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Fire Mario is one of Mario's many forms. Mario can use this form after picking up a Fire Flower, allowing him to shoot fireballs. The form was first introduced in Super Mario Bros., and it has since gone on to appear in several other Mario games.

Description[]

In this form, Mario or another character can throw fireballs at enemies. It usually changes both Mario's shirt and hat to white and his suspenders to red.

In the 2D Super Mario series platforming games, if Mario or another character takes damage while in their Fire form, they revert to either their Small form or Super form, depending on the game. The player can have Fire Mario throw fireballs at enemies by pressing the same button used to run (usually the B button). Depending on the game, an enemy hit with a fireball may leave behind a coin, such as New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Physical appearance[]

Fire Mario Artwork - New Super Mario Bros

Fire Mario's artwork for New Super Mario Bros.

In the original Super Mario Bros., while in their Fire form, Mario and Luigi's hat and overalls become white and their shirt changes to red. In VS. Super Mario Bros., the palette makes so that the white parts of Fire Mario or Fire Luigi are instead yellow. In Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, Fire Luigi kept the white cap and overalls, but his shirt turned green, like his original color scheme for his Small and Super forms. To match his more regular design in general, Luigi's cap was changed to green, his overalls to green, and shirt to brown.

In Super Mario Bros. 3, there is an aesthetic difference in which sprites for Fire Mario or Fire and Fire Luigi are orange, although artwork associated with the game instead depicts Fire Mario with red overalls, a white hat, and a white shirt.

Super Mario World is the first game in which the color of Fire Mario's sprites are consistent with that of his artwork. It is also the first to give Fire Luigi a different color from Fire Mario, with his overalls turning green.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins adds a feather to the top of Mario's Cap, likely because the Game Boy system is incapable of displaying the color difference.

In Super Mario series[]

Super Mario Bros.[]

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Artwork of Fire Mario for Super Mario Bros.

Mario or Luigi can become their Fire form by touching a Fire Flower, granting either of them the ability to throw fireballs. They can only shoot out two onscreen at a time. If Fire Mario or Fire Luigi take damage, they revert to their Small form. If Small Mario collects a Fire Flower, he instead directly transitions to his Super form, although most later games change this so that Small Mario does directly transition into Fire Mario by touching a Fire Flower.

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[]

The Fire Mario power-up acts the same and retains its design from Super Mario Bros..

Super Mario Bros. 3[]

While the Fire Mario power-up acts the same as before, there is a slight change in which if either Fire Mario or Fire Luigi take damage, they revert into their Super form, therefore granting Mario and extra hit; this would later become the standard in most subsequent appearances. In the Japanese version, this instead returns them to their Small form like in Super Mario Bros..

Super Mario World[]

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Fire Mario using his fireball on a Rip Van Fish in Forest of Illusion 2 in Super Mario World

The Fire Mario power-up retains its usual ability to be able to shoot Fireballs, but was given an additional move of being able to throw two fireballs one the left and right sides simultaneously while performing a Spin Jump. Unlike international versions of Super Mario Bros. 3, if Mario or Luigi take damage while in their Fire form, they revert to their Small form. The Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 remake changes this to instead return them to their Super form.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[]

The Fire Flower, and therefore Fire Mario, makes a reappearance, following an absence from Super Mario Land, which replaced Fire Mario with Superball Mario.

In the final boss battle, there is a part when Wario picks up a Fire Flower to become Fire Wario. This is the only instance of him doing so Fire Wario. After being defeated, Wario becomes Small Wario and flees.

New Super Mario Bros.[]

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Fire Mario shooting a Fireball at a Pokey in World 2-1 of New Super Mario Bros.

The Fire Mario form makes a reappearance, acting the same as before. If Fire Mario or Fire Luigi touch either a Blue Shell, Mini Mushroom, or a Mega Mushroom, they become that form. If neither of the three items are in the Item Storage, a Fire Flower is instead relocated there. It is possible for Mini Mario to transform into Fire Mario by collecting a Fire Flower.

