Bulber
Bulber | |
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![]() A Bulber 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
Super Mario series
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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
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
Bulbers return in Mario Kart Tour, marking their first appearance in over ten years. They appear 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 appear in the final wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, appearing in the background of Piranha Plant Cove.
Unused appearances
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Template:More refs needed Bulbers were going to appear in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, as model data for one exists in the game files, but they were removed from the final version.[citation needed]
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Additional names
Internal names
Game | File | Name | Meaning
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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
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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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
- ^ Bueno, Fernando (2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0307465924. Page 160.
- ^ Stratton, Steve (2012). New Super Mario Bros. U Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0307896902. Page 30.
- ^ New Super Mario Bros. U actor name in executable
- ^ a b 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-8893674362. Page 145, 210.