Daikon
Daikon (from the Japanese 大根, daikon) are a type of radish farmed primarily in East Asia and mainly recognizable for their long white roots. They have appeared various times in the Super Mario franchise and related games, though several of these appearances are removed in Western localizations or replaced with the similar-shaped carrots.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros. series[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
Giant-sized daikon appear as tall thin platforms in athletic stages in Super Mario World, similar to the previous islands and Mushroom Platforms. A daikon can have green, blue, yellow, or level-specific shades of orange leaves. Bouncing boughs are sometimes mounted to their sides.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Daikon appear as semisolid platforms in the sky theme of the Super Mario World game style of Super Mario Maker 2.
Mario Party 6[edit]
In Mario Party 6, daikon are the focus of the Japanese version of the minigame Garden Grab, where a giant one must be pulled from the ground with a teammate before the other team does so. In international releases, they are replaced with carrots.
WarioWare series[edit]
In the WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! minigame Wario Kendo, the Kendo-practitioner swings a daikon on the first and third stages.
In the original Japanese version of the WarioWare: Smooth Moves microgame Carrot Away, the character pulls out daikon, though these are switched to carrots in international releases.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
- Main article: Daikon Rocket
In Mario Kart Tour, a kart based on the daikon called the Daikon Rocket appears as a variation on the previous Carrot Kart.
Gallery[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic; this vegetable does not appear in Super Mario Bros. 2
A tall daikon seen in Vanilla Dome 4 in Super Mario World
Various colors of daikon seen in Gnarly in Super Mario World
Radish, an unused daikon enemy from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Mario Party 6 (Garden Grab, Japanese)
Mario Party 6 (Miracle Book, Japanese)
Mario Party 6 (Miracle Book, Japanese)
