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|title=Stretch Plant
|title=Rubbery bulb
|image=[[File:StretchPlant.png|140px]]<br>A Stretch Plant from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|image=[[File:StretchPlant.png|140px]]<br>A rubbery bulb from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 10]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 10]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
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'''Stretch Plants'''{{ref needed}}, also known as '''bulbs'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, pages 41 and 231.</ref>, are a species of plant appearing in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear as green plants with a bulbous head and a thin, stretchy stem.
'''Rubbery bulbs'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, pages 27, 43, 48, 49, 53, 304.</ref>, also described as '''bulbs'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, pages 48 and 50.</ref><ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, pages 41 and 231.</ref>, '''rubbery plants'''<ref name=plant>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, page 303.</ref>, '''plants'''<ref name=plant/>, '''wiggly bulbs'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, page 41.</ref> and '''green bulbs'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, page 231.</ref>, are a species of plant appearing in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear as green plants with a bulbous head and a thin, stretchy stem.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Bowser Galaxy Reactor Brown Planet.png|thumb|200px|left|Stretch Plants found during the second phase of the final battle with Bowser in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
[[File:Bowser Galaxy Reactor Brown Planet.png|thumb|200px|left|Rubbery bulbs found during the second phase of the final battle with Bowser in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Stretch Plants appear in various [[galaxy|galaxies]], most notably the [[Good Egg Galaxy]]. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] hit one with a [[spin]], it will stretch in the opposite direction, hitting any enemy or obstacle in the way. If it fails to hit an obstacle or an enemy, it will come right back and hit the plumber, causing him to fall back and lose some [[Star Bit]]s. If one is [[Ground Pound|ground pounded]] or run over by an enemy such as a Boulder or a Chomp, it will become flattened and unusable for a short period of time.
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', rubbery bulbs appear in various [[galaxy|galaxies]], most notably the [[Good Egg Galaxy]]. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] hit one with a [[spin]], it will stretch in the opposite direction, hitting any enemy or obstacle in the way. If it fails to hit an obstacle or an enemy, it will come right back and hit the plumber, causing him to fall back and lose some [[Star Bit]]s. If one is [[Ground Pound|ground pounded]] or run over by an enemy such as a Boulder or a Chomp, it will become flattened and unusable for a short period of time.


Stretch Plants appear during the final fight with [[Bowser]] at [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]. They are seen in the second phase of the final battle and are used as protection against Bowser's [[fireball]]s and to attack him.
Bulbs appear during the final fight with [[Bowser]] at [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]. They are seen in the second phase of the final battle and are used as protection against Bowser's [[fireball]]s and to attack him.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Stretch Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. However, they are uncommon, only appearing in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]], [[Freezy Flake Galaxy]] and [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]. They keep their same appearance and use from the previous game. This time, they are used to defeat certain enemies such as [[Prickly Piranha Plant]]s and [[Silver Chomp]]s. [[Bee Eater]], a spiky variant, also makes an appearance.
Bulbs reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. However, they are uncommon, only appearing in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]], [[Freezy Flake Galaxy]] and [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]. They keep their same appearance and use from the previous game. This time, they are used to defeat certain enemies such as [[Prickly Piranha Plant]]s and [[Silver Chomp]]s. [[Bee Eater]], a spiky variant, also makes an appearance.


===''Mario Party 10''===
===''Mario Party 10''===
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', three small Stretch Plants can be seen on a grassy field with two [[Luma (species)|Lumas]] and a flower bed in the north-western part of the [[Rosalina Board]]. They are only decorative.
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', three small bulbs can be seen on a grassy field with two [[Luma (species)|Lumas]] and a flower bed in the north-western part of the [[Rosalina Board]]. They are only decorative.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 14:00, March 4, 2019

Not to be confused with bulb.

Template:Species-infobox Rubbery bulbs[1], also described as bulbs[2][3], rubbery plants[4], plants[4], wiggly bulbs[5] and green bulbs[6], are a species of plant appearing in the game Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear as green plants with a bulbous head and a thin, stretchy stem.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Galaxy

File:Bowser Galaxy Reactor Brown Planet.png
Rubbery bulbs found during the second phase of the final battle with Bowser in Super Mario Galaxy.

In Super Mario Galaxy, rubbery bulbs appear in various galaxies, most notably the Good Egg Galaxy. If Mario or Luigi hit one with a spin, it will stretch in the opposite direction, hitting any enemy or obstacle in the way. If it fails to hit an obstacle or an enemy, it will come right back and hit the plumber, causing him to fall back and lose some Star Bits. If one is ground pounded or run over by an enemy such as a Boulder or a Chomp, it will become flattened and unusable for a short period of time.

Bulbs appear during the final fight with Bowser at Bowser's Galaxy Reactor. They are seen in the second phase of the final battle and are used as protection against Bowser's fireballs and to attack him.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Bulbs reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. However, they are uncommon, only appearing in the Sky Station Galaxy, Freezy Flake Galaxy and Battle Belt Galaxy. They keep their same appearance and use from the previous game. This time, they are used to defeat certain enemies such as Prickly Piranha Plants and Silver Chomps. Bee Eater, a spiky variant, also makes an appearance.

Mario Party 10

In Mario Party 10, three small bulbs can be seen on a grassy field with two Lumas and a flower bed in the north-western part of the Rosalina Board. They are only decorative.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese パンチボンボン[7]
Panchi Bonbon
Punch Bonbon

Italian Pianta Punching Ball
Punching Ball Plant

References

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide, pages 27, 43, 48, 49, 53, 304.
  2. ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide, pages 48 and 50.
  3. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide, pages 41 and 231.
  4. ^ a b Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 303.
  5. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 41.
  6. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 231.
  7. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, pages 137 and 171.