Editing Candle

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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMB3 HotFoot.jpg|80px]]<br>A [[Hot Foot]] and its candle
|title=Candle
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': Can release [[Hot Foot]]s to attack Mario/Luigi.<br>[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]: Can harm Mario on contact.<br>''[[Super Paper Mario]]'': Can shoot fireballs at the heroes.
}}
'''Candles''' appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as enemies and interactive objects.

==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', candles<ref>{{cite|quote=Usually, Hot Foot stays on a burning candle.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=38|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> are fixed to walls and are sometimes used as a hiding place for [[Hot Foot]]s. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can stand on one as on a platform.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Candles appear in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in the episode "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]," where one [[Hot Foot]] leaps out and chases Mario and Luigi.

===''Luigi's Mansion''===
In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', candles<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J., and Bryan Stratton|date=2001|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide|page=7|isbn=0-7615-3753-8}}</ref> are often used to light the hallways of the mansion and solve certain puzzles. Candle lamps are also one of the many sources of [[Fire Elemental Ghost]]s. If [[Luigi]] uses the [[Poltergust 3000]] on a candle lamp, it would release a Fire Elemental Ghost which Luigi could capture to turn the Poltergust 3000 into a flamethrower.

===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', a candle appears in [[Joke's End]], on the third floor. It appears useless, but if the player fills Mario with water on floor four and brings the bros. back down to the candle, they can hit Mario over the head with Luigi's hammer to cause Mario to spit water at the candle, extinguishing it. This causes a hidden [[? Block]] to appear in the room below, which contains seven [[Hoo Bean]]s.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''====
[[File:MvsDK Candle.png|thumb|left]]
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', candles appear as obstacles in the [[Spooky House]]. They float up and down in the same fashion as the [[Oil]] obstacle. If Mario touches one, he will burn and lose a life. However, candles can be destroyed by hitting them with a [[Hammer]].
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====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''====
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', candles<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' object graphics filename (<tt>data/data/anims/candle_anim.bin</tt>)</ref> appear as obstacles once again, with the same attack pattern as in the previous game. If a [[Mini]] toy touches one, it will instantly be defeated.

====''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''====
[[File:MM&FaC candles.jpg|thumb|An inactive candle (top) and an active candle (bottom) in ''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge'']]
Candles<ref name="MMFaC''>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-items|title=Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Items|publisher=Play Nintendo|accessdate=April 14, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200816215214/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-items}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=April 28, 2016|url=youtu.be/_OYRwWDrUaQ?t=53|timestamp=0:53|title=Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge – Objects Introduction|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref> fulfill a positive role in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'', where they are resource items that can be picked up and placed in designated spaces. They appear in all levels that contain [[Boo]]s. Candles emit light that forces all Boos in range to stop in place (if they were moving) and become harmless, allowing the [[Mini]]s to pass through them. Their light can also enable specific blocks that resemble [[Rotating Block]]s, making them solid.

===''Super Paper Mario''===
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In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', candle lamps appear as enemies in [[Merlee's Basement]], when [[Mimi]] chases [[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach]] through the mansion. The candle lamps shoot fire at either hero and are invincible; however, the fire can be blocked using [[Peach's Parasol]].

===''Mario Party DS''===
In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', the minigame [[Big Blowout]] involves the player characters having to blow out candles along their path.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', candles from the ''{{wp|Castlevania}}'' series appear in the [[Dracula's Castle]] stage in random locations. If a fighter hits one with an attack, it disappears and releases an item.

==Profiles==
===''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''===
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:''' ''The candle in this contraption scares Ghosts into covering their eyes, so you can safely walk your Mini right through them. You’ll also be able to see invisible blocks, which may help you reach new places.''<ref name="MMFaC''/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMB3 HotFoot.jpg|Artwork of a candle from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Hotfoot.jpg|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ("[[Princess Toadstool for President]]")
SMWMAYAL Question 3.png|''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]''
Luigi'sMansionCandle.png|A candle from ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
MvsDK 4-2.png|Two candles from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
CandleMvsDK2.png|A candle from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
PaperCandle.png|A candle lamp from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' attacking Mario
Big Blowout MPDS.png|Candles in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''
Play Nintendo MMFaC Items Candles and Ghosts.png|Candles in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]''
MarioVsDKSwitchCandle.png|A Candle in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
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|file1=<tt>Model/Candle.bfres.zs</tt>
|name1=Candle
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ろうそく
|JpnR=Rōsoku
|JpnM=Candle
|Jpn2=ロウソク
|Jpn2R=Rōsoku
|Jpn2M=^
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land''
}}

==References==
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