Talking Flower
| Talking Flower | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Bros. Wonder | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (version 13.0.2, spirit cameo) (2024) |
| Portrayed by | Mick Wingert[1] (English; see Portrayals section for other languages) |
- “Onward and upward!”
- —Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Talking Flowers (also spelled in lowercase)[2] are characters that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
Talking Flowers first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They are small flowers that talk to the player when approached; the messages they say are small reactions to what is currently ongoing in the level, which may serve as hints. They typically come in a warm yellow color (typically associated with brass instruments), but red and blue varieties also exist. The red variety appears in the Badge Challenges, in The Desert Mystery's Wonder Effect, Color-Switch Dungeon, which appears red when the ON/OFF Switches are set to "ON" and blue when they are set to "OFF", and also appear in The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon. Talking Flowers do not appear in any of the Castle Bowser levels except for The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage, where they have a light-green aura around them and their speech is distorted and higher-pitched so as to fit the level's theme.
Unlike the other characters, their dialogue is fully voiced, and they have separate voice actors in each of the game’s languages. Players have the option to turn either the speech bubbles or spoken dialogue on and off, and can change the language they can talk in. Their design is reminiscent of the angel's trumpet and devil's trumpet flowers.
According to an interview for Nintendo's Ask the Developer series, the Talking Flowers were a reconfigured version of a concept proposed by producer Takashi Tezuka where the game would provide live commentary on the player's actions. The original idea was scrapped due to it being too much work to implement, with the Talking Flowers being seen as a more practical alternative that better fit the Super Mario franchise.[3]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
A Talking Flower, paired with a blue Wonder Flower, appears as a single, Novice-class support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was introduced in the Showtime and Wonder Spirits! spirit event that began on the same day as Princess Peach: Showtime!'s release on March 22, 2024. Applying the spirit to a character equips them with a Fire Flower at the start of a battle. In their spirit battle, 20 tiny, yellow Kirby puppet fighters that constantly taunt represent the Talking Flowers.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
- Trading card bio: These flowers will chat with Mario and friends to liven up their adventure or give hints.
- Loading screen tip: Talking Flowers love to talk. They often spend their days waiting for someone to visit them.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #1528 Wonder Flower & Talking Flower | ||
|---|---|---|
| Series/game | Super Mario Series | |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Fire Flower Equipped | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board (version 13.0.2 or later) | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Tiny Kirby ×21 |
| Conditions |
Rule: Assist Trophy Enemies (Skull Kid); Item: Fire Flower
| |
| Stage | Mushroom Kingdom U | |
| Song | Pandemonium |
Quotes[edit]
- Main article: List of Talking Flower quotes
- "Love that sound!"
- "Well, that was something."
- "Feel like you're missing something?" (heard in certain stages if the player avoids collecting the Wonder Flower)
- "Oh! Was it something I said?" (if the flowers' voice is disabled in the options menu)
- "Well then."
Gallery[edit]
Key artwork of Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Mario peeking out of a Warp Pipe next to a Talking Flower
A red variant of a Talking Flower
A blue variant of a Talking Flower found in Color-Switch Dungeon
A Talking Flower
Animated artwork as seen on the Japanese website
Animated artwork as seen on the Japanese website
Photo-taking area based on Super Mario Bros. Wonder at the Nintendo Live event at PAX West 2023
A Talking Flower featured on a promotion image counting down to Super Mario Bros. Wonder's release
A variant of a Talking Flower in a pot
Talking Flower plush manufactured by San-ei Co., Ltd.
Portrayals[edit]
- Mick Wingert (English)
- Ma Bo Qiang (Mandarin Chinese)
- Ewout Eggink (Dutch)1
- Jérémy Prévost (French)2
- Jan Uplegger (German)
- Paolo De Santis3 (Italian)
- Junji Kitajima (Japanese)
- Nakyoon Choi (Korean)
- Leandro Hainis (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Luís Barros4 (European Portuguese)
- Anton Kobylko (Russian)
- Rafael Parra5 (European Spanish)
- Alan Fernando Velázquez (Latin American Spanish)
1 - Eggink also voiced Toad, Hip Koopa and Hop Koopa in the Dutch dub of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
2 - The Canadian French and European French translations both share the same voice actor for the Talking Flowers, despite most dubs and translations of foreign entertainment usually having different dubs for both. Only a handful of lines of dialogue are different between the two translations.
3 - De Santis also voiced Young Cricket, Mike and 18-Volt in the Italian dub since WarioWare Gold and Rabbid Mario, Sweetlopek and Alkementor in the Italian dub of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.
4 - Barros also voiced Mario in the European Portuguese dub of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[4]
5 - Parra also voiced Jimmy T and 18-Volt in the European Spanish dub since WarioWare Gold. He also voiced Zazz in the European Spanish dub since Sonic Lost World.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | おしゃべりフラワー[5] Oshaberi Furawā |
Chatty Flower | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 闲聊花花[?] Xiánliáo Huāhuā |
Gossip Flowers | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 閒聊花花[6] Xiánliáo Huāhuā |
Gossip Flowers | |
| Dutch | Babbelbloem[?] | Chatter Flower | |
| French | Fleur cancan[?] | Gossip Flower | |
| German | Plauderblume[?] | Chat Flower | |
| Italian | Fiore parlante[?] | Talking flower | |
| Korean | 수다쟁이 꽃[7] Sudajaeng'i Kkot |
Talkative Flower | |
| Portuguese | Flor tagarela[?] | Chatty Flower | |
| Russian | Цветочек-болтун[?] Tsvetochek-boltun |
(Little) chatterbox flower | |
| Spanish | Flor parlante[?] | Talking Flower |
References[edit]
- ^ mickwingert (October 21, 2023). I am so proud to announce that I am the voice of aaaaaaall those talking flowers you meet in #SuperMarioWonder. Thank you to nintendoamerica and @cupofteaproductions for this incredible honor of joining the Mario Brothers universe.. Threads (American English). Retrieved October 21, 2023. (Archived October 20, 2023, 22:31:11 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Nintendo of UK (June 21, 2023). Nintendo Direct – 21/06/2023. YouTube (British English). Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Ask the Developer Vol. 11, Super Mario Bros. Wonder—Part 3. Nintendo of America (American English). Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ @CentralComics (March 8, 2023). Super Mario Bros. O Filme: as vozes portuguesas. Central Comics (Portuguese). Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ June 22, 2023. 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ」完全新作がNintendo Switchに登場。『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』は10月20日発売。. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ 《超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇》的最新資訊公開！ | TOPICS | 任天堂(香港)有限公司網站. Nintendo of HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ 『슈퍼 마리오브라더스 원더』, 『슈퍼 마리오 RPG』, 『끝내주게 춤춰라 메이드 인 와리오』, 「돌아온 명탐정 피카츄」등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달!. Nintendo of Korea (Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2023.
