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'''Fire watermelons''', also referred to as '''red watermelons'''<ref>''Yoshi's New Island'' digital manual{{page needed}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi's New Island''|author=[[List of Yoshi's New Island Message Block hints|Message Block hint]]}}</ref> (or '''Red Watermelons''') or '''Fire Melons''',<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|date=2002|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=88|quote=Because many of the items are encased in ice, Fire Melons are an essential part of your diet.}}</ref> are items in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]]) and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] eats one of these hot, fiery red [[watermelon]]s, he can shoot [[fire]] thrice in the original game and five times in ''Yoshi's New Island'', and it can be used to defeat enemies, melt [[Ice Block]]s, and deal more damage than a regular [[Watermelon|green watermelon]] in the [[Mini Battle]] called [[Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]]. In ''Yoshi's New Island'', red watermelons appear in [[Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth]] and [[Fire Watermelon Wonderland]].
'''Fire watermelons''', also referred to as '''red watermelons'''<ref>''Yoshi's New Island'' digital manual{{page needed}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi's New Island''|author=[[List of Yoshi's New Island Message Block hints|Message Block hint]]}}</ref> (or '''Red Watermelons''') or '''Fire Melons''',<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|date=2002|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=88|quote=Because many of the items are encased in ice, Fire Melons are an essential part of your diet.}}</ref> are items in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]]) and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] eats one of these hot, fiery red [[watermelon]]s, he can shoot [[fire]] thrice in the original game and five times in ''Yoshi's New Island'', and it can be used to defeat enemies, melt [[Ice Block]]s, and deal more damage than a regular [[Watermelon|green watermelon]] in the [[Mini Battle]] called [[Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]]. In ''Yoshi's New Island'', red watermelons appear in [[Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth]] and [[Fire Watermelon Wonderland]].


The '''Super Red Watermelon'''<ref name=SMW2>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' instruction booklet|page=24|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SADJE.pdf}}</ref> [[Special Item (Yoshi's Island series)|Special Item]] is available in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', and the '''All-you-can-eat fire watermelon!''' [[Power Badge (Yoshi's Woolly World)|Power Badge]] is available in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. Using them automatically places a fire watermelon in a Yoshi's mouth, allowing him to have its ability at nearly any point. In ''Yoshi's Island'', using a Super Red Watermelon allows a Yoshi to spit fire nine times instead of the usual three.
The '''Super Red Watermelon'''<ref name=SMW2>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' instruction booklet|page=24|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SADJE.pdf}}</ref> [[Special Item (Yoshi's Island series)|Special Item]] is available in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', and the '''All-you-can-eat fire watermelon!''' [[Power Badge (Yoshi's Woolly World)|Power Badge]] is available in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. Using them automatically places a fire watermelon in a Yoshi's mouth, allowing him to have its ability at nearly any point. In ''Yoshi's Island'', using a Super Red Watermelon allows a Yoshi to spit fire nine times instead of the usual three.


In ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'', fire, ice, and regular Watermelons cascade down the screen when a stage of Round 9 is cleared in the Action Mode of ''[[Yoshi no Cookie]]''.
In ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'', fire, ice, and regular Watermelons cascade down the screen when a stage of Round 9 is cleared in the Action Mode of ''[[Yoshi no Cookie]]''.
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===Fire watermelon===
===Fire watermelon===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|赤|あか}}いスイカ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|date=1995|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet|page=17}}</ref>
|Jap={{hover|赤|あか}}いスイカ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1995|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet|page=17}}</ref>
|JapR=Akai suika
|JapR=Akai suika
|Jap2=ほのおスイカ
|Jap2=ほのおスイカ
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|Jap2M=Fire watermelon
|Jap2M=Fire watermelon
|Ita=Cocomero Rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual|page=9}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')</small>
|Ita=Cocomero Rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual|page=9}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')</small>
|Ita2=Cocomero rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' European manual|page=112|date=2002|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|author=Nintendo}}</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'')</small>
|Ita2=Cocomero rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' European manual|page=112|date=2002|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'')</small>
|Ita3=Focomero <small>(''Yoshi's New Island'')</small>
|Ita3=Focomero <small>(''Yoshi's New Island'')</small>
|ItaM=Red Watermelon
|ItaM=Red Watermelon
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===Super Red Watermelon===
===Super Red Watermelon===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=スペシャルスイカ({{hover|赤|あか}})<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|date=1995|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref>
|Jap=スペシャルスイカ({{hover|赤|あか}})<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1995|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref>
|JapR=Supesharu Suika (aka)
|JapR=Supesharu Suika (aka)
|JapM=Special Watermelon (red)
|JapM=Special Watermelon (red)
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|SpaEM=Super Red Watermelon
|SpaEM=Super Red Watermelon
|Ita=Super Cocomero Rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual|page=12}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')</small>
|Ita=Super Cocomero Rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual|page=12}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')</small>
|Ita2=Super cocomero rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' European manual|page=114|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|author=Nintendo|date=2002}}</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'')</small>
|Ita2=Super cocomero rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' European manual|page=114|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2002}}</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'')</small>
|ItaM=Super Red Watermelon
|ItaM=Super Red Watermelon
|Ita2M=Super red watermelon
|Ita2M=Super red watermelon