Super Mario Galaxy[]

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Fire Mario lighting torches in the Freezeflame Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy

The Fire Mario form is now temporary, and Mario can transform into it by collecting a Fire Flower from either Freezeflame Galaxy, Dusty Dune Galaxy, and Deep Dark Galaxy. Even if Mario takes damage, he still retains the form. Fire Mario cannot Star Spin, as shaking the Wii Remote instead causes him to throw a fireball. There is a unique theme that plays while Mario or Luigi are in their Fire form, and it speeds up until the form expires. This is the first game in which Fire Mario can light torches.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[]

The Fire Mario form is generally the same as in New Super Mario Bros., and Blue Toad and Yellow Toad can also take on this form, given their introduction as playable characters. In dark areas, one method to more visibly see is by having a character in their Fire form shoot fireballs to better have a field of light around them.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[]

The Fire form makes a reappearance, acting the same as in Super Mario Galaxy. Mario can turn into this form in the Rightside Down Galaxy, Freezy Flake Galaxy, Slipsand Galaxy, Upside Dizzy Galaxy, and Battle Belt Galaxy. Fire Mario is required for completing the The Great Crate Incinerator mission of the Rightside Down Galaxy and the Burning Upside Dizzy mission of the Upside Dizzy Galaxy, in which the objective is to burn every crate within the Time Limit.

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Super Mario 3D Land[]

Fire Mario and Fire Luigi make a reappearance, but their usage is based on their appearance from the 2D Super Mario titles rather than Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Super Mario 3D World[]

Toad, Peach, and Rosalina now have access to the Fire Flower power-up. Unlike Mario and Luigi, the three characters' color schemes are unique: Toad's Fire form uses the color scheme of the original Super Mario Bros. Super Mushroom sprite; Peach's Fire form uses the said character's Super Mario Bros. sprite artwork; Rosalina's Fire form is a deep amber red color.

In Mario Kart series[]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![]

While the form does not appear, there is special item is based on Fire Mario, the Fireball, which can only be used by Mario and Luigi.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[]

Fire Mario is a downloadable character, and he is featured as a palette swap of Mario.

Mario Kart Tour[]

Fire Rosalina makes an appearance as a High-End Character.

Crossover appearances[]

Super Smash Bros. series[]

In every Super Smash Bros. game Mario's neutral special move is the Fireball, which is directly based on Fire Mario's form. Luigi's neutral special is also based on his fire form, but unlike the Super Mario games, Luigi's fireballs are green and do not bounce on the ground but rather float in midair.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, both Mario and Luigi receive an alternate costume based on their Fire form. Their overalls are also darker.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Mario and Luigi keep their fire form costume while Peach and Rosalina receive their fire form costume from Super Mario 3D World.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Luigi, Peach and Rosalina retain their fire form costume, but Mario had his replaced with his Wedding costume from Super Mario Odyssey.

In other media[]

DiC cartoons[]

Fire Mario appears in the DIC Entertainment cartoons. In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Fire Mario is named Super Mario due to the absence of the Small Mario form, and he wears white overalls, a white hat, and a red shirt like in Super Mario Bros.. In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, the white overalls and hat were changed to yellow, but in the Super Mario World show, the color scheme was reverted back to its appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

Unlike the games, Fire Mario shoots fireballs from his fingertips rather than the palm of his hand. Aside from Mario and Luigi, the Fire transformation has also been used by Princess Toadstool, Toad, and even King Koopa as the result of using a Fire Flower. In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Mario has also become Fire Mario by using a Starman.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[]

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Fire Donkey Kong and Super Mario

Donkey Kong and Princess Peach used the Fire Flower to become their own fire versions. Notably, Donkey Kong never used a Fire Flower outside of the movie.

Timeline[]

