Editing Lava Bubble

|image=[[File:Lava Bubble SMR.png|x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Run]]''

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|variants=[[Big Lava Bubble]]<br>[[Black Lava Bubble]]<br>[[Bō]]<br>[[Ember]]<br>[[Lava Babble]]<br>[[Lava Blubble]]<br>[[Lava Blobble]]<br>[[Lava Ghost]]<br>[[Phantom Ember]]<br>[[Podoboo Tower]]<br>[[Poison Bubble]]<br>[[Paper Macho Lava Bubble]]

'''Lava Bubbles'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=52}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127}}}}</ref> (also called '''Podoboos''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|date=1985|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9|language=en-us|date=June 1990}}</ref> '''Sparkies''',<ref>''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' in-game</ref> '''Spark Spooks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|language=en-us|date=1998|page=11}}</ref> '''fireballs''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 2|date=Summer 2001|page=13}}</ref> '''flames''',<ref>{{cite|author=Walsh, Doug|publisher=BradyGAMES|date=August 21, 2001|isbn=0-7440-0091-2|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' Official Racing Guide|page=35}}</ref> '''Lava Drops''',<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|page=91|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=November 6, 2006|isbn=1-59812-016-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|date=December 19, 2006|page=218 and 250|isbn=0-7615-5576-5|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us}}</ref> or simply '''Bubbles''')<ref>Bubble Capsule, ''Mario Party 5''</ref> are living [[fireball]]s that emerge from [[lava]]. They are commonly depicted as a large fireball with two black eyes or also as only a large fireball. Lava Bubbles appear mainly in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], but have also appeared in [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], and the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. In the main series, Lava Bubbles can be destroyed by using a [[Super Star]] and certain projectiles such as [[Ice Ball]]s.

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The former type of Lava Bubble assists [[Larry|Larry Koopa]] in battle, while the latter type assists [[Lemmy|Lemmy Koopa]] and [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] in their battles, with one appearing in Lemmy's room and two appearing in Wendy's.

Sparkies appear again in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]],<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>BUBBLE</tt>)</ref> where they are rare and primarily appear in [[Lethal Lava Land]]. The course is themed after them according to its Japanese name, and its [[painting]] features what is most likely intended to be one, depicted with a sinister face, though they are featureless in gameplay. They jump out of the lava horizontally and bounce on the bridges, then they come back to the lava. They are indestructible, and if Mario touches one, it causes him to uncontrollably run and lose three wedges of health, like all other fiery enemies or obstacles. In the battle with [[Bowser]] in [[Bowser in the Sky]], he spits some blue (green in the remake) fireballs that split into three like-colored Sparkies which immediately bounce across the stage. Both types disappear after a few seconds. In the remake, Yoshi can eat a Sparky, causing him to spit out fire, similar to his ability in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Lava Bubbles appear in many [[boss]] castles, acting like they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' They are also commonly found in [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]] as an enemy. They have eyes in this game, having a similar appearance to the ''Super Mario World'' Lava Bubbles. Additionally, the Lava Bubbles can be defeated by using an [[Ice Flower]]'s or [[Penguin Suit]]'s [[Ice Ball]]s, or by running into one while using a [[Super Star|Star]]. They first appear in [[Roy]]'s Castle in World 2 right at the beginning; they continue to appear in the castles of [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]], [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]] and [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]]. They are also found as enemies in the World 8 [[Enemy Course]].  

Standard orange Lava Bubbles appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' as obstacles in [[Galaxy|galaxies]] with lava, as well as in Bowser's galaxies. Just as in previous installments, Lava Bubbles jump out of the lava trying to hit Mario (or [[Luigi]], as the case may be), though unlike the previous game, they do not have eyes. In [[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet]], in a place in which there are many lava pits, there are Lava Bubbles that jump from one lava pit into another nearby lava pit. The blue Lava Bubbles from the first ''Super Mario Galaxy'' also appear in this game, solely in the battle against King Kaliente in the [[Boss Blitz Galaxy]].

Lava Bubbles reappear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where they are found in the [[Luncheon Kingdom]] and the [[Darker Side]], along with a secret area in the [[Lost Kingdom]]. As usual, they leap out of lava at regular intervals, potentially moving through grates, then fall back in. In this game, they may shift positions in the lava between jumps. [[Cappy]] can be used to [[capture]] them, although Cappy is unable to move through lava and therefore cannot hit a Lava Bubble beneath the waves.  

