Rocket Flower
| Rocket Flower | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) |
| Latest appearance | Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (Village & Pillage) (2019) |
| Effect | Temporarily increases Mario's running speed and allows him to travel on water. |
Rocket Flowers are collectibles that first appear in Super Mario Odyssey. Cappy can grab up to three of these flowers during a Cap Throw and return them to Mario. Once Mario has them, the flowers activate, sending Mario running forward automatically at high speed. At these speeds, Mario can run up steep inclines, and across the surface of water. They are very similar to the Turbo Nozzle from Super Mario Sunshine and the Dash Pepper in Super Mario Galaxy 2. As Mario runs, the Rocket Flowers' effect depletes. Each of the flowers vanish to represent the timer. A jingle plays while under the effect of Rocket Flowers, it has a different variation depending on the number of flowers remaining. Three flowers has the highest pitch, and it gets lower with fewer flowers. All flowers will disappear at once if Mario bumps into any object, or does a ground pound. Mario can still use a Cap Throw while running, which both eases changing direction and allows Cappy to pick up more Rocket Flowers. Mario's maximum is three, but additional flowers still reset the timer. When a Rocket Flower disappears, it reappears at the spot it was taken from instantly.
While using Rocket Flowers, Mario is unable to Triple Jump, but he can Double Jump. Jumps allow Mario to more freely turn and slow down, but the effects resume the moment he lands. Mario can climb a pole under the effects of a Rocket Flower, while being unaffected by the speed increase until he lands.
They appear throughout the Wooded Kingdom after Mario defeats Spewart in Flower Thieves of Sky Garden. They also appear in the Seaside Kingdom, Moon Kingdom, Mushroom Kingdom, and in other kingdoms' bonus rooms.
At the end of the game, Mario tries to offer Princess Peach a Rocket Flower over Bowser's Piranha Plant Bouquet.
Gallery[edit]
Alternate artwork of a Rocket Flower
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロケットフラワー[1][2] Roketto Furawā |
Rocket Flower | |
| Chinese | 火箭花[?] Huǒjiàn Huā |
Rocket Flower | |
| Dutch | Raketbloem[?] | Rocket flower | |
| French | Propulfleur[?] | Portmanteau of "propulser" (propel) and "fleur" (flower) | |
| German | Raketengewächs[?] | Rocketplant | |
| Italian | Razzofiore[?] | Rocketflower | |
| Korean | 로켓 플라워[?] Roket peullawo |
Rocket flower | |
| Russian | Ракетоцветок[?] Raketotsvetok |
Rocket Flower | |
| Spanish | Flor cohete[?] | Rocket flower |
Trivia[edit]
- The sound emitted from the Rocket Flower is similar to the sound the P-Meter makes when it is full, but harmonizes with the background music.
- The Rocket Flower's appearance resembles that of a white rose mallow.
- In the Super Mario Mash-up for Minecraft, Rocket Flowers replace Lilies of the Valley.
- Though the Rocket Flower does not appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, one of the possible answer options for one of the questions in the Wonder Effect of Taily's Toxic Pond mentions the Rocket Flower.
References[edit]
- ^ Official Japanese Mario Odyssey Twitter
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 141.
