Editing Volcano

{{about|erupting mountains in lava-themed areas|the world from Donkey Kong Country Returns|[[Volcano (world)]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MK8DX Grumble Volcano.jpg|200x200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|related=[[Poison fog]]<br>[[Volcanic debris]]
|variants=[[Coin Volcano]]
}}
'''Volcanoes'''<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, kikai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors|date=2019|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=Dark Horse Books|isbn=978-1-50671-375-5|page=246}}</ref> are one of the characterizing features of [[Level#Volcano/lava/fire theme|lava-themed levels]] in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Their function varies between games. In 3D titles like ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the inner chambers of volcanoes are [[sub-area]]s that can be physically traversed. In 2D titles like ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', they appear in the distant background and periodically erupt, launching damaging [[volcanic debris]] into the foreground. There are various locations and levels that occur on or within volcanoes.

==History==
{{stub|section=y|Where applicable, information from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, the ''Yoshi'' franchise, the ''Wario'' franchise, ''Mario Party'', ''Mario Sports'', and ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''.}}
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:SM64 LLL Flame.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Mario]] on the outer wall of the volcano in Lethal Lava Land]]
In ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', a small volcano occurs in the center of [[Lethal Lava Land]]. It is surrounded by a ring-like [[spinning disc]] platform that slowly spins clockwise. When it stops, the volcano erupts, releasing small [[Fireball (obstacle)|flames]] onto the platform that burns the player character on contact. Traversing towards the northeastern section of Lethal Lava Land on foot necessitates passing by the volcano. However, it is the focus of the [[mission]]s "[[Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano]]" and "[[Inside the Volcano|Elevator Tour in the Volcano]]," both of which occur inside the volcano itself. It can be physically entered like a [[Warp Pipe]], similar to the igloo in [[Snowman's Land]]. The interior is roomier inside than it appears on the surface, being nearly the same size as Lethal Lava Land itself. The volcano cannot be exited once entered and the player character starts inside the volcano if they lose a [[extra life|life]] or exit the course on the pause menu. The only way to leave the volcano without collecting a [[Power Star]] is to get a [[Game Over]].

The volcano interior is filled with [[lava|magma]]. Ascendable platforms protrude from the surrounding walls and [[lift]]s travel up spiraling [[track]]s in its center. [[Bully|Bullies]], [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, and a [[hidden smasher]] occur on some of these platforms, which become progressively smaller the higher up they are. Because there is so little solid ground, making a poorly timed [[jump]] between platforms can be dangerous for the player character.
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====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
{{Main|Corona Mountain}}
Corona Mountain is the tallest peak in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and is the only structure that is viewable in the background of every course. It is the setting of the episode "[[Father and Son Shine!]]," during which Mario must navigate its lava caves on a [[mudboat]] in order to battle [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] Defeating them frees [[Princess Peach]] and rids [[Delfino Plaza]] of the scolding floodwaters that enveloped the town. From a bird's-eye view, Corona Mountain is analogous to the eye of the dolphin-shaped [[Isle Delfino]]. [[Lava Cheep Cheep]]s swim through the caves of Corona Mountain, and it apparently is the source of heat for the hot springs at its base.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:NSMB World 8-8.png|thumb|200px|An erupting volcano in World 8-8]]
Volcanoes appear in several of the lattermost level in [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', which is lava-themed. In most of them, they are a ambient background detail, but they have a substantial role in two courses. The majority of [[World 8-6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-6]] is within the chamber of a volcano, with Mario (or [[Luigi]]) having to ascend upward to avoid [[lava tide|rising magma]]. The [[Goal Pole|pole]] for the course is right outside the top of the volcano.

In [[World 8-8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-8]], the volcanoes in the background periodically erupt, causing [[volcanic debris]] to rain down on the terrain of the course. The debris destroys [[Hard Block|gray block]]s and [[Brick Block|brick]]s on impact, making navigation difficult.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
An active volcano occurs on the starting planet of [[Melty Molten Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. A series of sinking platforms, [[Li'l Cinder]]s, and [[lava burst]]s occur in the lava that pools near its base. A [[Launch Star]] floats above the top of the volcano and it is necessary to reach other planets in multiple missions. However, if Mario (or Luigi) do not [[spin]] and let themselves fall out of the Launch Star, they will land on the floor at the base of the volcano, where there is a [[ground-pound switch|Ground Pound Switch]]. Striking it causes many [[Star Bit]]s to appear, but also causes the volcano to start erupting. He must us the [[Sling Star]] at the bottom to escape the volcano, avoid the rising lava, and return to the Launch Star. In the mission "[[Red Hot Purple Coins]]," a [[Purple Coin]] occurs on the floor of the volcano instead.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW World 8-1 Level Preview Icon.png|thumb|left|300px|A volcano releasing debris in World 8-1]]
Paralleling the first ''New Super Mario Bros.'', volcanoes occur in the background of the overworld courses in [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]], a lava-themed world and supposedly [[Bowser]]'s domain. In most courses, volcanoes are ambient background details, but the active volcano in [[World 8-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-1]] releases [[volcanic debris]] and [[poison fog|ash]] onto the course. Contact with this ash causes the player character to immediately lose a life, while the volcanic debris simply causes damage like in the first ''New Super Mario Bros.'' [[World 8-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-6]] occurs in the chamber of volcano, where rising lava forces the player character to ascend or else risk losing a life.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
The starting planet of the [[Shiverburn Galaxy]] surrounds a teardrop-shaped volcanic planetoid in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. When the galaxy is first visited, the volcano is active and the starting planet is covered in lava. The primary means of safe traversal are metal platforms that sink into the lava when stood on and a slow-moving lift. However, there is a [[Ground-Pound Switch]] in this galaxy that causes the planet to freeze over and turns the lava into [[ice]], volcano included. One of the galaxy's [[Green Star]]s occurs at the top of the volcano, and it can only be safely collected while the volcano is frozen over.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Normal volcanoes that erupt volcanic debris occur the background of [[World 6-1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-1]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Additionally, unique ones called [[Coin Volcano]]es occur in the desert-themed [[World 2-B (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2-B]]. Breaking them causes them to release a flurry of [[coin]]s.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
{{Main|Luncheon Kingdom}}
[[File:SMO Art - Luncheon Kingdom.jpg|thumb|200px|The volcano of Mount Volbono in the Luncheon Kingdom]]
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', a giant volcano makes up most of Mount Volbono in the lava-covered Luncheon Kingdom. A civilization of fork-shaped people called [[Volbonan]]s have a town established at its base, and they use the volcano's lava to cook their food. The most culturally significant one is the [[Stupendous Stew]], which Bowser and the [[Broodals]] steal during the events of the game. The stew is cooked in an enormous pot at the top of the volcano, above which Mario fights [[Cookatiel]].

