The Wilted Sunflowers

Episode
The Wilted Sunflowers
Location	Pinna Park
Mission number	4
Game	Super Mario Sunshine
Mission progression ← Previous Red Coins of the Pirate Ships Next → The Runaway Ferris Wheel Super Mario Sunshine episodes

“I brought this baby to view the sunflowers, but this looks unsafe!”

—Noki, Super Mario Sunshine

The Wilted Sunflowers is the fourth episode of Pinna Park in Super Mario Sunshine. The episode's objective is to defeat the Snooza Koopas around the beach. Completing this episode causes Shadow Mario to appear near the Grand Pianta Statue holding a Yoshi egg, and defeating him unlocks the use of Yoshi in several episodes of each level.

Layout

Five Snooza Koopas have made their home on the beach of Pinna Island and are gnawing at the roots of the Sunflower Kids and the Great Sunflower, causing them to wilt. Mario must defeat each Snooza Koopa, restoring each of the Sunflower Kids and eventually the Great Sunflower. Upon defeating each Snooza Koopa, a patch of regular sunflowers spawns where it was defeated.

Each Snooza Koopa remains asleep until Mario sprays them with enough water; once awake, they attempt to attack Mario by jumping into the air and landing on him. If the Koopa lands in the sand, it becomes stuck for a brief period of time, and must be defeated with a Ground Pound. The amount of time each Koopa remains stuck decreases as they are defeated. Once all the Snooza Koopas have been defeated, the Great Sunflower rewards the player with the Shine Sprite.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	かれヒマワリを　すくえ！[?] Kare Himawari o Sukue!	Save the Wilted Sunflowers!
French (NOE)	Les tournesols fanés[?]	The Wilted Sunflowers
German	Der Untergang der Sonnenblumen[?]	The Downfall of the Sunflowers
Italian	Girasoli in pericolo	Sunflowers in danger
	Girasoli in pericolo!	Sunflowers in danger!
Spanish (NOE)	Operación: salvar a los girasoles[?]	Operation: Save the Sunflowers