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|image=[[File:FLUDD.jpg|250px]]
|image=[[File:FLUDD SMS.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|full_name=Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device
|full_name=Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[2002]])
|species=Robot
|species=Robot
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|affiliation=[[E. Gadd]], [[Mario]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]'' ([[2009]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Kit Harris]]
|latest_portrayal=Kit Harris ([[2002]])
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{{quote|Power-up complete. Thank you for purchasing this item from [[Gadd Science, Incorporated]]. Preparing to register customer information. Scanning and classifying subject data...subject identified as [[Mario]], resident of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Data storage complete. I am FLUDD--a Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device. I hope to be of assistance.|'''FLUDD'''|[[Super Mario Sunshine]]}}
{{Quote|The vacation starts now!|F.L.U.D.D.|Super Mario Sunshine}}
The '''Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device''', abbreviated and better known as '''FLUDD''' or '''F.L.U.D.D.''', is a multipurpose water pack from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' invented by [[Professor E. Gadd]], indicated by the [[Gadd Science, Incorporated]] logo at the base of its nozzle exclusively during the cutscene at [[Pinna Park]]. However, this is the only time F.L.U.D.D. is shown to have it present. It features a water tank, two handles, and four interchangeable nozzles. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'' only, F.L.U.D.D. is also shown to have an artificial intelligence and is able to communicate with [[Mario]] and any other characters by speaking through the nozzle. F.L.U.D.D.'s name is a play on the word "flood," meaning "a large mass of water that often causes chaos in a public area."
 
The '''Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device''', better known as '''F.L.U.D.D.''' or '''FLUDD''' and pronounced "flood", is a multipurpose water pack from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. It features a water tank, two handles, and four interchangeable nozzles. It seems that F.L.U.D.D. is Mario's equivalent of Luigi's [[Poltergust 3000]].


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
===''Super Mario Sunshine===
[[File:FLUDD assistance.png|thumb|200px|left|FLUDD introduces itself to [[Mario]] on the [[Delfino Airstrip]] at the beginning of ''Super Mario Sunshine''.]]
[[File:FLUDD assistance.png|thumb|200px|left|F.L.U.D.D. introduces itself to [[Mario]] on the [[Delfino Airstrip]] at the beginning of ''Super Mario Sunshine''.]]
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', FLUDD can be used by Mario to spray [[water]] at objects or enemies by pressing {{button|gcn|R}}. By doing this, Mario is able to perform a multitude of tasks, ranging from enhancing his acrobatics to cleaning [[goop]] off various surfaces. FLUDD can switch between the Squirt Nozzle and either the Hover, Rocket, or Turbo Nozzle (depending on which one Mario currently has equipped) with {{button|gcn|x}}. As the player continues to spray water with FLUDD, the amount of water in its tank gradually gets lower. When its tank is completely empty, the player must enter a body of water and hold the {{button|gcn|R}} button, or collect a [[Water Bottle]], before any water can be sprayed again. Throughout the game, FLUDD also often gives the player advice on how best to complete a certain task or challenge via a HUD message, which varies depending on the situation.
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', F.L.U.D.D. can be used by [[Mario]] to spray water at objects or enemies by pressing {{button|gcn|R}}. By doing this, Mario is able to perform a multitude of tasks, ranging from enhancing his acrobatics to cleaning [[Graffiti]] off of various surfaces. Mario first encounters F.L.U.D.D. on the ground of the [[Delfino Airstrip]]. When he walks over to F.L.U.D.D., it introduces itself to Mario and then shows the player a short instructional video detailing how to use its different nozzles, refill its tank when it runs out of water, etc. From this point on, Mario carries F.L.U.D.D. around on his back, and has access to it throughout the rest of the game. However, there are certain situations in the game when F.L.U.D.D. will be unavailable to the player. For example, it is taken by [[Shadow Mario]] every time Mario enters a Secret Level that hasn't been cleared yet. It is also taken by Shadow Mario in [[Pianta Village#Episode 3: The Goopy Inferno|Episode 3]] of [[Pianta Village]], though in this case, Mario must find a way around the [[Graffiti#Lava Graffiti|fiery goop]] that covers the entire village and retrieve F.L.U.D.D. before the end of the level.


