Vine

This article is about the beanstalks appearing in various sidescrolling Mario games. For the vines sprouting on planets in the Super Mario Galaxy games, see Sproutle Vine. For the Donkey Kong 64 character, see Beanstalk (character).

Template:Item-infobox Beanstalks (sometimes called Ivy, Magic Vines or simply Vines) are used as ladders in the Mario franchise. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros., and remain dormant inside ? Blocks. When the player hit the blocks containing the beanstalk, a beanstalk will grow, allowing the player to use it as a ladder. Most beanstalks have Piranha Plants as their heads while they are growing. The head disappears when the vine is fully grown.

History

Super Mario series

The Super Mario All-Stars Beanstalks from left to right: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World.

Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Beanstalks first appear in Super Mario Bros., where they are activated to reach secret places such as Coin Heaven and Warp Zones. In World 8-2 of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, a beanstalk is required to reach the end of the level.

Super Mario Bros. 2

Unlike the previous game, in Super Mario Bros. 2, the stalks are already grown in the level and do not need to be activated.

Super Mario Bros. 3

In Super Mario Bros. 3 they match the color scheme of the world they are located in; brown for World 2, green for Worlds 3 and 4, blue for World 5, and white for World 6. One notable feature about the All-Stars and Advance versions is that the top of Beanstalks resemble Piranha Plant heads, a trait that continued in the rest of the series.

Super Mario World

Mario climbing a beanstalk in Super Mario World.

In Super Mario World, Beanstalks return to being green, and some grow toward breakable blocks. If Mario removes the blocks the stalk can continue rising, making shortcuts available. If the player is carrying an item such as a P Switch, the stalk cannot be climbed normally. The player can kick the item up, start to climb the Beanstalk, and then hold the button again to catch the item coming down while climbing. Like [[Jum

Super Mario Odyssey

Mario by a beanstalk in the Wooded Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey.

Beanstalks appear in Super Mario Odyssey, with three uses.

In the Wooded Kingdom, Beanstalks are used to climb out of the Deep Woods. In order to make a Beanstalk appear, Mario must obtain a seed from a Steam Gardener, and then he must plant the seed in small patch of dirt that has light shining over it. These Beanstalks never disappear, allowing Mario to easily climb back out of the Deep Woods should he fall there again.

In other places such as the Snow Kingdom or the upper part of the Wooded Kingdom, Beanstalks are instead used to reach bonus areas in the sky, containing many coins and two Power Moons. They are accessed the same way, by finding a seed and planting it in a nearby patch of dirt. Unlike the Beanstalks in the Deep Woods, these ones disappear after Mario exits the bonus area, and the seed must be planted anew to reach the area again.

Sometimes, in other kingdoms like the Mushroom Kingdom, they are used to climb up to a certain area inaccessible by normal means. Like the Beanstalks in the Deep Woods, they never disappear.

Super Mario Maker 2

Vines return as course elements in Super Mario Maker 2. In the story mode hub, a Vine sprouts out of a Hidden Block which allows Mario to talk to Soundfrog.

The top part of a beanstalk in Yoshi's Island DS.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island

A beanstalk is also an item in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island DS, having a sunflower head and small eyes in the latter game. Occasionally, when popping a ? Mark Cloud, Yoshi may uncover one of the seeds of these large, cheery plants. It then grows upwards at a very fast rate and produces ledge-like leaves while doing so. Unlike in other games, Yoshi must hop on its leaves instead of climbing it like a ladder.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Vines in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Vines appear in the bramble levels in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest as means for climbing for Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Klingers.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, two beanstalks are seen. One is seen at the end of Bean Valley, and another is obtained after a side quest in Rose Town which leads to some secret items like the Lazy Shell. The multi-colored spiral vines in Nimbus Land might also count.

Mario Party 9

Mario hanging from a Beanstalk in Growing Up

Beanstalks reappear in Mario Party 9 looking exactly as they were in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In the Toad Road gameboard, a Beanstalk can be accessed landing on one of the Lucky Spaces. It takes the captain to a cloud to collect Mini Stars. Beanstalks also appear in the minigame Growing Up, where they get out of Brick Blocks as the players hit them.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Beanstalks appear on the Sky Garden course as both obstacles (on the track's cloud border) and as part of the background.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

A giant Beanstalk appears as the last part of Cloudtop Cruise from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It is part of the road, and sprouts from a giant, rusty ? Block. Some of its leaves can also be used as a shortcut to the finish line.

Luigi's Mansion 3

Luigi has to grow a vine on the Garden Suites area after defeating Dr. Potter in order to reach the elevator button to Paranormal Productions.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

The giant beanstalk from the New Super Mario Bros. U level Skyward Stalk and New Super Luigi U level Beanstalk Jungle reappear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a stage element on all four variants of the Mushroom Kingdom U stage. Occasionally, it grows in the middle of the stage and provides extra platforms for fighters to use.

Hotel Mario

A beanstalk also appears in a Hotel Mario cutscene. Luigi kicks an ! Block, and a beanstalk sprouts out which Mario and Luigi climb to go to Lemmy's High-ate Regency Hotel.

Other media

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Art of Mario on a beanstalk from Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

A beanstalk appears in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Mario and the Beanstalk", which in itself is a spoof of Jack and the Beanstalk. The premise of the episode involves Mario and Luigi foolishly trading Princess Toadstool's Royal Cow for garbanzo beans, which the Princess rejects by sneezing them out of Mario's hand and into the soil, due to her allergy. The beans grows into a huge beanstalk overnight, which leads Mario's group up into the clouds, where they discover an enlarged King Koopa's castle.

After escaping from the castle, King Koopa summons several Hoopsters to stop Mario and friends' progress on their way back down the beanstalk. However, the Hoopsters are quickly defeated by having freshly-picked garbanzo beans thrown at them. Upon reaching the bottom, Luigi chops down the beanstalk with an axe, which brings King Koopa's entire castle crashing down with it.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

Small Beanstalks can also be seen in the background of a few episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. However, they are never integral to the plot of any episode.

Super Mario World television series

In the Super Mario World episode "Party Line", countless beanstalks are used as telephone lines (or rather, vines) for the Cave People of Dome City. After the concept of telephones proves to be unnecessary for the Cave People, Yoshi is given the job of eating all the vines.

Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!

In Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!, a Beanstalk appears where it help Mario and the others escape the attacking Spinies.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	藤蔓 Téngwàn 豆豆樹 (New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe) Dòu Dòu Shù	Vine Bean Tree
Dutch	Slingerplant[?]	Bine
German	Ranke[?]	Tendril
Korean	콩나무[?] Kongnamu	Beanstalk
Russian	Лоза[?] Loza	Vine

Trivia

• In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, Chorus Fruit, Vines, Chorus Flowers, and Chorus Plants are replaced by Beanstalks.