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{{Species-infobox
{{distinguish|Bulb}}
|title=Stretch Plant
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:StretchPlant.png|140px]]<br>A '''Stretch Plant''' from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
|image=[[File:StretchPlant.png|140px]]<br>A rubbery bulb from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variants=[[Spindleburr]]
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'''Stretch Plants''' are a species of plant appearing in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear as green plants with a bulbous head and a thin, stretchy stem.
'''Rubbery bulbs''',<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=27, 43, 48, 49, 53, 304|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-7615-5643-5}}</ref> also described as '''bulbs''',<ref>{{cite|author=Black|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=48 and 50}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=41 and 231|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> '''rubbery plants''',<ref name=plant>{{cite|author=Black|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=303}}</ref> '''plants''',<ref name=plant/> '''wiggly bulbs''',<ref>{{cite|author=Browne|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=41}}</ref> and '''green bulbs''',<ref>{{cite|author=Browne|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=231}}</ref> are a species in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear as green plants with bulbous heads and thin, stretchy stems.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Bowser's Shell Planet.png|thumb|200px|left|Rubbery bulbs found during the second phase of the final battle with Bowser in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', rubbery bulbs appear in various [[galaxy|galaxies]], most notably the [[Good Egg Galaxy]]. Their main purpose is to defeat foes that cannot be defeated via conventional methods. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] hits one of them with a [[spin]], the plant will stretch in the opposite direction, hitting any enemy or obstacle in the way. If it fails to hit an obstacle or an enemy, it will come right back and hit the player character, causing him to fall back and drop some [[Star Bit]]s. If one is [[Ground Pound|ground-pounded]] or run over by an enemy such as a [[boulder|Ruby Rock]] or a [[Chain Chomp|Chomp]], it will become flattened and unusable for a short period of time.
 
Rubbery bulbs appear during the final fight with [[Bowser]] at [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]], being seen in the second phase of the final battle where Mario can use them as protection against Bowser's [[fireball]]s. Using them to attack is mandatory since Bowser cannot be attacked normally by spinning and there are no lava pools to disrupt his attacks.
 
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Bulbs are objects in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. They are encountered in [[Sky Station Galaxy]], the [[Freezy Flake Galaxy]], and [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]. Bulbs keep their same appearance and use from the previous game, but they are less common. They are now used to defeat certain enemies such as [[Prickly Piranha Plant]]s and [[Homing Chomp]]s. [[Spindleburr]]s, a spiky variant, also make an appearance.


==History==
===''Mario Party 10''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
Small bulbs are background elements in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. Three of them can be seen on the [[Rosalina Board]], on a grassy field with two [[Luma]]s and a flower bed in the northwestern part.
[[File:Bowser Galaxy Reactor Brown Planet.png|thumb|200px|left|Stretch Plants found during the second phase of the final battle with Bowser in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Stretch Plants appear in various [[galaxy|galaxies]], most notably the [[Good Egg Galaxy]]. If Mario or Luigi hit one with a [[spin]], it will stretch in the opposite direction, hitting any enemy or obstacle in the way. If it fails to hit an obstacle or an enemy, it will come right back and hit the plumber, causing him to fall back and lose some [[Star Bit]]s. If one is [[Ground Pound|ground pounded]] or run over by an enemy such as a Boulder or a Chomp, it will become flattened and unusable for a short period of time.


Stretch Plants appear during the final fight with [[Bowser]] at [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]. They are seen in the second phase of the final battle and are used as protection against Bowser's [[fireball]]s and to attack him.
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Rubbery Bulb Plant.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Rubbery Bulb.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>


===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
==Additional names==
[[File:SMG2 Spikeball Plant.png|200px|thumb|The '''Spiny Stretch Plants''' from [[Honeybloom Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
===Internal names===
Stretch Plants make an appearance yet again. However, they are uncommon, only appearing in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]], [[Freezy Flake Galaxy]] and [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]. They keep their same appearance and use from the previous game. This time, they are used to defeat certain enemies such as [[Prickly Piranha Plant]]s and [[Silver Chomp]]s.
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====Spiny Stretch Plant====
===Names in other languages===
Another kind of Stretch Plant appears as an enemy in the [[Honeybloom Galaxy]] during the events of the game. They are called '''Spiny Stretch Plants''' and they have red, retractable spikes. Unlike regular Stretch Plants, they are able to physically move themselves and will therefore try to hurt [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] by extending their spiky ends at them. However, they cannot reach very far.
{{foreign names
==Names in other languages==
|Jap=パンチボンボン<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors.|location=Tokyo|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|page=137 and 171|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
{{Foreignname
|JapR=Panchi Bonbon
|JapM=Punch Bonbon
|Ita=Pianta Punching Ball
|Ita=Pianta Punching Ball
|ItaM= Punching Ball Plant}}
|ItaM=Punching Ball Plant
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|Ger=Streckpflanze
|GerM=Stretching Plant
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:01, July 11, 2024

Not to be confused with Bulb.
Rubbery bulb
Rubbery bulb
A rubbery bulb from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variants

Rubbery bulbs,[1] also described as bulbs,[2][3] rubbery plants,[4] plants,[4] wiggly bulbs,[5] and green bulbs,[6] are a species in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear as green plants with bulbous heads and thin, stretchy stems.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Brown Planet from Bowser's Galaxy Reactor.
Rubbery bulbs found during the second phase of the final battle with Bowser in Super Mario Galaxy

In Super Mario Galaxy, rubbery bulbs appear in various galaxies, most notably the Good Egg Galaxy. Their main purpose is to defeat foes that cannot be defeated via conventional methods. If Mario or Luigi hits one of them with a spin, the plant will stretch in the opposite direction, hitting any enemy or obstacle in the way. If it fails to hit an obstacle or an enemy, it will come right back and hit the player character, causing him to fall back and drop some Star Bits. If one is ground-pounded or run over by an enemy such as a Ruby Rock or a Chomp, it will become flattened and unusable for a short period of time.

Rubbery bulbs appear during the final fight with Bowser at Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, being seen in the second phase of the final battle where Mario can use them as protection against Bowser's fireballs. Using them to attack is mandatory since Bowser cannot be attacked normally by spinning and there are no lava pools to disrupt his attacks.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Bulbs are objects in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are encountered in Sky Station Galaxy, the Freezy Flake Galaxy, and Battle Belt Galaxy. Bulbs keep their same appearance and use from the previous game, but they are less common. They are now used to defeat certain enemies such as Prickly Piranha Plants and Homing Chomps. Spindleburrs, a spiky variant, also make an appearance.

Mario Party 10[edit]

Small bulbs are background elements in Mario Party 10. Three of them can be seen on the Rosalina Board, on a grassy field with two Lumas and a flower bed in the northwestern part.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/PunchingKinoko.arc PunchingKinoko Punching Mushroom
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
パンチングキノコ (Panchingu Kinoko) Punching Mushroom

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パンチボンボン[7]
Panchi Bonbon
Punch Bonbon
German Streckpflanze[?] Stretching Plant
Italian Pianta Punching Ball[?] Punching Ball Plant

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 27, 43, 48, 49, 53, 304.
  2. ^ Black. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 48 and 50.
  3. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 41 and 231.
  4. ^ a b Black. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 303.
  5. ^ Browne. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 41.
  6. ^ Browne. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 231.
  7. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 137 and 171.