Jellybeam

Jellybeams are enemies primarily appearing in the New Super Mario Bros. series who resemble Jellyfish. They have a blue glowing aurora and underneath their tentacles possess beams which can light up dark caves. In their debut New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they don't really act as enemies as they light your way in the dark cavern level but still cause damage on contact, they move up and down stopping their movements for a short time once they reach the top of their destination, to then go to the opposite direction. Since their debut, Jellybeams have taken the role for the primary Jellyfish found throughout the Mario series.
==Appearances==
===New Super Mario Bros. Wii===
In their first appearance, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Jellybeams only appear in World 8-4. In this game, they are found dwelling in the dark underground lakes illuminating the path forward with their lightening powers. Whenever the heroes approach, the Jellybeam will lower itself down (possibly in hopes of hitting the heroes) illuminating more of the area around them making it easier to see. After this, the Jellybeam will rise back up. Jellybeams can be defeated with the effects of a Fire Flower or a Starman. They can also be frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit and like Cheep-Cheeps don't break free thus rising to the surface while frozen. Jellybeams can sometimes be found in large numbers near Currents making them a touch annoying at time but in most cases, they can be more of a help than a hinderance.
===New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe===
Jellybeams return in New Super Mario Bros. U as well as in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (they do not appear in New Super Luigi U) in these games, they only appear in the level Deepsea Ruins found in Soda Jungle. Just as before, Jellybeams are found in dark underwater caves and illuminate the way forward. Once again, Jellybeams can be defeated by with the effects of a Fire Flower or a Starman and they can also be frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit. Jellybeams are slightly more common in this game as well.
===Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe===
Jellybeams appear again in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. In these games, they are found in water sections in Dolphin Shoals as well as the retro GCN Sherbet Land. In these games, Jellybeams are commonly seen near the roofs of the water caverns however they aren't seen lighting up the waterways this time as they aren't overly dark. Additionally, they cannot harm any racers as they are too far out of reach.
==Gallery==
Jellybeam Dark Light.jpg|Jellybeams illuminating the way for Mario.
640px-Jellybeam1.PNG|Jellybeams in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, lighting up a cavern.
==Trivia==
*The Jellybeam's name is a pun on jelly, referring to their jellyfish-like appearance, and beam, referring to the beam of light that they illuminate.
**Their name may also be a pun on jellybean, a type of candy.
*A very similar enemy named Jelectro appears in Super Mario Bros. 3. They have the same appearence as a Jellybeam, although they're smaller and their point is to hurt Mario.
*Their bobbing behaviors are also similar to another Jellyfish species, the Preying Mantas which appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Super Mario Galaxy, the Preying Mantas also slightly resemble Jellybeams.
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