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|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]]) | ||
|relatives=[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Pompon Flower]]<br>[[Volcano | |relatives=[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Pompon Flower]]<br>[[Volcano Lotus]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] | ||
|comparable=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Furafurawā]]<br>[[Pollen Plant]] | |comparable=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Furafurawā]]<br>[[Pollen Plant]] | ||
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'''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Along with [[Pokey]]s, they are the only known hostile plant species in [[Subcon]], although Pansers were created by [[Wart]].<ref name=booklet>"''The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 26 (Panser description).</ref> There are three types of Pansers: red, pink, and either green or gray depending on location. The red version stays in one place and shoot two [[fireball]]s in the player's direction, the green/gray variant (both just green in the remakes) patrols an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the remakes), chases the player and shoots fireballs towards them. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or an item, like a [[vegetable]] or [[Mushroom Block]], at them. | '''Pansers''' are enemies commonly found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Along with [[Pokey]]s, they are the only known hostile plant species in [[Subcon]], although Pansers were created by [[Wart]].<ref name=booklet>"''The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 26 (Panser description).</ref> There are three types of Pansers: red, pink, and either green or gray depending on location. The red version stays in one place and shoot two [[fireball]]s in the player's direction, the green/gray variant (both just green in the remakes) patrols an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the remakes), chases the player and shoots fireballs towards them. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or an item, like a [[vegetable]] or [[Mushroom Block]], at them. | ||
The [[Lava Lotus]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' resembles a large, transparent Panser. The similar [[ | The [[Lava Lotus]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' resembles a large, transparent Panser. The similar [[Volcano Lotus]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' additionally shares the same Japanese name as Panser, suggesting a connection. However, neither of these plants are ever shown to be able to move, and they release their projectiles in periodic sets rather than rapidly fire in an arc. The [[Fire Nipper Plant|Fiery Walking Piranha]] from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', [[Pompon Flower]] from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', [[Furafurawā]] from [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and [[Pollen Plant]] from ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' are also similar. | ||
No actual Panser is found outside of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', its remakes, and other related media. Nonetheless, in the racetrack titled [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with [[Phanto]]s and [[Cobrat]]s. | No actual Panser is found outside of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', its remakes, and other related media. Nonetheless, in the racetrack titled [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with [[Phanto]]s and [[Cobrat]]s. | ||
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|Jap=ポンキー<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#103 Mario Character Book, page 209]</ref><br>''Ponkī''<br>ポンキー(レッド)<ref name=encyclopedia/><br>''Ponkī (Reddo)''<br>ポンキー(グレー)<ref name=encyclopedia/><br>''Ponkī (Gurē)''<br>ポンキー(ピンク)<ref name=encyclopedia/><br>''Ponkī (Pinku)'' | |Jap=ポンキー<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#103 Mario Character Book, page 209]</ref><br>''Ponkī''<br>ポンキー(レッド)<ref name=encyclopedia/><br>''Ponkī (Reddo)''<br>ポンキー(グレー)<ref name=encyclopedia/><br>''Ponkī (Gurē)''<br>ポンキー(ピンク)<ref name=encyclopedia/><br>''Ponkī (Pinku)'' | ||
|JapM=From「ぽん」(''pon'', Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something) and suffix "-ky"; shared with [[Volcano | |JapM=From「ぽん」(''pon'', Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something) and suffix "-ky"; shared with [[Volcano Lotus]]<br><br>Panser (Red) (''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario USA'', red type)<br><br>Panser (Gray) (''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario USA'', gray/green type)<br><br>Panser (Pink) (''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario USA'', pink/blue type) | ||
|Fra=Panser | |Fra=Panser | ||
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|Chi=喷射花<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref> | |Chi=喷射花<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref> | ||
|ChiR=Pēnshè Huā | |ChiR=Pēnshè Huā | ||
|ChiM=Spurting Flower; shared with [[Volcano | |ChiM=Spurting Flower; shared with [[Volcano Lotus]] | ||
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 Artwork of a red Panser from Super Mario Advance. | |||
| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (cameo) (2019) | ||
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Pansers are enemies commonly found in Super Mario Bros. 2. Along with Pokeys, they are the only known hostile plant species in Subcon, although Pansers were created by Wart.[1] There are three types of Pansers: red, pink, and either green or gray depending on location. The red version stays in one place and shoot two fireballs in the player's direction, the green/gray variant (both just green in the remakes) patrols an area and shoot fireballs straight up, and the most powerful, the pink (blue in the remakes), chases the player and shoots fireballs towards them. These enemies can only be defeated by throwing another enemy or an item, like a vegetable or Mushroom Block, at them.