Game Role Year Console Notes
Super Mario Bros. Power-up 1985 Family Computer, NES
VS. Super Mario Bros. Power-up 1986 VS. System Retains role from Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Power-up 1986 Famicom Disk System Retains role from Super Mario Bros.
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. Power-up 1986 Famicom Disk System Retains role from Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3 Power-up 1988 Family Computer, NES
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt Power-up 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System Retains role in the Super Mario Bros. re-release
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet Power-up 1990 Nintendo Entertainment System Retains role in the Super Mario Bros. re-release
Super Mario World Power-up 1990 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Power-up 1992 Game Boy Wario also has his own form, "Fiery Wario," during the final battle.
Super Mario All-Stars Power-up 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Returns in the Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and Super Mario Bros. 3 remasters
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Power-up 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Same as in Super Mario All-Stars but with the addition of Super Mario World
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Power-up 1999 Game Boy Color Same as original Super Mario Bros. but with sprite alterations for Luigi
Mario Golf Reference 1999 Nintendo 64 One of Mario and Baby Mario's alternate color schemes
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Power-up 2001 Game Boy Advance Same as in Super Mario World
Dōbutsu no Mori+ Power-up 2001 Nintendo GameCube Retains role as a power-up in the Super Mario Bros. furniture item
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Power-up 2003 Game Boy Advance Same as in Super Mario Bros. 3
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. Power-up 2004 Game Boy Advance Same as in the original Super Mario Bros.
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 Power-up 2004 Game Boy Advance Same as in the original Super Mario Bros. 2 (titled Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels in the west)
WarioWare: Twisted! Brief role 2004 Game Boy Advance Briefly appears as one of the forms to transform into in the Super Mario Bros. 3 microgame
New Super Mario Bros. Power-up 2006 Nintendo DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Power-up 2006 Nintendo DS Used by the Mini Marios and some other Mini toys
Super Mario Galaxy Power-up 2007 Wii Only usable temporarily unlike previous appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Outfit, brief role 2008 Wii Both Mario and Luigi have an alternate costume matching their Fire Flower coloration; retains role in the timed Super Mario Bros. Masterpiece
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Power-up 2009 Nintendo DS Mario and Luigi turn into their Fire form whenever they are using a Fire Flower.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Outfit 2009 Wii Featured as an unlockable Mii outfit
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Power-up 2009 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Power-up 2010 Wii
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Power-up 2010 Wii Same as in Super Mario All-Stars
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Outfit 2011 Wii Featured as a Mii outfit
Super Mario 3D Land Power-up 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Tennis Open Outfit 2012 Nintendo 3DS Featured as a Mii outfit
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Power-up 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Power-up 2012 Nintendo 3DS Usable from the Fire Flower sticker
New Super Mario Bros. U Power-up 2012 Wii U
New Super Luigi U Power-up 2013 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Power-up 2013 Nintendo 3DS Used via the Fire Flower Bros. Attack
Super Mario 3D World Power-up 2013 Wii U
NES Remix Brief role 2014 Wii U Usable in some of the Super Mario Bros. challenges
NES Remix 2 Brief role 2014 Wii U Usable in some Super Mario Bros. 3 challenges
NES Remix Pack Brief role 2014 Wii U Usable in some Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 challenges
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Outfit 2014 Nintendo 3DS Alternate costume for Mario, Luigi, and Peach
Ultimate NES Remix Brief role 2014 Nintendo 3DS Same as in NES Remix Pack
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Outfit 2014 Wii U Same as in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Unlockable leader 2015 Nintendo 3DS Unlocked by completing World 3-PDSMBE-Fortress
Super Mario Maker Power-up 2015 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Power-up, papercraft 2015 Nintendo 3DS Returns as a Bros. Attack; additionally used as papercraft
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Playable skin 2016 Wii U Featured as a usable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up pack
Paper Mario: Color Splash Power-up 2016 Wii U Usable from using the Fire Flower card
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Power-up 2016 Nintendo 3DS Same as in Super Mario Maker
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Playable skin 2017 Nintendo Switch Returns in the Super Mario Mash-up pack
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition Playable skin 2018 New Nintendo 3DS Returns in the Super Mario Mash-up pack
Minecraft (Bedrock version) Playable skin 2018 Nintendo Switch Returns in the Super Mario Mash-up pack
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Outfit 2018 Nintendo Switch Alternate costume for Luigi and Princess Peach
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Power-up 2018 Nintendo 3DS Usable when using the Fire Flower Bros. Attack
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Power-up 2019 Nintendo Switch Same as in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U
Super Mario Maker 2 Power-up 2019 Nintendo Switch
Dr. Mario World Unlockable playable character 2020 iOS, Android Dr. Fire Mario, Dr. Fire Peach, Dr. Fire Luigi, and Dr. Fire Rosalina are all playable characters, each unlocked through different means
Paper Mario: The Origami King Power-up 2020 Nintendo Switch Gained from using the Fire Flower
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Power-up 2020 Nintendo Switch Retains the same role in the Super Mario Galaxy remaster
Mario Kart Tour (Rosalina Tour) Unlockable playable character 2020 iOS, Android Introduces Fire Rosalina as an unlockable playable character but not Fire Mario
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Power-up 2021 Nintendo Switch Same as in Super Mario 3D World

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