Bramball

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Bramball
Artwork of a Bramball from New Super Luigi U.
Artwork from New Super Luigi U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
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Bramballs are orange Pokey-esque creatures with a permanent frown, brambles for legs, and yellow suction cup-like feet. They appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. They walk around by moving one of their legs to either the left or right.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Fire Mario, going through 5-3 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
A Bramball in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Bramballs only appear in World 5-3. They move around a set path by flipping themselves around in a Slinky-style motion and planting their feet on flat surfaces. When they reach the end of a small piece of land or wall, they will flip the other way and continue moving. Touching the feet or arms of a Bramball will damage the player.

Bramballs can be defeated by jumping on the ball in the center, freezing them as Ice Mario or Penguin Mario and Ground Pounding on them while frozen, hitting them with Fire Mario's fireballs, or a Star. Hitting them from underneath will release Coins and cause them to temporarily stop flipping over. Hitting them while launching out of a Pipe Cannon instantly defeats one and causes them to release twenty Coins. There are two types of Bramballs: ones that do not move their mouths and ones that do move their mouths. The ones that move their mouths are faster.

Bramballs in pre-release builds were shown to have brown feet, instead of yellow.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Two smiling Bramballs in New Super Mario Bros. U
Two smiling Bramballs in New Super Mario Bros. U

Bramballs are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, being encountered in Bramball Woods and Heart of Bramball Woods respectively. In this appearance, their heads turn out completely orange and a leaf sprouts from it at every vocal "Paah" in the music, similar to regular Pokeys in newer appearances. If Mario hits the underside of a Bramball in this state, it will drop a large number of coins instead of just one. Tapping on one using Boost Mode would cause one to smile and turn the other way.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

Bramballs are course elements in Mario Golf: Super Rush. They appear in Shelltop Sanctuary and the Forest course of Target Golf. In Shelltop Sanctuary, four of them stand in a row on a waste area, while one stands on two elevated slabs of stone. If hit by a golf ball, the Bramballs will rotate their head all the way around.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Bramball in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
A Bramball in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Three Bramballs are seen in Illumination's The Super Mario Bros. Movie when Mario meets Toad in the Mushroom Forest, with one standing over Mario, who nervously greets it. They are portrayed as part of the Mushroom Kingdom's wildlife. Compared to their game counterparts, they have more realistic stems, and their feet have been redesigned to resemble flower buds. A Bramball can also be seen on Mario's poster for the film.

Mario Kart World[edit]

Main article: Signal Bug

Although normal Bramballs do not appear in Mario Kart World, a variant called a Signal Bug debuts, which gives racers a speed boost if they drive between its legs while it is stationary.

Profiles[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

  • Trading card description: "Bramballs are spiny-legged villains that move one giant step at a time. Their long legs and large size can make them a tricky baddie to bypass. If you sneak beneath them and jump, you may get some coins. The real point of vulnerability on a Bramball is its head section. Bopping them on the head can knock them right out of the competition."

Card Number: 37

LEGO Super Mario[edit]

  • Website description: Bramballs are curious-looking characters with ball-shaped heads and 2 long, thorny brambles for legs (or are they arms?). If LEGO® Mario™ sees a Bramball flipping around in the Soda Jungle, he has to leap on its head to defeat it. Just make sure LEGO Mario doesn’t fall in the poison swamp!

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/Format
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Uncommon enemy 2009 Wii
New Super Mario Bros. U Common enemy 2012 Wii U
New Super Luigi U Uncommon enemy 2013 Wii U
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Common enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch
LEGO Super Mario (Chain Chomp Jungle Encounter) Enemy 2021 Interactive toy figure
Mario Golf: Super Rush Common enemy 2021 Nintendo Switch
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Enemy 2023 Animated film

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The name "Bramball" is a portmanteau between "bramble" and "ball."

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese イバラムシ[1][2]
Ibaramushi
Thorn Bug
Chinese (simplified) 荆棘虫[3]
Jīngjíchóng (Mandarin)
Gīnggīkchùhng (Cantonese)
Bramble Bug
Chinese (traditional) 荊棘蟲[4]
Jīngjíchóng (Mandarin)
Gīnggīkchùhng (Cantonese)
Bramble Bug
Dutch Bramball[5] -
French (NOA) Brimboule[6] Partial transliteration of the English name with boule ("ball")
French (NOE) Alfronce[7][8] Play on the masculine given name "Alphonse" and ronce ("bramble")
German Häcki[9][10] ?
Stachi-Ball[11] Spiny Ball New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Italian Pungipalla[12] Portmanteau of pungere ("to sting") and palla ("ball")
Bramball[13] - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Korean 덩굴벌레[14]
Deonggul Beolle
Vine Bug
Portuguese (NOA) Barambola[15] Partial transliteration of the English name with bola ("ball")
Portuguese (NOE) Pernibola[16] Portmanteau between perna ("leg") and bola ("ball")
Carambola[17] Synonym for fruta-estrela ("star fruit"); potentially a play caramba ("geez") and bola ("ball") New Super Mario Bros. U
Russian Колючконога[18][19]
Kolyuchkonoga
Portmanteau of колючий (kolyuchiy, "barbed") and нога (noga, "leg")
Spanish (NOA) Zarzabola[20] From zarza ("bramble"), bola ("ball"), and possibly zarzamora ("blackberry")
Spanish (NOE) Espinarco[21][22] From espina ("thorn") and arco ("arch")
Bramball[23] - New Super Mario Bros. Wii

