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| {{species infobox
| | [[Image: Panser.PNG|frame|left|The three varieties of Panser.]] |
| |image=[[File:Panser.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a red Panser from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
| | [[image:Panser.jpg|thumb|120px|right|A '''Panser'''.]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
| | '''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in the land of [[Subcon]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They, along with [[Pokey]]s, are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon. There are four types of Pansers: red, green, gray and pink. The red version will stay in one place and shoot three [[fireball]]s in [[Mario]]'s, [[Luigi]]'s, [[Toad]]'s, or [[Princess Peach]]'s direction, green and gray (just green in the remake) will patrol an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the worst, the pink (blue in the remake), will chase Mario or his friends and shoot three fireballs. These enemies cannot be ridden, and are sometimes an excessively annoying enemy. They somewhat resemble [[Fire Flower]]s. |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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| |relatives=[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Pompon Flower]]<br>[[Volcano Lotus]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]
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| |comparable=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Furafurawā]]<br>[[Pollen Plant]]
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| '''Pansers''' are fire-shooting, floral [[list of enemies|enemies]] commonly found in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Along with [[Pokey]]s, Pansers are the only known hostile plant species in [[Subcon]], although Pansers were created by [[Wart]].<ref name=booklet>{{cite|quote=The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=26|date=1988|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> | |
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| ==History==
| | They're like the [[Volcano Lotus]] and the [[Lava Lotus]] (as well as [[Pompon Flower]]s) of later games. In fact, they share the same Japanese name as the Volcano Lotus - Ponkey - meaning that the Volcano Lotus is a redesigned Panser. A key difference between the Panser of [[Subcon]] and the Volcano Lotus of [[Dinosaur Land]] and [[Vibe Island]] is that the former walks and is an aggressive fighter, whereas the latter is immobile and seems to be defending itself. |
| ===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''===
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| Pansers first appear in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and are later seen in its western version, ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. In these games, there are three types of Pansers: red, pink, and either green or gray depending on the location. The red version stays in one place and shoots two fireballs in the player's direction, the green/gray variant (both just green in the [[reissue]]s) stays in one place and shoots fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the reissues), chases the player and shoots fireballs towards them. These enemies can be defeated only by throwing another enemy or an item, such as a [[vegetable]] or [[Mushroom Block]], at them. Pansers originally had black stems, but in the reissues included in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', they have beige stems. The red Pansers are always depicted as having green stems in artwork.
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| ===''Mario Kart 7''=== | | == Trivia == |
| In the [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|Shy Guy Bazaar]] course of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with [[Phanto]]s and [[Cobrat]]s.
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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
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| In ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', a singular Panser appears in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|volume 9]]. After the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] falls into chaos, many strange creatures start to appear out of nowhere, including the Panser. It attacks [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Yoshi]], but Mario ties its petals right when it is about to spit another fireball barrage, exploding in the process.
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| ==Similar species==
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| The [[Lava Lotus]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' resembles a large transparent Panser. The similar [[Volcano Lotus]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' additionally shares the same Japanese name as Panser, suggesting a connection. However, neither of these plants is ever shown to be able to move, and they release their projectiles in periodic sets rather than rapidly fire in an arc. The [[Fire Nipper Plant|Fiery Walking Piranha]] from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', [[Pompon Flower]] from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', [[Furafurawā]] from the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and [[Pollen Plant]] from ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' are also similar.
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
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| ===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
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| *'''Instruction Booklet bio:''' ''The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.''<ref name=booklet/>
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| ===''Super Mario Advance''===
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| *'''Instruction Booklet bio:''' ''These fiery flowers are real hotheads. You'll be safe if you can avoid their fireballs.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|page=[https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf 12] (PDF)|language=en-gb|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|website=thegameisafootarcade.com|accessdate=April 6, 2022}}</ref>
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| ===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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| {{PBMCD profile
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| |name=ポンキー (JP) / Panser (EN)
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| |artwork=[[File:Panser Perfect.png|200px]]
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| |shuzoku=フラワー族
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| |seikaku=とにかくイジワル
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| |tojo_gemu=USA
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| |desc='''<big>火の玉はいて、とおせんぼ</big>'''<br>
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| 火の玉をはいて、マリオたちの行く手をさえぎるイヤなやつ。真上だけに火をはくやつ、左右にバラまくやつ、止まってるやつ、動いているやつなど、種類もいろいろいるよ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/4B6NHtp.jpeg 209] and [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]|website=Imgur}}</ref>{{ref page|209}}
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| |tribe=Flower clan
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| |disposition=A bit mean
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| |game_appearances=USA
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| |eng_desc='''''<big>Blocks the way with fireballs</big>'''''<br>
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| ''A nasty fellow that blocks the path of Mario and his friends by spitting fireballs. There are various types, such as those that only spit fire directly upwards, those that scatter it to the left and right, those that stand still, and those that move.''
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| ==Gallery==
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| {{Main-gallery}}
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| <gallery>
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| Pansey.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''
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| DokiPanser.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
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| SMB2 Panser.png|[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]
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| Panser.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
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| PanserGreen.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
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| PanserGray.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Naming==
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| Panser's name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|pansy}}," a species of flower, and ''Panzer'', the German word for "tank," perhaps in reference to a Panser's ability to launch fireballs.
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| ===Names in other languages===
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| The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest.
