Editing Watermelon

{{distinguish|Melon}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:YS Watermelon Artwork.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
'''{{wp|Watermelon|Watermelons}}''', also named '''melons''', appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as [[fruit]]s with various types of roles, most involving some form of interactivity.
==History==
===''Yoshi'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
{{multiframe|[[File:SMW2YI - Watermelon.png]] [[File:SMW2YI - Watermelon bite.png]] [[File:SMW2YI - Watermelon red.png]] [[File:SMW2YI - Watermelon blue.png]]|align=left|bg=gray|size=120|Watermelons from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''}}
[[File:SMW2 Yoshis Island Watermelons.png|thumb|120px|The three different types of watermelon]]
Watermelons appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]] in three varieties (parsed as '''Water Melon''' in one preview),<ref>{{cite|quote='''WATER MELONS EVERYWHERE''' Yoshi respects Water Melon etiquette by blurting seeds out all over the place. There are a few strains of Water Melon, the benefits of which vary depending on colour. The red ones, for example, cause Yoshi to breathe fire!!!|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) #30|date=September 1995|page=14|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au}}</ref> each offering special attacks. Green watermelons allow a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to spit out the seeds as projectiles; if a green watermelon already has a bite mark in it, there will be only a third as many seeds. [[Ukiki]]s have many watermelons, some half-eaten by them, which they use to spit seeds at a Yoshi. [[Fire watermelon|Red watermelon]]s allow three shots of fire breath that burn enemies and melt [[Ice Block]]s. [[Ice watermelon|Blue watermelon]]s allow three shots of ice breath that freeze enemies, making them harmless and immobile and causing them to break apart when a Yoshi touches them. Super Green Watermelons, Super Red Watermelons, and Super Blue Watermelons are also available as [[Special Item (Yoshi's Island series)|Special Item]]s, which automatically give a Yoshi the ability of the watermelon as if he had gulped it. Watermelons are featured prominently in the [[Mini Battle]] called [[Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]].

The '''Super Green Watermelon'''<ref name=SMW2>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' instruction booklet|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=24}}</ref> Special Item is available in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', and it gives a Yoshi as many as 60 seeds.

====''Yoshi's Story''====
[[File:YSWatermellon.png|frame]]
Watermelons in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' appear as one of the favorite fruit of [[Yoshi (species)|Green Yoshi]]s, along with [[melon]]s.

====''Yoshi Touch & Go''====
Watermelons in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' can be eaten by Yoshi to receive five eggs.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Watermelons in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' are functionally the same as in the original. Watermelons with bite marks are first encountered in [[Ukiki Jammin']], first held by an Ukiki and having seeds that are spat out by them. A full variant of the watermelon is found in [[Ride the Blarggwich]]. Red and blue watermelons can also be found in later levels of the game, with red watermelons first debuting in [[Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth]] and blue watermelons in [[Brave the Bumpty Blizzard]].

====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====
Green watermelons appear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', where Yoshi uses them to spit out seeds that can hit enemies and [[Winged Cloud]]s, break sponge obstacles, and collect [[bead]]s or [[Smiley Flower]]. A full watermelon has 50 seeds. When there is a bite on a watermelon, there are 20 seeds in it. Seeds vanish on contact with invisible Winged Clouds but successfully reveal the cloud; seeds are the only projectile in the entire game incapable of passing through these clouds. [[Wonder Wool]] fully negate watermelon seeds. Many enemies and bosses can survive a single hit from a watermelon seed, but some of them flinch and they will take damage after being pelted by enough seeds. Out of all of Yoshi's attacks, watermelon seeds are the least efficient in terms of inflicting damage. Watermelons first appear in [[Clawdaddy Beach]]. Some Ukikis in [[Monkeying Round and Round]] use watermelons with bites in them to spit an endless supply of seeds at Yoshi in volleys of four at a time. Eating the watermelon from them is prioritized over the Ukiki and cancels the attack even if they already took a bite from the watermelon.

Fire and ice watermelons also return, again allowing Yoshi to use fire and ice breath.

The '''All-you-can-eat watermelon!''' [[Power Badge (Yoshi's Woolly World)|Power Badge]] causes a watermelon on a propeller to appear in a course above Yoshi. It reappears whenever Yoshi has not eaten this watermelon and this watermelon is currently offscreen. This means Yoshi can spit watermelon seeds at nearly any point in the game. However, the badge cannot be used while fighting [[Mega Baby Bowser]]. Watermelons from this badge fly away after Yoshi defeats a boss.

Watermelon slices also occasionally appear in the [[Bonus Game (Yoshi's Woolly World)|Bonus Game]] only included in {{a|YWW}}, where they are worth 300 points each. Yoshi can collect them with his body or using his tongue.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:WatermelonSuperMarioKun.png|thumb|left|Mario shoving a watermelon in Baby Mario's mouth to stop his crying]]
Watermelons appear in volume 14 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', which is the adaption of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Like in the game, they give characters who eat them respective abilities. The first time they appear, Mario and Luigi stuff a Super Red Watermelon inside a crying Baby Mario to quiet him. He then breathes fire at Toadies who first attempted to attack. The next time they appear, Helicopter Yoshi eats a Super Green Watermelon and spits seeds at Kamek, Toadies, and Baby Mario they are carrying. During their battle against a [[Lunge Fish]], Mario stuffs a Super Blue Watermelon inside Yoshi to make Yoshi freeze the Lunge Fish.