Mario first encounters FLUDD on the ground of the [[Delfino Airstrip]]. When he walks over to FLUDD, it scans Mario and introduces itself to him before he puts it on; the player is then shown a tutorial video detailing how to use it. From this point on, Mario carries FLUDD around on his back and has access to it throughout the rest of the game. However, there are certain situations in the game when FLUDD is unavailable to the player. For example, it is taken by [[Shadow Mario]] every time Mario enters a secret [[level]] that has not been cleared at least once. It is also taken by Shadow Mario in [[The Goopy Inferno|Episode 3]] of [[Pianta Village]], though in this case, the mission involves finding a way around the [[burning goop]] that covers the entire village and retrieving FLUDD.
[[File:Fluddhud.jpg|thumb|200px|F.L.U.D.D.'s internal HUD, seen as it scans Mario to gather data about him.]]
F.L.U.D.D. and its four interchangeable nozzles were invented by [[Professor Elvin Gadd]]. F.L.U.D.D. appears to possess some level of artificial intelligence, as it is able to feel certain emotions, such as joy and fear. It also has the ability to converse with Mario. Because of this, the water pack acts as Mario's sidekick and guide during his stay on [[Isle Delfino]]. F.L.U.D.D. will often give the player advice about how best to complete a certain task or challenge, which varies depending on the situation. As the player continues to spray water with F.L.U.D.D., the amount of water in its tank will gradually get lower. When its tank is completely empty, the player must enter a body of water and hold the {{button|gcn|R}} button, or collect a [[Water Bottle]] before any water can be sprayed again.


After Mario defeats both [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] in [[Corona Mountain]] at the end of the game, Mario and [[Princess Peach]] fall through the air and land on a small island on the west side of [[Delfino Plaza]]. After Mario regains consciousness from the fall, he notices FLUDD is not strapped to his back. When he locates FLUDD lying on the ground a few feet from him, it is shown to be damaged and malfunctioning (presumably as a result of Mario's [[Ground Pound|ground-pounding]] various weak points on Bowser and Bowser Jr.'s hot tub, as when it reached three weak points destroyed, it began to stutter), asking Mario if "[it] was of assistance" before it shuts down completely in front of him, much to his despair. Shortly after, at [[Sirena Beach]], several of the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s accompanying Mario and Peach to the island present to them FLUDD, who has been fixed.
[[File:Flooddies.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Mario watches as F.L.U.D.D. shuts down near the end of the game.]]
After Mario defeats both [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] in [[Corona Mountain]] at the end of the game, Mario and [[Peach]] fall through the air and land on a small island on the west side of [[Delfino Plaza]]. When Mario locates F.L.U.D.D., laying on the ground a few feet from him, it malfunctions, asking Mario if it was of assistance (it said: "Mario...was...I...of...assist...ance...") before it shuts down completely. Mario hangs his head in sadness, though shortly after, it is shown that several of the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] who accompanied Mario and Peach on the vacation were able to fix it. Before the end credits are shown, F.L.U.D.D. happily exclaims, "The vacation starts now!"
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Several discrepancies occur in the ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' version of the game. In FLUDD's tutorial video, FLUDD simply says "button" instead of "R Button." This is because when the player uses normal controls, spraying is done by both {{button|switch|R}} and {{button|switch|ZR}}, and the subtitles have been changed to reflect this. Prior to version 1.1.0, the zoom-out effect when the player uses the [[Turbo Nozzle]] underwater was not adjusted to fit the new widescreen display.
===''Mario Power Tennis===
[[File:MPT_DelfinoPlazaCourt.jpg|thumb|Several F.L.U.D.D.s appearing in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''.]]
Several F.L.U.D.D. heads appear in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''; these heads are used to clear away the [[Graffiti]] that can accumulate in the [[Delfino Plaza Court]]. Also, in the minigame [[Tic-Tac-Glow]], the player must use balls of water shot by several F.L.U.D.D. heads to clear-away Goop in a tic-tac-toe like game.


