Editing Jellybeam

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Jellybeam.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (cameo) (2023)
|subject_origin=[[Jellyfish]]
|variant_of=[[Jelectro]]
|comparable=[[Preying Mantas]]
}}
'''Jellybeams'''<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 161.</ref> are a [[jellyfish]] enemy introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Their name is a pun on {{wp|jelly bean}}, as well as a portmanteau of "jellyfish" and "beam". Their appearance is reminiscent of [[Jelectro]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW World 8-4 Screenshot.png|200px|thumb|right|Mario encountering three Jellybeams in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Jellybeams are only found in [[World 8-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-4]] and serve to illuminate the dark waters. They are found along with [[Stone Spike]]s, [[Cheep Cheep]]s, [[Deep Cheep|Deep-Cheep]]s, [[Blooper]]s, and [[Bulber]]s.

Jellybeams move up and down slowly. Despite helping [[Mario]] to see underwater, they can also hurt him if Mario touches them. Jellybeams can be defeated with [[fireball]]s or a [[Super Star]]. Mario can also freeze them, causing them to stop moving, but they will continue to illuminate the water. When a [[Paah|"bah"]] is heard in the music, Jellybeams briefly flash their lights.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Jellybeams reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' acting in the same manner as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and appear only in [[Deepsea Ruins]] of [[Soda Jungle]] with Bulbers, [[Fish Bone]]s, and [[Boo Buddies|Circling Boo Buddies]].

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:Mega Unagi MK8.jpg|thumb|Jellybeams in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
Jellybeams appear in the underwater segments of {{classic-link|GCN|Sherbet Land}}, [[Dolphin Shoals]], and [[Piranha Plant Cove]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They illuminate the water around them but do not actively interact with drivers.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Jellybeams appear at the beginning of the underwater section of [[Piranha Plant Cove|Piranha Plant Cove 2]]. Like the [[Bumper (Mario Kart series)|bumpers]] in [[DS Waluigi Pinball]], they bounce away drivers who run into them, even if said drivers are under the effects of a [[Frenzy]], [[Mega Mushroom]], [[Bullet Bill]], or [[Super Star]]. Jellybeams grant bonus points when hit with an offensive item (except for a [[Banana]] or [[Giant Banana]]) or when simply driven into; if a driver lands on top of a Jellybeam, they additionally receive a [[Jump Boost]]. Most items, when thrown, break on contact with a Jellybeam, while others are bounced away (Bananas and Giant Bananas) and some pass through it ([[Bowser's Shell]]s and [[Giga Bob-omb]]s).

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
An illustration of a Jellybeam can be seen on the storefront sign of a fish shop in [[Toad Town]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Jellybeam Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NL Calendar 8 2018.jpg|The August 2018 [[LINE]] calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 8 2018.jpg|The August 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg|Jellybeam illustration in the teaser poster for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ライトクラゲ<ref name=jpsite>[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Japan]]. "[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/new-smb-u/index.html CHARACTERS of ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'']". [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html CHARACTERS of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series] (official Japanese character index). Published 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2021.</ref>
|JapR=Raito Kurage
|JapM=Light Jellyfish
|ChiS=发光水母
|ChiSR=Fāguāng Shuǐmǔ
|ChiSM=Glowing Jellyfish
|ChiT=發光水母
|ChiTR=Fāguāng Shuǐmǔ
|ChiTM=Glowing Jellyfish
|Fre=Luméduse
|FreM=From ''lumière'' ("light") and ''méduse'' ("jellyfish")
|Ger=Qalle
|GerM=From ''Qualle'' ("jellyfish")
|Ita=Medulampada<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 146.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')</small>
|Ita2=Medusilla<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 210.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|Ita3=Medusella <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''medusa'' ("jellyfish") and ''lampada'' (lamp)
|Ita2M=From ''medusa'' ("jellyfish") and the diminutive suffix ''-illa''; shared with [[Jammyfish]]
|Ita3M=From ''medusa'' ("jellyfish") and the diminutive suffix ''-ella''
|Kor=젤리빔
|KorR=Jellibim
|KorM=Jellybeam
|Por=Água-luz
|PorM=From ''água-viva'' ("jellyfish") and ''luz'' ("light")
|SpaA=Meluza
|SpaAM=From ''medusa'' ("jellyfish") and ''luz'' ("light")
|SpaE=Medusiño
|SpaEM=Portmanteau of''medusa'' ("jellyfish") and ''niño'' ("child")
}}

==References==
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