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'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.[]
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[]
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.[]
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[]
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 changed to a white shirt and cap with red overalls, just like how Fire Mario looks in the game.
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[]
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[]
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Power-up |
2005 | Nintendo DS | Mario,Luigi and their baby counterparts turn into their Fire form together whenever they are using a Fire Flower. | |
| 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-
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| 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 |
Gallery[]
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To view Fire Mario's image gallery, click here.
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