Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)

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Power Flower
Power Flower
First appearance Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
Latest appearance Minecraft (Bedrock version) (2018)
Effect Turns Mario into Balloon Mario
Turns Luigi into Vanish Luigi
Turns Wario into Metal Wario
Gives Yoshi the ability to breathe fire

Power Flowers are power-ups that appear in Super Mario 64 DS. They replace the various caps from Super Mario 64. When Mario uses a Power Flower, he is able to float for a short time, like with the Power Balloon in Super Mario World. When Luigi uses a Power Flower, he becomes Vanish Luigi, becoming partially immaterial and being able to move through certain objects to get to new places, akin to the Vanish Cap. When Wario uses a Power Flower, he becomes Metal Wario, gaining the ability to walk underwater, as well as being able to withstand great winds, just like Mario with the Metal Cap. When Yoshi uses a Power Flower, he gains fire breath that can melt blocks of Ice and damage enemies, which is comparable to eating red watermelons or fire-based enemies in his eponymous franchise. The Power Flowers can be unlocked after the red switch in the ? Switch course has been pressed, after which they can be found in red blocks. They can also be found in the Mirror Room[1] on the second floor of the Mushroom Castle, but only while Luigi is the active character.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese パワーフラワー
Pawā Furawā
Power Flower

Chinese 力量之花
Lìliàng zhī Huā
Flower of power

French Fleur de puissance
Power Flower
Italian Fiore Potenza
Power Flower
Korean 파워플라워
Pawo Peullawo
Power Flower

Spanish Flor de poder
Power flower

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Poppies are replaced by Power Flowers.
  • Power Flowers resemble Fire Flowers' appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
    • By coincidence, Fire Flowers were originally conceptualized to look almost like Power Flowers in the original Super Mario Bros. during its development.

References[edit]

  1. ^ (June 10, 1998). Course 10: Snowman's Land. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved March 15, 2022.