There are a series of narrow paths and platforms that lead up Mount Volbono, often overhanging pools of lava. [[Spinning saucepan|Some platforms]] attached to the volcano are even covered in lava. Unless Mario is a [[capture]]d [[Lava Bubble]], traversal up the volcano is precarious. The inner chamber of Mount Volbono, called the Volcano Cave, is accessible through an cavity on the southwestern part of its base, in which Mario can capture a Lava Bubble to ascend a stream of magma and hop across [[Lava Geyser]]s.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Mt. Lavalava]] is a volcano located on [[Lavalava Island]]. Mario and [[Kolorado]] explore it in search of a [[Volcano Vase|rare treasure]].

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', the final level of [[World 5 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 5]] is [[Rumble Volcano]]. It consists of multiple layers that must be traversed by using a platform floating on top of a lava geyser.

====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', [[Redpepper Volcano]] and [[Redpepper Crater]] take place in a volcano. The former is inhabited by [[Draggadon]], while the second is a deeper part of the volcano containing a set of hot springs.

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', [[King Olly]] forcibly relocates [[Peach's Castle]] to the top of a volcano. The crater of the volcano, [[Hotfoot Crater]], is accessed towards the end of the game. Mario, [[Bowser Jr.]], and [[Kamek]] must run away from the rising lava to make it to Bowser's [[airship]]'s cannon.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKW GCN DK Mountain Fired From Cannon.png|thumb|200px|Mario being launched towards a volcano in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
Though lava-themed racecourses have appeared in every entry in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, volcanoes themselves are uncommon. This potentially is the case because most lava-themed courses are based on [[Bowser's Castle]], not naturally-occurring lava flows. The first volcano in the series appears in the background of the forest-themed [[GBA Lakeside Park|Lakeside Park]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', where it causes volcanic debris to rain onto the track. In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the summit of [[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]] is an unhappy-looking volcano with rolling [[boulder]]s cascading down its slope. A smaller, inactive volcano is near its base. DK Mountain is visible in the distant background of [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] and [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]] within the same game. In [[Wii Grumble Volcano|Grumble Volcano]] of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the track feeds inside the titular mountain. As racers progress along this course, the volcano physically makes the terrain and parts of the road fall apart as it causes volcanic debris to fall onto the course. Direct contact with the debris causes drivers to be knocked over briefly. Part of the course goes through the inner caves of Grumble Volcano.

DK Mountain returns as a retro course in ''Mario Kart Wii'', while Grumble Volcano makes a subsequent reappearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. Lakeside Park and DK Mountain appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', with the latter also being distributed in Wave 6 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' in most territories on November 9, 2023.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', Mario, Luigi, and their baby selves climb the mountain of [[Thwomp Volcano]]. The volcano then erupts, necessitating the [[Hydrogush 4000]] to put it out. Inside [[Thwomp Caverns]], the volcano once again erupts, launching [[Bowser]] and [[Baby Bowser]] out of it.

====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', [[Mount Pajamaja]] is a large volcano that Mario and Luigi require the Massif Bros.'s assistance to climb. Its [[Dream World]] version, [[Dreamy Mount Pajamaja]], can have its temperature controlled with [[Luiginary Ice]]. The [[Mount Pajamaja (boss)|volcano]] of Dreamy Mount Pajamaja is alive. While it normally sleeps, Mario, [[Dreamy Luigi]], and [[Prince Dreambert]] annoy it in order to make it erupt. This also angers it, so the volcano gets up and attacks them in a boss battle.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM64 Spinning ring platform.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
MP1 Bowser's Magma Mountain.png|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Party]]''
Lakeside Park MKSC icon.png|Course icon from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
CoronaCrater SMS.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SM64DS Volcano.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
Lava or Leave 'Em Introduction.gif|Screencap from ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
SMG Inside Volcano.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Melty Molten Volcano.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
Crater Crawl MPDS.png|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Party DS]]''
2009-TournamentJune1.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
NSMBW W8-1 2nd Star Coin.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
SMG2 Shiverburn Starting Planet.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SMG2 Shiverburn Green Star 1.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
MP9 2-Player Bowser Pop.png|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Party 9]]''
NSMB2 World 6-1 Volcanic Debris.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
YNI Flaming Chomp.png|Screenshot from ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
MK8 Wii Grumble Volcano View.png|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
MKT GBA Lakeside Park Volcano.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=火山
|JpnR=Kazan
|JpnM=Volcano
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|date=2015|title="Super Mario 64" in 『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=91}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors|date=2018|title=『[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey|スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集]]』|location=Tokyo|publisher=ambit|language=ja|isbn=978-4-19-864696-7|page=246}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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