 

A Lava Bubble's eye color does not change when they are captured by Mario; they instead gain his nose, eyebrows, and mustache. When being controlled by Mario and [[Cappy]], Mario has the ability to travel through lava, including an immunity to other Lava Bubbles. However the Lava Bubble disappears if it lands on other surfaces. The Luncheon Kingdom's [[Stupendous Stew]] counts as lava. Mario can jump by pressing {{button|switch|B}}. and dash by pressing {{button|switch|Leftstick}} and {{button|switch|Y}}. Shaking the controller does a faster twirling dash that involves a short hop. He can pass through grates as well. Touching enemies that are not Lava Bubbles defeats them. If Mario defeats a [[Magmato]], it melts into a puddle of lava. This is used to create additional space on the ground that Lava Bubbles can swim in. The order of operations is such that jumping onto a Magmato as a Lava Bubble is safe. Mario as a Lava Bubble can jump into [[lava cannon]]s, which shoot Mario to another area of the map. Jumping in large pots of Stupendous Stew causes them to heat up, releasing a [[Power Moon]]. Lava Bubbles can ignite [[lantern]]s on contact, though lanterns are not made of lava so the Lava Bubble will disappear. When released from a capture, Lava Bubbles do not get dazed, though they will merely jump up and down instead of resuming any more specific movement pattern.

 

Lava Bubbles also appear in an 8-bit sections in the game, reprising their abilities from ''Super Mario Bros.''' Aside from being in the Luncheon Kingdom, they also appear in the [[Cloud Kingdom]].

 

The boss [[Cookatiel]] is fought while swimming in a giant pot of Stupendous Stew at the top of [[Mount Volbono]] in the Luncheon Kingdom. Getting there requires using a lava cannon as a Lava Bubble, and the Lava Bubble is used for the entire fight. Mario is not allowed to release the Lava Bubble during this encounter. The Cookatiel rematch in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]] takes place in the same pot, without the mountain underneath it, under the same rules. Mario also enters this fight in Lava Bubble form.

Lava Bubbles return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', where they appear exclusively in the level [[Pull, Turn, Burn]] and jump in and out of both right-side-up and upside-down lava. They can also be seen in [[Deep Magma Bog]]'s world map and in the world's epilogue where they startle the heroes. The game introduces a new subspecies called the [[Lava Blobble]].

Podoboos are one of several ''Super Mario'' enemies to appear in [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], specifically appearing in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons}}'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages}}'', ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords}}'', and ''[[zeldawiki:Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer feat. The Legend of Zelda|Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda]]''. In the first three, they appear in sidescrolling segments and act just like in the ''Super Mario'' games. In the ''Oracle'' games, a subspecies of the Lava Bubble, [[Podoboo Tower]], exists in the subterranean world of {{iw|zeldawiki|Subrosia}} in ''Oracle of Seasons'', and in the burning ruins of {{iw|zeldawiki|Symmetry City}} in ''Oracle of Ages''. In ''Four Swords'', where they are known as '''Bubbling Lava''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan; Stratton, Stephen|title=''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=December 10, 2002|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=176|isbn=0761541187}}</ref> they hop after the players, splitting into two small, quickly ricocheting ones when attacked. In ''Cadence of Hyrule'', they instead move around walls like [[Spark]]s.

Both ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'' feature giant Podoboo-like bosses as well, with the former game having {{iw|zeldawiki|Hot Head}} and the latter having {{iw|zeldawiki|Gouen}}.

[[File:MvsDK Podoboo.png|thumb|left]]

[[File:LavaBubbleMVDK.png|thumb|Lava Bubble in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]]]]

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', Podoboos appear as obstacles in [[Fire Mountain (world)|Fire Mountain]]. Like with other hazards and enemies in this game, touching a Podoboo will instantly defeat Mario or [[Mini-Mario]]. In the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], they are updated to use a design that slightly resembles their appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', which is more prominent when seen in motion.

 

In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Podoboos could be encountered in [[Fury Volcano]] and [[Bowser's Villa]], where they behave in the same manner as in previous games. There is also a blue variant that appears in Bowser's Villa. These ones hover above blue lava, and when [[Princess Peach]] approaches a torch, it slowly follows after her. Peach must lead them to the unlit torches, as lighting all of them in a room will open up certain doorways. Like [[Unshelled Koopa Troopa|unshelled Koopa]]s, [[Blindfold Boo]]s, and [[Security Thwomp]]s, the blue variants do not appear in the in-game glossary.

In ''{{iw|nwiki|Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru}}'', Podoboos appear with their usual design as obstacles in sidescrolling areas. They jump from lava as they normally do, but sometimes travel in wide arcs, turning sideways as they do so.

 

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|Chi2=火焰泡泡

|Fin=Podoboo

|Fre4=Ectopodoboo

|Ger2=Lava Blub

|Ger2N=first three ''Paper Mario'' games

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|Ita2=Fiammetto

|Ita3=Bolla di Lava

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