Volcano Lotus
- "Fire Plant" redirects here. For the Piranha Plants that can spit fire, see Fire Piranha Plant. For the power-up appearing in many Mario games, see Fire Flower.
| Volcano Plant | |||
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 A Volcano Plant | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Minecraft (Bedrock version) (Caves & Cliffs: Part I) (2021) | ||
| Variant of | Lava Lotus | ||
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A Volcano Plant (also known as a Volcano Lotus) is a terrestrial variant of Lava Lotus[1] that shoots out fireballs, appearing in Super Mario World, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, and Super Princess Peach.
History
Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Volcano Lotuses first appear in Super Mario World and later in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. They are stationary obstacles that spew small fireballs into the air at a diagonal angle, which proceed to slowly rain down on the surrounding area after reaching their highest point. While invulnerable to Fire Mario's fireballs, Volcano Lotuses can be defeated by whirling Mario's Cape next to them or eating them with a Yoshi. Spin-jumping on them or stepping on them while riding a Yoshi will not harm them, but it will make the player bounce off without taking damage.
Super Mario World (television series)
A Volcano Lotus, referred to as a Fire Plant, appears in the episode "Send in the Clown" of the Super Mario World television series. It produces the fireballs that Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Princess Toadstool use in a tennis game (in lieu of actual tennis balls).
Super Princess Peach
Volcano Plants also appear in Super Princess Peach. The game also introduces a "Calm" version, the C. V. Plant.
Other appearances
In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Spore Blossoms are replaced by Volcano Plants.
Gallery
Super Mario World
A size chart for a 1996 Nintendo Character Manual
- SMA2 Volcano Plant sprite.png
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
A Fire Plant from the Super Mario World television series
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポンキー[1] Ponkī |
From「ポン」(pon, Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something) and suffix "-ky"; officially romanised as "Ponkey" and shared with Panser | |
| Chinese | 喷射花[2] Pēnshè Huā |
Spurting Flower. This name is also used for Pansers | |
| German | Vulkan-Pflanze[?] | From vulkan (volcano) and pflanze (plant) | |
| Italian | Pianta Vulcano[?] | Volcano Plant | |
| Portuguese | Planta Volcano[?] | Volcano Plant | |
| Romanian | Plantă de foc (Super Mario World television series)[?] | Fire plant |
References
- ^ a b 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World), page 27 (PONKEY ポンキー description). 「マリオ3に出てきた水中花の地上バージョン。火の玉を4つ吐き出して一休み。このくり返し。マントではじき飛ばすのが一番楽だ。」 (An aboveground version of Mario 3's Suichūka. It spits out 4 fireballs then takes five. This repeats. It is easiest to flick it away with the Cape.)
- ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译. Baidu Tieba. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
