wp|Atari 2600}} port, fireballs are orange but behave like the green types from the original. It flies straight forward very quickly. In the {{wp|Atari 5200}} port, the orange fireball takes the place of the red one while the green one is replaced by the gold fireball. In the {{wp|PC-8001}} port, there is only one red fireball and it can travel through the wraparound screen. In the {{wp|Commodore 64}} port, there is a single red fireball but it behaves like the green fireball from the arcade version. In the {{wp|Amstrad CPC}} and {{wp|ZX Spectrum}} ports, the single fireball will float to the bottom floor as if it was affected by gravity and just roll around continuously. In the {{wp|Atari 7800}} port, the red type is called the orange fireball but it looks purplish. In the {{wp|Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit computer}} port, the red and green types are replaced by orange and blue respectively.

In the 1983 [[Family Computer]] port, fireballs are significantly smaller, making them easier to avoid. They were restored to their correct size by the [[Mario Bros. Returns|1988 FDS port]] and 1993 NES port.

Fireballs in the [[Mario Bros. (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Mario Bros. game]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' are all depicted red, but some behave like green fireballs. In addition, there is a bonus stage in which fireballs are shot out of a pipe. The in-game battle mode in its ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version also has both fireballs using the red sprite, while the [[Battle Game (Super Mario All-Stars)|Battle Game]] in the main menu replaces the sprites with [[Boo]]s, which can go through the wraparound screen.

Fireballs in ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'' of ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' function identically to their appearance in the Family Computer port of ''Mario Bros.''

====''Mario Bros. Special''====
Fireballs in ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'' appear in red and green varieties, both of which are invincible. Green fireballs in the game appear only in trampoline stages and have a sharper angle to their turn with a pattern of alternating broad and narrow waves. Red fireballs in the game appear only in conveyor belt stages and patrol a narrow range.

====''Punch Ball Mario Bros.''====
Fireballs in ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'' are invincible and look red. They act like green fireballs, but with a simpler wave pattern.

====''Mario Clash''====
Fire in ''[[Mario Clash]]'', as they are called, function like the green fireballs from ''Mario Bros.'' but with a simpler wave pattern. They can be destroyed with a [[Koopa Shell|Turtle Shell]].

===''VS. Wrecking Crew'' / ''Wrecking Crew''===
{{multiframe|[[File:VSWC Fireball.png]] [[File:WC Fireball.png]]|bg=black|align=left|Fireballs in ''VS. Wrecking Crew'' and ''Wrecking Crew''|size=130}}
Fireballs in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' and ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' behave like the green fireballs of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' but with a simpler wavy pattern. A fireball will appear if too much time is spent in one place. Careful positioning can allow the fireball to fly harmlessly over Mario or Luigi's head. The in-game manual of the ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' release of ''VS. Wrecking Crew'' classifies fireballs as characters.<ref>{{cite|title=''Arcade Archives VS. Wrecking Crew'' in-game manual|page=7}}</ref>

===''Hotel Mario''===
Balls of fire in ''[[Hotel Mario]]'' are obstacles in [[Bowser's Seizures Palace Hotel]]. They are preceded by a match-striking sound, and then dart from one end of a floor to another horizontally. In certain stages, more than one ball can appear at once. If they appear on the same floor as the player, the player can duck underneath them or hide into a door to avoid them. Alternatively, if the player is [[Fire Mario]], they can shoot a [[fireball]] at one of them, which will make them stop spawning for the remainder of the hotel.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:SM64 Asset Model Fireball.png|thumb|Fireball model in ''Super Mario 64'']]
Fireballs in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' are featured as both standalone objects and enemy projectiles. Stationary ones light torches in the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] and [[Hazy Maze Cave]], and they are shot out in large groups by the volcano in [[Lethal Lava Land]]. They can also be shot by [[flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|flame thrower]]s, [[Fly Guy]]s, [[Small Piranha]]s, [[Big Fire Piranha|Piranha Flower]]s, and [[Bowser]], with some staying still and others chasing Mario. In the remake, stationary fireballs also light small bonfires at [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and [[Snowman's Land]], and they can be eaten by [[Yoshi]] for [[Fire Power (Yoshi)|fire breath]].

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
Rolling fireballs materialize from the orange [[spell]]s cast by [[Magikoopa]]s and [[Kamella]]. The [[Dino Piranha|Black Dino Piranha]] spits the same projectile. There are similar enflamed rocks are spat by [[Rocto]]s and [[King Kaliente]]. They travel in straight lines and contrast with the [[coconut]]s / [[watermelon]]s also shot by Roctos that can be [[spin|spun]] against. [[Mario]] only burns himself if he attempts to do this on one of the rocks. A similar obstacle called the [[lava burst]] appears in a few galaxies.

