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[[Image:Flowersinmymeddow.jpg|thumb|The '''Great Sunflower''' and a [[Sunflower Kid]].]]
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMS Great Sunflower Artwork.jpg|250px]]<br>Artwork of the Great Sunflower and a [[Sunflower Kid]]
|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]])
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{{quote|Hello! Doesn't the sunshine feel lovely?|Great Sunflower|Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{quote|Hello! Doesn't the sunshine feel lovely?|Great Sunflower|Super Mario Sunshine}}
The '''Great Sunflower''',<ref name=Prima>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=21|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> also known as the '''Adult Sunflower''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide|page=82|publisher=BradyGAMES|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|date=2002}}</ref> is [[List of characters|character]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. It is a giant sunflower located outside [[Pinna Park]] on the beach of Pinna Island. The Great Sunflower watches over the [[Sunflower Kid]]s, but unlike them, the Great Sunflower is much larger and is brown in the middle instead of yellow. It also speaks differently when talked to or sprayed with water. In [[The Wilted Sunflowers|Episode 4]] of Pinna Park, the Great Sunflower is the last sunflower whom [[Mario]] rescues from the [[Snooza Koopa]]s, and it rewards Mario with a [[Shine Sprite]] after he defeats every Snooza Koopa.


The '''Great Sunflower''' is a giant sunflower located outside [[Pinna Park]] on the beach of Pinna Island only in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. The Great Sunflower watches over the [[Sunflower Kid]]s, but unlike them, the Great Sunflower is much larger and is brown in the middle instead of yellow. It also speaks differently when talked to or sprayed with water.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヒマワリの親子<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'' section|page=101|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Himawari no Oyako
|JapM=Sunflower parent and child (counting Sunflower Kid)
|Ita=Grande Girasole
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=8890092211|page=21, 101}}</ref>
|ItaM=Great Sunflower
}}


In [[Pinna Park#Episode 4: The Wilted Sunflowers|Episode 4]] of Pinna Park, [[Snooze-A-Koopa]]s started chewing up the park's resident sunflowers' roots. [[Mario]] then had to defeat the Snooze-A-Koopas to rescue them from being wilted. The Great Sunflower rewarded him with a [[Shine Sprite]] after his task was finally done.
==Trivia==
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*In the [[Prima Games|Prima]] strategy guide for ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the Great Sunflower is located in the boss section, even though it is an ally.<ref name=Prima/>
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
*In the [[Prima Games|Prima]] strategy guide for ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the Great Sunflower is located in the boss section, even though it is an ally.
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*It ressembles the Sunflower model for Plants Vs. Zombies and Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden warfare, while the kids ressemble the Plants Vs. Zombies 2: It's about time model.
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Latest revision as of 12:57, December 11, 2024

Great Sunflower
SMS Great Sunflower Artwork.jpg
Artwork of the Great Sunflower and a Sunflower Kid
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“Hello! Doesn't the sunshine feel lovely?”
Great Sunflower, Super Mario Sunshine

The Great Sunflower,[1] also known as the Adult Sunflower,[2] is character in Super Mario Sunshine. It is a giant sunflower located outside Pinna Park on the beach of Pinna Island. The Great Sunflower watches over the Sunflower Kids, but unlike them, the Great Sunflower is much larger and is brown in the middle instead of yellow. It also speaks differently when talked to or sprayed with water. In Episode 4 of Pinna Park, the Great Sunflower is the last sunflower whom Mario rescues from the Snooza Koopas, and it rewards Mario with a Shine Sprite after he defeats every Snooza Koopa.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヒマワリの親子[3]
Himawari no Oyako
Sunflower parent and child (counting Sunflower Kid)
Italian Grande Girasole[4] Great Sunflower

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Prima strategy guide for Super Mario Sunshine, the Great Sunflower is located in the boss section, even though it is an ally.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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 21.
  2. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 82.
  3. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 101.
  4. ^ 2002. Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 8890092211. Page 21, 101.