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In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', tall | In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', tall cacti appear as platforms in desert stages. Compared to most of the other platforms in the game, they often appear in large groups, with the player needing to go over each. Pokeys can travel through them, making them a slight obstacle. | ||
====''Super Mario Odyssey''==== | ====''Super Mario Odyssey''==== |
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- This article is about cacti in general. For the type of item container found in Donkey Kong Country Returns, see Item Container § Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.
- “Cacti also have flowers, did you know that? I haven't seen any, though... Do people eat cacti?”
- —Goombario, Paper Mario
Cactuses (or "cacti") are spiny desert plants that commonly appear as background objects, though occasionally they can be interacted with. In the Mario franchise, cactuses are most often represented by the Pokey enemy and its relatives.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 2
In Super Mario Bros. 2, tall cacti appear as platforms in desert stages. Compared to most of the other platforms in the game, they often appear in large groups, with the player needing to go over each. Pokeys can travel through them, making them a slight obstacle.
Super Mario Odyssey
Cactuses later appear in Super Mario Odyssey, where they are found throughout the Sand Kingdom. If Mario runs into one of them, he will lose a piece of his Health Meter and a few of the thorns from the cactus will get stuck on his body. Mario can also destroy cactuses by running through them while riding a Jaxi. Some smaller, round cactuses appear in the Sand Kingdom as well, and they behave the same way. One cactus can be captured and moved in order to reveal a shining spot that Mario can ground-pound to reveal a Power Moon.
Mario Kart series
In Mario Kart 64, cacti appear in Kalimari Desert as stationary obstacles, acting similar to trees. They return in the course's reappearances in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour. In the latter game, there are two karts that are designed after cacti, being the Cact-X and Cact-Ice.
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, cacti appear in Dry Dry Desert, resembling Pokeys in shape. A blue one and a stone one are used for navigation.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, cactuses appear as interactive objects in World 2. Attacking them with the hammer repeatedly causes their flowers to bloom and release coins.
Mario Pinball Land
In Mario Pinball Land, cactuses appear in the Shifting Sands Stage. Hitting a cactus awards 100 points and significantly knocks Mario back.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Pokey-shaped cactuses appear in Doop Doop Dunes. They block roads and must be knocked away with hammer whacks, with taller ones requiring the Trio Hammer to get rid of all the segments before they grow back.
Mario Golf: Super Rush
Cactuses reappear in Mario Golf: Super Rush in Balmy Dunes on holes 16–18. They act as trees and will hurt the ball's lie upon collision. Smaller variants also appear in Spiky Palms.
Gallery
Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey