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===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
[[File:FwooshScreenshot64.png|thumb|left|A Fwoosh in the original ''Super Mario 64'', preparing to blow Mario from the mountaintop]]
[[File:FwooshScreenshot64.png|thumb|left|A Fwoosh in the original ''Super Mario 64'', preparing to blow Mario from the mountaintop]]
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', a single Fwoosh will blow [[Mario]] and [[Mario Cap|his cap]] off [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. Mario cannot defeat it, but [[Wario]] can walk right past it with his [[Metal Mario (form)|metal ability]]. The mountain wall after it is a portal to a secret [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]]. [[Yoshi]] also has the ability to eat it and defeat it by [[Fire Power (Yoshi)|spewing fire]] at it. The original version depicts the Fwoosh with a partially transparent body, large eyebrows, closed eyes, and a feline-shaped mouth with a happy expression, while the remake gives it a solid, angrier appearance vaguely resembling a [[Boo]]. In addition, the DS remake grants the Fwoosh the ability to turn around in order to always face the character. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the Fwoosh can be defeated by walking into it while affected by a [[Super Mushroom|Mushroom]].
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', a single Fwoosh will blow [[Mario]] and [[Mario Cap|his cap]] off [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. Mario cannot defeat it, but [[Wario]] can walk right past it with his [[Metal Mario|metal ability]]. The mountain wall after it is a portal to a secret [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]]. [[Yoshi]] also has the ability to eat it and defeat it by [[Fire Power (Yoshi)|spewing fire]] at it. The original version depicts the Fwoosh with a partially transparent body, large eyebrows, closed eyes, and a feline-shaped mouth with a happy expression, while the remake gives it a solid, angrier appearance vaguely resembling a [[Boo]]. In addition, the DS remake grants the Fwoosh the ability to turn around in order to always face the character. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the Fwoosh can be defeated by walking into it while affected by a [[Super Mushroom|Mushroom]].


===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===

Revision as of 08:54, January 20, 2022

Template:Species-infobox A Fwoosh is a cloud enemy that first appeared in Super Mario 64. It attacks by blowing strong gusts of wind in order to push characters off high altitudes.

History

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

Tall, Tall Mountain Fwoosh
A Fwoosh in the original Super Mario 64, preparing to blow Mario from the mountaintop

In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, a single Fwoosh will blow Mario and his cap off Tall, Tall Mountain. Mario cannot defeat it, but Wario can walk right past it with his metal ability. The mountain wall after it is a portal to a secret slide. Yoshi also has the ability to eat it and defeat it by spewing fire at it. The original version depicts the Fwoosh with a partially transparent body, large eyebrows, closed eyes, and a feline-shaped mouth with a happy expression, while the remake gives it a solid, angrier appearance vaguely resembling a Boo. In addition, the DS remake grants the Fwoosh the ability to turn around in order to always face the character. In Super Mario 64 DS, the Fwoosh can be defeated by walking into it while affected by a Mushroom.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

A Fwoosh makes a very small cameo in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The Fwoosh appears to blow away the smoke from Thwomp Volcano after the mountain's eruption is put out by the Hydrogush 4000.

Mario Party series

Fwoosh has also made appearances in the Mario Party series. In Mario Party, the player can warp from world to world by hopping on one in Mini-Game Island. Fwoosh can also bring the player back to the start in Mario's Rainbow Castle. In Mario Party 3, the player automatically jumps on a Fwoosh when jumping at the last block of Awful Tower, and the players ride Fwoosh during the introduction and conclusion of Parasol Plummet.

Mario Golf: World Tour

The "Strong wind!" notification in Mario Golf: World Tour.
A Fwoosh on the strong wind notification

A Fwoosh appears in Mario Golf: World Tour as the icon for how much wind is blowing on the course. It also appears on the strong wind notification, blowing away some Fly Guys.

Super Mario-kun

A Fwoosh appears while Mario, Yoshi, and the Bob-omb Buddy ride on a magic carpet in Rainbow Ride in volume 16 of Super Mario-kun. It blows Mario's hat away, where it lands on a Big Boo.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ヒューヒュー[1]
Hyūhyū
Onomatopoeia for whistling or wheezing sound

Chinese 咻咻
xiūxiū
Transliteration of Japanese name

German Rokano
Pun on "Orkan" meaning hurricane
Italian Fwoosh[2]
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Trivia

References

  1. ^ Sawada. Super Mario-Kun, volume 16. (Accessed on 9-24-14)
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 86