Talkatoo

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Talkatoo
Talkatoo from Super Mario Odyssey.
Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey
Species Parrot
First appearance Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
“What is the secret you're seeking? I know it, I know it, ha HA! I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (random name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!”
Talkatoo, Super Mario Odyssey

Talkatoo is a yellow parrot wearing a brown explorer's hat from Super Mario Odyssey. It appears across multiple kingdoms and likes to gives names of Power Moons to Mario when consulted. Talkatoo's message consists of this recurring sentence: "I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (random name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!". During the fight against Mollusque-Lanceur, Talkatoo only squawks in fear and does not provide hints when prompted.

Its name is a portmanteau of "talk" and "cockatoo."

Quotes[edit]

  • "Scary, scary! Buh-gawkk!" - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "No more hints here, scra-CAW! ♪ No more hints." - Super Mario Odyssey
  • "Scrrrrraaaaw?!" - Super Mario Odyssey

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Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ヒント鳥
Hinto Tori
Hint Bird

Chinese 提示鳥
Tíshì Nǐao
Hint Bird

Dutch Talkatoo
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French Perrotruc
From "perroquet" (parrot) and "truc" (a slang term for "thingy")
German Schnackehlchen
From "schnacken" (a colloquialism for "to speak") and "Rotkehlchen" (European robin)
Italian Chiacchierotto
An alternate diminutive of "chiacchierare" (to chat)
Korean 힌트새
Hinteu Sae
Hint Bird

Russian Поболтайчик
Poboltaychik
Diminutive of "поболтать" (poboltat, a colloquialism for "to chat")

Spanish Cotorrete
Dimimutive of "cotorra" (parrot)

Trivia[edit]

  • If Cappy flies near Talkatoo, it will squawk endlessly until Cappy moves away.
  • Mario refers to Talkatoo as one of his friends, along with Captain Toad (referred as "Toad"), Princess Peach, Pauline, and Cappy in the Play Nintendo YouTube series "Mario Reads Your Letters".[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Play Nintendo. (December 22, 2017). "Mario Reads Your Letters — Episode 2". YouTube. Accessed May 7, 2022.