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==Concept and creation==
==Concept and creation==
The Wonder Flower was conceived as part of an effort to introduce surprising elements that would challenge the player.<ref name="Wired">Farokhmanesh, Megan (August 31, 2023). [https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-mouri-tezuka-interview/ "Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play"]. ''Wired''. Retrieved August 31, 2023.</ref> The original idea was to include items that would warp players to a new area but producer [[Takashi Tezuka]] found the idea uninteresting, stating, "''If you're still just going to warp to a different area, it's still the same. Why don't you just change where you are right now?''"<ref name="Wired"></ref> To gather suggestions for effects the Wonder Flower could have, director [[Shiro Mouri]] and Tezuka polled the entire development team of ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' no matter their seniority or role on the project, receiving a little over 2,000 suggestions.<ref name="Wired"></ref>
The Wonder Flower was conceived as part of an effort to introduce surprising elements that would challenge the player.<ref name="Wired">Farokhmanesh, Megan (August 31, 2023). [https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-mouri-tezuka-interview/ "Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play"]. ''Wired''. Retrieved August 31, 2023.</ref> The original idea was to include items that would warp players to a new area but producer [[Takashi Tezuka]] found the idea uninteresting, stating, "''If you're still just going to warp to a different area, it's still the same. Why don't you just change where you are right now?''"<ref name="Wired"></ref> To gather suggestions for effects the Wonder Flower could have, director [[Shiro Mouri]] and Tezuka polled the entire development team of ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' no matter their seniority or role on the project, receiving a little over 2,000 suggestions.<ref name="Wired"></ref>
==Wonder Transformations==
In some levels, like in [[Up 'n' Down with Puffy Lifts]], some Wonder Flowers will turn you into a relevant object of the level you're playing. Here's the complete list of Wonder Transformations:
*[[Up 'n' Down With Puffy Lifts]]: The player turns into a [[Puffy Lift]]
*[[An Uncharted Area: Wubba Ruins]], [[A Final Uncharted Area: Poison Ruins]], [[Operation Poplin Rescue]], [[Deep Magma Bog Palace]]: The player turns into a [[Wubba]].
*[[Where the Rrrumbas Rule]], [[Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller]]: The player turns into a [[Spike Ball]]
*[[Maw Maw Mouthful]], [[Petal Isles Special Way of the Goomba|Petal Isles Special: Way of the Goomba]]: The player turns into a [[Goomba]]
*[[High-Voltage Gauntlet]], [[Credits]] sequence: The player turns into their [[Metal Mario|Metal form]].
*[[Bloomps of the Desert Skies]]: The player turns into their [[Balloon Mario|Balloon form]]
*[[Sproings in the Twilight Forest]], [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Palace]]: The player and enemies stretch their body. In the Fluff-Puff Peaks Palace, the level becomes silhouetted after activating the [[Wonder Effect]].
*[[The Midway Trial: Hop to It]], [[The Sharp Trial: Launch to Victory]], [[The Final Trial: Zip Track Dash]]: The player turns into their [[Hoppycat Mario|Hoppycat form]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 05:26, February 19, 2024

This article is about the item. For Daisy's Offensive Power Shot in Mario Power Tennis, see Wonder Flower (move).
Wonder Flower
Artwork of a Wonder Flower from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Latest appearance Super Mario Run (version 3.1.0) (2023)
Effect Creates a Wonder Effect (Super Mario Bros. Wonder)
Activates Coin Rush (Super Mario Run)

Template:Quote2 A Wonder Flower is a flower power-up that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

History

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Wonder Flowers activate Wonder Effects when collected, which change some mechanics in the level or transform the player. Every main level has one Wonder Flower, and the Wonder Effect they create always leads to a Wonder Seed. Wonder Flowers come in different colors depending on the world in which they are found, being blue in Pipe-Rock Plateau, cyan in Fluff-Puff Peaks, red-magenta in Shining Falls, yellow in Sunbaked Desert, green in Fungi Mines, purple with a black face and white eyes in Deep Magma Bog, orange in Petal Isles, and gray with a yellow highlight in the Special World. Once the Wonder Effect's respective Wonder Seed is collected, the Wonder Flower turns gray and transparent. One Wonder Flower also plays a major role in the game's plot, as Bowser arrived in the Flower Kingdom during the opening sequence to steal it, and uses it to merge himself, his Koopa Clown Car, and the Flower Castle together to form a flying fortress in his own likeness.

Super Mario Run

Blue Wonder Flowers appear in Super Mario Run during the second promotional Super Mario Bros. Wonder event from December 20, 2023 to March 15, 2024 in the Toad Rally mode.[1] They replace and behave identically to Coin Rush Stars, activating Coin Rush when the meter is filled up while also changing all coins into Gold Goombas and Pink Coins into flower coins. A Wonder Flower also appears in the icon for version 3.1.0 of the game and on a stamp for the event's Stamp Cards.

Concept and creation

The Wonder Flower was conceived as part of an effort to introduce surprising elements that would challenge the player.[2] The original idea was to include items that would warp players to a new area but producer Takashi Tezuka found the idea uninteresting, stating, "If you're still just going to warp to a different area, it's still the same. Why don't you just change where you are right now?"[2] To gather suggestions for effects the Wonder Flower could have, director Shiro Mouri and Tezuka polled the entire development team of Super Mario Bros. Wonder no matter their seniority or role on the project, receiving a little over 2,000 suggestions.[2]

Gallery

  • Mario holding a Wonder Flower from Pipe-Rock Plateau

    Mario holding a Wonder Flower from Pipe-Rock Plateau

  • A blue Wonder Flower appearing in a level

    A blue Wonder Flower appearing in a level

  • Icon of Super Mario Run as of version 3.1.0

    Icon of Super Mario Run as of version 3.1.0

  • The first Stamp Card, featuring a Wonder Flower as one of the stamps

    The first Stamp Card, featuring a Wonder Flower as one of the stamps

  • Promotional photo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023

    Promotional photo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023

  • Promotional photo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023

    Promotional photo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワンダーフラワー[3]
Wandā Furawā 		Wonder Flower
Chinese (simplified) 惊奇花[?]
Jīngqí Huā 		Wonder Flower
Chinese (traditional) 驚奇花[4]
Jīngqí Huā 		Wonder Flower
Dutch Wonderbloem[6] Wonder flower
French Fleur prodige[7][8] Wonder Flower
German Wunderblume[?] Wonder Flower
Italian Fiore meraviglia[9] Wonder Flower
Korean 원더플라워[5]
Wondeo Peullawo 		Wonder Flower
Portuguese Flor fenomenal[?] Phenomenal Flower
Russian Чудо-цветок[?]
Chudo-tsvetok 		Wonder Flower
Spanish Flor Maravilla[?] Wonder Flower

