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|image = [[Image:Flutter_SMW2.png|136px]] <br> A '''Flutter''' from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
|image=[[File:MPIT Flutter Artwork.png]]<br>A Flutter from ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|species_origin = [[Wiggler]]
|variant_of=[[Wiggler]]
|first_appearance = ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|affiliation =
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance = ''[[New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]'' ([[2009]])
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{{quote|Attack!|Flutter|Tetris Attack}}
{{quote|Wiggler ate till Wiggler's tummy was full, and now Wiggler grew up into Flutter!|[[Wiggler#Paper Mario: Sticker Star|Flutter]]|[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]}}
'''Flutters''' (also called '''Flying Wigglers'''<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|126}}}}</ref>) are the winged {{wp|imago}} of [[Wiggler]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. When hit, they act like the normal Wiggler, getting enraged. Instead of flying around aimlessly, though, they charge straight for the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] that hit them. In early games, they had light orange noses contrasting Wigglers' dark brown ones, though most recent appearances give both dark brown noses.
==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:FlutterSMWYI.png|thumb|left|Artwork of a Flutter from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', depicting its original design]]
Flying Wigglers are enemies in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They appear only in the level [[GO! GO! MARIO!!]], as well as at the beginning of the secret level, [[Endless World of Yoshis]] in the [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|remake]]. Just before the goal, a swarm of Flying Wigglers appear over a flat turf, flying in a wavy manner. If attacked with an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] or a jump, they turn angry and charge towards [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s current position, disappearing off-screen after a time. Flying Wigglers can cause Yoshi to drop [[Baby Mario]] off his back if they come into contact with him. Yoshi can defeat them with a [[Ground Pound]] or by eating and turning them into an egg. If spat out instead, they fly away. They can also be defeated by touching them as [[Superstar Mario]].
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====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Flutters appear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' in the level [[Ride the Blarggwich]], where they act slightly different from their original appearance. They simply fly up and down on a predetermined line, like red [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, and cannot be eaten, though some fly the same as their debut appearance near the end of the level. If angered however, they charge in Yoshi's direction. Their angry appearance has their original nose color, along with some other changes.
 
===''Tetris Attack''===
A Flying Wiggler appears in ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', which depicts it as a friend of [[Yoshi]] rather than an enemy. It replaces the jewel fairy, Ruby, from ''[[Tetris Attack#Panel de Pon|Panel de Pon]]''. Flying Wiggler is playable in Time Trial mode, and can be fought and rescued on the Flower Stage in the main Vs. Com mode. In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version, it is paired with the similarly-themed [[Eggo-Dil]].
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Battra Flutter SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|A moth-like adult form of Wiggler]]
[[File:FlutterSuperMarioKun.png|thumb|An angry Flutter after Mario has plucked its flower]]
Prior to Flutters' official introduction in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', one Wiggler in volume 6 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' transforms into a [[Battra Hanachan|moth-like form]] after [[Bowser]] and a [[Magikoopa]] replace the flower on its head with a [[Muncher]]. It otherwise looks very little like a Flutter, notably having its nose interpreted as a pair of pincers.