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F.L.U.D.D. makes a cameo appearance in ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' in a [[Super Mario Sunshine (microgame)|microgame]] where it helps Mario put out a fire in a building.
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===''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2===
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[[File:Pac-Labyrinth.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pac-Man]], using F.L.U.D.D. on [[Pac-Labyrinth]].]]
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F.L.U.D.D appears in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' as a "'''Water Spraying'''" item. Despite only being used by [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', it can be used by any character.
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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
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[[File:Mario_070906a-l.jpg|thumb|200px|right|F.L.U.D.D., as seen in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
When FLUDD scans Mario, a little window in the bottom left corner shows short gameplay clips of boss battles in various games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], namely ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. After Bowser is beaten at the end of the game and FLUDD is looking at Mario, the window shows the [[Game Over]] screen from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' In addition, in the bottom right corner, the titles of several other ''Super Mario'' games that Mario had been in up to and including that point are shown, though they are backwards with no spaces between the words, so they normally cannot be read by the player. The game titles as they are displayed when FLUDD scans Mario are as follows: ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|MARIOBROS]], [[Super Mario Bros.|SUPERMARIOBROS]], [[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels|SUPERMARIOBROS2]], [[Super Mario Bros. 3|SUPERMARIOBROS3]], [[Super Mario World|SUPERMARIOWORLD]], [[Super Mario Kart|SUPERMARIOKIRT]], [[Super Mario 64|SUPERMARIO64]], [[Mario Kart 64|MARIOKIRT64]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Sunshine|MARIOSUNSHINE]]'' ("KART" is misspelled as "KIRT" in the game titles for ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart 64'', which is likely due to a mistranslation of the ''kā'' syllable in their Japanese titles). In the center left, the profile of Mario is shown in Japanese hiragana. The profile is as follows: きのこおうこくのまりお (Mario of the Mushroom Kingdom), しゅくてき くっぱ (Nemesis: Bowser), しょくぎょう はいかんこう (Occupation: Plumber), すきなたべもの すぱげってぃ(Favorite food: Spaghetti), すきなひと ひみつ(The person I love: Secret), きらいなもの どくきのこ(Dislikes: [[Poison Mushroom]]), たいじゅう ひみつ (Body weight: Secret), しんちょう ふめい (Height: Unknown), せんしょくたいのかず ふめい (Chromosome number: Unknown), おとうさんのなまえ しらない (Father's name: Do not know), おかあさんのなまえ しらない (Mother's name: Do not know).
[[File:Brawl FLUDD.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Mario using his special move F.L.U.D.D..]]
F.L.U.D.D. is a [[Super Smash Bros. Special Moves|special move]] that [[Mario]] can use in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. When Mario uses the move, he will put F.L.U.D.D. on his back and douse his enemies with water.


===''Super Mario-kun''===
The attack has no effect on the opponents' damage percentages whatsoever. However, it can still have a lot of benefit to Mario, as the water can blast foes great distances, possibly resulting in a KO. F.L.U.D.D. can also be charged before use, resulting in a more powerful stream of water. Mario can also destroy projectiles with F.L.U.D.D..
[[File:FLUDD SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|FLUDD's appearance in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
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FLUDD also appears in the ''Super Mario Sunshine'' arc of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. As with FLUDD in the games, it assists Mario, although it expresses more emotion and is more difficult to be with. It sprays Mario's face, causing him to yell at it, for example.


===''Mario Power Tennis''===
==Nozzles==
Several FLUDD-like water pumps appear in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''; these heads are used to clear away the [[goop]] that can accumulate in the [[Delfino Plaza Court]]. Also, in the minigame [[Tic-Tac-Glow]], the player must use balls of water shot by several FLUDD pumps to clear away goop in a game of tic-tac-toe. A FLUDD pump also appears in another minigame, [[Chain-Chomp Challenge]], when a [[Chain Chomp]] begins chasing a player. Its purpose is to calm the Chain Chomp down when it is enraged.
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', F.L.U.D.D. is able to use a total of four different nozzles, only two of which can be equipped at one time. Upon starting the game, the Squirt Nozzle and the Hover Nozzle are equipped by default. The remaining two nozzles (the Rocket Nozzle and the Turbo Nozzle) can be equipped by breaking open various [[Nozzle Box]]es located in [[Delfino Plaza]] and its surrounding areas (note that not all nozzles can be found in certain levels). When equipping either of the remaining nozzles, the Hover Nozzle is replaced by the new nozzle, as one of the equipped nozzles must always be the Squirt Nozzle. The next nozzle that is equipped replaces the previous nozzle. To change between nozzles equipped, the player must press the {{button|gcn|X}} button. Every nozzle is controlled with {{button|gcn|R}}.
*'''Squirt Nozzle''' - The basic nozzle, which allows Mario to spray water at objects or enemies. If the {{button|gcn|R}} button is held down lightly, Mario can run while squirting in the direction he is facing. If {{button|gcn|R}} is held all the way down, Mario stops and squirts in place while the player can use the analog stick to aim. This is the only nozzle that can also be used in first-person mode.
*'''Hover Nozzle''' - This nozzle allows Mario to hover in the air for a few seconds. The Hover Nozzle is located inside blue Nozzle Boxes. This nozzle is equipped by default when starting the game or entering a level. Collecting a [[Blue Coin]] disables the Hover Nozzle temporarily.
*'''Rocket Nozzle''' - This nozzle allows Mario to blast upwards on a stream of pressurized water after charging up for a brief period of time. However, he falls without hovering, though he does not take any falling damage. The Rocket Nozzle can be found inside red Nozzle Boxes.
*'''Turbo Nozzle''' - This nozzle allows Mario to run extremely fast on land or swim extremely fast on water or underwater. Turning is more difficult when using this nozzle on land than using it on water. It rapidly uses up a large amount of water when used on land. It also allows Mario to break through orange and green doors, which are otherwise impassable. The Turbo Nozzle can be found inside gray Nozzle Boxes. This nozzle appears the least out of the three equippable nozzles, appearing only in four main areas and Delfino Plaza.