=====Appearances=====
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*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
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!colspan=8|Rolling projectile
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|[[Fountain]]
|[[Space Junk Galaxy]]
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|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]
|[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=Sinking the Airships]]
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|rowspan=2|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Mario Meets Mario]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Fast Foes of Toy Time]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi's Purple Coins]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Flipswitch Chain]]
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|[[Sand Spiral Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Choosing a Favorite Snack]]
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|rowspan=3|[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]]
|[[Deep Dark Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Underground Ghost Ship]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Bubble Blastoff]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Guppy and the Underground Lake]]||[[File:Smg icon daredevilcomet.png|link=Ghost Ship Daredevil Run]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Plunder the Purple Coins]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Boo in a Box]]
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|[[Matter Splatter Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Watch Your Step (mission)]]
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|[[Melty Molten Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Sinking Lava Spire]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Through the Meteor Storm]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Fiery Dino Piranha]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Lava Spire Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Red-Hot Purple Coins]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Burning Tide]]
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|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=8|Rock projectile
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
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!colspan=6|Missions
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|[[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dino Piranha (mission)]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=King Kaliente's Battle Fleet]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dino Piranha Speed Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Omelet]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi on the Roof]]
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|[[Fountain]]
|[[Space Junk Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Pull Star Path]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Kamella's Airship Attack]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Tarantox's Tangled Web]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Pull Star Path Speed Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Spacewalk]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance]]
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|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]]
|[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=King Kaliente's Spicy Return]]
|-
|[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]]
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Infiltrating the Dreadnought]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Revenge of the Topman Tribe]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topman Tribe Speed Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlestation's Purple Coins]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dreadnought's Garbage Dump]]
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|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=8|Ball projectile
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=6|Missions
|-
|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]
|[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=Sinking the Airships]]
|}
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', there are once again different types of fireballs. An additional standalone type is introduced, which loops through the air and appears in multiple sizes. Both of the projectile types also return.

=====Appearances=====
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*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
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!colspan=5|Arcing from lava
|-style="color:white;background:red"
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|[[World 3 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 3]]
|[[Freezy Flake Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Bowser on Ice]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Sorbetti's Chilly Reception]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Chimp's Skating Challenge]]
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!colspan=5|Looping through air
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|[[World 6 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 6]]
|[[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon grandstar.png|link=Bowser's Fortified Fortress]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run]]
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|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=5|Rolling projectile
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
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|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Slipsand Galaxy]]
|[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Sailing the Sandy Seas]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Squizzard's Daredevil Run]]
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|[[World 6 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 6]]
|[[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon grandstar.png|link=Bowser's Fortified Fortress]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run]]
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|[[World S]]
|[[Boss Blitz Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Throwback Throwdown]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=Throwback Throwdown Speed Run]]
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|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=5|Rock projectile
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
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|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Shiverburn Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge]]
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|[[World S]]
|[[Grandmaster Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Ultimate Test]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=The Perfect Run]]
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|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=5|Blob projectile
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|[[World 4 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 4]]
|[[Flipsville Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Flip-Flopping in Flipsville]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Flipsville's New Digs]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Spin Speed Run]]
|}
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====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Fireballs in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' are obstacles spawned from hazardous ooze. They are first encountered during the level [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Palace]]. The direction in which a fireball moves depends, but if a character touches one, they take damage.

===''Mario Power Tennis''===
[[File:Coin_Collectors.jpg|thumb|left|A green fireball in ''Mario Power Tennis'']]
Green fireballs from ''Mario Bros.'' in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' are obstacles bouncing around the court in the [[minigame]] [[Coin Collectors]]. These fireballs can stun a player for three seconds on contact as the defeated sound effect from ''Mario Bros.'' is heard playing.
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===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
====''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''====
Fireballs in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' are recurring lava obstacles that may travel straight or in arcs, and usually leap from magma. Fireballs in the game first appear in the level [[Grim Volcano]].

====''Donkey Kong Country'' series====
[[File:Fireballs.png|thumb|Several fireballs soar past [[Donkey Kong]] on his [[Rocket Barrel]] in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'']]
Fireballs in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and return in the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS version]], then in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' shortly afterward. In all games, they appear as a type of hazard capable of damaging the Kongs.

Fireballs in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' appear as hazards during a short section of [[Hot Rocket]].<ref>{{cite|quote=As some '''fireballs''' come at you from behind, try to fly in the middle.|author=Knight, Michael|date=2010|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|page=140}}</ref> They come out from behind and fly across the screen, destroying the [[Kong]]s' [[Rocket Barrel]] and causing them to lose a life if they come into contact. However, if avoided, fireballs simply fly past them. Fireballs cannot be stopped or destroyed. At one point, a fireball crashes into a chunk of rock falling from the ceiling, destroying it and revealing a [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]].

Fireballs in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' appear in [[Scorch 'n' Torch]], where they drop from baobab canopies at regular intervals and fall into [[pit]]s below. Fireballs can only be destroyed with a [[Water Sack]].

