Ring of Fire
| Ring of Fire | |
|---|---|
 Appearance in Mario Kart 8 | |
| First appearance | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) |
| Species origin | Podoboo Cog/Podoboo |
Rings of Fire (also referred to as Podoboo Fireballs Fire Chains, Spinning Podoboos and sometimes mistaken for Podoboo Cogs) are spinning fireballs formed in a ring shape that originally appeared in the Mario Kart series. Similar to Podoboo Cogs, Podoboo Fireballs serve as obstacles in all games in which they appear, and their rotating movement is similar to that of the Circling Boo Buddies.
History
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Podoboo Fireballs first appear in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. They appeared in Waluigi Stadium and Wario Colosseum alongside normal Podoboo Cogs, where they burn any racer that comes in contact with it.
Mario Kart DS
Podoboo Fireballs reappeared in Mario Kart DS, where they were found in Wario Stadium. They play the same role trying to burn any racer to slow them down.
Mario Kart Wii
Podoboo Fireballs reappear in Mario Kart Wii, where they found once again in the Waluigi Stadium retro course, and in Bowser's Castle where they are made up of three fireballs each.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Podoboo Fireballs reappear in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, where they only appeared in the DS Wario Stadium retro course. Here they are once again the main obstacle along with normal Podoboo Cogs.
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Podoboo Fireballs also appeared in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appeared in Bowser's Lava Lair, in the starting planet, and the fireball planet, and the Slipsand Galaxy in its starting planet. They behave the way they did in the Mario Kart games.
Super Mario Run
Podoboo Fireballs return in Super Mario Run, except with an appearance of a complete "ring of fire" rather than separate sets of fireballs. They appear only in the level Rings of Fire!.
