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'''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in the land of [[Subcon]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They, along with [[Pokey]]s, are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon. There are three types of Pansers: red, green, and blue. 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, the green will patrol an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the worst, the blue, will chase Mario or his friends and shoot three fireballs. These enemies cannot be ridden, and are sometimes an excessively annoying enemy. They somewhat resemble [[Fire Flower]]s.
'''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in the land of [[Subcon]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They, along with [[Pokey]]s, are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon. There are three types of Pansers: red, green, and blue. 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, the green will patrol an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the worst, the blue, will chase Mario or his friends and shoot three fireballs. These enemies cannot be ridden, and are sometimes an excessively annoying enemy. They somewhat resemble [[Fire Flower]]s.


They're like the [[Volcano Lotus]] and the [[Lava Lotus]] (as well as [[Pompon Flower]]s) of later games. In fact, they share the same Japanese name as the Volcano Lotus - Ponkey - meaning that the Volcano Lotus is a redesigned Panser.
They're like the [[Volcano Lotus]] and the [[Lava Lotus]] (as well as [[Pompon Flower]]s) of later games. In fact, they share the same Japanese name as the Volcano Lotus - Ponkey - meaning that the Volcano Lotus is a redesigned Panser. A key difference between the Panser of [[Subcon]] and the Volcano Lotus of [[Dinosaur Land]] and [[Vibe Island]] is that the former walks and is an aggressive fighter, whereas the latter is immobile and seems to be defending itself more than anything.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 23:46, August 27, 2009

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The three varieties of Panser.
Panser
A Panser.

Pansers are enemies commonly found in the land of Subcon in the game Super Mario Bros. 2. They, along with Pokeys, are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon. There are three types of Pansers: red, green, and blue. The red version will stay in one place and shoot three fireballs in Mario's, Luigi's, Toad's, or Princess Peach's direction, the green will patrol an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the worst, the blue, will chase Mario or his friends and shoot three fireballs. These enemies cannot be ridden, and are sometimes an excessively annoying enemy. They somewhat resemble Fire Flowers.

They're like the Volcano Lotus and the Lava Lotus (as well as Pompon Flowers) of later games. In fact, they share the same Japanese name as the Volcano Lotus - Ponkey - meaning that the Volcano Lotus is a redesigned Panser. A key difference between the Panser of Subcon and the Volcano Lotus of Dinosaur Land and Vibe Island is that the former walks and is an aggressive fighter, whereas the latter is immobile and seems to be defending itself more than anything.

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 Plants, which could exhale fireballs, much like Pansers, on the show.
  • Pansers have a similar name to Panzer, a German tank but this is probably just a coincidence as the name is probably named after pansies, a flower.