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|image=[[File:Powerup-ice-flower-sm.png|200px]] <br> Official Artwork of an '''Ice Flower''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
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|description=A blue, cyan and white flower with a lime green stem and eyes.
|image=[[File:New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Ice Flower.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of an Ice Flower from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' ([[Super Mario-kun Volume 5|volume 5]]) (1992)
|latest_appearance=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Ice Mario]].
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|Ice]] [[Ice Mario|Mario]].
||variant_of=[[Fire Flower]]
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'''Ice Flowers''' are a power-up item in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. When obtained, he becomes [[Ice Mario]] and can hurl out [[Ice Ball]]s from his hands that can freeze many enemies during gameplay. This power-up appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' among other appearances in other series, having the same function, except in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', where Mario or Luigi gains a [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|different ability]]. They are the icy counterparts of [[Fire Flower]]s.
'''Ice Flowers''' are power-up items introduced in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 5|volume 5]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', and first appear in-game in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. They are the icy counterparts of [[Fire Flower]]s. When obtained, [[Mario]] becomes [[Ice Mario]] and can throw out [[Ice Ball]]s, capable of freezing most enemies. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Mario or [[Luigi]] gain [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|a different ice form]] when it is collected.


==History==
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
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[[File:Ice Flower SMkun 5.png|thumb|150px|left|The Star using the Ice Flower on the Firesnakes in volume 5 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
|image=[[File:IceFlower.PNG]]
In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 5|volume 5]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', the Ice Flower is a work-in-progress power-up that the [[Star World]] [[star (species)|star]]s were working on, by the time [[Koopa 3]] conquers their labs. [[Sutakichi]] uses one to save [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] from two [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]s.
 
[[File:IceFlowerBabyLuigiSMK36.jpg|thumb|A section detailing the appearance of the Ice Flower in volume 36 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
The Ice Flower reappears in [[Super Mario-kun volume 36|volume 36]], which is adapted from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. It becomes [[Baby Luigi]]'s primary form of offense. After the [[Commander Shroob]] destroys the snowman Baby Luigi had built, Baby Luigi pulls out an Ice Flower from the snowman's remains and defeats the Commander Shroob and his [[Support Shroob]]s, while accidentally freezing his other three allies. He then uses a Fire Flower to melt them, scorching Mario in the process.
 
Baby Luigi then later uses the Ice Flower against Mario, after the four characters were provoked by a [[Tanoomba]] masquerading as them.
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===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
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|image=[[File:M&LPIT Ice Flower.png]] [[File:M&LPIT Ice FlowerMenu.png]] [[File:M&LPIT Ice FlowerShop.png]]
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|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|ml2=1: ''Quickly press the button of the bro with the big iceball to chuck ice!''<br>2: ''use the baby's button to throw high iceballs and hit flying enemies!''
|ml2=1: ''Quickly press the button of the bro with the big iceball to chuck fire!''<br>2: ''use the baby's button to throw high iceballs and hit flying enemies!''
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Ice Flowers make their official debut in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. The effects of an Ice Flower are similar to a [[Fire_Flower#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Bros. Flower]], but they allow [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] to shoot [[Ice Ball]]s instead of [[Fireball]]s. Ice Flowers can randomly lower the enemies' Attack, Defense, and/or Speed.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the effects of an Ice Flower are similar to a [[Fire Flower#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Bro Flower]], but they allow Mario, Luigi, [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] to shoot [[Ice Ball|iceball]]s instead of [[fireball]]s. Ice Flowers can randomly lower the enemies' [[POW-Down|Power]], [[DEF-Down|Defense]], and/or [[SPD-Down|Speed]]. Ice Flowers can also do extra damage to fire enemies, such as [[Blazing Shroob]]s, but they also do extra damage to [[Shroob]] enemies and bosses (with the exception of [[Princess Shroob]]), and to [[Bowser]] and [[Baby Bowser]].
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==== ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' ====
The Ice Flower reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'', though it can only be used by [[Luigi]]. It is used by Luigi to become Ice Luigi in the overworld for the Bros. move [[Fire & Ice]], allowing him to throw iceballs to freeze objects.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
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[[File:Ice Mario Art - Super Mario Galaxy.png|thumb|left|Ice Mario in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
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Ice Flowers reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', specifically in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]], and the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. As of this game, the outermost and middle rings of the flower's head are now blue and cyan, respectively, while the rest are the same colors as the Fire Flower. Ice Flowers turn Mario into [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|Ice Mario]], which lets him cross water and [[lava]] by creating hexagonal platforms of ice wherever he steps on either surface. Additionally, instead of running, Mario can skate about the level, increasing his speed. The music accompanying the ability (which is the [[Fire Flower]]'s theme played in higher notes) speeds up until the Ice Flower's effect ends, in effect serving as a timer.
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|footer=Ice Mario in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' (top), and ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (below).
In [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], the Ice Flower only appears in the [[Wall Jumping up Waterfalls|secret star]]. The mission has the player collect a [[? Coin]], which spawns an Ice Flower. Upon grabbing it, the player then must quickly [[Wall Jump]] up a series of waterfalls to get to the top of the island, where they must make a [[Cataquack]] follow them to the star's location, then have it hurl them into the star.
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|image1=Ice Mario Art - Super Mario Galaxy.png
In [[Freezeflame Galaxy]]'s [[mission]] [[The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr]], the player must use the power-up to jump on a series of fountains leading them to the boss arena, and then defeat [[Baron Brrr]], who requires three [[spin]]s to beat instead of one, unlike a [[Lil' Brr]]. Then, in [[Hot and Cold Collide]], the flower is used at the end of the level to cross lava platforms to get to the star. An Ice Flower is also essential in the [[Purple Coin|purple coin]] mission [[Purple Coins on the Summit]], as it is used in the same fashion as in the Baron Brrr mission.
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In [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], the Ice Flower plays a minor role in [[Bubble Blastoff]]. First, the player must light three torches with a [[Fire Flower]], and then an Ice Flower appears to jump on a few fountains with.
Ice Flowers reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', specifically in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]], and the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. Ice Flowers turn Mario into [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|Ice Mario]], which lets him cross water and [[lava]] by creating hexagonal platforms of ice wherever he steps on either surface. Additionally, instead of running, Mario can skate about the level, increasing his speed. The music accompanying the ability, which has higher notes than the [[Fire Flower]]'s theme, increases in speed until the effect of the Ice Flower ends, in effect serving as a timer.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Ice Flowers reappear once more in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. In this game, they function as they did in their debut game, allowing [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] and [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]] to launch [[Ice Ball]]s that can freeze opponents. They are often found in [[Tower]]s and [[Castle]]s. [[Yoshi]] can grab an Ice Ball thrown by another player or an [[Ice Bro]] and spit it out. This also works for [[fireball]]s from a [[Fire Flower]] or a [[Fire Piranha Plant]].
[[File:NSMBW Ice Mario Artwork.png|thumb|Ice Mario in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
Ice Flowers reappear once more in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' with the same look from ''Super Mario Galaxy''. Unlike in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', however, they function as they did in their debut game, allowing [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]], and [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]] to launch [[Ice Ball]]s that can freeze enemies and briefly freeze large enemies for a second (certain small enemies such as [[Blooper]]s and [[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]s are exceptions to being frozen for this time period). Ice Flowers can also defeat certain enemies in which Fire Flowers cannot, such as [[Dry Bones]] or [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]]. They can even extinguish the [[Koopalings]]' spells and [[Bowser]]'s fireballs. Ice Flowers are often found in [[Tower]]s and [[Castle]]s. [[Yoshi]]s can grab an Ice Ball thrown by another player or an [[Ice Bro]] and spit it out as a bigger projectile. Unlike Fire Flowers, the Ice Flower cannot damage mid-bosses or bosses.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Ice Flowers reappear in the game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' for the [[Wii U]]. Their behavior is similar to that of their [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii|previous appearance]].
Ice Flowers reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', retaining their behavior from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They are mainly featured in the level [[Frozen Fuzzies]]. In the level, the player can use it to throw iceballs to freeze [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]], which will allow the player to ride on them to access other areas.  
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===''Mario Party 9''===
===''Mario Party'' series===
Ice Flowers make a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. In [[King Boo's Puzzle Attack]], they are in the puzzle table among other items.
Ice Flowers make a minor appearance in three minigames of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', Ice Flowers appear among other items in the puzzle table in [[King Boo's Puzzle Attack]]. In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', Ice Flowers appear as one of the items the minigame [[Three House]]; like all items in that game, they will vanish when the player matches three of them. They are the last item to be added, only appearing when the player has reached level 20. Finally, in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', Ice Flowers appear in the minigame [[One-Stop Toad Shop]], where players have to deliver them to [[Toad (species)|Toad]] customers that request them.


===''Mario Tennis Open''===
===''Mario Tennis Open''===
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Ice Flowers appear as stickers in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' game for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. When used, Mario is transformed into Ice Mario and hurls Ice Balls at any ground or low-altitude enemies, freezing them. If the attack depletes their HP, they shatter. This sticker also has two variants: the '''Shiny Ice Flower''' and the '''Flashy Ice Flower''', which inflict more damage to enemies.
[[File:IceFlowerPMSS.png|thumb|An Ice Flower as a sticker, as seen in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']]
Ice Flowers appear as [[sticker]]s in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. When used, Mario transforms into Ice Mario and hurls Ice Balls at any ground or low-altitude enemies, freezing them. If the attack depletes their HP, they shatter. [[Shiny Ice Flower|Shiny]] and [[Flashy Ice Flower|Flashy]] variants, which inflict more damage to enemies, also appear. They can be found in several places like [[Bouquet Gardens]] and can be bought at [[Whammino Mountain]]. It can be set as #70 in the [[Sticker Museum]].


====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
Ice Flowers return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' taking the form of a [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Ice Flower|card]] and keeping the appearance from the previous game. They are found since the very beginning of the game, first appearing in [[Ruddy Road]].
Ice Flowers return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' taking the form of a [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Ice Flower|card]] and keeping their appearance from the previous game. They come in normal and big variations, and are found since the very beginning of the game, first appearing in [[Ruddy Road]].  This time, if the enemy's color (or HP) depletes to 0, they will be covered in a ice cube before being shattered into pieces.
 
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
Ice Flowers return as an item in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', in normal and [[Shiny Ice Flower|Shiny]] forms. They can be used to attack enemies arranged in a straight line.
 
===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Mario Golf: World Tour''====
Ice Flowers are items in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''. They are used for item shots, causing the ball to freeze terrain when bouncing and allowing water hazards to be bypassed. The Ice Flower is the basis of the design of a usable golf ball and set of golf clubs for [[Mii]]s to use.
 
====''Mario Golf: Super Rush''====
Ice Flowers are items in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''. They are used by Luigi for his Special Shot and Special Dash. For his Special Shot, this transforms him into Ice Luigi, so when the ball hits the ground, it creates an impact that freezes all nearby balls and the ground. For his Special Dash, this allows Luigi to skate faster and leave a trail of ice behind. The ice from Luigi's Special Shot and Special Dash will make other players slip when walked on. Ice Flowers do not appear in Battle Golf, though when the Ice Rush event begins, the ground is frozen for 30 seconds.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Ice Flowers cameo as a stylized head and leaf on the posters and track-side banners of the sponsor [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#100% Organic Antifreeze|100% Organic Antifreeze]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.
 
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Ice Mario.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Ice Mario using the Ice Flower]]
In ''Mario Kart Tour'', the Ice Flower represents the [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]] of [[Toad (species)|Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew)]], [[Shy Guy|Light-blue Shy Guy]], [[Ice Bro]], [[Roving Racers|Blue Koopa (Freerunning)]], [[Penguin Mario|Penguin Luigi]], [[Penguin Mario]], [[Penguin Mario|Penguin Toadette]], [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|Ice Mario]], [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Aurora)]], and the [[Mii|Ice-Cream, Blooper and Light Blue Mii Racing Suits]]. When deployed, ice balls orbit the player's kart and it lets the user throw three ice balls which freeze opponents solid for a few seconds. Frozen opponents slowly slide down the track in a straight line. When Ice Flower+ is active, a fourth ice ball is added.


===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
While under the effect of an Ice Flower, the player can break out if they manage to enter a [[Frenzy]]. The effect of the Ice Flower can also be advantageous as it makes the player immune to other hazards such as [[Star Thwomp]]s, [[Lightning]], [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]s, [[Super Horn]]s, [[Super Bell]]s, and [[Bullet Bill]]s.
In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', Ice Flowers appear for item shots. They let the ball freeze terrain wherever it bounces, letting players bypass water hazards. A golf ball and set of golf clubs are designed based on this item, and are available for use by Miis.


===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
Ice Flowers also reappear on advertisements for the 100% Organic Antifreeze sponsor.
Although Ice Flowers do not appear in the regular form in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', a stylised head and leaf appear on the posters and trackside banners of the sponsor [[100% Organic Antifreeze]].
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===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Ice Flowers appear in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as Transformation items that allow the player to transform certain types of enemies into stronger forms. Ice Flowers can be obtained by opening ? Blocks, defeating [[Ice Bros]] with a 10+ combo attack, or by winning them in the Lucky ? Blocks game at [[Toad House]]s.
Ice Flowers appear in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as Transformation items that allow the player to transform certain types of enemies into stronger forms. Ice Flowers can be obtained by opening ? Blocks, defeating [[Ice Bro]]s. with a 10+ combo attack, or by winning them in the Lucky ? Blocks game at [[Toad House]]s.
 
Transforming enemies into stronger forms require a certain amount of Ice Flowers. Transforming [[Hammer Bro]]s. into Ice Bros requires five Ice Flowers. [[Cheep Cheep]]s require four to transform into [[Big Cheep Cheep]]s, and can be transformed even further with six more to transform into [[Cheep Chomp]]s.
 
With the game's digital update to version 2.0, four teammates can transform into stronger forms with six Ice Flowers: [[Green Magikoopa]] can transform into Green/[[Blue Magikoopa]]s; Blue Magikoopa can transform into Blue Magikoopas; [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] can transform into "Wendy & [[Green Koopa Troopa]]"; and [[Roy|Roy Koopa]] can transform into "Roy & Cheep Cheep".
 
===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-Up of ''[[Minecraft]]'', Blue Orchids are replaced with Ice Flowers.


Transforming enemies into stronger forms require a certain amount of Ice Flowers. Transforming [[Hammer Bros]] into Ice Bros requires five Ice Flowers. [[Cheep Cheep]]s require four to transform into [[Big Cheep Cheep]]s, and can be transformed even further with six more to transform into [[Cheep Chomp]]s.  
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
Near the end of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', before [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s wedding with [[Bowser]], [[Toad]] hands her a bouquet of flowers with an Ice Flower hidden inside. During the wedding, Peach pulls out the Ice Flower and uses it to freeze Bowser. She then uses it to freeze a pulley system that was lowering caged characters, including [[Luigi]], [[Cranky Kong]], [[Lumalee]], and the [[Penguin King]] into a pool of [[lava]]. After lighting [[King Bob-omb]]'s fuse, causing him to explode, Peach is knocked back by the explosion and loses the Ice Flower's powers.


With the game's digital update to version 2.0, four teammates can transform into stronger forms with six Ice Flowers: [[Green Magikoopa]] can transform into Green/[[Blue Magikoopa]]s; Blue Magikoopa can transform into Blue Magikoopas; [[Wendy O. Koopa]] can transform into "Wendy & [[Green Koopa Troopa]]"; and [[Roy Koopa]] can transform into "Roy & Cheep Cheep".
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
The Ice Flower is one of the two power-ups from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' to not return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the other being the [[Red Star]]. However, the power-up and a remixed theme can be found in the game's data.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy 2|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=January 16, 2017}}</ref>
 
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
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|An unused Ice Flower in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''.
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Ice Flowers [[List of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team pre-release and unused content|were meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', but were scrapped for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=March 5, 2017}}</ref>


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
==Profiles==
[[File:IceFlowerBabyLuigiSMK36.jpg|thumb|A section detailing the appearance of the Ice Flower in the ''Super Mario-Kun''.]]
===''Super Mario'' series===
The Ice Flower appears in volume 36 of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', which is adapted from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. It becomes [[Baby Luigi]]'s primary form of offense. After [[Commander Shroob]] destroys the snowman Baby Luigi had built, Baby Luigi pulls out an Ice Flower from the snowman's remains and defeats Commander Shroob and his [[Support Shroob]]s, while accidentally freezing his other three allies. He then uses a Fire Flower to melt them, scorching Mario in the process.
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
=====Trading card=====
{{content description
|image=[[File:IceFlowerTradingCard.png|150px]]
|name=Ice Flower
|description=''The Ice Flowers turn Mario into his Ice Mario form, which allows him to cross bodies of water and lava! Any liquid that Mario touches while in this form turns into hexagonal platforms that he can walk on and cross great distances. Ice Mario can also freeze waterspouts and waterfalls, which allows him passage to higher elevations.''
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Baby Luigi then later uses the Ice Flower against [[Mario]], after the four characters were provoked by a [[Tanoomba]] masquerading as them.
====''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
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|EngA=This power-packed power-up lets you toss ice balls to freeze enemies in their tracks.
|EngE=Put your opponents on ice with this bitterly cold blossom. Hit enemies with an Ice Ball to freeze them solid, then hop on top of your handy new platform!}}
 
====''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''====
{{multilang profile
|EngA=Freeze water and glide across lakes as Ice Mario.}}
 
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
*'''Item description''': ''Use this to throw ice balls at enemies in a straight line.''
 
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''Tips & Tricks:''' ''Three balls of ice revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to throw them all at once and they'll freeze any kart they hit, causing them to slide.''
*'''Driver info:''' ''Lets you throw three ice balls. Freeze your opponents solid!''
*'''Driver info (Ice Flower+):''' ''Adds another ice ball, allowing you to throw four total!''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
M&LPIT Ice Flower.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
SMG_IceFlower.jpg|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG_IceFlower.jpg|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
NSMBW_ice_flower.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW_Underground_Group_Art.jpg|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
Powerup-ice-flower-sm.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
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===Sprites===
<gallery>
IceFlower.PNG|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
IceFlowericon.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
PDSMBE-IceFlower.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
PDSMBE-IceFlower.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
IceFlowerCard.png|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
Ice Flower PMTOK icon.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
BigIceFlowerCard.png|''Paper Mario: Color Splash''
TSMBM Ice Flower.png|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
MK8-Antifreeze.png|''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
MK8-Antifreeze2.png|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
IceFlowerTradingCard.PNG|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
IceFlowerPMSS.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
Pmssguide33.png|''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''
KingBooPuzzleAttack1-MP9.png|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
Iceflowercup.png|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
PMCS BlackBowsersCastle05.jpg|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
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==''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card description==
[[File:IceFlowerTradingCard.PNG|thumb|right|150px]]
''The Ice Flowers turn Mario into his Ice Mario form, which allows him to cross bodies of water and lava! Any liquid that Mario touches while in this form turns into hexagonal platforms that he can walk on and cross great distances. Ice Mario can also freeze waterspouts and waterfalls, which allows him passage to higher elevations.''
==See also==
*The [[Flower (Super Mario Land)|Flower]], an item from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' which turns Mario into [[Superball Mario]].
*The [[Fire Flower]], the opposite of the Ice Flower.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Aisu Furawā
|JapR=Aisu Furawā
|JapM=Ice Flower
|JapM=Ice Flower
|Spa=Flor de Hielo
|Chi=冰之花
|SpaM=Ice Flower
|ChiR=Bīng zhī Huā
|ChiM=Flower of Ice
|Dut=IJsbloem
|DutM=Iceflower
|Fre=Fleur Glaciale / Fleur de Glace
|FreM=Ice Flower
|Ger=Eisblume
|Ger=Eisblume
|GerM=Iceflower
|GerM=Iceflower
|Ita=Fiore di Ghiaccio<br>Fiore Ghiaccio (''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'')
|Ita=Fiore Ghiaccio
|ItaN=''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
|Ita2=Fiore di ghiaccio
|ItaM=Ice Flower
|ItaM=Ice Flower
|Por=Flor de Gelo / Flor Glacial
|Ita2M=Ice flower
|PorM=Ice Flower / Glacial Flower
|Fra=Fleur Glaciale / Fleur de Glace
|FraM=Ice Flower
|Kor=아이스플라워
|Kor=아이스플라워
|KorR=Aiseu Peullawo
|KorR=Aiseu Peullawo
|KorM=Transliteration of the international name
|KorM=Ice Flower
|Dut=IJsbloem
|PorA=Flor de gelo
|DutM=Iceflower
|PorAM=Ice Flower
|Rus= Ледяной Цветок
|PorE=Flor de Gelo
|RusR=Ledianoj Tsvetok
|PorEM=Ice Flower
|Rus=Ледяной цветок
|RusR=Ledyanoy tsvetok
|RusM=Ice Flower
|RusM=Ice Flower
|Spa={{hover|Flor de hielo|Alternatively written as: Flor de Hielo}}
|SpaM=Ice Flower
|Spa2=Flor Gélida
|Spa2M=Icy Flower
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:UnusedIceFlower.png|thumb|100px|[[List of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team pre-release and unused content|An unused Ice Flower]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''.]]
*Blue-colored Fire Flowers resembling Ice Flowers have previously appeared in the slot machine games of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (in the [[Spade Panel]] minigame), ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' (in [[Panic Pinball]] and [[Squared Away]]), and ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' (in [[Dunk Bros.]]).  
*The Ice Flower is one of the two power-ups from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' that does not return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''; the other being the [[Red Star]]. However, the power-up and a remixed theme can be found in the game's data.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Galaxy_2 ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved January 16, 2017.</ref>
 
*Blue-colored Fire Flowers resembling Ice Flowers have previously appeared in the slot machine games of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (in the [[Spade Panel]] minigame), ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' (in [[Panic Pinball]]) and ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' (in [[Dunk Bros.]]).  
==See also==
*Ice Flowers were meant to appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', but were scrapped for unknown reasons.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Dream_Team ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'']. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved March 5, 2017.</ref>
*The [[Superball Flower]], an item from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' which turns Mario into [[Superball Mario]].
*In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'', Blue Orchids are replaced by Ice Flowers.
*The [[Fire Flower]], the opposite of the Ice Flower.
*The [[Penguin Suit]], an item that also produces Ice Balls.


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Not to be confused with Ice Power.
Ice Flower
Ice Flower
Artwork of an Ice Flower from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
First appearance Super Mario-kun (volume 5) (1992)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Effect Turns Mario into Ice Mario.
Variant of Fire Flower

Ice Flowers are power-up items introduced in volume 5 of Super Mario-kun, and first appear in-game in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. They are the icy counterparts of Fire Flowers. When obtained, Mario becomes Ice Mario and can throw out Ice Balls, capable of freezing most enemies. In Super Mario Galaxy, Mario or Luigi gain a different ice form when it is collected.

History[edit]

Super Mario-kun[edit]

A page of the Super Mario-kun manga with the first-ever Ice Flower of the Super Mario franchise.
The Star using the Ice Flower on the Firesnakes in volume 5 of Super Mario-kun

In volume 5 of Super Mario-kun, the Ice Flower is a work-in-progress power-up that the Star World stars were working on, by the time Koopa 3 conquers their labs. Sutakichi uses one to save Mario, Luigi and Yoshi from two Firesnakes.

Baby Luigi using an Ice Flower and kicking butt with it in the Super Mario-kun, volume 36.
A section detailing the appearance of the Ice Flower in volume 36 of Super Mario-kun

The Ice Flower reappears in volume 36, which is adapted from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. It becomes Baby Luigi's primary form of offense. After the Commander Shroob destroys the snowman Baby Luigi had built, Baby Luigi pulls out an Ice Flower from the snowman's remains and defeats the Commander Shroob and his Support Shroobs, while accidentally freezing his other three allies. He then uses a Fire Flower to melt them, scorching Mario in the process.

Baby Luigi then later uses the Ice Flower against Mario, after the four characters were provoked by a Tanoomba masquerading as them.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Ice Flower
Ice Flower Sprite of a Ice Flower in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time present in various menus of the game. Sprite of a Ice Flower in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time present in the shop menu of the game.
Price 20
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Partners in Time description 1: Quickly press the button of the bro with the big iceball to chuck ice!
2: use the baby's button to throw high iceballs and hit flying enemies!

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the effects of an Ice Flower are similar to a Bro Flower, but they allow Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to shoot iceballs instead of fireballs. Ice Flowers can randomly lower the enemies' Power, Defense, and/or Speed. Ice Flowers can also do extra damage to fire enemies, such as Blazing Shroobs, but they also do extra damage to Shroob enemies and bosses (with the exception of Princess Shroob), and to Bowser and Baby Bowser.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

The Ice Flower reappears in Mario & Luigi: Brothership, though it can only be used by Luigi. It is used by Luigi to become Ice Luigi in the overworld for the Bros. move Fire & Ice, allowing him to throw iceballs to freeze objects.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Artwork of Ice Mario from Super Mario Galaxy
Ice Mario in Super Mario Galaxy

Ice Flowers reappear in Super Mario Galaxy, specifically in the Beach Bowl Galaxy, the Freezeflame Galaxy, and the Deep Dark Galaxy. As of this game, the outermost and middle rings of the flower's head are now blue and cyan, respectively, while the rest are the same colors as the Fire Flower. Ice Flowers turn Mario into Ice Mario, which lets him cross water and lava by creating hexagonal platforms of ice wherever he steps on either surface. Additionally, instead of running, Mario can skate about the level, increasing his speed. The music accompanying the ability (which is the Fire Flower's theme played in higher notes) speeds up until the Ice Flower's effect ends, in effect serving as a timer.

In Beach Bowl Galaxy, the Ice Flower only appears in the secret star. The mission has the player collect a ? Coin, which spawns an Ice Flower. Upon grabbing it, the player then must quickly Wall Jump up a series of waterfalls to get to the top of the island, where they must make a Cataquack follow them to the star's location, then have it hurl them into the star.

In Freezeflame Galaxy's mission The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr, the player must use the power-up to jump on a series of fountains leading them to the boss arena, and then defeat Baron Brrr, who requires three spins to beat instead of one, unlike a Lil' Brr. Then, in Hot and Cold Collide, the flower is used at the end of the level to cross lava platforms to get to the star. An Ice Flower is also essential in the purple coin mission Purple Coins on the Summit, as it is used in the same fashion as in the Baron Brrr mission.

In Deep Dark Galaxy, the Ice Flower plays a minor role in Bubble Blastoff. First, the player must light three torches with a Fire Flower, and then an Ice Flower appears to jump on a few fountains with.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Artwork of Ice Mario in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Ice Mario in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Ice Flowers reappear once more in New Super Mario Bros. Wii with the same look from Super Mario Galaxy. Unlike in Super Mario Galaxy, however, they function as they did in their debut game, allowing Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad, and Yellow Toad to launch Ice Balls that can freeze enemies and briefly freeze large enemies for a second (certain small enemies such as Bloopers and Spiny Cheep Cheeps are exceptions to being frozen for this time period). Ice Flowers can also defeat certain enemies in which Fire Flowers cannot, such as Dry Bones or Fuzzies. They can even extinguish the Koopalings' spells and Bowser's fireballs. Ice Flowers are often found in Towers and Castles. Yoshis can grab an Ice Ball thrown by another player or an Ice Bro and spit it out as a bigger projectile. Unlike Fire Flowers, the Ice Flower cannot damage mid-bosses or bosses.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Ice Flowers reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, retaining their behavior from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are mainly featured in the level Frozen Fuzzies. In the level, the player can use it to throw iceballs to freeze Fuzzies, which will allow the player to ride on them to access other areas.

Mario Party series[edit]

Ice Flowers make a minor appearance in three minigames of the Mario Party series. In Mario Party 9, Ice Flowers appear among other items in the puzzle table in King Boo's Puzzle Attack. In Mario Party: Island Tour, Ice Flowers appear as one of the items the minigame Three House; like all items in that game, they will vanish when the player matches three of them. They are the last item to be added, only appearing when the player has reached level 20. Finally, in Mario Party: Star Rush, Ice Flowers appear in the minigame One-Stop Toad Shop, where players have to deliver them to Toad customers that request them.

Mario Tennis Open[edit]

In Mario Tennis Open, Ice Flowers appear as the Ice Flower Cup emblem and its trophy, which has a different design. A tennis racket, uniform, wrist bands, and shoes are designed based on this item and are available for Miis to use.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Ice Flower sticker
An Ice Flower as a sticker, as seen in Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Ice Flowers appear as stickers in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. When used, Mario transforms into Ice Mario and hurls Ice Balls at any ground or low-altitude enemies, freezing them. If the attack depletes their HP, they shatter. Shiny and Flashy variants, which inflict more damage to enemies, also appear. They can be found in several places like Bouquet Gardens and can be bought at Whammino Mountain. It can be set as #70 in the Sticker Museum.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Ice Flowers return in Paper Mario: Color Splash taking the form of a card and keeping their appearance from the previous game. They come in normal and big variations, and are found since the very beginning of the game, first appearing in Ruddy Road. This time, if the enemy's color (or HP) depletes to 0, they will be covered in a ice cube before being shattered into pieces.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Ice Flowers return as an item in Paper Mario: The Origami King, in normal and Shiny forms. They can be used to attack enemies arranged in a straight line.

Mario Golf series[edit]

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

Ice Flowers are items in Mario Golf: World Tour. They are used for item shots, causing the ball to freeze terrain when bouncing and allowing water hazards to be bypassed. The Ice Flower is the basis of the design of a usable golf ball and set of golf clubs for Miis to use.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

Ice Flowers are items in Mario Golf: Super Rush. They are used by Luigi for his Special Shot and Special Dash. For his Special Shot, this transforms him into Ice Luigi, so when the ball hits the ground, it creates an impact that freezes all nearby balls and the ground. For his Special Dash, this allows Luigi to skate faster and leave a trail of ice behind. The ice from Luigi's Special Shot and Special Dash will make other players slip when walked on. Ice Flowers do not appear in Battle Golf, though when the Ice Rush event begins, the ground is frozen for 30 seconds.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Ice Flowers cameo as a stylized head and leaf on the posters and track-side banners of the sponsor 100% Organic Antifreeze in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Ice Mario using his Ice Flower special skill in Mario Kart Tour
Ice Mario using the Ice Flower

In Mario Kart Tour, the Ice Flower represents the special skill of Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew), Light-blue Shy Guy, Ice Bro, Blue Koopa (Freerunning), Penguin Luigi, Penguin Mario, Penguin Toadette, Ice Mario, Rosalina (Aurora), and the Ice-Cream, Blooper and Light Blue Mii Racing Suits. When deployed, ice balls orbit the player's kart and it lets the user throw three ice balls which freeze opponents solid for a few seconds. Frozen opponents slowly slide down the track in a straight line. When Ice Flower+ is active, a fourth ice ball is added.