===''WarioWare'' series===
===Gallery===
In the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]], FLUDD makes a small appearance in the microgame [[Super Mario Sunshine (microgame)|Super Mario Sunshine]] of ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', where Mario has to use FLUDD to put out a building fire. The same [[microgame]] later reappears in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', where F.L.U.D.D. instead has to clean [[graffiti]] off the side of a building, more consistent with the theme of ''Super Mario Sunshine''.
<center><gallery>
File:FLUDD spray.PNG|<center>The Squirt Nozzle.
File:Sms mario hover.jpg|<center>The Hover Nozzle.
File:Smsmariorocket.jpg|<center>The Rocket Nozzle.
File:SMSunshine_TurboNozzle.jpg|<center>The Turbo Nozzle.
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===Names in Other Languages===
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|F.L.U.D.D.}}
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[[File:SSBU FLUDD.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Mario using F.L.U.D.D. in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
|Fra=Buses
F.L.U.D.D. is the [[smashwiki:down special|down special]] move of Mario since ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', while the [[Mario Tornado]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' has been repurposed as Mario's [[smashwiki:Down aerial|down aerial]] move. When Mario uses the move, he puts F.L.U.D.D. on his back and douses his enemies with water. The attack does not damage opponents but instead pushes them. F.L.U.D.D. charges when the move is activated and shoots water when the button is pressed again, a longer charge resulting in a more powerful stream of water. F.L.U.D.D. stops charging when it is fully charged, allowing Mario to use it at a later time. Mario can also shield or roll to stop the charging. He can destroy projectiles with F.L.U.D.D., and the stream of water can be angled. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', in addition to F.L.U.D.D. having a shorter charge time, its water stream's strength, speed, and range are each noticeably higher, and when spraying water, F.L.U.D.D.'s nozzle is next to Mario's head on the right-hand side, with Mario holding a handle with his left hand and holding the nozzle with his right hand. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', F.L.U.D.D. retains its improvements from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' but now with less ending lag and an even stronger water stream.
|FraM=No real translations
|Jap=ノズル
|JapR=nozuru
|JapM=Nozzle
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Like other special moves, F.L.U.D.D. has two custom variations in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' only. The first is '''Scalding F.L.U.D.D.''', which sprays a short-range stream of water that deals fiery damage to opponents. The second is '''High-Pressure F.L.U.D.D.''', which sprays a more powerful stream of water and has greater range but also pushes Mario back.
<div id=fh4 class=mw-headline>Squirt Nozzle</div>
 
{{Foreignname
F.L.U.D.D. has appeared in the form of collectible items throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] can be obtained when it appears at random in one of the game's single-player modes, and it is placed in the Others section rather than in the Fighters Related section despite F.L.U.D.D. being a part of Mario's movesets. There is also a trophy of F.L.U.D.D. in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', where it can be unlocked by clearing [[smashwiki:Crazy Orders|Crazy Orders]] as [[smashwiki:Mario (SSB4)|Mario]] in 20 or more turns. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', F.L.U.D.D. has its own Advanced-class support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] that requires two support slots to use and grants immunity to sticky floors; this spirit can be purchased at Timmy and Tommy's shop for 1,000 [[smashwiki:SP|SP]] at regular price.
|Jap=ノーマルノズル
 
|JapR=nōmaru nozuru
===''Minecraft''===
|JapM=Normal Nozzle
In the [[Minecraft|Super Mario Mash-up]] pack of ''{{iw|minecraftwiki|Minecraft}}'', the {{iw|minecraftwiki|Bucket}} item is replaced by F.L.U.D.D. It can thus be used to carry {{iw|minecraftwiki|water}}, {{iw|minecraftwiki|lava}}, {{iw|minecraftwiki|milk}}, or {{iw|minecraftwiki|Powder Snow}}. Additionally, one of the playable {{iw|minecraftwiki|skin}}s includes F.L.U.D.D. on Mario's back.
 
