Vegetable
- This article is about the items from Super Mario Bros. 2. For Princess Peach's and Princess Daisy's down special move in the Super Smash Bros. series, see Vegetable (move).
| Vegetable | |
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| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise) |
| Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) |
Vegetables[1][2][3][4][5] (also shortened to veggies)[4][5] appear in the Super Mario franchise as objects that can pulled out of the ground and thrown at enemies to damage or defeat them. They are introduced in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. The most commonly recurring vegetable in the franchise is the turnip, which has made several appearances following Super Mario Bros. 2.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance[edit]
Vegetables (also called Large Vegetables[6]) are first found in Subcon in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. They can be plucked with 
and thrown at enemies. Unripened vegetables[1][7] (also called Sprouts,[2][3] Tiny Vegetables,[4] or Small Vegetables[5]) are smaller than the ripe ones but are just as effective when throwing. Almost all the red grass in the game is a vegetable when plucked. Vegetables can appear as turnips (in Worlds 1, 3, and 5, the grass worlds), pumpkins / bell peppers (in Worlds 2 and 6, the desert worlds), beets (in World 4, the ice world), parsnips (in World 7, the cloud world), tomatoes and onions (in World 7-2, from the Dream Machine), and radishes (in World 7; Doki Doki Panic only). If four large ones are picked up in the same stage, picking up what is supposed to be the fifth one will reveal a Stop Watch. In the remakes, the pumpkin/bell-pepper-like vegetables are green instead of red, and have replaced the tomatoes in World 7-2. Additionally, the Super Mario Advance remake adds large turnips called Giant Vegetables, which take longer to pull out and can hit more enemies in succession.
Wart is said to hate vegetables in the game's story; he needs to be force-fed six vegetables to be beaten. Tomatoes and onions are only seen when thrown out of Wart's Dream Machine.
BS Super Mario USA[edit]
Vegetables returned in BS Super Mario USA, where they were used in an identical manner as in Super Mario Bros. 2. The game introduced giant turnips, which could not be picked up; instead, these giant vegetables were thrown by Princess Peach off-screen when the game's time reached certain points in the script. The giant turnip took out any enemy in its path, but it could also hurt the player's character. Likewise, black giant turnips with angry faces were also thrown by the villains from off-screen.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, scanning the Blue Green Switch will activate grass patches with vegetables below them in the main game. They also appear by default in several World-e levels, namely Vegetable Volley, The ol' Switcheroo, A Sky-High Adventure, Ice Cubed, Ground Work and Treacherous Halls. Note that in this game, only turnips appear, in both their unripe and ripe forms, as well as the giant turnip that was introduced in Super Mario Advance. In this game, vegetables can defeat certain enemies like Dry Bones and Chain Chomps instantly, but the player will only float on water if holding one, requiring it to be thrown away in order to swim.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
Vegetables appear in some episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Mario and Luigi use them in various episodes to defeat their enemies, the Koopa Pack and King Koopa like in Super Mario Bros. 2. The vegetable-throwing sound from Super Mario Bros. 2 is also commonly used in the show even for things such as the firing of a Bullet Bill and the throwing of a fireball.
Mario vs. Wario[edit]
Vegetables were given a minor appearance in one of the Mario vs. Wario comics. The first page of this comic showed Mario recalling "playing in the garden" with Wario when the two were friends; during this scene, several vegetables are present and Wario even picks one up Super Mario Bros. 2-style. Wario, too, remembers this garden scene on the next page, although his memory is a little less fair: he recalls Mario asking for help in the garden and taking a row of turnips as his own, leaving Wario to tackle the Piranha Plants on his own.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Summit stage features vegetables from Ice Climber that act as food. When they are eaten, they make a special, different sound effect from the other foods, the same sound effect used in the original game when Popo or Nana collect a vegetable.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
- Vegetable
- Wii Virtual Console manual bio: Pull out a lot of these and something cool might happen...
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
- English (British):
Uproot enough of these and something special might happen. - French (Europe):
Si vous en arrachez un certain nombre, vous pourriez avoir une surprise... - German:
Sammele genug Gemüse ein vielleicht passiert etwas Besonderes. - Italian:
Raccogline un bel po' e potrà accadere qualcosa di speciale. - Spanish (Europe):
Arranca un número determinado y puede que pase algo especial...