===''Mario Party'' series===
Watermelons in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] have differing roles between each appearance. Giant watermelons appear in ''[[Mario Party]]'' as giant fruits on Watermelon Island part of [[Yoshi's Tropical Island]]. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', [[Super Duel Mode]] contains a weapon for machines called the Seed Machine Gun, which is modeled after the watermelons from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''; it is a weak, lightweight gun that fires seeds at a rapid rate and is worth five Battle Game Points. Watermelons in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' appear in the minigame [[Watermelon Whalin']], where they are carried by the rival players, and the solo player has to break them.

===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
====''Donkey Kong 64''====
{{quote|For 7 [[Banana Coin|coins]], I can now give you an extra melon to help you live longer and upgrade your weapon. Do you want it?|Candy Kong|Donkey Kong 64}}
[[File:Watermelon DK64.png|thumb|left|100px|A melon slice in ''Donkey Kong 64''.]]
Melons in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' are used as the [[Kong]]s' life meter. Each melon is made up of four slices, and if a Kong takes damage, they lose a melon slice of their health, sometimes even half a melon (the equivalent of two slices). Melon slices refill the Kongs' health, and can be found by either breaking open [[Melon Crate]]s or by defeating enemies such as [[Kritter]]s or [[Gnawty|Gnawties]]. If the Kongs lose all their health, they are sent back to the starting point of the area. At first, the Kongs start out only having one melon in their health meter, but they can have up to three by obtaining a melon upgrade from [[Candy Kong]] in [[Angry Aztec]] and [[Crystal Caves]] each. Melons are ammo in some [[bonus room|bonus stage]]s such as [[Teetering Turtle Trouble!]].

====''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''====
Watermelons in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' are the theme for the [[Watermelon Kingdom]], where the goal for each level from this kingdom is a giant watermelon.

====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
A giant watermelon appears in [[Veggie Patch]] in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', where its seeds are used as [[peg]]s.

====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
Watermelons appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' as explosive objects known as [[Watermelon Fuse Bomb]]s, which can be picked up and thrown at enemies to defeat them, or at certain obstacles to destroy them, usually to reveal a secret. Large rectangular watermelons also make an appearance as platforms in the level [[Fruity Factory]], a reference to real-life {{wp|square watermelon}}s grown in Japan.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
Watermelons appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' as giant interactive objects in [[Gelato Beach]], where the [[Surf Cabana]] makes juice smoothies out of watermelons, and there is a Watermelon Festival where participants show off their largest watermelon. These watermelons are quite sensitive to pressure, and act and look more like water balloons. If broken, they will respawn in their initial location after a short time. Pushing a watermelon off of an edge also destroys it.<ref>{{cite|quote=If you push it off a steep edge, the melon will pop—so you'll need to work carefully.|author=Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide|page=63|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2002|isbn=1-930206-23-2}}</ref> A watermelon can release a [[coin]] when broken, which is doable up to ten times per watermelon, which does not release any more coins when broken unless the course is reset.{{ref needed}}

There are [[watermelon block]]s in secret levels and [[Pianta Village]], which act as breakable [[block]]s.

====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:Watermelon.png|thumb|left|The watermelon planet in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
[[File:SMG2 Octopus Screenshot.png|thumb|[[Rocto]]s shooting watermelons in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
Watermelons in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' are what green [[coconut]]s transform into after [[Mario]] has collected 9999 [[Star Bit]]s.

''Super Mario Galaxy'' also has a watermelon in "[[Bubble Blastoff]]" of the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. Mario lands on a glass planet where he must [[Ground Pound]] the three encircling tennis balls within the planet which will hit the watermelon in the center and cause it to grow visibly larger until it shatters the glass planet and becomes the new planet.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
There are watermelon-like [[Piranha Plant]]s introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' called [[Melon Piranha Plant]]s. They spit out watermelon seeds which players can bounce off of. Like in the ''Yoshi's Island'' series, if a Yoshi eats a Melon Piranha Plant, it can spit out a large number of watermelon seeds at rapid-fire pace, or, if it grabs one of the seeds the enemy spits out, it can spit it back out.

===''Nintendo Puzzle Collection''===
In ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'', green, red, and blue Watermelons cascade down the screen when a stage of Round 9 is cleared in the Action Mode of ''Yoshi no Cookie''.

===''WarioWare'' series===
Watermelons appear in a few of the [[microgame]]s in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', [[Body Block]] involves people keeping a watermelon bouncing around. In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', these fruit appear in [[Steel Chef]] and [[It Slices, It Dices]], where the player has to cut through them. They also appear in [[Global Warning]]. The microgame [[Universal Marionette]] from ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' features watermelons as projectiles that must be deflected. Body Block, Steel Chef and Universal Marionette reappear in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', though Body Block is rethemed and does not include watermelons.

