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[[ | {{distinguish|Bub-ulber}} | ||
'''Bulbers''' are | {{species infobox | ||
{{ | |image=[[File:BulberNSMBU.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' | ||
[[ | |first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]]) | ||
[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 6) (2023) | ||
[[ | }} | ||
[[ | '''Bulbers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|date=November 15, 2009|language=en-us|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' Prima Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|page=160}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|date=November 18, 2012|language=en-us|title=New Super Mario Bros. U Prima Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2|page=30}}</ref> are anglerfish-like enemies that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Like real anglerfish, their bulbs illuminate any darkness around them, similarly to [[Jellybeam]]s. | ||
==History== | |||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | |||
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''==== | |||
[[File:NSMBW Bulber Screenshot.png|220px|thumb|A school of Bulbers in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']] | |||
In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Bulbers only appear in [[World 8-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-4]]. They swim freely in the water, illuminating the area around them. They can be defeated by attacking them with a [[fireball]], by freezing them, or by running into them with a [[Super Star|Star]], although this is not necessary and perhaps even detrimental due to loss of illumination. Bulbers are passive, hurting [[Mario]] only if he touches them. | |||
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''==== | |||
Bulbers reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' where they act exactly as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', appearing alongside Jellybeams in [[Deepsea Ruins]] of [[Soda Jungle]]. They do not reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. | |||
===''Mario Kart'' series=== | |||
====''Mario Kart Tour''==== | |||
[[File:MKT Piranha Plant Cove Scene.jpg|thumb|right|Bulbers in ''Mario Kart Tour'']] | |||
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Bulbers can be seen in [[Piranha Plant Cove]] across its variants, visible above the pillars of the first and third route's starting line and in Piranha Plant Cove 3's subterranean ruin section. | |||
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | |||
Bulbers are located once again in the background of Piranha Plant Cove in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]] – [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC. | |||
===Unused appearances=== | |||
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''==== | |||
Model data for a Bulber exists in the files of ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''.{{ref needed}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
NSMBW Bulber Model.png|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' | |||
NSMBW World 8-4 Level Preview Icon.png|Course preview texture from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Additional names== | |||
===Internal names=== | |||
{{internal names | |||
|game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''<br>''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' | |||
|file1=<tt>1 Data/files/Object/ankou.arc</tt><br><tt>content/Common/actor/ankou.szs</tt><br><tt>Data/Model/Object/ankou</tt> | |||
|name1=ankou | |||
|meaning1=anglerfish | |||
}} | |||
===Names in other languages=== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jpn=チョーチン | |||
|JpnR=Chōchin | |||
|JpnM=Clipping of「提灯鮟鱇」(''chōchin-ankō'', "{{iw|wikipedia|footballfish}}").「提灯」(''chōchin'') also literally means "paper lantern". | |||
|JpnC=<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. U'' actor name in executable</ref> | |||
|Ger=Anglerfisch | |||
|GerM=Frogfish | |||
|Ita=Pesce Lampada | |||
|ItaM=Lamp Fish | |||
|ItaC=<ref name=SMEit>{{cite|date=2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=145, 210}}</ref> | |||
|Ita2=Pesce Luce | |||
|Ita2M=Light Fish | |||
|Ita2C=<ref name=SMEit/> | |||
|SpaE=Besulbo | |||
|SpaEM=Portmanteau of ''besugo'' ("seabream") and ''bulbo'' ("bulb") | |||
}} | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{NSMBW}} | |||
{{NSMBU}} | |||
{{MKT}} | |||
{{MK8}} | |||
[[Category:Fish]] | [[Category:Fish]] | ||
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U enemies]] | |||
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii enemies]] | |||
[[de:Anglerfisch]] | |||
[[it:Pesce Luce]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:52, January 7, 2025
- Not to be confused with Bub-ulber.
| Bulber | |
|---|---|
 Model from New Super Mario Bros. U | |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 6) (2023) |
Bulbers[1][2] are anglerfish-like enemies that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Like real anglerfish, their bulbs illuminate any darkness around them, similarly to Jellybeams.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Bulbers only appear in World 8-4. They swim freely in the water, illuminating the area around them. They can be defeated by attacking them with a fireball, by freezing them, or by running into them with a Star, although this is not necessary and perhaps even detrimental due to loss of illumination. Bulbers are passive, hurting Mario only if he touches them.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Bulbers reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U where they act exactly as they did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, appearing alongside Jellybeams in Deepsea Ruins of Soda Jungle. They do not reappear in New Super Luigi U.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
In Mario Kart Tour, Bulbers can be seen in Piranha Plant Cove across its variants, visible above the pillars of the first and third route's starting line and in Piranha Plant Cove 3's subterranean ruin section.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Bulbers are located once again in the background of Piranha Plant Cove in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC.
Unused appearances[edit]
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]
Model data for a Bulber exists in the files of Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.[citation needed]
Gallery[edit]
Model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Course preview texture from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii New Super Mario Bros. U Mario Kart Arcade GP DX |
1 Data/files/Object/ankou.arc content/Common/actor/ankou.szs Data/Model/Object/ankou |
ankou | anglerfish |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チョーチン[3] Chōchin |
Clipping of「提灯鮟鱇」(chōchin-ankō, "footballfish").「提灯」(chōchin) also literally means "paper lantern". | |
| German | Anglerfisch[?] | Frogfish | |
| Italian | Pesce Lampada[4] | Lamp Fish | |
| Pesce Luce[4] | Light Fish | ||
| Spanish (NOE) | Besulbo[?] | Portmanteau of besugo ("seabream") and bulbo ("bulb") |
References[edit]
- ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 160.
- ^ 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 30.
- ^ New Super Mario Bros. U actor name in executable
- ^ a b 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-88-9367-436-2. Page 145, 210.
