Flower Point
- “It is written that Flower Power (FP) rules the world.”
- —Frog Sage, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Flower Points (FP; also known as Flower Power) are a stat in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (and, by extension, the Nintendo Switch remake) and the first two Paper Mario games, and are similar to Magic Points or Mana Points (MP) in other role-playing games such as Final Fantasy. Mario and his party use FP to perform special moves. The latter name may be a reference to a slogan coined by pacifists protesting the Vietnam War.
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Flower Points can be used for attacks such as Mario's Super Jump attack and Mallow's Thought Peek. Mario's party has a combined supply of Flower Points. The maximum of Flower Points is not raised by a level up as with MP in other RPGs. Instead, Mario's party has to collect items such as Flower Jars and Flower Boxes to increase their total FP rating. While adventuring, there are several ways to replenish the party's FP count. There are a variety of syrups, items which restore FP. Flower Points are also restored when Mario sleeps in an inn or when he finds a Mushroom in a treasure box, which refill the party's FP supply and HP, or Health Points.
In the first two games in Paper Mario series, Flower Points return and are used for many of Mario's and his partners' attacks. Mario can choose to increase his maximum FP when leveling up. Items like Honey Syrups, Maple Syrups, and Jammin' Jellies recover FP. In Super Paper Mario, Flower Points are only seen within the Flipside Arcade, serving as an item to briefly enhance the player's abilities in the Mansion Patrol and Tilt Island minigames. Additionally Happy Flowers are introduced, with a similar appearance but different function. In these games, the maximum number of Flower Points is raised at the player's own discretion whenever Mario levels up.
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Bros. Points replace Flower Points, which are used to perform Bros. Attacks, the series' special moves. In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Bros. Points are renamed "Special Points" that are used to perform Special Attacks, though this was reverted in the remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Profiles
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Sticker Flower Icon | ||
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| Artwork from: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | ||
| Effects in The Subspace Emissary: Flinch Resistance +49 | ||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||
See also
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | FP - 鲜花点数 (Paper Mario)[1] FP - Xiānhuā Diǎnshù |
FP - Flower Point | |
| FP - 花朵点数[?] FP - Huāduǒ Diǎnshù |
since Super Mario RPG | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | FP - 花朵點數[?] FP - Huāduǒ Diǎnshù |
FP - Flower Point | |
| Dutch | BP - Bloemenpunt[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| French (NOA) | PF - Point de fleur[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| French (NOE) | PF - Point fleur[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| PF - Point de fleur (Super Mario RPG)[?] | |||
| German | BP - Blütenpunkt[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| Italian | PF - Punto fiore[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| Korean | FP - 플라워포인트[?] FP - Peullawo Pointeu |
FP - Flower Point | |
| Spanish | PF - Punto Flor[?] | FP - Flower Point | |
| PF - Punto de flor[?] | FP - Flower point | Super Mario RPG and The Thousand-Year Door remake |
References
- ^ From iQue's localization of Paper Mario: "现在记住，你需要FP（鲜花点数）来使用这个强力跳技巧。 (Now remember: you need FP (Flower Points) to use the Power Jump trick.)" – Goompa (November 13, 2015). The Only Footage of Paper Mario on the Chinese iQue! (11:19).[dead link]
