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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Run]]'' (version 3.1.0) (2023) | ||
|effect= | |effect=Creates a [[Wonder Effect]] (''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'')<br>Activates Coin Rush (''Super Mario Run'') | ||
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{{ | {{quote2|When you touch a Wonder Flower, expect the unexpected! The ground could start moving... or you might turn into something different for example.|Shinya Takahashi|</span>Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023<span>}} | ||
A '''Wonder Flower''' is a flower power-up that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. | A '''Wonder Flower''' is a flower power-up that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''=== | ===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''=== | ||
In ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'', Wonder Flowers activate [[Wonder Effect]]s when collected, which change some mechanics in the level or transform the player. Every main level has one Wonder Flower, and the Wonder Effect they create always leads to a [[Wonder Seed]]. Wonder Flowers come in different colors depending on the world in which they are found, being blue in [[Pipe-Rock Plateau]], cyan in [[Fluff-Puff Peaks]], red-magenta in [[Shining Falls]], yellow in [[Sunbaked Desert]], green in [[Fungi Mines]], purple with a black face and white eyes in [[Deep Magma Bog]], orange in | In ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'', Wonder Flowers activate [[Wonder Effect]]s when collected, which change some mechanics in the level or transform the player. Every main level has one Wonder Flower, and the Wonder Effect they create always leads to a [[Wonder Seed]]. Wonder Flowers come in different colors depending on the world in which they are found, being blue in [[Pipe-Rock Plateau]], cyan in [[Fluff-Puff Peaks]], red-magenta in [[Shining Falls]], yellow in [[Sunbaked Desert]], green in [[Fungi Mines]], purple with a black face and white eyes in [[Deep Magma Bog]], orange in [[Petal Isles]], and gray with a yellow highlight in the [[Special World]]. Once the Wonder Effect's respective Wonder Seed is collected, the Wonder Flower turns gray and transparent. One Wonder Flower also plays a major role in the game's plot, as Bowser arrived in the [[Flower Kingdom]] during the opening sequence to steal it, and uses it to merge himself, his Koopa Clown Car, and the Flower Castle together to form a [[Castle Bowser|flying fortress]] in his own likeness. | ||
===''Super Mario Run''=== | ===''Super Mario Run''=== | ||
Blue Wonder Flowers | Blue Wonder Flowers appear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' during the second promotional ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' event from December 20, 2023 to March 15, 2024 in the Toad Rally mode.<ref>(December 20, 2023). [https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/087f2af4-b755-426d-899e-84fea04709e0 『スーパーマリオ ラン』で期間限定の『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』スペシャルイベント開催中。] ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved December 20, 2023</ref> They replace and behave identically to [[Coin Rush Star]]s, activating Coin Rush when the meter is filled up while also changing all [[coin]]s into [[Gold Goomba]]s and [[Pink Coin (Super Mario Run)|Pink Coins]] into [[flower coin]]s. A Wonder Flower also appears in the icon for version 3.1.0 of the game and on a stamp for the event's Stamp Cards. | ||
==Concept and creation== | ==Concept and creation== | ||
The Wonder Flower was conceived as part of an effort to introduce surprising elements that would challenge the player.<ref name="Wired">Farokhmanesh, Megan (August 31, 2023). [https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-mouri-tezuka-interview/ "Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play"]. ''Wired''. Retrieved August 31, 2023.</ref> The original idea was to include items that would warp players to a new area but producer [[Takashi Tezuka]] found the idea uninteresting, stating, "''If you're still just going to warp to a different area, it's still the same. Why don't you just change where you are right now?''"<ref name="Wired"></ref> To gather suggestions for effects the Wonder Flower could have, director [[Shiro Mouri]] and Tezuka polled the entire development team of ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' no matter their seniority or role on the project, receiving a little over 2,000 suggestions.<ref name="Wired"></ref> | The Wonder Flower was conceived as part of an effort to introduce surprising elements that would challenge the player.<ref name="Wired">Farokhmanesh, Megan (August 31, 2023). [https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-mouri-tezuka-interview/ "Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play"]. ''Wired''. Retrieved August 31, 2023.</ref> The original idea was to include items that would warp players to a new area but producer [[Takashi Tezuka]] found the idea uninteresting, stating, "''If you're still just going to warp to a different area, it's still the same. Why don't you just change where you are right now?''"<ref name="Wired"></ref> To gather suggestions for effects the Wonder Flower could have, director [[Shiro Mouri]] and Tezuka polled the entire development team of ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' no matter their seniority or role on the project, receiving a little over 2,000 suggestions.<ref name="Wired"></ref> | ||
== | ==Wonder Transformations== | ||
In some levels, like in [[Up 'n' Down with Puffy Lifts]], some Wonder Flowers will turn you into a relevant object of the level you're playing. Here's the complete list of Wonder Transformations: | |||
*[[Up 'n' Down With Puffy Lifts]]: The player turns into a [[Puffy Lift]] | |||
*[[An Uncharted Area: Wubba Ruins]], [[A Final Uncharted Area: Poison Ruins]], [[Operation Poplin Rescue]], [[Deep Magma Bog Palace]]: The player turns into a [[Wubba]]. | |||
*[[Where the Rrrumbas Rule]], [[Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller]]: The player turns into a [[Spike Ball]] | |||
*[[Maw Maw Mouthful]], [[Petal Isles Special Way of the Goomba]]: The player turns into a [[Goomba]] | |||
*[[High-Voltage Gauntlet]], [[Credits]] sequence: The player turns into their [[Metal Mario|Metal form]]. | |||
*[[Bloomps of the Desert Skies]]: The player turns into their [[Balloon Mario|Balloon form]] | |||
*[[Sproings in the Twilight Forest]], [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Palace]]: The player and enemies stretch their body | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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SMBW Nintendo JP Holiday Promotional Photo 1.jpg|Promotional photo for ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' featuring {{wp|latte art}} depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023 | SMBW Nintendo JP Holiday Promotional Photo 1.jpg|Promotional photo for ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' featuring {{wp|latte art}} depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023 | ||
SMBW Nintendo JP Holiday Promotional Photo 2.jpg|Promotional photo for ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023 | SMBW Nintendo JP Holiday Promotional Photo 2.jpg|Promotional photo for ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023 | ||
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[[Category:Super Mario Run items]] | [[Category:Super Mario Run items]] | ||
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