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|title=Panser | |title=Panser | ||
|image=[[File:Panser.jpg|120px]]<br>Artwork of a red '''Panser''' | |image=[[File:Panser.jpg|120px]]<br>Artwork of a red '''Panser''' | ||
|related=[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Pompon Flower]]<br>[[Volcano Lotus]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] | |||
|related=[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Pompon Flower]]<br>[[ | |first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1987|1987]])<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]]) | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]]) | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' (cameo) ([[List of Mario games by date#2011|2011]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' (cameo) ([[List of Mario games by date#2011|2011]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:Panser SuperMarioKun 9.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.]] | [[File:Panser SuperMarioKun 9.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.]] | ||
[[File:Panser.PNG|frame|left|The three varieties of Panser.]] | [[File:Panser.PNG|frame|left|The three varieties of Panser.]] | ||
'''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in | '''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Along with [[Pokey]]s, they are the only known hostile plant species in [[Subcon]], although Pansers were created by [[Wart]].<ref>"''The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 26 (Panser description).</ref> There are four types of Pansers: red, green, gray and pink. The red version will stay in one place and shoot three [[fireball]]s in [[Mario]]'s, [[Luigi]]'s, [[Toad]]'s, or [[Princess Peach]]'s direction, green and gray (just green in the remake) will patrol an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the remake), will chase Mario or his friends and shoot three fireballs. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or a [[Mushroom Block]] at them, and are sometimes an excessively annoying enemy. They somewhat resemble [[Fire Flower]]s. | ||
They are much like the [[Volcano Lotus]] and the [[Lava Lotus]] (as well as [[Pompon Flower]]s) of later games | They are much like the [[Volcano Lotus]] and the [[Lava Lotus]] (as well as [[Pompon Flower]]s) of later games. A key difference between Panser and the Lotus enemies is that the former walks and is more aggressive, whereas the latter are immobile and seem to be defending themselves. | ||
No actual Panser is found outside of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', its remakes, and other related media. Nonetheless, in the racetrack titled [[Shy Guy Bazaar]] from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with [[Phanto]]s and [[Cobrat]]s. | No actual Panser is found outside of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', its remakes, and other related media. Nonetheless, in the racetrack titled [[Shy Guy Bazaar]] from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with [[Phanto]]s and [[Cobrat]]s. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreignname | {{foreignname | ||
|Jap=ポンキー<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref> | |Jap=ポンキー<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#103 Mario Character Book, page 209]</ref> | ||
|JapR=Ponkī | |JapR=Ponkī | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=From ''ponpon'', Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something; shared with [[Volcano Lotus]].}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Excluding [[Wart]], Pansers were the only enemy from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' to not appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''; though they were possibly amalgamated with [[Piranha Plant]] | *Excluding [[Wart]], Pansers were the only enemy from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' to not appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''; though they were possibly amalgamated with the [[Piranha Plant]] as [[Fire Piranha Plant|Magic Piranha Plant]], which could also exhale fireballs. | ||
*Pansers likely got their name a combination of the word | *Pansers likely got their name a combination of the word [[wikipedia:Pansy|pansy]], a type of flower, and [[wikipedia:Panzer|Panzer]], a German tank, perhaps in reference to the plant's ability to throw fireballs. | ||
*In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the game's sole [[Fiery Walking Piranha]] at the end of World 7-8 acts | *In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the game's sole [[Fiery Walking Piranha]] at the end of World 7-8 acts similar to a red Panser but shoots four fireballs instead of just three. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:49, September 30, 2016
File:Panser.PNG
The three varieties of Panser.
Pansers are enemies commonly found in Super Mario Bros. 2. Along with Pokeys, they are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon, although Pansers were created by Wart.[1] There are four types of Pansers: red, green, gray and pink. The red version will stay in one place and shoot three fireballs in Mario's, Luigi's, Toad's, or Princess Peach's direction, green and gray (just green in the remake) will patrol an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the remake), will chase Mario or his friends and shoot three fireballs. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or a Mushroom Block at them, and are sometimes an excessively annoying enemy. They somewhat resemble Fire Flowers.
They are much like the Volcano Lotus and the Lava Lotus (as well as Pompon Flowers) of later games. A key difference between Panser and the Lotus enemies is that the former walks and is more aggressive, whereas the latter are immobile and seem to be defending themselves.
No actual Panser is found outside of Super Mario Bros. 2, its remakes, and other related media. Nonetheless, in the racetrack titled Shy Guy Bazaar from Mario Kart 7, many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with Phantos and Cobrats.
Names in other languages
Trivia
- Excluding Wart, Pansers were the only enemy from Super Mario Bros. 2 to not appear in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!; though they were possibly amalgamated with the Piranha Plant as Magic Piranha Plant, which could also exhale fireballs.
- Pansers likely got their name a combination of the word pansy, a type of flower, and Panzer, a German tank, perhaps in reference to the plant's ability to throw fireballs.
- In Super Mario Bros. 3, the game's sole Fiery Walking Piranha at the end of World 7-8 acts similar to a red Panser but shoots four fireballs instead of just three.
References
- ^ "The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire." - Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, page 26 (Panser description).
