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{{distinguish|Gusty}}
{{distinguish|Gusty}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMS Wind Spirit.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:SMS Artwork Wind Spirit.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variants=[[Tweester (Super Mario Galaxy)|Tweester (''Super Mario Galaxy'')]]
|variants=[[Bone Twister]]
|comparable=[[Gusty]]
|comparable=[[Gusty]]
}}
}}
'''Wind Spirits'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 18.</ref> (also known as '''Gusts'''<ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide, page 7.</ref> or '''Cyclos'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/M7LQb Archived] August 12, 2022 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>) are a species of enemy that appear only in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Their appearance is similar to a bluish-white square with an afterimage effect and surrounded by some winds. When [[Mario]] is on a high place, a Wind Spirit forms. It first spins around Mario, then suddenly stops and charges him. If it hits him, Mario usually gets knocked off the platform. Wind Spirits can be temporarily dispatched using [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] and defeated using a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi's]] tongue. Wind Spirits yield a single [[coin]] upon defeat.
'''Wind Spirits'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=18|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> (also known as '''Gusts'''<ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide|page=7|publisher=BradyGAMES|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|date=2002}}</ref> or '''Cyclos'''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal|language=en|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233320/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en}}</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They each look like a bluish-white square with an afterimage effect and surrounded by some winds. When [[Mario]] is on a high place, a Wind Spirit forms. It first spins around Mario, then suddenly stops and charges him. If it hits him, Mario usually gets knocked off the platform. Wind Spirits can be temporarily dispatched using [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] and defeated using a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s tongue. Wind Spirits yield a single [[coin]] upon defeat.
==Locations==
 
*[[Bianco Hills|Windmill Village]] &ndash; Ep. 4
==Profiles==
*[[Bianco Hills|Bianco Windmill Tops]] &ndash; Ep. 8
;Course appearances
*[[Ricco Harbor]] &ndash; All Ep.
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*[[Pianta Village|Pianta Village Bridge]] &ndash; Ep. 3, 5, 7
*'''[[Bianco Hills]]'''
*Near [[Shadow Mario]]'s ''M''{{'}}s of [[Pianta Village]] &ndash; Ep. 7
**[[Red Coins of Windmill Village|Episode 4]], in the village
**[[The Red Coins of the Lake|Episode 8]], on the windmill tops
*'''[[Ricco Harbor]]''' (all [[Mission|episodes]])
*'''[[Pianta Village]]'''
**[[The Goopy Inferno|Episode 3]], at the bridge and [[Mushroom Platform]]s
**[[Secret of the Village Underside|Episode 5]], at the bridge only
**[[Shadow Mario Runs Wild|Episode 7]], at the bridge and near [[Shadow Mario]]'s [[graffiti|M Graffiti]]
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMS Wind Spirit.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=カゼくん<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'' section, page 99.</ref>
|Jap=かぜくん<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=October 10, 2002|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/cR55rqr.jpg 18]|isbn=4-09-106064-1}}</ref>
|JapR=Kaze-kun
|JapR=Kaze-kun
|JapM=Portmanteau of「風」(''kaze'', wind) and「くん」(the honorific ''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}'')
|JapM=Wind-{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}; compare [[Bone Twister#Names in other languages|Bone Twister]]
|Fre=Ventu<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=99}}</ref>
|FreM=From ''vent'' ("wind") and the French adjective-forming suffix ''-u''
|Ger=Wind-Geist
|Ger=Wind-Geist
|GerM=Wind Spirit
|GerM=Wind Spirit
|Ita=Spirito del vento<ref>Italian Prima's official strategy guide ''Super Mario Sunshine'', page 13.</ref><br>Spirito del Vento<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopdia]]''; pag. 99</ref>
|Ita=Spirito del vento
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=8890092211|page=18}}</ref>
|Ita2=Spirito del Vento
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=99}}</ref>
|ItaM=Wind Spirit
|ItaM=Wind Spirit
|Ita2M=Wind Spirit
}}
}}


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{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
[[Category:Spirits]]
[[Category:Spirits]]
[[Category:Air creatures]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine enemies]]
[[de:Wind-Geist]]
[[de:Wind-Geist]]
[[it:Wind Spirit]]
[[it:Wind Spirit]]

Latest revision as of 13:49, December 11, 2024

Not to be confused with Gusty.
Wind Spirit
Artwork of the Wind Spirit enemy in Super Mario Sunshine.
Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variants
Comparable

Wind Spirits[1] (also known as Gusts[2] or Cyclos[3]) are enemies in Super Mario Sunshine. They each look like a bluish-white square with an afterimage effect and surrounded by some winds. When Mario is on a high place, a Wind Spirit forms. It first spins around Mario, then suddenly stops and charges him. If it hits him, Mario usually gets knocked off the platform. Wind Spirits can be temporarily dispatched using FLUDD and defeated using a Yoshi's tongue. Wind Spirits yield a single coin upon defeat.

Profiles[edit]

Course appearances

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese かぜくん[4]
Kaze-kun
Wind-kun; compare Bone Twister
French Ventu[5] From vent ("wind") and the French adjective-forming suffix -u
German Wind-Geist[?] Wind Spirit
Italian Spirito del vento[6] Wind Spirit
Spirito del Vento[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 18.
  2. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 7.
  3. ^ English Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)
  4. ^ October 10, 2002. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106064-1. Page 18.
  5. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 99.
  6. ^ 2002. Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 8890092211. Page 18.
  7. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 99.