==General information==
===Powers and abilities===
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In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', FLUDD is able to use a total of four different nozzles, only two of which can be equipped at one time. Upon the player starting the game, the Squirt Nozzle and the Hover Nozzle are equipped by default. The remaining two nozzles (the Rocket Nozzle and the Turbo Nozzle) can be equipped by breaking open various [[nozzle box]]es located in [[Delfino Plaza]] and its surrounding areas (although not all nozzles can be found in certain [[level]]s). When the player equips either of the remaining nozzles, the Hover Nozzle is replaced by the new nozzle, as one of the equipped nozzles must always be the Squirt Nozzle; the next nozzle that is equipped replaces the previous nozzle. To change between nozzles equipped, the player must press the {{button|gcn|X}} button. Every nozzle is controlled with {{button|gcn|R}}.


During development of ''Super Mario Sunshine'', FLUDD was [[List of Super Mario Sunshine pre-release and unused content|planned]] to feature a water gun nozzle, but the idea was scrapped due to controversy in the United States at the time.<ref>[https://www.nsidr.com/archive/the-making-of-the-game-super-mario-sunshine N-Sider transcription (May 2005) of an August 2002 ''Nintendo Online Magazine'' interview with the developers]</ref>
<div id=fh4 class=mw-headline>Hover Nozzle</div>
*'''Squirt Nozzle'''{{anchor|Squirt Nozzle}} &ndash; This is the basic nozzle, which allows Mario to spray water at objects or enemies. If the {{button|gcn|R}} button is held down lightly, Mario can [[dash|run]] while squirting in the direction he is facing. If {{button|gcn|R}} is held all the way down, Mario stops and squirts in place while the player can use the analog stick to aim. In the ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' version, if the player is using a Joy-Con or a Nintendo Switch Pro-Controller, {{button|switch|ZR}} squirts while running and {{button|switch|R}} squirts in place, allowing aiming. This is the only nozzle that can also be used when in over-the-shoulder mode. This nozzle is equipped by default when the player starts the game or enters a level. When the player presses {{button|gcn|A}} before spraying with FLUDD, Mario can spray water in large range in front of him, making it easier to clean large range of enemies or goop. It should be noticed that the large-range spraying costs large amounts of water each time. When the player rotates {{button|gcn|Stick}} before spraying with FLUDD, Mario can do a spin attack that sprays water in all directions near him. The spin-spraying can be combined with {{button|gcn|A}} to perform a spinning spray jump.
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*'''[[Hover Nozzle]]'''{{anchor|Hover Nozzle}} &ndash; This nozzle allows Mario to hover in the air for about four seconds, with slowly increasing altitude while in effect. The Hover Nozzle is located inside blue nozzle boxes. Collecting a [[Blue Coin]] disables the Hover Nozzle temporarily. When Mario jumps off a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], FLUDD automatically has a full tank of water and is equipped with the Hover Nozzle, regardless of the conditions before Mario jumps on it.
|Jap=ホバーノズル
*'''[[Rocket Nozzle]]'''{{anchor|Rocket Nozzle}} &ndash; This nozzle allows Mario to blast upwards on a stream of pressurized water after charging up for a brief period of time. He falls without hovering, though he does not take any falling damage. However, it cannot be used when Mario is in the water, so he has to jump from the water to perform the Rocket Nozzle in a water area. The Rocket Nozzle can be found inside red nozzle boxes and is unlocked in Delfino Plaza after the player gets 30 [[Shine Sprite]]s.
|JapR=hobā nozuru
*'''[[Turbo Nozzle]]'''{{anchor|Turbo Nozzle}} &ndash; This nozzle allows Mario to move quickly across land or water. Turning is more difficult when this nozzle is used on land than when it is used on water. It rapidly uses up a large amount of water when used on land. It also allows Mario to break through orange and green [[Turbo-bashable doors]], which are otherwise immovable. The Turbo Nozzle can be found inside gray nozzle boxes and is unlocked in Delfino Plaza after the player gets 25 Shine Sprites.
|JapM=Hover Nozzle
*'''Racket Nozzle'''{{anchor|Racket Nozzle}} &ndash; This nozzle appears only in ''Super Mario-kun''. In it, Mario tells FLUDD that it should switch to the Rocket Nozzle. In the next panel, FLUDD's nozzle turns into a tennis racket, hitting a ball, and Mario compliments FLUDD for the return. Mario then yells at FLUDD for using the Racket Nozzle instead of the Rocket Nozzle.
 
