Winged Cloud

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Winged Cloud
Winged Cloud
Artwork from Yoshi's Crafted World
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (Yoshi Tour) (2023)

Winged Clouds,[1] or Question Mark Clouds,[2] are objects in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its GBA reissue), Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's New Island. They appear in nearly every level, and when a Yoshi hits a Winged Cloud with any projectile, such as a Yoshi's Egg, it disappears and reveals its contents or triggers an effect. Winged Clouds can contain objects such as flowers, five stars, extra lives, and ! Switches, but they sometimes also create stairs or bridges or make coins appear instead of revealing an item. There are Winged Clouds that contain even Bandits. When being hit, a Bandit pops out and chases a Yoshi around to steal Baby Mario. Due to their function, Winged Clouds are considered Yoshi's Island's equivalent to ? Blocks. There also exists a Special Item in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island called a Winged Cloud Maker, which turns enemies into Winged Clouds.

Winged Clouds reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, and Yoshi's Crafted World, acting the same as in previous games. In Yoshi's Crafted World, there is a Time Cloud variant that flips the stage when hit.

Winged Clouds appear in volume 14 of Super Mario-kun, also providing items when they are hit, such as a blue watermelon. Unlike in the games, however, Yoshi does not need to hit them with an egg to make them spawn items.

A Winged Cloud appears in the Yoshi's Island course, which appears in the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and in Mario Kart Tour. Racers can hit the Winged Cloud while gliding to temporarily pop it, causing a bridge to appear. Hitting it in Mario Kart Tour also grants bonus points.

Profiles[edit]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • 3DS Virtual Console manual bio: "Hit with an egg to receive an item or trigger various special events."

Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

  • Instruction manual bio: "Hit it with a yarn ball or an enemy to make all sorts of things happen--like revealing a hidden item!"

Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

  • Instruction manual bio: "Hit it with a yarn ball or an enemy to make all sorts of things happen."

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Winged Cloud.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハテナぐも[3]
Hatenagumo
? Cloud
Chinese (simplified) ?云[4]
? Yún
? Cloud
Chinese (traditional) ?雲朵[?]
? Yúnduǒ
? Cloud
French Nuage ailé[?] Winged cloud
German Flügel-Wolke[?] Wing cloud
Flügel-Wolkchen[?]
Italian Nuvola Alata[5] Winged Cloud Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Nuvoletta alata[6][7][8] Small winged cloud Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Yoshi's Island DS, Yoshi's New Island
Nuvola alata[9][10] Winged cloud Yoshi's Woolly World, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Korean ?구름[?]
? Gureum
? Cloud
Portuguese Nuvem alada[?] Winged Cloud
Russian Крылатое облако[?]
Krylatoe oblako
Winged Cloud
Spanish Nube con alas[?] Cloud with wings
Nube alada[?] Winged cloud

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006. Yoshi's Island DS instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ September 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #30. Page 15.
  3. ^ 1995. Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 16.
  4. ^ 腾讯NintendoSwitch (May 22, 2023). 《马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版 新增赛道通行证》“水果杯”赛道介绍. mp.weixin.qq.com (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual. Page 8.
  6. ^ 2002. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 111.
  7. ^ 2006. Yoshi's Island DS European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 65.
  8. ^ Yoshi's New Island Italian e-manual. Page 12.
  9. ^ Yoshi's Woolly World Italian e-manual. Page 15.
  10. ^ Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World Italian e-manual. Page 13.