- English (British):
- Unripened Vegetable
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
- English (British):
It doesn't matter how many of these you uproot. Nothing special will appear! - French (Europe):
Peu importe la quantité ramassée, rien de spécial n'apparaîtra ! - German:
Es ist egal, wie viele dieser Items du ausrupfst. Nichts Besonderes wird passieren! - Italian:
Non importa quanta ne riesci a raccogliere, perché pur facendolo non apparirà nulla di speciale! - Spanish (Europe):
No importa cuántas arranques. ¡No pasará nada!
- English (British):
Super Mario Advance[edit]
- Vegetable
- European instruction booklet: Carrots, radishes and more! Pull them out and throw them at your enemies.
- Unripened Vegetable
- European instruction booklet: These young vegetables may not look like much, but try throwing them anyway.
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Trophy Vegetable | ||
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| Game/move: Super Mario Bros. 2 10/88 | ||
| How to unlock: Randomly obtainable only in single-player modes | ||
| These vegetables, which first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2, can be plucked from the ground and hurled at enemies. Unlike regular veggies, they often sport eyes or even faces; in fact, when Princess Peach plucks them from the ground to use as projectiles, the expressions on their faces dictate how much damage they'll do. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Turnip (small)
Turnip (small) in the All-Stars version
Turnip (big)
Turnip (big) in the All-Stars version
Pumpkin / bell pepper (small)
Pumpkin / bell pepper (small) in the All-Stars version
Pumpkin / bell pepper (big)
Pumpkin / bell pepper (big) in the All-Stars version
Beet (small)
Beet (small) in the All-Stars version
Beet (big)
Beet (big) in the All-Stars version
Parsnip (small)
Parsnip (small) in the All-Stars version
Parsnip (big)
Parnsip (big) in the All-Stars version
Tomato
Tomato, which goes unused (replaced by the pumpkin / bell pepper) in the All-Stars version
Garlic / onion
Garlic / onion in the All-Stars version
Daikon / radish (Doki Doki Panic only)
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Names in other languages[edit]
Vegetable[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Yasai |
Vegetable | |
| French | Légume Gros légume[?] |
Vegetable Big vegetable |
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| German | Gemüse[?] | Vegetable | |
| Italian | Vegetale[9] | Vegetable | |
| Verdura[10][11][12][13][14] | Green/Vegetable | ||
| Ortaggio[15] | Vegetable | ||
| Portuguese | Legume[16][17] | Vegetable | |
| Spanish | Verdura[18] | Vegetable | |
| Swedish | Grönsak[?] | Vegetable |
Unripened vegetable[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | はずれ Hazure Yasai |
Failed Vegetable | |
| French | Petit légume[?] | Small vegetable | |
| French (NOE) | Légume pas mûr[19] | Non-mature vegetable | |
| German | Unreifes Gemüse[?] | Unripened vegetable | |
| Italian | Vegetale non maturo[9] | Non-mature vegetable | |
| Verdurina[10] | Little green/vegetable | ||
| Piccolo ortaggio[11] | Little vegetable | ||
| Germoglio[12] | Sprout | ||
| Verdura acerba[20] | Unripe vegetable | ||
| Miniverdura[14] | Mini-vegetable | ||
| Spanish (NOA) | Brote de verdura[21] | Vegetable sprout | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Verdura aún no madura[18] | Vegetable not yet ripe |
References[edit]
- ^ a b 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
- ^ a b July/August 1988. Nintendo Power Volume 1. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
- ^ a b 1993. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 88.
- ^ a b c 1993. Super Mario All-Stars instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
- ^ a b c 2001. Super Mario Advance instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 26.
- ^ Stratton, Bryan (June 7, 2001). Super Mario Advance Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3633-7. Page 11.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual. Nintendo (British English). Page 10.
- ^ a b 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 24.
- ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 18.
- ^ a b Super Mario All-Stars Italian manual. Page 20.
- ^ a b 2001. Super Mario Advance European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 110.
- ^ a b 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 32.
- ^ NES Remix 2, various Super Mario Bros. 2 levels
- ^ a b November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 70.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian e-manual from NES Classic Edition. Page 6.
- ^ Trophy description for "Peach (Alt.)" in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (European Portuguese)
- ^ Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition various Super Mario Bros. 2 challenges (Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual. Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 10.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual. Nintendo (French). Page 10.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual. Page 10.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual (Latin American Spanish). Page 10.
