Super Mario Bros.: Danielle Corona: Assets 9 Ability Nodes

More assets! These are the icons for the various magic abilities Dana will use in the game. From top left to bottom they are: Shining Blast, Shining Stomp, Shining Flare, Aurora Wings, Aurora Shield, Aurora Heal, and lastly Aurora Shining. Dana can stop by Peach's Castle and upgrade these abilities by paying coins to be stronger, take less cooldown time, etc. These assets in particular will be visible on the HUD and are unlocked over time as the game progresses. I tried to make the blue square in the background colored in a way that would resemble the globe on the end of Dana's wand the Aurora Staff (despite it not being introduced in this game).

In her lore, Dana has two forms of magic derived from the Sun. The bright, energetic magic is her Shine Power that prioritizes offense and damage, while the softer, gentler magic is her Aurora Power that prioritizes defense and clerical abilities like healing or protection. It's symbolic of the idea that the Sun has the power to both give and take life in equal measure while still being one entity. Aurora Shining is the combination of Dana's two halves of power and achieving her strongest form, Aurora Delfinia reborn. This is Dana's true answer to Super Mario's Power Ups, and the reason why items like Mushrooms and Flowers are useless; she already has all the power that she needs to fight.