Flurrie
- Not to be confused with Flurry.
| Flurrie | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) | |
| Full name | Madame Flurrie |
| Species | Wind spirit |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “...Perhaps if I grabbed you and gave you a little sugar?”
- —Flurrie, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Madame Flurrie, commonly known as simply Flurrie, is Mario's third party member in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. She is described as a cloud spirit or wind spirit,[1] and is a slightly pompous retired actress who eventually resumes her career at the end of the game. Her face resembles Wendy O. Koopa, while her hair resembles Ludwig von Koopa's hair. Her ability is to blow out large amounts of wind, as hinted at by her name, which comes from "flurry", meaning a small burst of wind. In the overworld, she can blow wind which makes incoming enemies dizzy and blows away flaps in the environment, in order to reveal hidden objects or passageways, similar to Watt from Paper Mario and Fleep in Super Paper Mario. Since she is not on the ground, she is unaffected by quake attacks like the Earth Quake item.
History[edit]
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Prior to meeting Mario, Flurrie was a famous actress. She was very well-known with fans all over the world, and starred in plays such as A Mid-Winter Day's Nap.[2] Weary of the spotlight, she retired to a house in Boggly Woods, where she became a friend of the local Punies.
When Mario, Goombella, Koops, and Punio go to the Great Tree, they find that the door is locked. Punio recalls a secret entrance somewhere around a low branch of the tree, but it is covered by an "invisible thing", and he does not know how to remove it or even exactly where it is. He suggests that Mario should go to Flurrie's house and ask her to help them find it.
When they go to Flurrie's house, she tells them that she cannot be seen without her Necklace and asks Mario to get it back for her. They return to the first area of the woods and find the Three Shadows with the necklace. Mario defeats them and gets the necklace back for Flurrie, who insists she must repay Mario and gives a very large kiss which knocks away his current party member and Punio. She then joins the party.
At the very end of the adventure, Flurrie becomes a top-class actress once more, now alongside Doopliss. Flurrie creates a play aptly titled "Paper Mario" about the past events in the game. Flurrie plays herself, Doopliss plays Mario, and the rest of the cast are themselves.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
In Super Paper Mario, Madame Flurrie appears as a Catch Card won by winning the Duel of 100 in the Sammer's Kingdom. Her Catch Card describes her as the most "Rubenesque" of Mario's companions, referencing the Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens, famous for his paintings of large, voluptuous women.
Flurrie can also be seen very briefly at the beginning of the game. During the intro, she, and all the other partners from the previous Paper Mario titles can been seen in a photograph.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Summary of what she does
Flurrie appears as an ally, albeit not partner, to Mario during the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc of Super Mario-kun.
Super Mario Run[edit]
Flurrie had a minor cameo in Super Mario Run (ver. 3.2.0) on promotional artwork in the game during its celebration of the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch), though her presence on the in-game alert for the event was her only appearance in the game.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
- In-game description: Flurrie is a cloud spirit who can control the wind. Press and hold
to blast out mighty winds and blow things away. Blow blasts at enemies to make their heads spin. - Instruction booklet: Blows a strong wind to confuse enemies or uncover nearby secrets.[3]
- Player's Guide: Flurrie is a former stage star, and a cloud spirit who can control the wind. With her by your side, press and hold the X Button to blow away certain objects of to daze enemies momentarily so you can walk past them.[4]
GameCube[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flurrie | ||||||||
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Max HP | 15-25 | Attack | 2-4 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Creepy Steeple | Role | Support | Level | 0 | |||
| Sleep? | N/A | Dizzy? | N/A | Confuse? | N/A | |||
| Tiny? | N/A | Stop? | N/A | Soft? | N/A | |||
| Burn? | N/A | Freeze? | N/A | Fright? | N/A | |||
| Gale Force? | N/A | KO? | N/A | Moves | Body Slam (2-4) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | N/A | Items | none | |||
| Tattle Log #: N/A |
Log | N/A | ||||||
| Tattle | N/A | |||||||
Nintendo Switch[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flurrie | ||||||||
|
|
Max HP | 15-25 | Attack | 2-4 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Creepy Steeple | Role | Support | Level | 0 | |||
| Sleep? | N/A | Dizzy? | N/A | Confuse? | N/A | |||
| Tiny? | N/A | Stop? | N/A | Soft? | N/A | |||
| Burn? | N/A | Freeze? | N/A | Fright? | N/A | |||
| Gale Force? | N/A | KO? | N/A | Moves | Body Slam (2-4) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | N/A | Items | none | |||
| Tattle Log #: N/A |
Log | N/A | ||||||
| Tattle | N/A | |||||||
Attacks[edit]
- HP
- Initial: 15 HP
- Super Rank: 25 HP
- Ultra Rank: 35 HP
- Attacks
| Attack | FP Needed | Effect | Action Command | Attack Power | Move Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | 0 | Pounds on a single enemy. | Align the cursor with a target. | Initial: 2 Super: 4 Ultra: 6 |
Initial |
| Gale Force | 4 | If successful, blows all enemies out of battle. Outside of battle, Flurrie can use this attack to reveal hidden passages and blow enemies around, allowing Mario and co. to sneak past them. | Press and release  a few times to fill the gauge.