'''Flutters''' (also called '''Wiggler Flies''') are [[Wiggler]]s with wings that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. When hit, they turn red and angry like normal Wigglers. Instead of flying around aimlessly, though, they charge straight for the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] that hit them.
In volume 14 of ''Super Mario-kun'', a Flutter gets infuriated after Mario accidentally rips its flower off.
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==History==
===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Yoshi'' series===
{{quote|My problem is that I'm in love...|Flutter|[[Mario Party Advance]]}}
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island====
[[File:SMP image3.png|thumb|left|Bowser buying an item from Flutter's item shop in ''Super Mario Party'']]
In this game, the Wiggler Flies are only in one level, "[[GO! GO! MARIO!!]]". Just before the goal, a swarm of them appear over a flat turf. In it, they flew up and down, and charged toward [[Yoshi]] if [[Yoshi Egg|egg]]ed or stomped. They were killed for good with Yoshi's tongue or a [[Ground Pound]].
Flutters have had various roles in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', Flutters appear as the [[Flutter Orb]] (titled "Wiggler Capsule" in the former), which can take players to the [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]]. Additionally, in ''Mario Party 7'', a Flutter is featured in the minigame [[Spider Stomp]], where it is kidnapped and has to be rescued. In ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', Flutter appears in a few minigames, including [[Specter Inspector]], as one of the hiding characters (found in the piano); [[Moped Mayhem]] as a racer; and in the minigame contest [[Test for the Best]], holding the 4,000 points sign. In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', Flutter appears at the first, second, and last Star Stages on the [[Star-Crossed Skyway]] board, where it gives out ten [[Mini Star]]s to the player who reaches it. Flutter appears in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' as a non-playable character who owns the item shop. On [[Megafruit Paradise]] and its team-mode variant, [[Watermelon Walkabout]], after passing Flutter's shop, the thermometer next to it rises a small amount every time. When it reaches the top, a giant scoop of ice cream falls and destroys Flutter's shop, and Flutter tells the player that they need to clean it up, making the shop unavailable to all the players for the rest of the game.
 
One particular Flutter appears in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', where she resides on the third floor of the [[Mushroom Condo]]. She is in love with [[Mr. I]], but is also the crush of [[Petal Guy]] who seeks her affection. Petal Guy attempts to win her over with a lovely poem but is rejected in favor of Mr. I, who does not return Flutter's affections toward him.
 
===''Mario Power Tennis'' / ''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''===
[[File:Flutter Return.png|thumb|Wiggler having turned into Flutter for his Defensive Power Shot]]
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', Wiggler transforms into a Flutter for [[Flutter Return|his Defensive Power Shot]]. If the player is to win a match as Wiggler, he will transform into Flutter during his winning animation.
 
===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
Flutter makes its debut in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' as [[Wiggler#Paper Mario: Sticker Star|Wiggler]]'s fully grown and true form. Flutter explains he became his form after eating a plentiful amount of leaves from the forest. Flutter will offer to fly [[Mario]] and [[Kersti]] out to [[Bowser's Sky Castle]]. He also refers to himself as "grown up". In this game it appears with the brown nose of a Wiggler rather than the usual pink nose. Though Wiggler/Flutter can no longer take Mario to the shipwreck in Whitecap Beach, a pipe appears that transports Mario to the southwestern area of the island.
 
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
In the ninth hole of [[Wiggler Park]] in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' is a large Flutter hovering above the green, and it does a loop if it touches a ball.
 
===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Flutter appears in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as an enemy and ally alongside a [[Flame Chomp]]. Its types are Fire and Light.
 
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Although Flutters themselves do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', the player can attach wings to Wigglers, which references Flutters.
 
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Lost Moon 12.png|thumb|left|Screenshot of the large butterfly in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', there is a location called the [[Forgotten Isle]] that is inhabited by [[Tropical Wiggler]]s. There is a mission on this isle titled "[[List of Power Moons in the Lost Kingdom|A Butterfly's Treasure]]" that features a large, colorful butterfly. ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'' directly suggests that this butterfly is an adult form of the Tropical Wigglers.<ref name=SMOArt>{{cite|author=Kazuya Sakai (ed.)|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''. First English Edition. Translated by {{wp|TransPerfect}}|location=Milwaukie|publisher={{wp|Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse}}|date=2019|page=167|language=en-us|isbn=978-1-50671-375-5}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Although no actual Flutters appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', Wigglers attached to wings, which references Flutters, make a return, retaining their behavior in its predecessor.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
{{main|Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}}
A Flutter makes an appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. After the Wiggler boss battle, a seemingly-exhausted Wiggler, along with some [[Paragoomba]]s, goes up into the sky, then returns as Flutter. Flutter takes this form for the rest of the game, and can take Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario between [[Gloomy Woods]] and [[Mount Brrr]].
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===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
[[File:Flutter in Yoshi's Crafted World.jpg|200px|thumb|A Flutter in ''Yoshi's Crafted World'']]
Flutters reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' during the level [[Weighing Acorns]] where they are seen flying above flower platforms and later on when Yoshi is on a bus ride. They are invincible and cannot be defeated by any means of attack. If Yoshi angers one, they swoop in his direction. Unlike previously, they will stop being angry after a few seconds. There is also a Flutter Sign [[List of crafts in Yoshi's Crafted World|craft]] that is found on the flip side of [[Spring Sprung Trail]] and serves as its local [[Blockafeller]]'s first souvenir request.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Flutters [[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|were originally going to appear]] in [[World-e]] of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they were to have the same behavior as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', but they were left unused likely due to the discontinuation of the [[e-Reader]].
 
