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[[File:Panser SuperMarioKun 9.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.]] | [[File:Panser SuperMarioKun 9.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.]] | ||
[[Image:Panser.PNG|frame|left|The three varieties of Panser.]] | [[Image:Panser.PNG|frame|left|The three varieties of Panser.]] | ||
'''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in the land of [[Subcon]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. | '''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in the land of [[Subcon]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Along with [[Pokey]]s, they are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon, although Pansers were created by [[Wart]].<ref>"''The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 26 (Panser description).</ref> 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 most powerful, the pink (blue in the remake), will chase Mario or his friends and shoot three fireballs. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or a [[Mushroom Block]] at them, and are sometimes an excessively annoying enemy. They somewhat resemble [[Fire Flower]]s. | ||
They are much 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. | They are much 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. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|Jap=ポンキー | |Jap=ポンキー<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref> | ||
|JapR=ponkī | |JapR=ponkī | ||
|JapM=Ponkey}} | |JapM=Ponkey}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*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 | *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 likely got their name a combination of the word ''pansy'', a type of flower, and ''Panzer''- a type of German tank, perhaps in reference to the ability to the plant's ability to throw fireballs. | *Pansers likely got their name a combination of the word ''pansy'', a type of flower, and ''Panzer''- a type of German tank, perhaps in reference to the ability to the plant's ability to throw fireballs. | ||
*In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', there is a single [[Nipper Plant]] at the end of World 7-8 which acts like a red Panser but can shoot four fireballs instead of just three. | *In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', there is a single [[Nipper Plant]] at the end of World 7-8 which acts like a red Panser but can shoot four fireballs instead of just three. | ||
*[[wikirby:Leafan|Leafan]], an enemy in ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' is similar and has almost identical attacks. | *[[wikirby:Leafan|Leafan]], an enemy in ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' is similar and has almost identical attacks. | ||
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Revision as of 02:33, March 25, 2015
File:Panser.PNG
The three varieties of Panser.
Pansers are enemies commonly found in the land of Subcon in the game Super Mario Bros. 2. Along with Pokeys, they are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon, although Pansers were created by Wart.[1] There are four types of Pansers: red, green, gray and pink. The red version will stay in one place and shoot three fireballs 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 most powerful, the pink (blue in the remake), will chase Mario or his friends and shoot three fireballs. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or a Mushroom Block at them, and are sometimes an excessively annoying enemy. They somewhat resemble Fire Flowers.
They are much like the Volcano Lotus and the Lava Lotus (as well as Pompon Flowers) 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.
Names in other languages
Trivia
- 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 Plants, which could exhale fireballs much like Pansers on the show.
- Pansers likely got their name a combination of the word pansy, a type of flower, and Panzer- a type of German tank, perhaps in reference to the ability to the plant's ability to throw fireballs.
- In Super Mario Bros. 3, there is a single Nipper Plant at the end of World 7-8 which acts like a red Panser but can shoot four fireballs instead of just three.
- Leafan, an enemy in Kirby's Return to Dream Land is similar and has almost identical attacks.
References
- ^ "The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire." - Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, page 26 (Panser description).