===Similar entities===
Some games do not feature F.L.U.D.D. but still include objects based on it. The first instance of this is the [[Pump]] item in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the [[Water Shooter]]s, [[Fire Shooter]]s, and [[Zap Nozzle]]s all resemble F.L.U.D.D.'s head. In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', a machine similar to F.L.U.D.D. appears as a cannon, or ball pitcher in modes such as [[Bob-omb Derby]].
 
Portions of the [[Super Mario Power-Up Summer|''Super Mario'' Power-Up Summer]] show at Universal Studios Japan featured F.L.U.D.D.-like water shooters being employed by the show's backup dancers to spray water into the audience. Replicas of F.L.U.D.D. are carried by some performers during the [[NO LIMIT! Parade|NO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade]].
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
{{SSBB trophy
|name=F.L.U.D.D.
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy185.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''GCN''' ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|unlock=Random
|desc=A multifunction water cannon invented by Professor Elvin Gadd that Mario totes like a backpack. Since F.L.U.D.D. is able to converse with Mario, it's believed to be equipped with some kind of artificial intelligence. With special nozzles, F.L.U.D.D. can be used like a jet pack to reach high places or for high-speed swimming.
}}
}}


====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
<div id=fh4 class=mw-headline>Rocket Nozzle</div>
{{SSB4 trophy
{{Foreignname
|name=F.L.U.D.D.
|Jap=ロケットノズル
|image=[[File:SSB4TrophyFLUDD.png|100px]]
|JapR=roketto nozuru
|category=Fighter Related
|JapM=Rocket Nozzle
|appears_in='''GCN''' ''Super Mario Sunshine'' (08/2002)
|trophy_box=-
|unlock=Clear [[smashwiki:Crazy Orders|Crazy Orders]] after at least twenty turns while playing as Mario.
|desc=When Mario straps this fine accessory to his back, he takes to it like a fish to water! He can use F.L.U.D.D.'s high-powered water jets to blast himself high into the air or do a high-speed dash... Oh yeah, and he can defeat enemies and wash away graffiti. The built-in tutorial function makes anyone a pro F.L.U.D.D. user in just minutes!
|desc2=When Mario straps this fine accessory to his back, he takes to it like a fish to water! He can use F.L.U.D.D.'s high-powered water jets to blast himself way up high or do a super high-speed dash – not to mention defeat enemies and wash away graffiti. Afraid it'll be hard to use? No worries – it has a tutorial function, too!
}}
}}


====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
<div id=fh4 class=mw-headline>Turbo Nozzle</div>
{{spirit
{{Foreignname
|no=68
|Jap=ターボノズル
|name=F.L.U.D.D.
|JapR=tābo nozuru
|image=[[File:FLUDD SMS.png|x100px]]
|JapM=Turbo Nozzle
|series=''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
|type=Support
|slots=2
|class=Advanced
|effects=Sticky-Floor Immunity
|obtain=Timmy and Tommy's
}}
}}


===''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''===
==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' Trophy==
*'''Nintendo's official social media accounts:'''<br>''Ridding the island of goop ✔<br>Getting Mario to distant places ✔<br>Washing away the opposition ✔<br>Ensuring everyone spells "Piranha" correctly ❌<br>F.L.U.D.D. can (nearly) do it all in Super Mario Sunshine!''<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoEurope|date=October 15, 2020|url=x.com/nintendoeurope/status/1316756289616318464|title=Post|publisher=X|accessdate=June 15, 2023 ({{file link|Twitter NintendoEurope 2020-10-15 screenshot.png|Screenshot}}.|archive=web.archive.org/web/20201015150810/https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/1316756289616318464}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=NintendoAUNZ|date=October 19, 2020|language=en-au|url=www.facebook.com/NintendoAUNZ/videos/681674489120737|title=Video|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=June 15, 2023 ({{file link|Facebook NintendoAUNZ 2020-10-19 screenshot.png|Screenshot}}}})</ref>
{| cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse:collapse;"
! width=11% | Type
!Image
!Description
|-
| align=center | '''F.L.U.D.D.'''
|[[File:BrawlTrophy185.png|100px]]
|''A multifunction water cannon invented by Professor Elvin Gadd that Mario totes like a backpack. Since F.L.U.D.D. is able to converse with Mario, it's believed to be equipped with some kind of artificial intelligence. With special nozzles, F.L.U.D.D. can be used like a jet pack to reach high places or for high-speed swimming.''
|}