References

  1. ^ (December 20, 2023). 『スーパーマリオ ラン』で期間限定の『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』スペシャルイベント開催中。 nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved December 20, 2023
  2. ^ a b c Farokhmanesh, Megan (August 31, 2023). "Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play". Wired. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (June 21, 2023). Nintendo Direct 2023.6.21. YouTube. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  4. ^ 《超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇》的最新資訊公開！ | TOPICS | 任天堂(香港)有限公司網站 Nintendo. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "『슈퍼 마리오브라더스 원더』, 『슈퍼 마리오 RPG』, 『끝내주게 춤춰라 메이드 인 와리오』, 「돌아온 명탐정 피카츄」등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달!" - Nintendo of Korea. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Wonder page on nintendo.nl
  7. ^ [1]
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  9. ^ [3]
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Flowers
Species
Bonus Flower • Boomerang Flower • Bubble Flower • Cloud Flower • Copy Flower • Faded Fire Flower • Fire Flower • Fire Flower no Tsuta • Fire Flower Set • Flower (Super Mario RPG) • Gold Flower • Happy Flower (Super Paper Mario) • Ice Flower • Ice Flower Set • Mix Flower • Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS) • Rocket Flower • Slow Flower • Speed Flower • Star Hana • Superball Flower • Wonder Flower • Wow Bud
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Toadette • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Light-Blue Yoshi • Nabbit
Other characters Ancient Dragon • Captain Toad • Kamek • Poplin (Angler Poplin · Loyal Poplin · Master Poplin) • Prince Florian • Professor Connect • Racing Wiggler • Talking Flower
Locations Worlds Pipe-Rock Plateau • Fluff-Puff Peaks • Shining Falls • Sunbaked Desert • Fungi Mines • Deep Magma Bog • Petal Isles • Special World
Other Flower Kingdom • Petal Isles • Poplin Shop
Bosses Bowser (Castle Bowser) • Bowser Jr. (Wonder Bowser Jr.)
Objects Collectibles 1-Up Mushroom • 10-flower coin • Blue Coin • Bubble Flower • Coin • Drill Mushroom • Elephant Fruit • Fire Flower • Flower coin • Key • Royal Seed • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Wonder Seed
Other ! Block • ? Block • ? Switch • Arrow Sign • Atchi Muite Block • Badge • Beacon • Beanstalk • Brick Block • Bridge • Bubble • Bumper • Candy Block • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Dark • Domino Iwa • Donut Block • Dotted-Line Block • Downpour Cloud • Dropdown Countdown Lift • Empty Block • Frozen Coin • Goal Pole (secret) • Handle • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Character Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Inchworm Pipe • Iron Block • Item Balloon • Item storage • Jewel block • Key Door • Lakitu's Cloud • Light-Switch • Lift • Lifting Shabon • Linking Lift • Long ? Block • Long Empty Block • Marimba Block • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • ON/OFF Switch • P Switch • Peanut box • Pole Block • POW Block • Propeller Flower • Puffy Lift • Pumpkin • Race Block • Red POW Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Semisolid Platform • Snow block • Spike Trap • Standee • Timer-Switch • Track • Treasure chest • Tree • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • Water Ball • Water spout • Wonder Flower • Wonder Token • Wow Bud • Zip Track
Enemies and obstacles Anglefish • Armad • Baboom • Big Fire Piranha • Big Mokumokumo • Big Note Piranha Plant • Big Piranha Plant • Big Run Run Packun • Bill Blaster • Blewbird • Bloomp • Bob-omb • Bone Goomba • Bone Piranha Plant • Bone Run Run Packun • Boo • Bowser cannon • Bowser Statue • Bull's-Eye Blaster • Bullet Bill • Bulrush • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Cheep Cheep • Cloud Piranha • Condart • Condrop • Dark Nokonoko • Deka Chase Killer • Deka Hoppin • Deka Korobū • Dry Bones • Electricity Block • Fire Bar • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Gabon • Flying Mechakoopa • Gamboo • Giant Mokumokumo • Giant Spiked Ball • Gnawsher • Goomba • Goombrat • Hammer Bro • Hefty Goomba • Hoppo • Hoppycat • Hot-Hot Rock • Hothead • Kerpop • King Boo • Kodeka Kakibō • Kodeka Maimai • Konk • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu trio • Lava Blobble • Lava Bubble • Li'l Scorcher • Lil Sparky • Maw-Maw • Mechakoopa • Mecha Maker • Mega Goomba • Melon Piranha Plant • Metal Takebō • Missile Meg • Mumsy • Muncher • Ninji • Nipper Plant • Noknok • Note Piranha Plant • Outmaway • Piranha Plant • Piston • Pokey • Pokipede • Raargh • Renketsu Search Killer • Revver • Rift • Rift Mario • Robbird • Rolla Koopa • Rrrumba • Seeker Bullet Bill • Serpont • Shoomp • Shova • Skedaddler • Sluglug • Smackerel • Smogrin • Snootle • Snortoise • Spike • Spike Ball • Spike Trap • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sproing • Sugarstar • Swirlypod • Taily • Thwomp • Trompette • Trottin' Piranha Plant • Urchin • Whohoo • Wonder Būsuke • Wonder Gottsun • Wonder Haiden • Wonder Hoppin • Wonder Koronporin • Wonder Packun • Wubba • Zip-Zap
Moves Crouch • Dash • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Spin • Shell Toss • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Wall Jump
Other Gallery • Media • Quotes • Staff
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Super Mario Run
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Toadette • Yoshi • Red Yoshia • Blue Yoshia • Yellow Yoshia • Purple Yoshia • Daisyb
Enemies and obstacles Big Spiny • Bob-omb • Boo • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannonball • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fishing Boob • Fuzzy • Gold Goombac • Goomba • Goombratb • Grinder • Kodeka Kakibōb • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Muncher • Ninji • Piranha Plant • Poison Bubbleb • Pokey • River Piranha Plantb • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Ratb • Scuttlebugb • Spike • Spike Trap • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Swoop
Bosses Boom Boom • Bowser • Fake Bowser
Items and objects ? Block • ! Switch • Axe • Backflip Block • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Bonus Medalb • Bonus ? Blockb • Bubble • Cannon • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud Block • Coin • Coin Rush Star • Color coin (Black Coin • Pink Coin • Purple Coin) • Flower coinc • Goal Pole • Hard Block • Hidden Coin • Key • Key Door • Lift • Long Jump Block • Mushroom Platform • Pause Block • Rally Ticket • Red Block • Red Coin • Red Ring • Semisolid Platform • Spike Barb • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Time Block • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • Wonder Flowerc
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Invincible Mario • Headphone Mariob
Worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World Starb
your kingdom your castle • Toads • Toad • Princess Peach • Gift Box • Toad wearing headphonesb
Moves Backflip • Climbing Jump • Coin Rush • Double Jump • Edge Climbing • Floaty Jump • Flutter Jump • High Jump • Jump • Landing Roll • Long Jump • Low Jump • Midair Spin • Midair Stall • Rolling Jump • Slope Slide • Spin Strike • Stomp • Vaulting • Vaulting Jump • Wall Jump
Miscellaneous Gallery • Kingdom Builder items (in other languages) • Lightning • Media
a In version 2.0.0 or later
b In version 3.0.4 or later
c Seen only in events
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