==Profiles==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' スーパーマリオワールドでイモムシだったハナちゃんの成虫。頭を踏むとまっ赤になって怒るのは昔と同じ。<ref name=Sho/> (''The imago of Wiggler, who was a caterpillar in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It turns bright red and gets angry when you step on its head, just like in the old days.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''This near-sighted creature constantly mistakes Yoshi for a flower in bloom.''<ref name=guide/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ふだんはフワフワ飛んでいるだけだが、頭をふんだりタマゴを当てると真っ赤になっておそってくる。ジャムなら飲みこんでたおそう。<ref name=Advance/> (''Normally, they just fly around in the air, but if you step on their heads or hit them with an egg, they turn bright red and come at you. If it is a jam, swallow them and defeat them.'')
 
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 空中で上下に往復移動している。攻撃してくることはないが、舌やタマゴを当てると、怒って突進してくる。触れるとダメージを受けろので、避けて進もう。<ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P22.jpg|22}}|date=August 9, 2014|isbn=978-4-09-106542-1}}</ref>(''They move back and forth in the air, both up and down. They do not attack, but if you hit them with your tongue or egg, they will get angry and lunge at you. Touching them will damage them, so avoid them.'')


In the remake, ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', they appeared again, in the secret level [[Endless World of Yoshis]]. There, they were near the beginning, and only a few of them are there.
===''Tetris Attack''===
[[File:TetrisAttackSNES-FlyingWigglerIcon.png|right]]
{{Multilang profile
|columns=1
|type=In-game Character profile
|Eng=I, am a Flying Wiggler.<br>I like the pretty flowers so much. Being surrounded by so many lovely things makes me so happy. '''HEY THERE!''' Don't step on my friends!
|Jap=わたしハナちゃんて いうのよ<br>わたしは おはなが とっても だいすき<br>おはなに かこまれてると とっても しおわせなの<br>もしも だいじな おはなを ふんづけたりしたら ゆるさないわよ!<br>ムキー!
|JapM=My name is Wiggler.<br>I love flowers so much! I love being surrounded by them, and they make me feel so sweet. And if you ever hurt my precious flowers, I won't let you get away with it! Hey!
}}


===''Tetris Attack===
==List of appearances==
Wiggler Fly, under the name '''Flying Wiggler''', next appeared in ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', which strangely depicted him as a friend of [[Yoshi]] rather than an [[enemies|enemy]]. Flying Wiggler was playable in [[Time Trial]] mode, and could be fought and rescued on the Flower Stage in the main Vs. Com mode. In the [[SNES]] version, Flying Wiggler was paired with the similarly-themed [[Eggo-Dil]].
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|format2=Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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|format4=[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|title5=''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|role5=Non-playable character
|release5=[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|format5=Nintendo GameCube
|title6=''[[Mario Party 6]]''
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|release6=2004
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|format9=[[Wii]]
|title10=''[[New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
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|release10=[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|format10=Wii
|title11=''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|role11=Non-playable character
|release11=[[List of games by date#2012|2012]]
|format11=[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|title12=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|role12=Non-playable character
|release12=[[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|format12=Nintendo 3DS
|title13=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
|role13=Enemy
|release13=[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
|format13=Nintendo 3DS
|title14=''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|role14=Background character
|release14=2014
|format14=Nintendo 3DS
|title15=''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|role15=Enemy
|release15=[[List of games by date#2015|2015]]
|format15=Nintendo 3DS
|title16=''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
|role16=Non-playable character
|release16=2015
|format16=Nintendo 3DS
|title17=''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|role17=Non-playable character
|release17=[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|format17=[[Nintendo Switch]]
|title18=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
|role18=Enemy
|release18=[[List of games by date#2019|2019]]
|format18=Nintendo Switch
}}