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ito, Shota, Tomomi Seki, Kei Narita, Izumi Sasaki, Ryosuke Ito, Mio Yuasa, and Masakazu Kodaira, editors (2009). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・Wiiパーフェクトガイド』. Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-726295-9. Page 30.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 144, 209.
  3. ^ "在荆棘虫站着的狭小落脚点 右侧的墙内藏有星星金币。" – 奖励影片 (11 Jan. 2019). 053: 苏打丛林-3 第2枚星星金币. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Simplified Chinese).
  4. ^ 有荊棘蟲站著的狹小立足處 其右側牆壁中隱藏著星星金幣。」– 獎勵影片 (11 Jan. 2019). 053: 蘇打叢林-3 星星金幣 第2枚. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Traditional Chinese).
  5. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U-kanaal (18 Jan. 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Cassismoeras-3 - Tweede sterrenmunt (Wii U). YouTube (Dutch). (Archived October 14, 2020, 14:17:45 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  6. ^ « Rebondissez sur la Brimboule qui patrouille en contrebas pour atteindre la plateforme et récupérer la pièce étoile! » – Vidéos bonus (11 Jan. 2019). 053: Jungle pimentée-3 Deuxième pièce étoile. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Canadian French).
  7. ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 144.
  8. ^ « Rebondissez sur l'Alfronce qui patrouille en contrebas pour atteindre la plateforme et récupérer la pièce étoile ! » – Vidéos bonus (11 Jan. 2019). 053: Jungle Cassis-3 Deuxième pièce étoile. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (French).
  9. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U Kanal (18 Jan. 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Limonadendschungel-3 - Zweite Sternenmünze (Wii U). YouTube (German). Retrieved 12 Apr. 2025. (Archived June 24, 2025, 15:50:21 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  10. ^ Rechts von der etwas zu kurz geratenen Plattform, unter der ein Häcki patrouilliert, verbirgt sich eine Sternenmünze.“ – Bonusfilme (11 Jan. 2019). 053: Limonadendschungel-3 Zweite Sternenmünze. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (German).
  11. ^ 2011. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Official Sticker Collection (German Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (German). Page 13.
  12. ^ Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (18 Jan. 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Giungla gassata 3 - Seconda Moneta Stella (Wii U). YouTube (Italian). Retrieved 2 Dec. 2024. (Archived April 12, 2025, 22:35:46 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  13. ^ 2011. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Album Ufficiale (Italian Edition). Barcelona: Mysterics, EnterPLAY (Italian). Page 13.
  14. ^ "덩굴벌레가 서 있는 좁은 발판의 오른쪽 벽에 스타코인이 숨겨져 있다." – 보너스 영화 (11 Jan. 2019). 053: 소다 정글-3 두 번째 스타코인. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Korean).
  15. ^ 2022. Pacote de personagens – Série 6 #71413. LEGO (Brazilian Portuguese). (Archived May 7, 2025, 01:55:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  16. ^ «Há uma moeda estrela escondida na parede à direita das pequenas plataformas patrulhadas por um Pernibola.» – Vídeos Extra (11 Jan. 2019). 053: Selva Gelatinosa-3 Segunda moeda estrela. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (European Portuguese).
  17. ^ Canal New Super Mario Bros. U (18 Feb. 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Selva Gelatinosa-3 - Segunda Moeda-Estrela (Wii U). YouTube (European Portuguese). (Archived September 19, 2025, 16:38:28 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  18. ^ Канал New Super Mario Bros. U (18 Jan. 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Soda Jungle-3 - Second Star Coin (Wii U). YouTube (Russian). (Archived July 15, 2025, 17:18:31 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  19. ^ «В стене справа от тонких платформ, которые охраняет колючконог, спрятана монетка со звездой.» – Доп. видео (11 Jan. 2019). 053: Шипучая пуща-3 Вторая монетка со звездой. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Russian).
  20. ^ "La moneda estrella está escondida en una pared, a la derecha de unas plataformas que patrulla una zarzabola." – Videos extra (11 Jan. 2019). 053: Jungla Jarabe-3 Segunda moneda estrella. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Latin American Spanish).
  21. ^ Canal New Super Mario Bros. U (18 Feb. 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Jungla Sirope-3 - Segunda moneda estrella (Wii U). YouTube (European Spanish). (Archived July 15, 2025, 17:18:31 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  22. ^ «La moneda estrella está escondida en una pared, a la derecha de unas plataformas que patrulla un Espinarco.» – Vídeos extra (11 Jan. 2019). 053: Jungla Sirope-3 Segunda moneda estrella. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (European Spanish).
  23. ^ 2011. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Official Sticker Collection (Spanish Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (European Spanish). Page 13.