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This article is about the obstacle. For the plane from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, see Tornado (Sonic the Hedgehog).
Not to be confused with Tweester, Twister, Whirlpool, or Whirlwind.
Tornado
Artwork of Mario trapped in a tornado from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Artwork with Mario from Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

Tornadoes[1][2][3] appear in the Super Mario franchise as obstacles, typically in desert levels.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Only one whirlwind[4] and misidentified as a Tweester in Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics,[5] appears in Super Mario Bros. 3, in World 2-Desert. After appearing onscreen, it moves slowly to the left. The whirlwind traps Mario or Luigi in an air pocket and throws him backwards if he gets too close. The whirlwind can be bypassed only by running toward it at full speed and jumping beyond it.[6] The particles it is made up of use the same sprites as the small bubbles that rise from Mario while underwater, but with a mix of white and tan rather than only white.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Model of the Tornado enemy from Super Mario 64.
The in-game design of a tornado in Super Mario 64

Tornadoes spawn from the quicksand pits in Shifting Sand Land in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They are modeled similarly to the whirlpool from Dire, Dire Docks. If a player character touches a tornado, it throws him upward before he begins to twirl down,[7] as if he had jumped on a Spindrift.

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

Tornadoes appear only in the episode Petey Piranha Strikes Back in Super Mario Sunshine. They are produced by Petey Piranha[8] and launch Mario upward if he gets caught in one.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Tornadoes appear only in World 6-A of New Super Mario Bros. It works the same way as in Super Mario 64, launching Mario or Luigi upward before he starts twirling back down.

Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy of Mario descending from a tornado

Regular and slim tornadoes appear in the Dusty Dune Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy and Melty Monster Galaxy of Super Mario Galaxy 2, having an identical role as the first game. Tornadoes launch the player character into the sky when touched,[9] causing Mario to spin while moving upward and descending,[10] if he has not landed on a surface. Players can launch themselves upward from any tornado by shaking the Wii Remote.

Super Mario Galaxy has some additional variations, including slim tornadoes as an unreachable background element on the desert planet of Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, and the enemy Bone Twister.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Main article: Twister
SMM2tornadoenemy.png

In Super Mario Maker 2, new gizmos called Twisters consist of tornadoes that lift the player and certain enemies and objects upwards.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

A tornado titled the Reptile Breath Tornado is produced by Giant Big Mouth in "Sneaking Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 to launch Mario away. A different tornado titled the Mushroom Kingdom twister appears in "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario," and the Steam Cloud Balloon gets caught in it.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

There is a tornado in Dry Dry Desert of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and it launches whoever drives into it high into the air. The obstacle is not retained in the course's classic appearances in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Mario Kart Arcade GP series[edit]

Tornado from Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

Tornadoes appear in Mario Kart Arcade GP, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, and Mario Kart Arcade GP DX as offensive items that can be launched straightforward. Any player caught in the tornado's path are just lift for a second before they return and can continue racing.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3[edit]

A tornado is an obstacle in the Glare Desert court of Mario Hoops 3-on-3. It either harms players or causes them to drop the ball.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Frantic Fields
A tornado in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Tornadoes appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port, where they appear in the level Frantic Fields. When one of the Kongs enters a tornado, they are hurled backwards or forwards, depending on the direction the obstacle faces. Tornadoes cannot be destroyed.

Mario Golf series[edit]

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

Sprite of a Tornado item from Mario Golf: World Tour.
The item icon

The Tornado is an item in Mario Golf: World Tour. It produces a tornado around the golf ball, following it and improving its distance while also drawing in nearby coins, Star Coins and Moon Coins; in challenges, some of the latter two items can be obtained only by Tornado.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

Tornadoes appear in Mario Golf: Super Rush as obstacles. They work like they do in Super Mario Galaxy, except a player does not descend if they are atop the tornado for long enough. Riding a tornado unlocks the adventure diary entry "Ride The Winds".

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Tornadoes in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam appear in the Trio Whirligig challenge in the Attackathon, albeit known as "whirlwinds" in the rules. If the player touches one, they lose all of their panels.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

One of the Bros. Attacks that Luigi can use in Mario & Luigi: Brothership is called the Max-Mix Vortex. Here, Mario transforms into his Fire form while Luigi uses his Ice transformation, and the two put fireballs and balls of cryokinetic energy respectively into a ring. Afterwards, they spin in the middle of the ring to create a tornado that can suck up enemies to deal damage.[11] Mega Snaptors can also send some tornadoes during one of their attacks, which Mario and Luigi have to jump over, although the one on Lottacoins Island renders itself vulnerable to a Luigi Logic attack in the process. Zokket can also summon a tornado during his thunderbolt attack; if this happens, Mario and Luigi have their positions swapped.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]

Tornadoes are obstacles mainly in Sherbet Desert in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. They appear in yellow sandy ones that only Bounce and damage characters and blue snowy ones that also produce the Freeze Super Effect. During each turn transition, the tornado travels in a straight line from a random position, not only bouncing also reducing the HP of whoever is in the way; this is required to complete the challenge Throw Caution to the Wind. There are weathercocks throughout the area that deduce which direction the tornado travels.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy ObjectData/TwisterSan.arc TwisterSan Twister-san
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl タツマキさん (Tatsumaki-san) Twister-san
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/TwisterSanSlim.arc TwisterSanSlim Twister-san Slim
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
タツマキさんスリム (Tatsumaki-san Surimu)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese たつまき[?]
Tatsumaki
Tornado; shared with Twister and one instance of Tweester
German Tornado[12] -
Italian Tornado[?] -
Vortice[13] Vortex/Tornado Super Mario Bros. 3
Romanian Tornadă ciupercă[?] Mushroom twister The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Spanish Tornado[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20-21.
  2. ^ 2007. Super Mario Galaxy instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 21.
  3. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier (February 21, 2014). Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16252-4. Page 26.
  4. ^ March/April 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 11. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  5. ^ Rocha, Garitt, and Nick von Esmarch (November 11, 2016). Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 9780744017779. Page 201.
  6. ^ "To avoid it, dash to full speed and leap over it completely" – Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 34.
  7. ^ "The storm is so powerful it can lift you spinning into the air." – Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. Page 69.
  8. ^ "Petey's new attack sends a tornado your way." – Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-23-2. Page 38.
  9. ^ "The dust devils that swirl across the dunes pull Mario off his feet and spit him high into the sky." – Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 63.
  10. ^ "However, Mario spins with his arms outstretched, slowing his descent like a helicopter landing." – Black. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Page 63.
  11. ^ AdamzoneTopMarks (October 11, 2024). Mario & Luigi: Brothership - All Bros Attacks So Far (Switch) (02:06). YouTube.
  12. ^ Nintendo of Europe GmbH (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Spielanleitung. Frankfurt: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 25.
  13. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41.

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