===''Mario Party'' series===  
==Gallery==
[[Image:MPA Flutter.PNG|frame]]
{{main-gallery}}
[[File:Flutter Orb.JPG|thumb|120px|right|A [[Flutter Orb]].]]
<gallery>
In the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], Wiggler Flies are called "Flutters". They are used as [[Orb|Capsules]] in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', which could take players to the [[Star]]. They also appear in some mini-games. An individual Flutter named Flutter also appears in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. Two of the game's quests directly involve it, one where Flutter has a crush on a Mr I, and another where the lovestruck Petal Guy gets the player to deliver her a love poem. It also appeared in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' [[Flutter Orb|with the same effect as]] the earlier one. She also appeared in the mini-game [[Spider Stomp]], where she was at the end of the level and had to be rescued. The Flutter also makes several cameos in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. It can be found in the mini-games [[Specter Inspector]] as one of the hiding enemies (it is found in the piano), [[Moped Mayhem]] as a racer, and in the mini-game contest [[Test for the Best]], holding the 4,000 points sign.
Flutter SMW2.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
TetrisAttackSNES-FlyingWigglerVsIdle.png|''[[Tetris Attack]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
MP5FlutterModel.png|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
Flutter PMSS.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
PDSMBE-FlutterFlameChomp-TeamImage.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
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===''Mario Tennis'' series===
==Additional names==
====''Mario Power Tennis====
===Internal names===
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo GameCube)|Mario Power Tennis]]'', Wiggler transforms into a Flutter for a defense shot. Also, Wiggler by default has an upwards-curved body and two hands to hold the tennis racket, making him resemble Flutter more so. If the player is to win a match as Wiggler, he will transform into Flutter because of the win.
{{internal names
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==Name in Other Languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Fra=Papilette
|Jap=ハナちゃん<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P8.jpg|8}}|date=September 20, 1995|isbn=4-09-102523-4|location=Tokyo}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P19.png|19}}|location=Tokyo|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref> / ハナチャン <ref name=YNI/>
|FraM=From ''papillon'' (butterfly)
|JapR=Hanachan''{{footnote|main|a}}
|JapM=[[Wiggler#Names in other languages|Wiggler]]
|ChiS=花之子
|ChiSR=Huā zhī Zǐ
|ChiSM=Wiggler
|ChiS2=花毛毛
|ChiS2N=since ''Super Mario Party''
|ChiS2R=Huā Máomáo
|ChiS2M=Wiggler
|ChiT=花毛毛
|ChiTR=Huā Máomáo
|ChiTM=Wiggler
|Fre=Papillette<ref name=MPAName>''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' in-game name.</ref><ref>[https://imgur.com/a/VSHpDuV Screenshots of ennemies from ''Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition'']</ref>
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''papillon'' ("butterfly") and ''paillette'' ("sequin")
|Ger=Flatter<ref name=MPAName/>
|GerM=Transliteration of the English name
|Ita=Fiorfalla<ref name=MPAName/>
|ItaM=From ''fiore'' ("flower") and ''farfalla'' ("butterfly")
|Kor=꽃충이
|KorR=Kkotchung'i
|KorM=Wiggler
|PorE=Borboleta
|PorEM=Butterfly
|Rus=Летающая Егоза
|RusR=Letayushchaya Egoza
|RusM=Flying Wiggler
|Spa=Fluflú<ref name=MPAName/>
}}
}}
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==Notes==
{{footnote|note|a|Romanized as "Hanachyan" in the filename of the Flutter artwork seen on ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''{{'}}s official website<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140908215851/http://marioparty.nintendo.com/img/character_hanachyan.png|title=<tt>character_hanachyan.png</tt>|publisher=nintendo.com|accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref>}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:17, October 10, 2024