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| ====Panser====
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn=ポンキー
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| |JpnR=Ponkī
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| |JpnM=From「ぽん」(''pon'', Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something) and suffix "-ky;" shared with [[Volcano Lotus]]
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| |JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=34}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>{{ref page|209}}
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| |Jpn5=パンサー
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| |Jpn5R=Pansā
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| |Jpn5M=Transliteration of the English name
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| |Jpn5N=''Super Mario USA''
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| |Jpn5C=<ref name=Daijiten/>{{ref page|225}}
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| |ChiS=喷射花
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| |ChiSR=Pēnshè Huā
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| |ChiSM=Spurting Flower; shared with Volcano Lotus
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| |ChiSC=<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. {{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170226161109/https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043?red_tag=f0666802113|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|language=zh-hans|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
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| |Dut=Panser
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| |DutC=<ref name=nespal>{{cite|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Handleiding'' / ''mode d'emploi''|language=Dutch, French|location=Brussels|publisher=Nintendo|page=29}}</ref>
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| |Fre=Panser
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| |FreC=<ref name=nespal/><ref name=advance>{{cite|date=2001|title=''Super Mario Advance Instruction Booklet''|format=PDF|url=www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|language=English, German, French, Spanish, Italian|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref>{{ref page|52}}
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| |Ger=Panser
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| |GerC=<ref>{{cite|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Speilanleitung''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors|title=''Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1992|isbn=3-929034-02-6|page=118}}</ref><ref name=advance/>{{ref page|32}}
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| |Ita=Violaccia
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| |ItaM=Portmanteau of ''{{wp|Viola (plant)|viola}}'' and ''erbaccia'' ("weed")
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| |ItaC=<ref name=advance/>{{ref page|112}}<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=68}}</ref>
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| |Ita2=Panser
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| |Ita2N=''Super Mario Bros. 2''
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| |Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Libretto di Istruzioni''|language=it|location=Oleggio Castello|publisher=Nintendo|page=26}}</ref>
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| |Por=Panser
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| |PorC=<ref>{{cite|author=Gaglianone, Arthur, and Francisco Pellegrini Jr., directors|date=1991|title=''Super Mario Bros. Livro Ilustrado''|language=pt-br|location=Rio de Janeiro|publisher=Multi Editora|page=12}}</ref>
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| |Spa=Panser
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| |SpaC=<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Libro de Intrucciones''|language=es|location=Madrid|publisher=Nintendo|page=26}}</ref><ref name=advance/>{{ref page|92}}
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| ====Red Panser====
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| "'''Red Panser'''"<ref name=stratton>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan|date=2001|title=''Super Mario Advance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-3633-7}}</ref>{{ref page|79}} or "'''Panser (Red)'''" refers to a specific type of stationary Panser. In most contexts, Pansers are presented as red. Distinguishing the different types of Pansers by name is anachronistic, as the instruction booklets for the original games, as well as the ones made for their rereleases and remakes, do not distinguish them. By contrast, [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Snifit]]s, [[Ninji]]s, and [[Beezo]]s are.
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn=あかポンキー
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| |JpnR=Aka Ponkī
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| |JpnM=Red Panser
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| |JpnC=<ref name="portal usa">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/jp/character/mario/history/usa/index.html|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズUSA {{!}} ヒストリー {{!}} マリオポータル|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
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| |Jpn2=ポンキー（レッド）
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| |Jpn2R=Ponkī (Reddo)
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| |Jpn2M=Panser (Red)
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| |Jpn2C=<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite|date=October 19, 2015|publisher=Shogakukan|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'']], ''Super Mario USA'' section|page=68|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
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| ====Gray Panser====
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| "'''Gray Panser'''" or "'''Panser (Grey)'''" refers to a specific type of Panser the walks along the ground but turns around when it reaches the edge of a platform in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Due to palette limitations in the original games on the [[Family Computer|Famicom]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Gray Panserss are displayed as green in some contexts.
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn=グレーポンキー
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| |JpnR=Gurē Ponkī
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| |JpnM=Gray Panser
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| |JpnC=<ref name="portal usa"/>
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| |Jpn2=ポンキー（グレー）
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| |Jpn2R=Ponkī (Gurē)
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| |Jpn2M=Panser (Gray)
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| |Jpn2C=<ref name=encyclopedia/>
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| ====Pink Panser====
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| "'''Pink Panser'''" or "'''Panser (Pink)'''" refers to a specific type of Panser that actively follows the player in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.
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| |Jpn=ピンクポンキー
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| |JpnR=Pinku Ponkī
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| |JpnM=Pink Panser
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| |JpnC=<ref name="portal usa"/>
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| |Jpn2=ポンキー（ピンク）
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| |Jpn2R=Ponkī (Pinku)
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| |Jpn2M=Panser (Pink)
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| |Jpn2C=<ref name=encyclopedia/>
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| ====Green Panser====
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| "'''Green Panser'''"<ref name=stratton/>{{ref page|54}} refers to a specific type of Panser the walks along the ground but turns around when it reaches the edge of a platform in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''. It appears in place of the Gray Panser in these games.
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| ====Blue Panser====
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| "'''Blue Panser'''"<ref name=stratton/>{{ref page|60}} refers to a specific type of Panser that pursues the player in ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance''. It appears in place of the Pink Panser in these games.
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| ==Notes==
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| *Excluding [[Wart]], Pansers are the only enemies from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' not to appear on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' However, their fire-shooting ability was passed to [[Piranha Plant]]s.
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| ==References==
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| | * Excluding [[Wart]], Pansers were the only enemy from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' to not appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''; though they were possibly amalgamated with [[Piranha Plant]]s, which could exhale fireballs, much like Pansers, on the show. |
| | * Pansers have a similar name to Panzer, a German tank but this is probably just a coincidence as the name is probably named after pansies, a flower. |
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| {{SMB2}} | | {{SMB2}} |
| [[Category:Flowers]] | | [[Category: Flora]] |
| [[Category:Fire creatures]] | | [[Category: Enemies]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Advance enemies]] | | [[Category: Species]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 enemies]] | | [[Category: Super Mario Bros. 2]] |
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