Hot Foot
| Hot Foot | |
|---|---|
 A Hot Foot remaining in the burning candle | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010) |
A Hot Foot[1] is a flame-like enemy that first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3. Here, Hot Feet inhabit the candles of fortresses, first appearing in World 4-
Fortress 1. Similarly to a Boo, if Mario or Luigi look at a Hot Foot, it will stand still, but if he looks away, the Hot Foot will resume walking towards him. Hot Feet can be defeated only by Hammer Mario's hammers or touching them while invincible.
In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, only one Hot Foot ever appears, the episode "Princess Toadstool for President," where it leaps off its candle and chases after Mario and Luigi for a brief time.
In Super Mario Bros. Print World, a Hot Foot is included as one of the printable pictures.
In the Nintendo Adventure Book, Koopa Capers, several Hot Feet appear guarding a coin-filled cave Luigi can find in the Magma Pits. After he collects some of the coins, the Hot Feet chase him, leading him to either a Fire Chomp (which can lead to a Game Over) or a door leading to a chamber filled with Firesnakes. Referencing the confusion over the plural version of their name, Luigi is unable to decide on whether to call them Hot Feet or Hot Foots.
Profiles
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
| ウォーク (JP) / Hot Foot (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ゴースト族 | Tribe | Ghost clan | |
| ずるい | Disposition | Crafty | |
| 3 | Game appearances | 3 | |
| あれれ？ローソクの炎が！ 壁のローソクのふりをしている、ひきょうもの。炎の部分だけが、いつのまにか追いかけてくる。テレサ（P116）みたいに、正面を向くと止まるのでときどき振り返ろう。[2] |
Huh? The candle flame! It pretends to be a candle on the wall, a treacherous thing. Only the flame will follow you at any moment. Like Boo (p. 116), it stops when you face forward, so turn around from time to time. | ||
Gallery
Super Mario Bros. 3 animated sprite
Super Mario Bros. 3 artwork of a Hot Foot burning Mario
Super Mario Bros. 3
A Hot Foot in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Princess Toadstool for President"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウォーク[3] Wōku |
Walk | |
| French | Laflamme[4] | From la flamme ("the flame") | |
| German | Hotfoot[?] | - | |
| Italian | Hot Foot[5] | - | |
| Piedone bollente[6] | Hot/Boiling big-foot | ||
| Piedone Bollente[7] | Hot/Boiling Big-foot | ||
| Korean | 워크[8] Wokeu |
Walk | |
| Spanish | Pies Calientes[9] | Hot Foot |
References
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 38.
- ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 43.
- ^ Nintendo (1988). スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 39.
- ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 35.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Page 38.
- ^ Nintendo (2010). Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 28.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 35.
- ^ Nintendo. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Korean instruction booklet. Nintendo (Korean). Page 30.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros.. Planeta DeAgostini (Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 35.
