Fire (enemy)

"Firefox" redirects here. For the similar fireball enemy also referred to as firefox, see Fireball (Donkey Kong). For Fox's up special move in the Super Smash Bros. series, see Fox McCloud § Fire Fox.

Template:Species-infobox Fires (also generically fireballs and firefoxes) are enemies that exclusively appear in the 100 m level of Donkey Kong. In most versions, they are depicted as a slightly larger variant of the Fireball enemy that appears in other levels.

History

Donkey Kong franchise

Donkey Kong

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Fires make their first appearance in the original Donkey Kong as enemies. They exclusively appear in 100 m, and as they are slightly larger than the Fireball enemies that appear in other levels, they are more difficult to jump over. Fires can climb ladders, no matter if they are broken or fixed, but cannot reverse directions during the climb. If Mario jumps over a Fire, he receives points, but the only way to destroy them is with a hammer. Picking up a hammer causes the Fires to turn blue. There can only be five or less Fires on the screen at the same time in the arcade version; that number was lowered to four in the Nintendo Entertainment System port of the game.

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

In Donkey Kong for Game Boy, Fires appear in the Start, which is a recreation of the arcade original.

Donkey Kong 64

During the events of Donkey Kong 64, Fires retain their role of enemies in a built-in port of the classic Donkey Kong game, playable through an arcade machine found inside Frantic Factory.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ファイア Faia おじゃま虫 ojama mushi	Fire trouble bug
Dutch	Fire	-
Italian	Fiammetto	Lava Bubble
Spanish	Fuego	Fire