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A '''Slow Flower''' is a type of flower found in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.  If one of the four heroes ([[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Bowser]] or [[Princess Peach]]) pick it up, everything will slow down for a short period of time. In addition to jumping and running slowly, Mario's flip meter will drain and refill slower. Within that time, [[point]]s and [[coin]]s the heroes would earn will be tripled.
{{quote2|This is a Slow Flower! It temporarily slows time to a crawl. While it's active, you could earn triple points and coins!|In-game text|[[Super Paper Mario]]}}
A '''Slow Flower''' is found in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.  If the player uses it, everything slows down briefly. In addition to jumping and running slowly, Mario's flip meter drains and refills slower. During the slowed time, [[point]]s and [[coin]]s that are earned earn are tripled, and if an item increasing the player's points (such as a [[Gold Medal (Super Paper Mario)|Gold Medal]]) is used, the amount of points earned is tripled again. One of [[Count Bleck]]'s moves has the same effect as the Slow Flower.


If an item that increases the player's points (such as a [[Gold Medal]]) is used, the points that Mario and his party receive will receive triple the points that they would have normally received.
Game audio is also affected by the Slow Flower:
*The background music's tempo is halved and its pitch is lowered by one octave.
*The sound played when an enemy is defeated, which is a faster, higher-pitched version of the same sound from the original ''[[Paper Mario]]'', is played at its tempo and pitch from that game.
*The ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' theme can be clearly heard in the background music when the Slow Flower is used at the beginning of Chapter 3-3, [[The Dotwood Tree]].


This flower can be helpful or unhelpful depending on the depending on the situation.
The [[Speed Flower]]'s effects are the opposite of the Slow Flower: it speeds up the game instead of slowing it down. If the player obtains a Speed Flower during the slowed time, time will return to normal.


The [[Speed Flower]] is similar to the Slow Flower, however instead it makes everything go faster.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スローフラワー
|JapR=Surō Furawā
|JapM=Slow Flower
|Ita=Fiore Lentezza
|ItaM=Slow(ing) Flower
}}


==Trivia==
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*In ''Super Paper Mario'', Chapter 3-3, The [[Dotwood Tree]], if the player gets the Slow Flower which first appears in the first part of the stage and pauses, in the music they can slightly hear the theme of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' Music playing.
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*When a hero kills an enemy, the death sound effect from the original ''Paper Mario'' is heard.
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*One of Count Bleck's moves has the same effect as the Slow Flower.
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Revision as of 10:18, January 25, 2024

Slow Flower SPM.png
“This is a Slow Flower! It temporarily slows time to a crawl. While it's active, you could earn triple points and coins!”
In-game text, Super Paper Mario

A Slow Flower is found in Super Paper Mario. If the player uses it, everything slows down briefly. In addition to jumping and running slowly, Mario's flip meter drains and refills slower. During the slowed time, points and coins that are earned earn are tripled, and if an item increasing the player's points (such as a Gold Medal) is used, the amount of points earned is tripled again. One of Count Bleck's moves has the same effect as the Slow Flower.

Game audio is also affected by the Slow Flower:

  • The background music's tempo is halved and its pitch is lowered by one octave.
  • The sound played when an enemy is defeated, which is a faster, higher-pitched version of the same sound from the original Paper Mario, is played at its tempo and pitch from that game.
  • The Super Mario Bros. theme can be clearly heard in the background music when the Slow Flower is used at the beginning of Chapter 3-3, The Dotwood Tree.

The Speed Flower's effects are the opposite of the Slow Flower: it speeds up the game instead of slowing it down. If the player obtains a Speed Flower during the slowed time, time will return to normal.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スローフラワー
Surō Furawā
Slow Flower

Italian Fiore Lentezza
Slow(ing) Flower