Wonder Flower
- This article is about the item. For Daisy's Offensive Power Shot in Mario Power Tennis, see Wonder Flower (move).
| Wonder Flower | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (version 13.0.2, spirit cameo) (2024) |
| Effect | Starts a Wonder Effect and creates a path to a Wonder Seed (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) Activates Coin Rush (Super Mario Run) |
- “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, Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023
The Wonder Flower is a flower power-up that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Wonder Flowers activate Wonder Effects 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 the 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 flying fortress in his own likeness.
Super Mario Run[edit]
Blue Wonder Flowers appeared 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.[1] They replaced and behaved identically to Coin Rush Stars, activating Coin Rush when the meter was filled up while also changing all coins into Gold Goombas and Pink Coins into flower coins. A Wonder Flower also appeared in the icon for version 3.1.0 of the game and on a stamp for the event's Stamp Cards.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
The blue Wonder Flower, paired with a Talking Flower, appears as a single, Novice-class support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 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, the Wonder Flower is represented by a tiny, blue Kirby; during the battle, the Skull Kid Assist Trophy appears and turns all fighters invisible, a reference to Wonder Effects.
Concept and creation[edit]
The Wonder Flower was conceived as part of an effort to introduce surprising elements that would challenge the player.[2] The original idea was to include items that would warp players to a new area but producer Takashi Tezuka found the idea uninteresting.[3][2] 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.[2]
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #1528 Wonder Flower & Talking Flower | ||
|---|---|---|
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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 |
Gallery[edit]
Mario holding a Wonder Flower from Pipe-Rock Plateau
Key art of Super Mario Bros. Wonder
A blue Wonder Flower appearing in Welcome to the Flower Kingdom!
Icon of Super Mario Run as of version 3.1.0
The first Stamp Card, featuring a Wonder Flower as one of the stamps
Promotional photo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023
Promotional photo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023
The purple variant of the Wonder Flower found in Deep Magma Bog
Wonder Flower plush manufactured by San-ei Co., Ltd.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワンダーフラワー[4] Wandā Furawā |
Wonder Flower | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 惊奇花[?] Jīngqí Huā |
Wonder Flower | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 驚奇花[5] Jīngqí Huā |
Wonder Flower | |
| Dutch | Wonderbloem[7] | Wonder flower | |
| French | Fleur prodige[8][9] | Wonder Flower | |
| German | Wunderblume[?] | Wonder Flower | |
| Italian | Fiore meraviglia[10] | Wonder Flower | |
| Korean | 원더플라워[6] Wondeo Peullawo |
Wonder Flower | |
| Portuguese | Flor fenomenal[?] | Phenomenal Flower | |
| Russian | Чудо-цветок[?] Chudo-tsvetok |
Wonder Flower | |
| Spanish | Flor Maravilla[?] | Wonder Flower |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo (December 20, 2023). 『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 (Japanese). Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c Farokhmanesh, Megan (August 31, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play. Wired (English). Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "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?" – Takashi Tezuka. Wired interview.
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (June 21, 2023). Nintendo Direct 2023.6.21 (42:48). YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 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 HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 21, 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.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Nintendo Switch-games | Games | Nintendo. Nintendo of Europe (Dutch). Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Jeux Nintendo Switch | Jeux | Nintendo. Nintendo of France (French). Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Bros.™ Wonder pour Nintendo Switch - Site Officiel Nintendo pour Canada. Nintendo (Canadian French). Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Giochi per Nintendo Switch | Giochi | Nintendo. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Retrieved July 1, 2024.
