Flutter

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.

Flutters (also called Flying Wigglers) 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

Yoshi's Island series

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

A Flying Wiggler in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Flying Wigglers are only seen in the level GO! GO! MARIO!!. Just before the goal, a swarm of Flying Wigglers appear over a flat turf. They fly forward 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.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, a few Flying Wigglers also appear at the beginning of the secret level, Endless World of Yoshis.

Yoshi's New Island

A Flutter in 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 Paratroopas, and cannot be eaten, though some fly the same as their debut appearance near the end of the level. If jumped on however, they charge in Yoshi's direction. Their angry appearance has their original nose color, along with some other changes.

Super Mario-Kun

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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 Flutter, notably having its nose interpreted as a pair of pincers.

In volume 14 of the Super Mario-Kun, a Flutter gets infuriated after Mario plucks a flower off of it.

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 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.

Mario Party series

Mario Party 5

Flutters have their own Capsule in Mario Party 5, which can take players to the Star. They also appear in some minigames.

Mario Party Advance

An individual Flutter also appears in Mario Party Advance, where she resides on the third floor of the Mushroom Condo.

Mario Party 6

The Flutter Orb as seen in Mario Party 6

Flutters reappear in Mario Party 6, as well as the Flutter Orb which retains the same affects.

Mario Party 7

A Flutter Orb in Mario Party 7

Flutters once again appear in the Flutter Orb in Mario Party 7. It also appears in the minigame Spider Stomp, where it is kidnapped and has to be rescued.

Mario Party 8

Flutter also makes several cameos in Mario Party 8. It can be found in the minigames Specter Inspector as one of the hiding enemies (found in the piano), Moped Mayhem as a racer, and in the minigame contest Test for the Best, holding the 4,000 points sign.

Mario Party: Island Tour

Flutter in Mario Party: Island Tour

Flutter appears in Mario Party: Island Tour for the Nintendo 3DS. On the Star-Crossed Skyway board, Flutter appears in the first, second, and last Star Stages. It gives out ten Mini Stars to the player who reaches it. It retains its updated nose from Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

Super Mario Party

Bowser buying an item from Flutter's item shop

Flutter appears in Super Mario Party as a non-playable character who owns the item shop.

Mario Power Tennis / New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis

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

Flutter as seen in Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

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

A large Flutter appears in Mario Golf: World Tour in the 9th hole of Wiggler Park, where it hovers above the green. If a ball touches it, it does a loop.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

A Flutter and Flame Chomp in 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.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Main article: Wiggler § Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

A Flutter makes an appearance in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, which marks the first time it appears in the Mario & Luigi series. After the Wiggler boss battle, a seemingly-exhausted Wiggler, along with some Paragoombas, goes up into the sky; Wiggler then takes this form for the rest of the game.

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.

Other appearances

Screenshot of the large butterfly in Super Mario Odyssey.

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

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.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ハナちゃん / ハナチャン Hanachana Hanachan Imago (internal)	Wiggler Wiggler Imago
Chinese (simplified)	花之子 Huā zhī Zǐ 花毛毛 (since Super Mario Party) Huā Máomáo[?]	Child of flower From 花 huā (flower) and 毛毛虫 máomaochóng (caterpillar)
Chinese (traditional)	花毛毛[?] Huā Máomáo	From 花 huā (flower) and 毛毛蟲 máomaochóng (caterpillar)
German	Flatter[?]	Transliteration of the English name
Italian	Fiorfalla[?]	From "fiore" (flower) and "farfalla" (butterfly)
Portuguese (NOE)	Borboleta[?]	Butterfly
Russian	Летающая Егоза[?] Letayushchaya Egoza	Flying Wiggler
Spanish	Fluflú[?]	?

^a - Misspelled as "Hanachyan" in the file name of the Flutter artwork seen on Mario Party: Island Tour's official website