This article is about butterfly Wigglers. For the move used by Yoshi, see Flutter Jump. For the character from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, see Sergeant Flutter.
Not to be confused with Flitter or Floater.
Flutter
Artwork of a Flutter from Mario Party Island Tour
A Flutter from Mario Party: Island Tour
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Crafted World (2019)
Variant of Wiggler
“Wiggler ate till Wiggler's tummy was full, and now Wiggler grew up into Flutter!”
Flutter, Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Flutters (also called Flying Wigglers[1]) are the winged imago of Wigglers that first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. When hit, they act like the normal Wiggler, getting enraged. Instead of flying around aimlessly, though, they charge straight for the Yoshi that hit them. In early games, they had light orange noses contrasting Wigglers' dark brown ones, though most recent appearances give both dark brown noses.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Artwork of a Flutter from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, depicting its original design

Flying Wigglers are enemies in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They appear only in the level GO! GO! MARIO!!, as well as at the beginning of the secret level, Endless World of Yoshis in the remake. Just before the goal, a swarm of Flying Wigglers appear over a flat turf, flying in a wavy manner. If attacked with an egg or a jump, they turn angry and charge towards Yoshi's current position, disappearing off-screen after a time. Flying Wigglers can cause Yoshi to drop Baby Mario off his back if they come into contact with him. Yoshi can defeat them with a Ground Pound or by eating and turning them into an egg. If spat out instead, they fly away. They can also be defeated by touching them as Superstar Mario.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Flutters appear in Yoshi's New Island in the level Ride the Blarggwich, where they act slightly different from their original appearance. They simply fly up and down on a predetermined line, like red Koopa Paratroopas, and cannot be eaten, though some fly the same as their debut appearance near the end of the level. If angered however, they charge in Yoshi's direction. Their angry appearance has their original nose color, along with some other changes.

Tetris Attack[edit]

A Flying Wiggler appears in Tetris Attack, which depicts it as a friend of Yoshi rather than an enemy. It replaces the jewel fairy, Ruby, from Panel de Pon. Flying Wiggler is playable in Time Trial mode, and can be fought and rescued on the Flower Stage in the main Vs. Com mode. In the SNES version, it is paired with the similarly-themed Eggo-Dil.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Battra Hanachan transforms into this.
A moth-like adult form of Wiggler
An angry Flutter in the Super Mario-kun
An angry Flutter after Mario has plucked its flower

Prior to Flutters' official introduction in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, one Wiggler in volume 6 of Super Mario-kun transforms into a moth-like form after Bowser and a Magikoopa replace the flower on its head with a Muncher. It otherwise looks very little like a Flutter, notably having its nose interpreted as a pair of pincers.

In volume 14 of Super Mario-kun, a Flutter gets infuriated after Mario accidentally rips its flower off.

Mario Party series[edit]

“My problem is that I'm in love...”
Flutter, Mario Party Advance
Super Mario Party
Bowser buying an item from Flutter's item shop in Super Mario Party

Flutters have had various roles in the Mario Party series. In Mario Party 5, Mario Party 6, and Mario Party 7, Flutters appear as the Flutter Orb (titled "Wiggler Capsule" in the former), which can take players to the Star. Additionally, in Mario Party 7, a Flutter is featured in the minigame Spider Stomp, where it is kidnapped and has to be rescued. In Mario Party 8, Flutter appears in a few minigames, including Specter Inspector, as one of the hiding characters (found in the piano); Moped Mayhem as a racer; and in the minigame contest Test for the Best, holding the 4,000 points sign. In Mario Party: Island Tour, Flutter appears at the first, second, and last Star Stages on the Star-Crossed Skyway board, where it gives out ten Mini Stars to the player who reaches it. Flutter appears in Super Mario Party as a non-playable character who owns the item shop. On Megafruit Paradise and its team-mode variant, Watermelon Walkabout, after passing Flutter's shop, the thermometer next to it rises a small amount every time. When it reaches the top, a giant scoop of ice cream falls and destroys Flutter's shop, and Flutter tells the player that they need to clean it up, making the shop unavailable to all the players for the rest of the game.