===''Mario Kart Arcade GP''===
A watermelon in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' appears in the bonus stage of the [[Mario Cup]], where the goal is to push a watermelon to the goal.

===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
[[File:Ball 8.png|thumb|left]]
A Watermelon appears in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' as one of the unlockable basketballs.

===''Mario Sports Mix''===
Watermelons in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' are objects in [[Feed Petey]], where player characters can earn fifty points by throwing a watermelon into [[Petey Piranha]]'s mouth. The watermelon is suspended in midair on a rope, and player characters can obtain the watermelons by jumping up under it.

===''Luigi's Mansion'' series===
Watermelons appear in the [[Luigi's Mansion (series)|''Luigi's Mansion'' series]] as interactive objects found in certain rooms. In ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', Watermelons appear in the room floors of [[ScareScraper]], where if a player breaks one, it will release several [[Heart (item)|heart]]s. In ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', Watermelons are found in the [[Kitchen (Luigi's Mansion 3)| Kitchen]] alongside pumpkins. They don't drop hearts when destroyed, but they can be flung at [[Chef Soulfflé]] to disarm him of his frying pan.

===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for ''[[Minecraft]]'', {{iw|minecraftwiki|Melon}}s are replaced by Watermelons.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
Watermelons in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' can be seen in a fruit cart along with [[pineapple]]s and [[banana]]s while [[Toad]] is escorting [[Mario]] through the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
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|Eng=Places a Green Watermelon in Yoshi's mouth. Allows Yoshi to spit seeds.<ref name=SMW2/>}}

===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
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|Eng=Puts a green watermelon in Yoshi's mouth. Yoshi will be able to spit seeds for a certain length of time.}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW2RareArt3.png|Yoshi spitting seeds in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2-PurpleYoshiSpitting.png|Purple Yoshi spitting seeds
SMW2YI - Watermelon.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI - Watermelon bite.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2-GreenWatermelonIcon.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2GreenWatermelon.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Slot Machine watermelon.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Yossy Island Carddass1 Cover.png|''Yossy Island'' Jumbo Carddass
Story Watermelon bubble.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Watermelon (trading card).jpg|[[Donkey Kong Card Game (trading cards)|''Donkey Kong'' Card Game]] trading card
SMS Asset Model Watermelon.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SMS Asset Model Watermelon Block.png|''Super Mario Sunshine'' ([[watermelon block]])
WatermelonSMS.png|''Super Mario Sunshine''
NPCYC-Watermelons.png|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' (''Yoshi no Cookie'')
SMA3-Watermelon.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
SMA3-WatermelonBite.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3-SuperGreenWatermelon.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3-SuperGreenWatermelonCard.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Watermelon DKa3 Sprite.png|''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]''
MP8 Goomba's Booty Boardwalk Start.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
SMG Asset Model Watermelon.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
YNI Model Watermelon.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YNI Model Watermelon bite.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
YNI Watermelon - full.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
YNI Watermelon.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
American Nintendo Summer 2019.jpg|Artwork of [[Mario]] eating a watermelon
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Watermelon===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=みどりのスイカ
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet|page=17|language=ja|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JpnR=Midori no suika
|Jpn2=スイカ
|Jpn2R=Suika
|JpnM=Green watermelon
|Jpn2M=Watermelon
|Spa=Sandía
|SpaM=Watermelon
|FreE=Pastèque
|FreEM=Watermelon
|FreA=Melon d'eau
|FreAM=Watermelon
|Dut=Watermeloen
|DutM=Watermelon
|Ger=Wassermelone
|Ger2=Knatterkürbis
|Ger2N=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
|GerM=Watermelon
|Ger2M=Rattle pumpkin (Gunfire pumpkin)
|Ita=Cocomero Verde
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual|page=9}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|Ita2=Cocomero
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' manual|page=123|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' Italian PRIMA Guide|page=14|language=it|publisher=Prima Games}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=105, 136}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Yoshi's Story'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'', ''Yoshi's New Island''
|Ita3=Cocomero verde
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' manual|page=112|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2002}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
|ItaM=Green Watermelon
|Ita2M=Watermelon
|Ita3M=Green watermelon
|Por=Melancia
|PorM=Watermelon
|Rus=Арбуз
|RusR=Arbuz
|RusM=Watermelon
|Kor=수박
|KorR=Subak
|KorM=Watermelon
|Chi=西瓜
|ChiR=Xīguā
|ChiM=Watermelon
|Rom=Pepene verde
|RomM=Green melon
}}

===Super Green Watermelon===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スペシャルスイカ（みどり）
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet|page=23|language=ja|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JpnR=Supesharu Suika (midori)
|JpnM=Special Watermelon (green)
|Ita=Super Cocomero Verde
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual|page=12}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|Ita2=Super cocomero verde
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' European manual|page=114}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
|ItaM=Super Green Watermelon
|Ita2M=Super green watermelon
|Spa=Supersandía verde
}}

==References==
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