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 Princess 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
Tall yellow Volbonan
Short blue Volbonan
Captured Volbonan
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Screenshots
Volbonans
Tall pink Volbonan
Short pink Volbonan
Tall yellow Volbonan
Short yellow Volbonan
Tall green Volbonan
Tall green Volbonan
Short green Volbonan
Tall blue Volbonan
Short blue Volbonan
Tall purple Volbonan
Short purple Volbonan
Crazy Cap employees
Captured Volbonan
Photos
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 | |
| 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) |