Revision as of 17:30, August 5, 2024

Fire watermelon
Red watermelon in Yoshi's New Island
Description
A hot red watermelon
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017)
Effect Allows a Yoshi to shoot fire

Fire watermelons, also referred to as red watermelons[1][2] (or Red Watermelons) or Fire Melons,[3] are items in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its reissue) and Yoshi's New Island. If a Yoshi eats one of these hot, fiery red watermelons, he can shoot fire thrice in the original game and five times in Yoshi's New Island, and it can be used to defeat enemies, melt Ice Blocks, and deal more damage than a regular green watermelon in the Mini Battle called Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest. In Yoshi's New Island, red watermelons appear in Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth and Fire Watermelon Wonderland.

The Super Red Watermelon[4] Special Item is available in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, and the All-you-can-eat fire watermelon! Power Badge is available in Yoshi's Woolly World. Using them automatically places a fire watermelon in a Yoshi's mouth, allowing him to have its ability at nearly any point. In Yoshi's Island, using a Super Red Watermelon allows a Yoshi to spit fire nine times instead of the usual three.

In Nintendo Puzzle Collection, fire, ice, and regular Watermelons cascade down the screen when a stage of Round 9 is cleared in the Action Mode of Yoshi no Cookie.

Profiles

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Instruction Booklet description: Places a Red Watermelon in Yoshi's mouth. Allows Yoshi to breathe fire.[4]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • Nintendo 3DS digital manual description: Puts a red watermelon in Yoshi's mouth, allowing him to breathe fire.

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Names in other languages

Fire watermelon

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese いスイカ[5]
Akai suika
Red watermelon
ほのおスイカ[?]
Honō suika
Fire watermelon
Dutch Rode watermeloen[?] Red watermelon
French (NOA) Pastèque rouge[?] Red watermelon
French (NOE) Melon d'eau pyro[?] Fire watermelon
German Rote Wassermelone[?] Red watermelon
Italian Cocomero Rosso[6] (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) Red Watermelon
Cocomero rosso[7] (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3) Red watermelon
Focomero (Yoshi's New Island)[?] Portmanteau of "foco" (Latin and Italian dialect for "fire") and "cocomero" (watermelon)
Korean 파이어수박[?]
Paieo subak
Fire watermelon
Portuguese Melancia vermelha[?] Red watermelon
Russian Красный арбуз[?]
Krasniy arbuz
Red watermelon
Spanish (NOA) Sandía roja[?] Red watermelon
Spanish (NOE) Sandía de fuego[?] Fire Watermelon

Super Red Watermelon

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スペシャルスイカ([8]
Supesharu Suika (aka)
Special Watermelon (red)
Italian Super Cocomero Rosso[9] (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) Super Red Watermelon
Super cocomero rosso[10] (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3) Super red watermelon
Spanish (NOE) Supersandía roja[?] Super Red Watermelon

References

  1. ^ Yoshi's New Island digital manual[page number needed]
  2. ^ Message Block hint. Yoshi's New Island.
  3. ^ "Because many of the items are encased in ice, Fire Melons are an essential part of your diet." – Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 88.
  4. ^ a b 1995. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  5. ^ 1995. Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
  6. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual. Page 9.
  7. ^ 2002. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 112.
  8. ^ 1995. Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
  9. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual. Page 12.
  10. ^ 2002. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 114.