firebar
The firebar is a recurring visual element and interactive obstacle found in Nintendo's Super Mario franchise. It typically appears as a red, rectangular bar that rotates and moves in a fixed pattern, often across gaps or pathways. The primary function of a firebar is to serve as a hazard that the player must avoid or carefully time their movement to pass. Touching a firebar results in Mario or Luigi losing a power-up or, if in their small form, losing a life.
Firebars come in various configurations. Some are stationary, rotating in place, while others move horizontally, vertically,
The introduction of the firebar dates back to the original Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment