Volbonan

Volbonan
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First appearance	Super Mario Odyssey (2017)

“Welcome! Head to Peronza Plaza for our Cooking Carnival! We prepared our Stupendous Stew for the fest. Thanks to our volcano, it’s never turned out better!”

—Volbonan, Super Mario Odyssey

Volbonans are fork-like creatures with eyes in Super Mario Odyssey. These creatures reside in the Luncheon Kingdom, and their culture revolves around food and cooking. They appear in different bright colors, wearing chef hats and neckerchiefs, and their tines can function as both arms and legs. The Volbonans are experts at cooking Stupendous Stew, which Bowser steals from them to serve at his upcoming wedding with Princess Peach. The Volbonans are menaced by a giant bird named Cookatiel, who takes over making the stew from them.

Some hatless Volbonans can be found stuck in the ground or in walls. Mario can capture those Volbonans with Cappy and use them to shoot himself in the direction the player aims with the left analog stick, flicking him across gaps or up sheer walls. This action is very similar to the one Mario can do with Poles. Some sequences in the game involve flinging him from one captured Volbonan to another. Volbonans are usually more restricted in their movements than Poles, being unable to move horizontally, but this does not apply to those in the Metro Kingdom, which can rotate a full 360° just like Poles.

At the game's finale, in the Moon Kingdom, a few Volbonans can be found in attendance of the wedding between Bowser and Peach. Like other attending members, they were brought forcefully. After the player beats the game, they can be found at the entrance of the Moon Kingdom near the Odyssey and in the start of the Darker Side.

Like many of the supporting characters, Volbonans will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them, regardless of whether Mario has captured the enemy in question or not.

Gallery

Artwork

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  Tall yellow Volbonan

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  Short blue Volbonan

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  Captured Volbonan

Screenshots

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  Volbonans

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  Tall pink Volbonan

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  Short pink Volbonan

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  Tall yellow Volbonan

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  Short yellow Volbonan

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  Tall green Volbonan

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  Tall green Volbonan

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  Short green Volbonan

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  Tall blue Volbonan

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  Short blue Volbonan

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  Tall purple Volbonan

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  Short purple Volbonan

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  Crazy Cap employees

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  Captured Volbonan

Photos

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  Group artwork for the party in order to welcome the candidate staff of 1-UP Studio in 2019

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ボルボーノ人[?] Borubōno-jin	Mount Volbono People
Chinese	波尔波诺人 (Simplified) 波爾波諾人 (Traditional)[?] Bō ěr bō nuò rén	Mount Volbono People
Dutch	Vorkaniër[?]	From Vorkaanland ("Mount Volbono") and -er (Dutch suffix used for denoting male residents of a place)
French	Frouchotte[?]	From fourchette ("fork") with -otte (feminine form of diminutive -ot)
German	Schlemmerling[?]	Diminutive of Schlemmer (a slang term for "gourmet" or "glutton")
Italian	Vulcanbonese[?]	From Vulcanbon ("Volbono") and -ese (Italian adjective suffix that relates to people)
Korean	볼보노인[?] Bolbono-in	From the Japanese name
Russian	Волбонец[?] Volbonets	From Волбоно ("Volbono") and -ец (-ets, Russian nominal suffix used for designating persons)
Spanish	Delisubiano[?]	From Delisubio ("Volbono") and -ano (Spanish suffix used for forming adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun)