Bulber

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Not to be confused with Bub-ulber or Bulborb.
Bulber
A Bulber seen in Mario Kart World
Screenshot from Mario Kart World
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

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[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

A Bulber from New Super Mario Bros Wii
A school of Bulbers in 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 / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

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[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

View of Piranha Plant Cove in Mario Kart Tour
Bulbers in Mario Kart Tour

In Mario Kart Tour, Bulbers can be seen 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[edit]

Bulbers are located once again in the background of Piranha Plant Cove in the Mario Kart 8 DeluxeBooster Course Pass DLC.

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, Bulbers can be found in the ocean near Wario Shipyard.[3] Driving into one will cause the racer to spin out, and they cannot be driven onto.

Unused appearances[edit]

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]

Model data for a Bulber exists in the files of Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.[citation needed]

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

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[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 チョーチン[4]
Chōchin
Japanese for paper lantern, in reference to提灯鮟鱇チョウチンアンコウ(chōchin'ankō, "Pacific footballfish")
Chinese (simplified) 灯笼仔[5]
Dēnglóngzǎi (Mandarin)
Dānglùhngjái (Cantonese)
From "灯笼鱼" (dēnglóngyú / dānglùhng'yú, "lanternfish"), "灯笼" (dēnglóng / dānglùhng, "lantern") and the diminutive suffix "仔" (zǎi / jái)
Chinese (traditional) 燈籠仔[6]
Dēnglóngzǎi (Mandarin)
Dānglùhngjái (Cantonese)
From「燈籠魚」(dēnglóngyú / dānglùhng'yú, "lanternfish"),「燈籠」(dēnglóng / dānglùhng, "lantern") and the diminutive suffix「仔」(zǎi / jái)
Dutch Bulber[7] -
French (NOA) Luabysse[8] Portmanteau between lumière ("light") and the word abysse ("abyss")
French (NOE) Lophius[9] From the genus for monkfish
Bulber[10] - Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
German Anglerfisch[11] Anglerfish
Italian Pesce Bulbo[12] Bulb Fish
Pesce Lampada[13]:145 Lamp Fish Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Pesce Luce[13]:210 Light Fish
Portuguese (NOA) Lampismo[14] Portmanteau between lâmpada ("lamp") and abismo ("abyss")
Portuguese (NOE) Peixe-Farol[15] Headlight Fish
Spanish (NOA) Pez Luznante[16] Portmanteau between pez ("fish"), luz ("light"), and espeluznante ("creepy"). The entire name is a pun on the word espeluznante
Spanish (NOE) Besulbo[17][18] Portmanteau between besugo ("blackspot seabream"), bulbo ("bulb"), and possibly beso ("kiss"), alluding to its large lips

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 160.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 30.
  3. ^ Nintendo of America (April 4, 2025). Mario Kart World – Grand Prix Gameplay Day 2– Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2. YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. ^ 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 145, 210.
  5. ^ "灯笼仔照石回转賽" – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
  6. ^ 燈籠仔礁石曲道賓」– Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Traditional Chinese).
  7. ^ Surf over de golven voor de kijkende Bulbers!” – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Dutch).
  8. ^ « Surfez sous le regard médusé des Luabysses! » – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Canadian French).
  9. ^ « Surfez sous le regard médusé des Lophius ! » – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (French).
  10. ^ 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 145.
  11. ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 145.
  12. ^ «Sfreccia tra gli scogli presidiati dai Pesci Bulbo!» – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Italian).
  13. ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
  14. ^ "Surfe enquanto os Lampismos assistem!" – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese).
  15. ^ «Surfa enquanto os Peixes-Farol assistem!» – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (European Portuguese).
  16. ^ "¡Surca las olas junto a los Peces Luznante!" – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Latin American Spanish).
  17. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 145.
  18. ^ «¡Surca las olas en presencia de los Besulbos!» – Mission description (5 Jun. 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (European Spanish).