One particular Flutter appears in Mario Party Advance, where she resides on the third floor of the Mushroom Condo. She is in love with Mr. I, but is also the crush of Petal Guy who seeks her affection. Petal Guy attempts to win her over with a lovely poem but is rejected in favor of Mr. I, who does not return Flutter's affections toward him.

Mario Power Tennis / New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis[edit]

Wiggler having turned into Flutter for his Defensive Power Shot

In Mario Power Tennis, Wiggler transforms into a Flutter for his Defensive Power Shot. If the player is to win a match as Wiggler, he will transform into Flutter during his winning animation.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Flutter makes its debut in the Paper Mario series in Paper Mario: Sticker Star as Wiggler's fully grown and true form. Flutter explains he became his form after eating a plentiful amount of leaves from the forest. Flutter will offer to fly Mario and Kersti out to Bowser's Sky Castle. He also refers to himself as "grown up". In this game it appears with the brown nose of a Wiggler rather than the usual pink nose. Though Wiggler/Flutter can no longer take Mario to the shipwreck in Whitecap Beach, a pipe appears that transports Mario to the southwestern area of the island.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

In the ninth hole of Wiggler Park in Mario Golf: World Tour is a large Flutter hovering above the green, and it does a loop if it touches a ball.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

Flutter appears in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as an enemy and ally alongside a Flame Chomp. Its types are Fire and Light.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Although Flutters themselves do not appear in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, the player can attach wings to Wigglers, which references Flutters.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

The twelfth Power Moon of the Lost Kingdom.
Screenshot of the large butterfly in Super Mario Odyssey.

In Super Mario Odyssey, there is a location called the Forgotten Isle that is inhabited by Tropical Wigglers. There is a mission on this isle titled "A Butterfly's Treasure" that features a large, colorful butterfly. The Art of Super Mario Odyssey directly suggests that this butterfly is an adult form of the Tropical Wigglers.[2]

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Although no actual Flutters appear in Super Mario Maker 2, Wigglers attached to wings, which references Flutters, make a return, retaining their behavior in its predecessor.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Main article: Wiggler § Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

A Flutter makes an appearance in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. After the Wiggler boss battle, a seemingly-exhausted Wiggler, along with some Paragoombas, goes up into the sky, then returns as Flutter. Flutter takes this form for the rest of the game, and can take Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario between Gloomy Woods and Mount Brrr.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

A Flutter in Yoshi's Crafted World

Flutters reappear in Yoshi's Crafted World during the level Weighing Acorns where they are seen flying above flower platforms and later on when Yoshi is on a bus ride. They are invincible and cannot be defeated by any means of attack. If Yoshi angers one, they swoop in his direction. Unlike previously, they will stop being angry after a few seconds. There is also a Flutter Sign craft that is found on the flip side of Spring Sprung Trail and serves as its local Blockafeller's first souvenir request.

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Flutters were originally going to appear in World-e of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, where they were to have the same behavior as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, but they were left unused likely due to the discontinuation of the e-Reader.

Profiles[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: スーパーマリオワールドでイモムシだったハナちゃんの成虫。頭を踏むとまっ赤になって怒るのは昔と同じ。[3] (The imago of Wiggler, who was a caterpillar in Super Mario World. It turns bright red and gets angry when you step on its head, just like in the old days.)
  • Player's Guide: This near-sighted creature constantly mistakes Yoshi for a flower in bloom.[1]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): ふだんはフワフワ飛んでいるだけだが、頭をふんだりタマゴを当てると真っ赤になっておそってくる。ジャムなら飲みこんでたおそう。[4] (Normally, they just fly around in the air, but if you step on their heads or hit them with an egg, they turn bright red and come at you. If it is a jam, swallow them and defeat them.)