The Lava Lotus from Super Mario Bros. 3 resembles a large, transparent Panser. The similar Volcano Lotus introduced in Super Mario World additionally shares the same Japanese name as Panser, suggesting a connection. However, neither of these plants are ever shown to be able to move, and they release their projectiles in periodic sets rather than rapidly fire in an arc. The Fiery Walking Piranha from Super Mario Bros. 3, Pompon Flower from Super Mario Land, Furafurawā from Game Boy Donkey Kong, Wild Ptooie Piranha from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and Pollen Plant from Virtual Boy Wario Land are also similar.
No actual Panser is found outside of Super Mario Bros. 2, its remakes, and other related media. Nonetheless, in the racetrack titled Shy Guy Bazaar in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour, many stalls (and even part of the track itself) are decorated with red carpets, all of which feature Panser sprites as motifs, along with Phantos and Cobrats.
In the NES version, they have black stems, but in the SNES version and other subsequent remakes, they have beige stems. The red ones are always depicted as having green stems in artwork.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 2
- Instruction Booklet bio: The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire.[1]
Super Mario Advance
- Instruction Booklet bio: These fiery flowers are real hotheads. You'll be safe if you can avoid their fireballs.[2]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
ポンキー
種族 フラワー族
性格 とにかくイジワル
登場ゲーム USA
火の玉はいて、とおせんぼ
火の玉をはいて、マリオたちの行く手をさえぎるイヤなやつ。真上だけに火をはくやっ、左右にバラまくやつ、止まってるやつ、動いているやつなど、種類もいろいろいるよ。[3]
Panser
Tribe: Flower clan
Disposition: He's just a tease
Game appearances: USA
Fireballs flinging and running out of steam
A nasty little fellow that blocks the path of Mario and his friends by emitting fireballs. There are various types of fireballs, such as those that only burn directly above you, those that spread out to the left and right, those that stand still, and those that move.
Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.
- Panser (Red): マリオのいる方向へ、山なりに火の玉を吐いて攻撃してくる。(They attack by spitting fireballs in a heap in the direction where Mario is.)[4]
- Panser (Gray): その場から動かず、真上へ火の玉を吐いて攻撃してくる。(It does not move from its spot and attacks by spitting fireballs directly above it.)
- Panser (Pink): 移動しながら火の玉を吐いてくる。段差も気にせず進んでくる。(They spit fireballs while moving. They do not care about the steps.)
Gallery
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō
Super Mario USA
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ポンキー[5][6] Ponkī ポンキー(レッド)[4] Ponkī (Reddo) ポンキー(グレー)[4] Ponkī (Gurē) ポンキー(ピンク)[4] Ponkī (Pinku) |
From「ぽん」(pon, Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something) and suffix "-ky"; shared with Volcano Lotus Panser (Red) (Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario USA, red type) Panser (Gray) (Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario USA, gray/green type) Panser (Pink) (Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario USA, pink/blue type) |
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| Chinese | 喷射花[7] Pēnshè Huā |
Spurting Flower; shared with Volcano Lotus | |
| German | Panser[?] | - | |
| Italian | Violaccia[?] | Compound of "viola" (pansy) and "erbaccia" (weed) |
Trivia
- Excluding Wart, Pansers are the only enemy from Super Mario Bros. 2 to not appear in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.
- Pansers likely get their name a combination of the word pansy, a type of flower, and Panzer, a German tank, perhaps in reference to the plant's ability to throw fireballs.
References
- ^ a b "The only plant life Wart created for the world of dreams. It spouts fire." - Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, page 26 (Panser description).
- ^ Super Mario Advance European Instruction Booklet, page 12. Nintendo.
- ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 209.
- ^ a b c d 「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」 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), Super Mario USA section. Page 68.
- ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet, page 34.
- ^ Mario Character Book, page 209
- ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
