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{{Rewrite-expand|Incorporate information on the Water Balls fired by [[Water Shooter]]s in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.}}
{{Rewrite-expand|Incorporate information on the Water Balls fired by [[Water Shooter]]s in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.}}
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|image=[[File:NSMBW Water Ball Render.png|60px]]<br>Render of a circular Water Ball from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|image=[[File:NSMBW Water Ball Render.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
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==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
Water Balls in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' appear in [[World 7-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-2]] only, and they can be [[Swim|swum]] in by the player character until they exit it, at which point the player falls out. Water Balls are usually used to access high areas or to cross large gaps, but they can also be used to avoid enemies down below. Water Balls hinder the movement speed of [[Bullet Bill]]s.
Water Balls in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' appear in [[World 7-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-2]] only. Player characters can [[swim]] in Water Balls until they fall out, which is usually to access high areas or cross large gaps, but Water Balls can also avoid enemies below. Water Balls hinder the movement speed of [[Bullet Bill]]s.


===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
Water Balls in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its port]] appear only in [[A Quick Dip in the Sky]]. They behave the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. [[Koopa Shell]]s are also shown to travel slower while moving through a Water Ball. Water Balls do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
Water Balls in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its port]] appear only in [[A Quick Dip in the Sky]]. They are the same as before, though [[Koopa Shell]]s can be seen moving slower while moving through a Water Ball. Water Balls do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.


===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
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NSMBW Water Ball Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW Water Ball Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBU A Quick Dip in the Sky Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSMBU A Quick Dip in the Sky Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
SMBW Wonder Bowser Jr. third fight.jpg|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=空中水<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|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]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=149, 215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jpn=空中水
|JapR=Kūchū Mizu
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|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]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=149, 215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapM=Midair Water <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|JpnR=Kūchū Mizu
|Jap2=水の玉<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2015|title="Super Mario Galaxy 2."『[[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]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=171}}</ref>
|JpnM=Midair Water
|Jap2R=Mizu no Tama
|Jpn2=水の玉
|Jap2M=Water Ball <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2015|title="Super Mario Galaxy 2."『[[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]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=171}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Mizu no Tama
|Jpn2M=Water Ball
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Chi=空中之水
|Chi=空中之水
|ChiR=Kōngzhōng zhī Shuǐ
|ChiR=Kōngzhōng zhī Shuǐ
|ChiM=Midair Water
|ChiM=Midair Water
|Ita=Bolla d'acqua<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=215}}</ref>
|Ita=Palla d'acqua
|ItaM=Water Bubble
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5AIAnU9QLw|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Nuvole di meringa 5 - Prendi la stella e via verso gli 1-Up (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=January 30, 2013|language=it}}{{timestamp needed}}</ref>
|ItaM=Water ball
|ItaN=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita2=Bolla di sapone
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=149}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Soap bubble
|Ita2N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|Ita3=Bolla d'acqua
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=215}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Water bubble
|Ita3N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 10:26, January 26, 2025

It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Incorporate information on the Water Balls fired by Water Shooters in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Water Ball
NSMBW Water Ball Render.png
Model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

Water Balls[1] appear in the Super Mario franchise as large masses of water that float and sometimes travel in the air. Water Balls are shaped as either circles or ellipses (horizontal and vertical) and look similar to bubbles.

History[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Water Balls in New Super Mario Bros. Wii appear in World 7-2 only. Player characters can swim in Water Balls until they fall out, which is usually to access high areas or cross large gaps, but Water Balls can also avoid enemies below. Water Balls hinder the movement speed of Bullet Bills.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Water Balls in New Super Mario Bros. U and its port appear only in A Quick Dip in the Sky. They are the same as before, though Koopa Shells can be seen moving slower while moving through a Water Ball. Water Balls do not appear in New Super Luigi U.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Water Balls in Super Mario Bros. Wonder appear during Wonder Bowser Jr.'s boss battle in Sunbaked Desert Palace, and during the Wonder Effect of Hot-Hot Hot! Water Balls behave the same as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In Sunbaked Desert Palace, Water Balls are produced by Wonder Bowser Jr. after taking damage. In Hot-Hot Hot!, an infinite number of Water Balls floats down and extinguishes Hot-Hot Rocks during the Wonder Effect.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 空中水[2]
Kūchū Mizu
Midair Water
水の玉[3]
Mizu no Tama
Water Ball Super Mario Galaxy 2
Chinese 空中之水[?]
Kōngzhōng zhī Shuǐ
Midair Water
Italian Palla d'acqua[4] Water ball New Super Mario Bros. U
Bolla di sapone[5] Soap bubble New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Bolla d'acqua[6] Water bubble New Super Mario Bros. U

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 181.
  2. ^ 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 149, 215.
  3. ^ ---- (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2."『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). Page 171.
  4. ^ Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (January 30, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Nuvole di meringa 5 - Prendi la stella e via verso gli 1-Up (Wii U). YouTube (Italian).[timestamp needed]
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 149.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 215.