==List of appearances==
==Game Appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
{| class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial"
|-
|-
!width=40%|Title
!width=50% | Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20% | Description
!width=20%|Release date
!width=20% | Release Date
!width=20%|System/format
!width=10% | System/Format
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|Playable / item
|Playable / Item
|2002
|2002
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Gamecube]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Non-playable
|Non-Playable
|2004
|2004
|Nintendo GameCube
|[[Gamecube]]
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|Cameo in [[Super Mario Sunshine (microgame)|microgame]]
|Cameo in Microgame
|2006
|2006
|[[Wii]]
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|Item
|2007
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Mario's down special move
|[[Mario|Mario]]'s down special move
|2008
|2008
|Wii
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Non-playable
|Non-Playable
|2009
|2009
|Wii
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Mario's down special move
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Mario's down special move
|2014
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
|Item in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2016
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|Item in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
|Item in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2018
|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft]]'' (Bedrock version)
|Item in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Cameo in microgame
|2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Mario's down special move
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Playable / item
|2020
|Nintendo Switch
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{main-gallery}}
{{Foreignname
<gallery>
SM3DAS-SMS-Mario.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SMK29.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
SuperMarioSunshine WarioWareGold.png|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
Logo Sunshine - Super Mario 3D All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
SMB 35th Anniversary Pin 7.png|[[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]] pin
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポンプ
|Jap=ポンプ
|JapR=Ponpu
|JapR=Ponpu
|JapM=Pump<br>(subtitles; spoken as "FLUDD––a Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device")
|JapM="Pump"
|SpaA=F.L.U.D.D.
|Ger=Dreckweg 08/17
|SpaAM=''Fuente de Líquido Ultra-Dispersante Direccionable'' (Operable Ultra-Dispersant Liquid Fountain)
|GerM=Dirtaway 08/17 ("08/17" is a pun on "08/15", a German idiom referring to something mediocre.)
|SpaE=A.C.U.A.C.
|Fra=J.E.T.
|SpaE2=ACUAC<ref name=ACUAC>{{file link|F.L.U.D.D.'s name in European Portuguese.jpg}}</ref>
|FraM=Jerrycan Expérimental Transformable (Convertible Experimental Jerrycan) (a "[[Wikipedia:Jerrycan|Jerrycan]]" is type of fuel container.)
|SpaEM=''Aparato de Chorro Ultra-Atómico Combinado'' (Ultra-Atomic Multi-Squirt Device). The name is a portmanteau of ''aqua'' ("water" in Latin) and «''cuac''» ("quack" in English), the onomatopoeia of a quacking duck and the sound F.L.U.D.D. makes when trying to spray water with its tank empty.
|Spa=ACUAC
|SpaE2M=''Aparato de Chorro Ultra-Atómico Combinado'' (Ultra-Atomic Multi-Squirt Device). The name is a portmanteau of ''aqua'' ("water" in Latin) and «''cuac''» ("quack" in English), the onomatopoeia of a quacking duck and the sound F.L.U.D.D. makes when trying to spray water with its tank empty.
|SpaM=Aparato de Chorro Ultra-Atómico Combinado (Ultra-Atomic Multi-Squirt Device)
|Fre=J.E.T.
|FreM=Jerrycan Expérimental Transformable (Convertible Experimental {{wp|Jerrycan}})
|Ger=DRECKWEG 08/17
|GerM=DRECKWEG 08/17. ''Dreck'' is German for "dirt", ''weg'' is German for "gone" and "08/17" is a pun on "08/15", a German idiom referring to something mediocre, which in turn is derived from the {{wp|MG 08#MG 08/15|Maxim MG 08}}. The name alludes to the "Schreckweg 08/16", the German name of the [[Poltergust 3000]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.
|Ita=SPLAC 3000
|Ita=SPLAC 3000
|ItaM=''Sistema Propulsivo di Lancio Idrico Combinato'' (Combined Water Launch Propulsive Device) ''3000''
|ItaM=Sistema Propulsivo di Lancio Acquatico Combinato (Combined Water Launch Propulsive Device) 3000
|PorE=FLUDD<ref name=ACUAC/>
|Rus=ЛИВВ
|RusR=LIVV
|RusM=Pun on the verb ''лить'' (''lit'''), which means "to pour".
|Kor=펌프
|Kor=펌프
|KorR=Peompeu
|KorM=pump}}
|KorM=Pump
|Chi=水泵
|ChiR=Shuǐbèng
|ChiM=Pump
}}
 
