Editing Melon

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{{redirect|Melon|the item that is referred to as a "melon" in [[Donkey Kong 64]]|[[Watermelon]]}}
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|image=[[File:Melon DKBB sprite.png]]<br>[[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|Balloon]] icon of a Tasty Melon in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'' ([[List of games by date#1991|1991]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
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A '''Melon''' is a [[fruit]], specifically a {{wp|Honeydew (melon)|honeydew melon}}, found in tropical regions, such as [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]].

==History==
===''Yoshi'' franchise===
====''Yoshi''====
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Melons first appear in ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', after the player clears levels 10 and 11 of the B-Type game, rewarding the player with 500 points.

====''Yoshi's Story''====
{{quote2|Lucky Fruit are yummy, but the "yummiest" of all fruit is melon.|[[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]]|[[Yoshi's Story]] manual}}
[[File:YS Melon Artwork.png|frame|left|A melon from ''Yoshi's Story'']]
[[File:YSMellon.png|frame]]
Melons appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', where it is the fruit of choice of the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]. There are 30 of these in every level, all of which must be eaten (without consuming any other kinds of fruit) to achieve a perfect score. Each melon awards the [[Baby Yoshi]]s a bonus 100 [[♥]]s apiece. Some melons are uncovered by breaking [[? Block]]s, popping [[? Bubble]]s, or [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing certain spots that can be detected by [[sniff]]ing.

====''Yoshi Touch & Go''====
Melons also appear in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'', where they give [[Yoshi]] twenty [[Yoshi Egg|egg]]s when one of them is eaten.

===''Paper Mario''===
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|image=[[File:PaperMario Items Melon.png]]
|pm=A succulent, ripe melon. Restores 15 HP.
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They also appear in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', where the adult [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] on [[Lavalava Island]] trades a Melon for one of [[Mario]]'s food items. The requirement, however, is that the item be a recipe from [[Tayce T.]] As this trade cannot be done when the Yoshi kids go missing and before the [[Lava Piranha]] is defeated, it can be easily missed by players who don't talk to the adult Yellow Yoshi before and after these events. Melons restore 15 [[Heart Point|HP]] but do not sell well, even at [[Dry Dry Outpost]].

===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', [[Hog]]s throw melons to attack Donkey Kong. Usually, they release three melons consecutively as part of one of their attacks. The player can [[clap]] while Donkey Kong is near a melon to punch or kick it back at the the Hog and stun it. Often, the Hog would shroud a melon in electricity and throw it much faster, requiring the player to clap one additional time to discharge the melon before sending it back. Donkey Kong can also force the Hog to release melons by clapping near the enemy.

A gigantic melon also serves as a goal in each regular level of the [[Melon Kingdom]].

===''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series===
The Melon appears as one of [[Yoshi]]'s special items in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. 
The Melon is a recovery item. Upon being used, it will remove all bad conditions from the user's kart, such as square tires, burst tires, or [[Thunder Cloud]]. In addition, the Melon provides a shield for approximately half a second upon being used. With good timing, this can be used to block incoming items or be immune to the explosion of a [[Time Bomb (item)|Time Bomb]].
In ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'', a variant of the Melon known as the Melon+ can be unlocked. This variant greatly increases the duration of the shield the item provides.

===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
[[File:Melon DKBB sprite.png|frame]]
The Melon, known as '''Tasty Melon''' in this game, appears as a [[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|red balloon]] item in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. When used, it makes the player invincible, much like the [[Super Star|Star]] from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. When used by a [[Kong]], the invincibility lasts longer. Unlike the Star, touching a player while invincible does not hurt them.

===''Mario Party 4''===
The fruit also appears in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' in the [[Bowser]] [[minigame]] [[Fruits of Doom]]. Here, it is one of the fruits that the players may give to Bowser to eat.

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Mario, [[Luigi]] and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] must [[Wait Up, Yoshi!|race]] a [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] in [[Gloomy Woods]] in order to obtain a melon to give to [[Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Wiggler]]. Once Wiggler eats the melon, he moves out of the way, allowing the trio to continue through Gloomy Woods.

==Recipes==
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|Apple + Melon
|[[Special Shake]]
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|Melon + [[Cake Mix]]
|[[Yoshi Cookie]]
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=メロン
|JapR=Meron
|JapM=Melon
|Kor=멜론
|KorR=Melon
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|Chi=甜瓜
|ChiR=Tiánguā
|ChiM=Melon
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