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 空中で上下に往復移動している。攻撃してくることはないが、舌やタマゴを当てると、怒って突進してくる。触れるとダメージを受けろので、避けて進もう。[5](They move back and forth in the air, both up and down. They do not attack, but if you hit them with your tongue or egg, they will get angry and lunge at you. Touching them will damage them, so avoid them.)

Tetris Attack[edit]

Sprite of Flying Wiggler's icon from the SNES version of Tetris Attack.
  • In-game Character profile:
    • English:
      I, am a Flying Wiggler.
      I like the pretty flowers so much. Being surrounded by so many lovely things makes me so happy. HEY THERE! Don't step on my friends!
    • Japanese:
      わたしハナちゃんて いうのよ
      わたしは おはなが とっても だいすき
      おはなに かこまれてると とっても しおわせなの
      もしも だいじな おはなを ふんづけたりしたら ゆるさないわよ!
      ムキー!

      (Translation: My name is Wiggler.
      I love flowers so much! I love being surrounded by them, and they make me feel so sweet. And if you ever hurt my precious flowers, I won't let you get away with it! Hey!
      )

List of appearances[edit]

# Title Role Release date Format

1 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Enemy 1995 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
2 Tetris Attack Playable character 1996 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
3 Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Enemy 2002 Game Boy Advance
4 Mario Party 5 Non-playable character 2003 Nintendo GameCube
5 Mario Power Tennis Non-playable character 2004 Nintendo GameCube
6 Mario Party 6 Non-playable character 2004 Nintendo GameCube
7 Mario Party Advance Non-playable Character 2005 Game Boy Advance
8 Mario Party 7 Non-playable character 2005 Nintendo GameCube
9 Mario Party 8 Non-playable character 2007 Wii
10 New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis Non-playable character 2009 Wii
11 Paper Mario: Sticker Star Non-playable character 2012 Nintendo 3DS
12 Mario Party: Island Tour Non-playable character 2013 Nintendo 3DS
13 Yoshi's New Island Enemy 2014 Nintendo 3DS
14 Mario Golf: World Tour Background character 2014 Nintendo 3DS
15 Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Enemy 2015 Nintendo 3DS
16 Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Non-playable character 2015 Nintendo 3DS
17 Super Mario Party Non-playable character 2018 Nintendo Switch
18 Yoshi's Crafted World Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch

Gallery[edit]

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

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Yoshi's Crafted World Game/Assets/Characters/Enemy/HanachanImago HanachanImago Imago Wiggler

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハナちゃん[3][4] / ハナチャン [5]
Hanachana
Wiggler
Chinese (simplified) 花之子[?]
Huā zhī Zǐ
Wiggler
花毛毛[?]
Huā Máomáo
since Super Mario Party
Chinese (traditional) 花毛毛[?]
Huā Máomáo
Wiggler
French Papillette[6][7] Portmanteau of papillon ("butterfly") and paillette ("sequin")
German Flatter[6] Transliteration of the English name
Italian Fiorfalla[6] From fiore ("flower") and farfalla ("butterfly")
Korean 꽃충이[?]
Kkotchung'i
Wiggler
Portuguese (NOE) Borboleta[?] Butterfly
Russian Летающая Егоза[?]
Letayushchaya Egoza
Flying Wiggler
Spanish Fluflú[6] -

Notes[edit]

a - Romanized as "Hanachyan" in the filename of the Flutter artwork seen on Mario Party: Island Tour's official website[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 126Media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg.
  2. ^ Kazuya Sakai (ed.) (2019). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey. First English Edition. Translated by TransPerfect. Milwaukie: Dark Horse (American English). ISBN 978-1-50671-375-5. Page 167.
  3. ^ a b September 20, 1995. 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102523-4. Page 8Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P8.jpg.
  4. ^ a b November 20, 2002. 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106701-4. Page 19Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P19.png.
  5. ^ a b August 9, 2014. 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 22Media:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P22.jpg.
  6. ^ a b c d Mario Party Advance in-game name.
  7. ^ Screenshots of ennemies from Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition
  8. ^ character_hanachyan.png. nintendo.com. Archived September 8, 2014, 21:58:51 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 9, 2024.