===Nozzles===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ノズル
|JapR=Nozuru
|JapM=Nozzle
|Fre=Buses
|FreM=Nozzles
|Ger=Düse
|GerM=Nozzle
|Ita=Spruzzo
|ItaM=Sprinkle
|SpaE=Accesorio
|SpaEM=Accessory
}}
 
====Squirt Nozzle====
{{foreign names
|Jap=ノーマルノズル
|JapR=Nōmaru Nozuru
|JapM=Normal Nozzle
|SpaE=Lanzachorros
|SpaEM=Squirter (Nozzle)
|Fre=Buse d'Arrosage
|FreM=Watering Nozzle
|Ger=Spritz-Düse
|GerM=Spray Nozzle
|Ita=Spruzzatore
|ItaM=Squirter/Splasher
}}


==References==
==Trivia==
{{NIWA|SmashWiki=1}}
*When F.L.U.D.D. scans Mario in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', a little window in the bottom left corner shows short gameplay clips of various ''Mario'' games, such as ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. After Bowser is beaten at the end and F.L.U.D.D. is looking at Mario, the window shows "Game Over" from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]].
<references/>
**[[Image:Fluddhud backwards info.png|thumb|right|150px|The list of game titles that appears when F.L.U.D.D. scans Mario. In the game, it is displayed backwards.]]In addition, in the bottom right corner, the titles of several other ''Mario'' games that Mario had been in up to and including that point are shown, though they are backwards with no spaces between the words, so they normally cannot be read by the player. The game titles as they are displayed when F.L.U.D.D. scans Mario are as follows: [[Mario Bros. (game)|MARIOBROS]], [[Super Mario Bros.|SUPERMARIOBROS]], [[Super Mario Bros. 2|SUPERMARIOBROS2]], [[Super Mario Bros. 3|SUPERMARIOBROS3]], [[Super Mario World|SUPERMARIOWORLD]], [[Super Mario Kart|SUPERMARIOKART]], [[Super Mario 64|SUPERMARIO64]], [[Mario Kart 64|MARIOKART64]], and [[Super Mario Sunshine|MARIOSUNSHINE]]. For some reason, SUPERMARIOKART and MARIOKART64 are erroneously spelled as SUPERMARIOKIRT and MARIOKIRT64 respectively.
*F.L.U.D.D.'s name is a play on the word "flood", meaning a large mass of water that often causes chaos in a public area. It is also possible that its name is derived from that of [[Wikipedia:Robert Fludd|Robert Fludd]], an inventor who designed (but never actually made or released) many water pumps.
*In the [[Super Mario Sunshine/Beta elements|beta version]] of ''Super Mario Sunshine'', F.L.U.D.D. also had another nozzle, which was a water gun, but it was removed because some players thought it was too violent.
*In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', when squirting water, F.L.U.D.D.'s nozzle is above Mario's head, with Mario gripping both handles with both hands. But in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', when squirting, F.L.U.D.D.'s nozzle is next to Mario's head on right hand side, while Mario holding a handle with his left hand and holding the nozzle with right hand.
*An [[Toy Time Galaxy#Screw Planet|oddly-shaped planet]] in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]] is shaped almost exactly like F.L.U.D.D.'s head when the [[#Nozzles|Squirt Nozzle]] is attached.
**Some F.L.U.D.D.-like nozzles appear throughout [[Super Mario Galaxy]] and it's [[Super Mario Galaxy 2| follow-up]] that shoot bubbles, fire, and spark balls.
*When trying to use F.L.U.D.D. after running out of water, F.L.U.D.D. will make quack effects, and then make a low thudding noise.
*If the player rotates the Control Stick before spraying with F.L.U.D.D., he can do a spinning attack that sprays water in all directions.


{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
==See Also==
{{SSBB}}
*[[Water Shooter]]
{{SSB4}}
*[[Fire Shooter]]
{{SSBU}}
*[[Electricity Shooter]]
[[de:Dreckweg 08/17]]
{{BoxTop}}
[[it:SPLAC 3000]]
{{SMSS}}
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