Editing Fire (100m)

{{redirect|Firefox|the similar fireball enemy also referred to as firefox|[[Fireball (Donkey Kong)]]|Fox's up special move in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros. series]]|[[Fox|Fox McCloud]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Firefox Perfect.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of a Fire from ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|variant_of=[[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball (''Donkey Kong'')]]
|variants=[[Fireball Boy]]
}}
'''Fires'''<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' English instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> (also known as '''fireballs''',<ref>Instruction manuals for Intellivision, ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Coleco Adam, NES, and Atari 7800 ports.</ref> '''firefoxes''',<ref>Instruction manual for Atari 8-bit port.</ref> and '''foxfires'''<ref>Instruction manuals for MS-DOS and Apple II ports:
*wingi (October 13, 2019). [https://www.mobygames.com/game/pc-booter/donkey-kong/cover-art/gameCoverId,598451/ Donkey Kong Covers <small>(PC Booter)</small>]. '' MobyGames''. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
*Phone Battles (June 15, 2019). [https://youtu.be/Nwx9AgdYWbk?t=334 Donkey Kong Arcade Unboxing OG 1981 Mini Arcade, Game & Watch, Apple II & Atari 2600]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 14, 2021.</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] that debuted in the [[100m]] level of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. In most versions, they are depicted as a slightly larger variant of the [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]] enemy that appears in other levels.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong''===
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Fires make their first appearance in the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' as enemies. They exclusively appear in [[100m|100 m]], and as they are slightly larger than the [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]] enemies that appear in other levels, they are more difficult to jump over. Fires can climb [[ladder]]s, but cannot reverse directions during the climb. If [[Mario]] jumps over a Fire, he receives [[point]]s. If a [[Bolt (object)|bolt]] is removed while a Fire is on top of it, the enemy will become stuck over the gap. This will allow Mario to safely jump over the enemy repeatedly. Like Fireballs, the only way to destroy them is with a [[hammer]]. Picking up a hammer causes the Fires to turn blue. In the arcade version, there can only be five or fewer Fires on the screen at the same time, lowered to four in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] port of the game.
[[File:DKGB Foxfire.png|frame|left]]
In the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]], Fires appear in the [[Construction Site|Start]], which is a recreation of the arcade original.

Fireballs retain their role of enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''{{'}}s built-in port of the ''Donkey Kong'' arcade game.
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===Family BASIC===
In the [[Family BASIC]] accessory to the [[Family Computer]], Fires are programmable sprites. In Family BASIC V3, they are enemies in a space shooter [[mini-game]].

===''NES Remix'' series===
Fires appear in ''Donkey Kong''-related challenges in ''[[NES Remix]]'', ''[[NES Remix Pack]]'', and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
====''Donkey Kong''====
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=おじゃま虫(ファイア) (JP) / Fire (EN)
|shusshin=ゴースト族
|seikaku=のんびり屋
|tojo_gemu=ドンキー
|desc='''<big>遅いけどばかにできない</big><br>
マリオと出会って10年以上、いちばん長いつきあいのザコ敵キャラだ。ファイア系・ゴースト族の長老。動きはゆっくりだが、とにかくジャマ。タイミングをはかって、抜けよう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/JvlCwyh.jpeg Page 49].</ref>
|origin=Ghost clan
|disposition=Easygoing
|game_appearances=Donkey
|eng_desc='''''<big>Slow but not ridiculous</big><br>
''He has been Mario's longest-standing enemy character for more than 10 years. He is an elder of the fire and ghost clan. He moves slowly, but he is a nuisance. Try to get out of the way at the right time.''
}}

====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ファイア (JP) / Fire (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Firefox Perfect.png|120px]]
|shusshin=ゴースト族
|seikaku=落ち着きがない
|tojo_gemu=GBドンキー
|desc='''<big>かわいい目をしたファイア</big><br>
GB版ドンキーのファイアは、マシュマロのような体にかわいい目をしている。でもこの姿に油断して触れてしまうと丸焦げに…。飛び越えるのは難しいのでハンマーで倒そう。<ref name=Daijiten2>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/SVoSXOo.jpeg Page 176].</ref>
|origin=Ghost clan
|disposition=Restless
|game_appearances=GB Donkey
|eng_desc='''''<big>Fire with cute eyes</big><br>
''The Fire from the GB version of Donkey has a marshmallow-like body and cute eyes. But if you are careless and touch it, you will be burned to a crisp. It is difficult to jump over it, so use a hammer to knock it down.''
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DK - Fireball NES manual artwork.png|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (NES)
DK NES Fire.png|''Donkey Kong'' (NES)
DKColecoVisionFire.png|''Donkey Kong'' (ColecoVision)
DK2600Fire.png|''Donkey Kong'' (Atari 2600)
DK Amstrad CPC Fire.png|''Donkey Kong'' (Amstrad CPC)
DK Atari 7800 Fire.png|''Donkey Kong'' (Atari 7800)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ファイアボール<ref>Family BASIC handbook.</ref><br>''Faiabōru''<br>ファイア<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' Japanese instruction booklet. Page 19.</ref><ref name=Daijiten/><br>''Faia''<br>おじゃま虫<ref>''Donkey Kong'' Famicom instruction booklet. Page 4.</ref><br>''ojama mushi''
|JapM=Fireball<br><br>Fire<br><br>trouble bug
|Dut=Fire<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 15: "Tips".</ref>
|DutM=-
|Spa=Fuego{{ref needed}}
|SpaM=Fire
|Ita=Fuoco<ref>''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' Italian manual, pag. 21</ref><br>Fire<ref>''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual, pag. 15</ref><br>Fiamma<ref>''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual, pag. 8</ref><ref>''[[NES Remix]]'', ''Donkey Kong'' levels 7-1 and 7-2 "''Colpisci la fiamma con il martello!''" & "''Supera la fiamma con un salto!''"</ref>
|ItaM=Fire<br>-<br>Flame
}}

==References==
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