While under the effect of an Ice Flower, the player can break out if they manage to enter a Frenzy. The effect of the Ice Flower can also be advantageous as it makes the player immune to other hazards such as Star Thwomps, Lightning, Spiny Shells, Super Horns, Super Bells, and Bullet Bills.

Ice Flowers also reappear on advertisements for the 100% Organic Antifreeze sponsor.

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

Ice Flowers appear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as Transformation items that allow the player to transform certain types of enemies into stronger forms. Ice Flowers can be obtained by opening ? Blocks, defeating Ice Bros. with a 10+ combo attack, or by winning them in the Lucky ? Blocks game at Toad Houses.

Transforming enemies into stronger forms require a certain amount of Ice Flowers. Transforming Hammer Bros. into Ice Bros requires five Ice Flowers. Cheep Cheeps require four to transform into Big Cheep Cheeps, and can be transformed even further with six more to transform into Cheep Chomps.

With the game's digital update to version 2.0, four teammates can transform into stronger forms with six Ice Flowers: Green Magikoopa can transform into Green/Blue Magikoopas; Blue Magikoopa can transform into Blue Magikoopas; Wendy O. Koopa can transform into "Wendy & Green Koopa Troopa"; and Roy Koopa can transform into "Roy & Cheep Cheep".

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-Up of Minecraft, Blue Orchids are replaced with Ice Flowers.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Near the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, before Peach's wedding with Bowser, Toad hands her a bouquet of flowers with an Ice Flower hidden inside. During the wedding, Peach pulls out the Ice Flower and uses it to freeze Bowser. She then uses it to freeze a pulley system that was lowering caged characters, including Luigi, Cranky Kong, Lumalee, and the Penguin King into a pool of lava. After lighting King Bob-omb's fuse, causing him to explode, Peach is knocked back by the explosion and loses the Ice Flower's powers.

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

The Ice Flower is one of the two power-ups from Super Mario Galaxy to not return in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the other being the Red Star. However, the power-up and a remixed theme can be found in the game's data.[1]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

An unused Ice Flower in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
An unused Ice Flower in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

Ice Flowers were meant to appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, but were scrapped for unknown reasons.[2]

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Trading card[edit]
Image Name Description

IceFlowerTradingCard.png Ice Flower The Ice Flowers turn Mario into his Ice Mario form, which allows him to cross bodies of water and lava! Any liquid that Mario touches while in this form turns into hexagonal platforms that he can walk on and cross great distances. Ice Mario can also freeze waterspouts and waterfalls, which allows him passage to higher elevations.

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

  • English (American):
    This power-packed power-up lets you toss ice balls to freeze enemies in their tracks.
  • English (British):
    Put your opponents on ice with this bitterly cold blossom. Hit enemies with an Ice Ball to freeze them solid, then hop on top of your handy new platform!

Super Mario 3D All-Stars[edit]

  • English (American):
    Freeze water and glide across lakes as Ice Mario.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

  • Item description: Use this to throw ice balls at enemies in a straight line.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

  • Tips & Tricks: Three balls of ice revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to throw them all at once and they'll freeze any kart they hit, causing them to slide.
  • Driver info: Lets you throw three ice balls. Freeze your opponents solid!
  • Driver info (Ice Flower+): Adds another ice ball, allowing you to throw four total!

Gallery[edit]

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

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アイスフラワー[?]
Aisu Furawā
Ice Flower
Chinese 冰之花[?]
Bīng zhī Huā
Flower of Ice
Dutch IJsbloem[?] Iceflower
French Fleur Glaciale / Fleur de Glace[?] Ice Flower
German Eisblume[?] Iceflower
Italian Fiore Ghiaccio[?] Ice Flower Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Fiore di ghiaccio[?] Ice flower
Korean 아이스플라워[?]
Aiseu Peullawo
Ice Flower
Portuguese (NOA) Flor de gelo[?] Ice Flower
Portuguese (NOE) Flor de Gelo[?] Ice Flower
Russian Ледяной цветок[?]
Ledyanoy tsvetok
Ice Flower
Spanish Flor de hielo[?] Ice Flower
Flor Gélida[?] Icy Flower

Trivia[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved March 5, 2017.