===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''===
A green fire in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' appears in [[18-Volt]]'s boss [[microgame]] [[Dustpan]] as roaming obstacle. It appears to have been recolored from the fireball sprites in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' 

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=If your timing is good, you'll be able to hit the floor beneath them just as they land to put them out of action.<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=43}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en|page=20}}</ref>
|Fre=Si votre timing est bon, percutez le sol au moment où elles atterrissent pour les mettre hors d'état de nuire.<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr|page=60}}</ref>
|Spa=Si tu sincronización es correcta, podrás golpear el suelo sobre el que se encuentran estas bolas justo cuando caigan para dejarlas fuera de juego.<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=es|page=100}}</ref>
|Ger=Um ihn zu stoppen, musst du genau den richtigen Moment abpassen, in dem er den Boden berührt, um dagegen zu springen.<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|page=40}}</ref>
|Ita=Se agisci nel momento giusto riuscirai a colpire il piano su cui si trovano propiro mentre atterrano, mettendole così fuori uso.<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|page=120}}</ref>
}}

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ファイアボール (JP) / Fireball (EN)
|shuzoku=ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=勝気
|tojo_gemu=ブラザー、クルー
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|突然現|とつぜんげん}}れる{{ruby|小|ちい}}さに{{ruby|火|ひ}}の{{ruby|玉|たま}}</big>'''<br>
マリオの{{ruby|投|な}}げるファイアボールとは{{ruby|違|ちが}}い、はじの{{ruby|方|ほう}}から{{ruby|突然姿|とつげんすがた}}を{{ruby|現|あらわ}}し、{{ruby|画面|がめん}}を{{ruby|横切|よこぎ}}る。{{ruby|当|あ}}たると{{ruby|丸焦|まるこ}}げになってしまうので、{{ruby|他|ほか}}の{{ruby|階|かい}}へ{{ruby|移動|いどう}}するかジャンプをして{{ruby|避|さ}}けよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=November 20, 1994|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4-09-259067-9|page=[https://imgur.com/sEM7tEO 180]}}</ref>
|tribe=Ghost clan
|disposition=Unyielding spirit
|game_appearances=Bros., Crew
|eng_desc='''''<big>Sudden appearance of a small fireball</big>'''''<br>
''Unlike the fireballs thrown by Mario, these fireballs suddenly appear from the beginning and cross the screen. If it hits you, you will be burned to a crisp, so move to another floor or jump to avoid it.''
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MB Arcade Red Fireball.png|''Mario Bros.'' arcade sprite (red)
MB Arcade Green Fireball.png|''Mario Bros.'' arcade sprite (green)
SMB3 FireballEnemy.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMW2 Fireball Roger.png|A fireball produced by [[Roger the Potted Ghost]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
MC Fire.png|''[[Mario Clash]]''
D.I.Y.Chiritorie.png|A green fire in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', as an obstacle in [[18-Volt]]'s [[Dustpan]] microgame
FireballsDKCTF.jpg|Two fireballs raining down in front of [[Donkey Kong]] in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ファイアボール<ref>{{cite|date=1985|title=レッキングクルー (''Rekkingu Kurū'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=5}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JpnR=Faiabōru
|JpnM=Fireball
|Jpn2=ファイア<ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=マリオクラッシュ (''Mario Kurasshu'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=16 and 20}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Faia
|Jpn2M=Fire
|Jpn3={{ruby|炎|ほのお}}<ref>{{cite|date=1998|title=''Wrecking Crew '98'' physical release manual|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=15}}</ref>
|Jpn3R=Honō
|Jpn3M=Flame
|FreE=Globe de feu
|FreEC=<ref name=Atari>{{cite|title=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ATARI 2600 European instruction manual|page=10-11|date=1989}}</ref>
|FreEM=Fire sphere
|FreE2=Boule de Feu
|FreE2C=<ref name=SMAEman/>
|FreE2M=Fire Ball
|Ger=Feuerbälle
|GerC=<ref name=Atari/>
|GerM=Fireball
|Ger2=Feuerball
|Ger2C=<ref name=SMAEman/>
|Ger2M=Fireball
|Ita=Sfera infuocata
|ItaC=<ref name=Atari/>
|ItaM=Flamed sphere
|ItaN={{a|MB}} (ATARI 2600)
|Ita2=Fiamma
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title={{a|SMB3}} instruction booklet|page=28|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|date=1991}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Flame
|Ita2N={{a|SMB3}}
|Ita3=Palla di fuoco
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title={{a|SMAS}} instruction booklet|page=36|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|date=1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Sconfiggi la palla di fuoco verde!/Sconfiggi la palla di fuoco rossa!/Sconfiggi entrambe le palle di fuoco!|title={{a|NESR}}; ''Mario Bros.'' stages 9-1, 9-2, and 9-3|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2013|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Fireball
|Ita3N={{a|SMAS}}, {{a|NESR}}
|Ita4=Sfera di fuoco
|Ita4C=<ref name=SMAEman/>
|Ita4M=Fire sphere
|Ita4N={{a|MB}} ([[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance]])
|SpaE=Bola de fuego
|SpaEC=<ref name=Atari/><ref name=SMAEman>{{cite|date=2001|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=es-es|page=38, 58, 98, and 118|accessdate=April 6, 2019}}</ref>
|SpaEM=Fire Ball
}}

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