Sun
- Not to be confused with Angry Sun.
- This article is about the star that Earth orbits around. For information about the sun character from Paper Mario, see Sun (Paper Mario). For the enemy in Wario Land 3, see Sun (Wario Land 3).
- “Argh! That stupid sun is blinding me! Think you can outshine the great Waluigi, do ya, sun?!”
- —Waluigi, Fortune Street
The Sun is a large star that orbits around Earth in both the Mario franchise and in real life. It is also featured in several other settings within the Mario franchise. On the planet, it appears as a shining white light, but in outer space it appears as a yellowish, orange-like and light lemon color. In most of its appearances, the sun is only part of the scenery, and it serves no other purpose.
Notable appearances
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In Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake, Super Mario 64 DS, there is a hexagonal panel resembling the Sun on the floor in the lobby of Peach's Castle. Sunlight shines on this panel from above when Mario gets 10 Power Stars. If he looks into the sun, he will be transported to the Tower of the Wing Cap.
In Super Mario Sunshine the Sun has a plot-essential role. To reach Noki Bay, Mario has to look up at the Sun in front of the water fountain, similar to how the Tower of the Wing Cap is accessed in Super Mario 64. In Pianta Village, Mario can get a Shine Sprite by squirting the Sun with F.L.U.D.D. from the top of the large tree in the center of the area.
"SUN" appears as a license plate in the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! course named Mushroom Bridge. It appears on the bus that has "Peach Beach" written on it.
In the Club Nintendo comic "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24," giant aliens pull the Earth away from the Sun, resulting in a drop of temperature on the planet.
Sun-based entities and objects
- Angry Sun: Introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3. This enemy is a small Sun that has always an enraged expression, and appears only in two levels: World 2-Desert, and World 8-2.
- Sun: An enemy in Wario Land 3 who spit fireballs at Wario.
- Sun: An also extremely small Sun. This Sun provides the light needed to sustain the plant life of Flower Fields in the game Paper Mario.
- The Fire God: The Fire God, from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, has a Sun for its head.
- Sun Stone: This Sun-shaped rock appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, hidden away in the Fuzzy-guarded sewers of Shhwonk Fortress. The Sun Stone (along with its counterpart, the Moon Stone) is used to activate a Warp Pipe to Hooktail Castle.
- Brighton: In Mario Party 6, this acts as the Sun of the Party World, while Twila acts as the Moon.
- Shine Sprite: These Sun-shaped items which first appears in Super Mario Sunshine aids in bringing sunlight to inhabitants of Isle Delfino.
Gallery
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Mario flying towards the Sun in Super Mario 64 -
The Sun Poster in Mario Party Advance -
A view of the Sun in Super Mario Sunshine -
The Sun in the background of Kalimari Desert in Mario Kart 7
Name in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 太陽 Taiyō |
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| Chinese | 太陽 (Traditional) 太阳 (Simplified) Tàiyáng |
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| Dutch | Zon | |
| French | Soleil | |
| German | Sonne | |
| Italian | Sole | |
| Korean | 해 Hae |
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| Portuguese | Sol | |
| Romanian | Soare | |
| Russian | Солнце Solntse |
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| Spanish | Sol |
