Editing Talking Flower

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:ArtworkTalkingflowerSMBW.png|130px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (version 13.0.2, [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) (2024)
|portrayed_by=[[Mick Wingert]]<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=mickwingert|date=October 21, 2023|url=www.threads.net/@mickwingert/post/CyopsA1y6GE|title=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.|publisher=Threads|accessdate=October 21, 2023|archive=archive.today/2023.10.20-223111/https://www.threads.net/@mickwingert/post/CyopsA1y6GE}}</ref> (English; see Portrayals section for other languages)
}}
{{quote|Onward and upward!|Talking Flower|Super Mario Bros. Wonder}}
'''Talking Flowers''' (also spelled in lowercase)<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFOJa8YOP9s|title= Nintendo Direct – 21/06/2023|author=Nintendo of UK|date=June 21, 2023|publisher=YouTube|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 30, 2024}}</ref> are characters that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
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 sometimes 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 Switch]]es 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 {{wp|Brugmansia|angel's trumpet}} and {{wp|Datura|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.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-3|title=Ask the Developer Vol. 11, ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''—Part 3|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=October 18, 2023}}</ref>

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
A Talking Flower, paired with a blue [[Wonder Flower]], appears as a single, Novice-class {{iw|smashwiki|support spirit}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. It was introduced in the {{iw|smashwiki|Showtime and Wonder Spirits!}} [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|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.

===''Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV''===
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In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree|Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV]]'', Talking Flowers make several appearences in the Bowser Live and Carnival Coaster modes. Notably, a Talking Flower appears on the front of the roller coaster in the latter mode, providing live commentary.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=April 2, 2025|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0jkSlm6gVA|title=Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV – Nintendo Direct|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 2, 2025}}</ref>

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
*'''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''===
{{Spirit
|no=1528
|name=Wonder Flower & Talking Flower
|image=
|series=''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=[[Fire Flower]] Equipped
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}} (version 13.0.2 or later)
|opponents=Tiny [[Kirby]] ×21
|conditions='''Rule:''' [[Assist Trophy]] Enemies ''([[Assist Trophy#Skull Kid|Skull Kid]])''; Item: Fire Flower
*Defeat the main fighter to win
*The enemy has super armor and is hard to launch or make flinch
*Hostile assist trophies will appear
|stage=[[Mushroom Kingdom U]]
|song=Pandemonium
}}

==Quotes==
{{main|List of Talking Flower quotes}}
*"''Onward and upward!''"
*"''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==
<gallery>
Smbw-keyart.jpg|Key artwork of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
SMBW Mario and talking flower.jpg|[[Mario]] peeking out of a Warp Pipe next to a Talking Flower
Redvariantoftalkingflower.png|A red variant of a Talking Flower
Bluevariantoftalkingflower.png|A blue variant of a Talking Flower found in [[Color-Switch Dungeon]]
SMBW Talking Flower Artwork.jpg|A Talking Flower
SMBW Talking Flower Artwork 2.png|Animated artwork as seen on the Japanese website
SMBW Talking Flower Artwork 3.png|Animated artwork as seen on the Japanese website
SMBW Nintendo Live.jpg|Photo-taking area based on ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' at the Nintendo Live event at PAX West 2023
SMBW 7 Days.jpg|A Talking Flower featured on a promotion image counting down to ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''{{'}}s release
WONDER Thumbnail.png|A variant of a Talking Flower in a pot
SMBW Sanei Talking Flower Plush.jpg|Talking Flower plush manufactured by [[San-ei Co., Ltd.]]
</gallery>

==Portrayals==
*[[Mick Wingert]] (English)
*Ma Bo Qiang (Mandarin Chinese)
*[[Ewout Eggink]] (Dutch){{footnote|main|1}}
*Jérémy Prévost (French){{footnote|main|2}}
*Jan Uplegger (German)
*Paolo De Santis{{footnote|main|3}} (Italian)
*Junji Kitajima (Japanese)
*Nakyoon Choi (Korean)
*Leandro Hainis (Brazilian Portuguese)
*[[Luís Barros]]{{footnote|main|4}} (European Portuguese)
*Anton Kobylko (Russian)
*[[Rafael Parra]]{{footnote|main|5}} (European Spanish)
*Alan Fernando Velázquez (Latin American Spanish)
{{footnote|note|1|Eggink also voiced [[Toad]], [[Lemmy|Hip Koopa]] and [[Iggy|Hop Koopa]] in the Dutch dub of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.}}
{{footnote|note|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.}}
{{footnote|note|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]]''.}}
{{footnote|note|4|Barros also voiced [[Mario]] in the European Portuguese dub of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=@CentralComics|date=March 8, 2023|url=www.centralcomics.com/super-mario-bros-o-filme-as-vozes-portuguesas|title=Super Mario Bros. O Filme: as vozes portuguesas|publisher=Central Comics|language=pt|accessdate=October 20, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{footnote|note|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==
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=おしゃべりフラワー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/bffa6bfc-719f-4ac1-bb72-f810a61796fd|date=June 22, 2023|title=「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。|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref>
|JpnR=Oshaberi Furawā
|JpnM=Chatty Flower
|ChiT=閒聊花花<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/3TCT7LvW5JmSpBZR4WnNnv|title=《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|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=June 20, 2023}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Xiánliáo Huāhuā
|ChiTM=Gossip Flowers
|ChiS=闲聊花花
|ChiSR=Xiánliáo Huāhuā
|ChiSM=Gossip Flowers
|Dut=Babbelbloem
|DutM=Chatter Flower
|Fre=Fleur cancan
|FreM=Gossip Flower
|Ger=Plauderblume
|GerM=Chat Flower
|Ita=Fiore parlante
|ItaM=Talking flower
|Kor=수다쟁이 꽃<ref>{{cite|language=ko|url=www.nintendo.co.kr/news/article/yH5AqBMPhiG5kJWcCxje4|title=『슈퍼 마리오브라더스 원더』, 『슈퍼 마리오 RPG』, 『끝내주게 춤춰라 메이드 인 와리오』, 「돌아온 명탐정 피카츄」등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달!|publisher=Nintendo of Korea|accessdate=June 21, 2023}}</ref>
|KorR=Sudajaeng'i Kkot
|KorM=Talkative Flower
|Por=Flor tagarela
|PorM=Chatty Flower
|Spa=Flor parlante
|SpaM=Talking Flower
|Rus=Цветочек-болтун
|RusR=Tsvetochek-boltun
|RusM=(Little) chatterbox flower
}}

==References==
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{{SMBW}}
[[Category:Flowers]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder species]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
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[[it:Fiore parlante]]