|
N/A | Initial |
| Lip Lock | 3 | Steals enemies' HP to add to her own. Pierces Defense. | Press when the red star lights up.
|
Super: 4 Ultra: 6 |
Super Rank |
| Dodgy Fog | 4 | Makes Mario dodgy for a few turns. | Tilt  with the onscreen prompts.
|
N/A | Ultra Rank |
Super Paper Mario[edit]
| Catch Card | |
|---|---|
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Trivia[edit]
- In the original version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there is an area in Petal Meadows where Flurrie’s ability can be used to blow away the bushes. However, doing this results in no reward whatsoever. This interaction is removed in the Nintendo Switch remake.
Gallery[edit]
Alternate pose
On purpose, in-game camera is hiding most of Flurrie's figure for the missing necklace.
Mario faints after being kissed
Flurrie first joins Mario at her home.
Flurrie commonly makes the ILY sign hand gesture when Mario succeeds at something
Flurrie uses Gale Force to unveil a secret entrance to The Great Tree.
The secret entrance is revealed.
Flurrie explains why she wants to help out.
Flurrie blows Punies encased in bubbles.
Flurrie blows away a big jar blocking a Plane Panel.
Mario using her ability to get Attack FX B.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Flurrie with the rest of the cast in the ending credits parade
Flurrie's 8-bit sprite appearance in the X-Naut Fortress.
Photo of the partners from the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Character profile card
Concept artwork showing several design iterations for Flurrie, including one that more closely resembles a Fwoosh or Huff N. Puff, a bird, a Bub-ulb, and a Piranha Plant with a large pair of lips.
Flurrie cameo in Super Mario Run
Promotional character introduction
Flurrie on the Nintendo Magazine for summer 2024, showing a relationship chart featuring many characters from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クラウダ[?] Kurauda |
Femininized form of「クラウド」(kuraudo, "cloud") | |
| マダム・クラウダ[?] Madamu Kurauda |
Madam Clouda | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 库萝妲[?] Kùluódá |
Transliteration of Japanese name | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 庫蘿妲[5] Kùluódá |
Transliteration of Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Flurrie[?] | - | |
| Fameuze Flurrie[6] | Famous Flurrie | ||
| French | Cumulia[?] | Femininized form of "cumulus" | |
| German | Aerona[?] | Portmanteau of "aero-" (prefix denoting a connection to air) and female name "Verona" | |
| Italian | Spirù[?] | From spirare ("to blow") | |
| Korean | 마담클라우드[?] Madam Keullaudeu |
Madame Cloud | |
| Spanish | Claudia[?] | A Spanish name, may also come from "cloud" |
References[edit]
- ^ "Flurrie is a refined and dignified lady who lives in these woods. The elder says she's a wind spirit who can wield the powers of the air with ease." Punio, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
- ^ "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I can't believe I got to meet you, Madame Flurrie! I loved your performance in a "A Mid-Winter Day's Nap"! I've seen it THREE times!" – Toad woman in east Rogueport. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
- ^ 2004. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
- ^ Thomason, Steve (October 1, 2004). Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. ISBN 1-930206-51-8. Page 15.
- ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (April 25, 2024). 紙片瑪利歐RPG 介紹影片（香港）. YouTube (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo Nederland (May 1, 2024). Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – De beste papieren! (Nintendo Switch). YouTube (Dutch). Retrieved May 4, 2024.
