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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMG Asset Model Torch.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=Opens pathways or reveals concealed items when lit
}}

'''Lanterns''' (also referred to as '''torches'''<ref name=spm>{{cite|quote=That's a torch... Light it to illuminate the area around you...|title=In-game [[tattle]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''}}</ref><ref name=galaxy>{{cite|quote=When Mario grabs a Fire Flower he transforms into Fire Mario! With this special power, he is able to throw fireballs at enemies to defeat them. He can also light torches with this power. Mario must use his fire power quickly however, because after grabbing the flower, its powers only last a limited time.|title=[[Fire Mario]] card description, [[List of Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|Super Mario Galaxy Trading Card Fun Paks!]]|date=2007|publisher=EnterPlay LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, kikai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors.|date=2019|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'' (First English Edition)|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Books]]|page=269}}</ref><ref name=3dworld>{{cite|quote=You got Fire Mario! Feel that? You’re on fire, baby! The Fire Flower item transforms Mario into Fire Mario, giving him the ability to throw fireballs at enemies or use to light torches.|title=Fire Flower result, [[Power-Up Quiz: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]|publisher=[[Play Nintendo]]}}</ref> or '''candlesticks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai et al|title=''The Art of Super Mario Odyssey'' (First English Edition)|page=211}}</ref>) are recurring objects in the 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games. Lighting lanterns with [[fireball]]s can open pathways or make collectible items appear. Their function is shared with the [[zeldawiki:Torch (Object)|Torches]] in the series ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', something that is lampshaded in [[World 5-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-2]] of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.

In nearly all appearances, the player character lights lanterns in their [[Fire Mario|Fire form]]. [[Level]]s that feature lanterns almost always include [[Fire Flower]]s. Like with [[lava]] and other forms of fire, touching a lantern's flame burns the character, even if they were the one who lit it.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
Torches in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' are found along the walls of various courses. Yoshi can eat a lit torch which allows him to blow fire three times. The fire can be used to light unlit torches, further lighting up the room. When Yoshi has [[Baby Bowser]] on his back, he can use Baby Bowser's fire-breathing ability to light the torches.

===''Super Paper Mario''===
Torches<ref name=spm/> are introduced late into ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', found along the walls of [[Underwhere Road]]. [[Bowser]] can light one to temporarily remove the darkness from obscuring the area. A set of white torches are also found within [[Castle Bleck]], and must be lit in a pattern matching torches from another area to reveal a staircase. Torches will extinguish after a set amount of time and do not harm the player character in this game.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:The Underground Ghost Ship 1.png|left|thumb|170px|Fire Mario lighting torches in the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]]]
Torches<ref name=galaxy/> return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They typically bear red flames, but in some ghost-themed [[Galaxy|galaxies]], their flames are blue. In missions featuring the Fire Flower, lighting all of the torches in an area triggers a nearby event, such as in the opening of a stone gate in [[The Underground Ghost Ship]]. Torches otherwise can be encountered already lit. The flames can be put out by a [[spin]], typically giving a [[coin]] afterward. They have the same function in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', lighting torches usually reveals coins. Exclusively in [[World 5-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-2]], lighting all four of the torches in one specific area causes the "Puzzle Solved Jingle" from the series ''The Legend of Zelda'' to play while a door that leads to the level's second [[Star Medal]] opens.

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]], lighting torches<ref name=3dworld/> can brighten up dark areas such as in [[Switchblack Ruins]], and reveal [[Green Star]]s as seen in [[Piranha Creeper Creek after Dark]], where every torch in each room must be lit to get them.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
Lanterns appear in nearly every kingdom in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', exhibiting designs that compliment the visited area's culture and geography. Typically, lanterns are always lit. They can be extinguished with a [[Cap Throw]], by striking them with a [[Capture|captured Pokio]]'s beak, or with [[Yoshi]]'s tongue. A lantern often releases a coin or a [[Life-Up Heart]] when its flame is put out. In [[Shiveria]], four candlesticks encircle the entrance to [[Snowline Circuit]]. One becomes lit when [[Mario]] clears a [[Barrier (Super Mario Odyssey)|barrier]]. When all are lit, the entrance becomes accessible. Lanterns are the only source of light around [[List of Power Moons in the Metro Kingdom#Scaling Pitchblack Mountain|Pitchblack Mountain]] in [[New Donk City]].

In the [[Luncheon Kingdom]], lighting [[List of Power Moons in the Luncheon Kingdom|specific lanterns]] awards Mario [[Power Moon]]s. Traditional [[List of power-ups|power-ups]] do not appear in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', so in lieu of Fire Flowers, Mario must capture [[Fire Bro]]s, [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Lava Bubble]]s to light the lanterns. Five different objectives in the Luncheon Kingdom require lighting lanterns. A similar [[List of Power Moons in the Wooded Kingdom#Hot, Hot, Hot from the Campfire|objective involving a campfire]] is in the [[Wooded Kingdom]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'', there are areas that have torches that must be lit using fireballs. Some torches, like those found on [[Wayaway Island]] or The [[Soli-Tree]], can be carried to different stations.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SPM Bowser Underwhere Road.png|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
SMG Torch Screenshot.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Screenshot Rising Water.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Ghost Ship Cave.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Slipsand Starting Planet.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SM3DL Asset Model Torch.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
SM3DLlevel3.png|''Super Mario 3D Land''
Cosmicmarioracesm3dl.png|''Super Mario 3D Land''
Piranha Creeper Creek After Dark.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
SM3DW Goomba and Goomba Mask.png|''Super Mario 3D World''
Path to the Meat Plateau.jpg|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
SMM2 WorldMaker AestheticFeature Underground2.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
SMM2 WorldMaker AestheticFeature Volcano3.png|''Super Mario Maker 2''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=しょく台
|JpnR=Shokudai
|JpnM=Candlestick
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|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]]』|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=232|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref><ref name=moonlist>{{cite|author=[[List of Power Moon names in other languages by kingdom (L–M)#Luncheon Kingdom|Luncheon Kingdom Power Moon List]]|date=2017|title=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' by [[Nintendo EPD]]|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd]]}}</ref>
|Jpn2=明かり
|Jpn2R=Akari
|Jpn2M=Lamp
|Jpn2C=<ref name=moonlist/>
|Jpn3=たいまつ
|Jpn3R=Taimatsu
|Jpn3M=Torch
|Jpn3N=''Super Mario 3D Land''
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai et al|title=『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』|page=185}}</ref>
|ChiS=烛台
|ChiSR=Zhútái
|ChiSM=Candlestick
|ChiSC=<ref name=moonlist/>
|ChiT=燭台
|ChiTR=Zhútái
|ChiTM=Candlestick
|ChiTC=<ref name=moonlist/>
|Fre=Flambeau
|FreM=Torch
|FreC=<ref name=moonlist/>
|Fre2=Lanterne
|Fre2M=Lantern
|Fre2C=<ref name=moonlist/>
|Ger=Kerzenhalter
|GerM=Candle holder
|GerC=<ref name=moonlist/>
|Ita=Braciere
|ItaM={{wp|Brazier}}
|ItaC=<ref name=moonlist/>
|ItaN={{a|SMO}}; shared with the [[Comet Observatory]] [[Beacon (Comet Observatory)|beacon]]
|Rus=Светильник
|RusR=Svetil'nik
|RusM=Lamp
|RusC=<ref name=moonlist/>
}}

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