Flower Point
- “It is written that Flower Power (FP) rules the world.”
- —Frogfucius, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Flower Points (FP; also known as Flower Power) are a stat in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (and, by extension, the Nintendo Switch remake), Paper Mario, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Flower Points are similar to Magic Points or Mana Points (MP) in other role-playing games such as Final Fantasy. Mario and his party use FP to perform special moves. The latter name may be a reference to a slogan coined by pacifists protesting the Vietnam War.
Bros. Points in the Mario & Luigi series serve functionally the same purpose.
History[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Flower Points can be used for attacks such as Mario's Super Jump attack and Mallow's Thought Peek. Mario's party has a combined supply of Flower Points. The maximum of Flower Points is not raised by a "level up" as with MP in other RPGs. Instead, Mario's party has to collect items such as Flower Jars and Flower Boxes to increase its total FP rating. While Mario's party adventures, there are several ways to replenish the party's FP count. There are a variety of syrups, items that restore FP. Flower Points are also restored when Mario sleeps in an inn or when he finds a Mushroom in a treasure box, which refill the party's FP supply and HP, or Health Points. In this game, Flower Points somewhat resemble Fire Flowers from Super Mario Bros.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
In the first two games of the Paper Mario series, Flower Points return and are used for many of Mario's and his partners' attacks. Mario can choose to increase his maximum FP when leveling up. Items like Honey Syrups, Maple Syrups, and Jammin' Jellies recover FP. In these games, the maximum number of Flower Points is raised at the player's own discretion whenever Mario levels up. The number can be further raised through the use of certain badges, such as the FP Plus. Unlike Super Mario RPG, Flower Points in this game now resemble Smiley Flowers from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
In Super Paper Mario, Flower Points are only used within the Flipside Arcade, serving as an item to briefly enhance the player's abilities in the Mansion Patrol and Tilt Island minigames. In Mansion Patrol, they activate rapid fire on the player's cursor for a brief period, whereas in Tilt Island, they cause the player to begin Spin Dashing for a while, which makes them immune to all damage for as long as it is active.
Additionally, the Happy Flower returns in this game, although it now has a different appearance and function.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a Flower Point appears as a sticker that can be used by players. It reuses its appearance from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Profiles[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Sticker Flower Icon | ||
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| Artwork from: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | ||
| Effects in The Subspace Emissary: Flinch Resistance +49 | ||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||
Gallery[edit]
The level up block from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
See also[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | FP - 鲜花点数 (Paper Mario)[1] FP - Xiānhuā Diǎnshù |
FP - Flower Point | |
| FP - 花朵点数[?] FP - Huāduǒ Diǎnshù |
Since Super Mario RPG | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | FP - 花朵點數[?] FP - Huāduǒ Diǎnshù |
FP - Flower Point | |
| Dutch | BP - Bloemenpunt[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| French (NOA) | PF - Point de fleur[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| French (NOE) | PF - Point fleur[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| PF - Point de fleur (Super Mario RPG)[?] | |||
| German | BP - Blütenpunkt[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| Italian | PF - Punto fiore[?] | FP - Flower point | |
| Korean | FP - 플라워포인트[?] FP - Peullawo Pointeu |
FP - Flower Point | |
| Spanish | PF - Punto Flor[?] | FP - Flower Point | |
| PF - Punto de flor[?] | FP - Flower point | Super Mario RPG and The Thousand-Year Door remake |
References[edit]
- ^ From iQue's localization of Paper Mario: "现在记住，你需要FP（鲜花点数）来使用这个强力跳技巧。 (Now remember: you need FP (Flower Points) to use the Power Jump trick.)" – Goompa (November 13, 2015). The Only Footage of Paper Mario on the Chinese iQue! (11:19).[dead link]
