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{{quote2|What is the secret you're seeking? I know it, I know it, ha HA! I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (random name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!|Talkatoo|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''}}
{{quote2|What is the secret you're seeking? I know it, I know it, ha HA! I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (random name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!|Talkatoo|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''}}
'''Talkatoo''' is a yellow parrot wearing a brown explorer's hat from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. It appears across multiple kingdoms and likes to gives names of [[Power Moon]]s to [[Mario]] when consulted. Talkatoo's message consists of this recurring sentence: ''"I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!"''. During the fight against [[Mollusque-Lanceur]], Talkatoo merely squawks in fear.
'''Talkatoo''' is a yellow parrot wearing a brown explorer's hat from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. It appears across multiple kingdoms and likes to gives names of [[Power Moon]]s to [[Mario]] when consulted. Talkatoo's message consists of this recurring sentence: ''"I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (random name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!"''. During the fight against [[Mollusque-Lanceur]], Talkatoo merely squawks in fear.


Its name is a portmanteau of "talk" and "cockatoo."
Its name is a portmanteau of "talk" and "cockatoo."

Revision as of 20:13, February 8, 2024

Talkatoo
Talkatoo from Super Mario Odyssey.
Species Parrot
First appearance Super Mario Odyssey (2017)

Template:Quote2 Talkatoo is a yellow parrot wearing a brown explorer's hat from Super Mario Odyssey. It appears across multiple kingdoms and likes to gives names of Power Moons to Mario when consulted. Talkatoo's message consists of this recurring sentence: "I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (random name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!". During the fight against Mollusque-Lanceur, Talkatoo merely squawks in fear.

Its name is a portmanteau of "talk" and "cockatoo."

Quotes

  • "Scary, scary! Buh-gawkk!" - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "No more hints here, scra-CAW! ♪ No more hints." - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "Scrrrrraaaaw?!" - Super Mario Odyssey

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Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヒント鳥[?]
Hinto Tori
Hint Bird
Chinese 提示鳥[?]
Tíshì Nǐao
Hint Bird
Dutch Talkatoo[?] -
French Perrotruc[?] From "perroquet" (parrot) and "truc" (a slang term for "thingy")
German Schnackehlchen[?] From "schnacken" (a colloquialism for "to speak") and "Rotkehlchen" (European robin)
Italian Chiacchierotto[?] An alternate diminutive of "chiacchierare" (to chat)
Korean 힌트새[?]
Hinteu Sae
Hint Bird
Russian Поболтайчик[?]
Poboltaychik
Diminutive of "поболтать" (poboltat, a colloquialism for "to chat")
Spanish Cotorrete[?] Dimimutive of "cotorra" (parrot)

Trivia

  • If Cappy flies near Talkatoo, it will squawk endlessly until Cappy moves away.
  • Mario refers to Talkatoo as one of his friends, along with Captain Toad (referred as "Toad"), Princess Peach, Pauline, and Cappy in the Play Nintendo YouTube series "Mario Reads Your Letters".[1]

References

  1. ^ Play Nintendo. (December 22, 2017). "Mario Reads Your Letters — Episode 2". YouTube. Accessed May 7, 2022.