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{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:ArtworkTalkingflowerSMBW.png|130px]]<br>Artwork of an orange Talking Flower
|image=[[File:ArtworkTalkingflowerSMBW.png|130px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|portrayed_by=[[Mick Wingert]]<ref>mickwingert (October 21, 2023). [https://www.threads.net/@mickwingert/post/CyopsA1y6GE/ "''I am so proud to announce that I am the voice of aaaaaaall those talking flowers you meet in #SuperMarioWonder. Thank you to nintendoamerica and @cupofteaproductions for this incredible honor of joining the Mario Brothers universe.''"] ''Threads''. Retrieved October 21, 2023. ([http://archive.today/F9sBF Archived] October 21, 2023, 22:31:11 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> (English; see Portrayals section for other languages)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (version 13.0.2, [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) (2024)
|subject_origin=[[Flower (Super Mario series)|Flower]]
|portrayed_by=[[Mick Wingert]]<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=mickwingert|date=October 21, 2023|url=www.threads.net/@mickwingert/post/CyopsA1y6GE|title=I am so proud to announce that I am the voice of aaaaaaall those talking flowers you meet in #SuperMarioWonder. Thank you to nintendoamerica and @cupofteaproductions for this incredible honor of joining the Mario Brothers universe.|publisher=Threads|accessdate=October 21, 2023|archive=archive.today/2023.10.20-223111/https://www.threads.net/@mickwingert/post/CyopsA1y6GE}}</ref> (English; see Portrayals section for other languages)
}}
}}
{{quote2|Talking Flowers love to talk. They often spend their days waiting for someone to visit them.|Loading screen tip|[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]}}
{{quote|Onward and upward!|Talking Flower|Super Mario Bros. Wonder}}
'''Talking Flowers''' (also written in lowercase)<ref>[https://youtu.be/fFOJa8YOP9s Nintendo Direct – 21/06/2023 | Nintendo UK]</ref> are characters that appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''.<ref name=Direct>[https://youtu.be/JStAYvbeSHc ''"Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023"''] - ''Nintendo of America''</ref> They are small flowers that talk to the player when approached; the messages they say are small reactions to what is currently ongoing in the level, which may serve as hints. They typically come in orange, but red and blue varieties also exist. The red variety appears in the Badge Challenges, in [[The Desert Mystery]]'s [[Wonder Effect]], and also in [[Color-Switch Dungeon]], which appears red when the [[ON/OFF Switch]]es are set to "ON" and blue when they are set to "OFF". In [[The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage]], they have a light-green aura around them and their speech is distorted and higher-pitched so as to fit the level's theme.
'''Talking Flowers''' (also spelled in lowercase)<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFOJa8YOP9s|title= Nintendo Direct – 21/06/2023|author=Nintendo of UK|date=June 21, 2023|publisher=YouTube|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 30, 2024}}</ref> are characters that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''.


Unlike the other characters, their dialogue is fully voiced, and they have separate voice actors in each of the game’s languages. Players have the option to turn either the speech bubbles or spoken dialogue on and off, and can change the language they can talk in. Their design is reminiscent of the {{wp|Brugmansia|angel's trumpet}} flower.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
Talking Flowers first appeared in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''. They are small flowers that talk to the player when approached; the messages they say are small reactions to what is currently ongoing in the level, which may serve as hints. They typically come in a warm yellow color (typically associated with brass instruments), but red and blue varieties also exist. The red variety appears in the Badge Challenges, in [[The Desert Mystery]]'s [[Wonder Effect]], [[Color-Switch Dungeon]], which appears red when the [[ON/OFF Switch]]es are set to "ON" and blue when they are set to "OFF", and also appear in [[The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon]]. Talking Flowers do not appear in any of the [[Castle Bowser]] levels except for [[The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage]], where they have a light-green aura around them and their speech is distorted and higher-pitched so as to fit the level's theme.


According to an interview for Nintendo's Ask the Developer series, the Talking Flowers were a reconfigured version of a concept proposed by producer [[Takashi Tezuka]] where the game would provide live commentary on the player's actions. The original idea was scrapped due to it being too much work to implement, with the Talking Flowers being seen as a more practical alternative that better fit the ''Super Mario'' franchise.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-3/ Ask the Developer Vol. 11, Super Mario Bros. Wonder—Part 3] - Nintendo. Retrieved October 18, 2023.</ref>
Unlike the other characters, their dialogue is fully voiced, and they have separate voice actors in each of the game’s languages. Players have the option to turn either the speech bubbles or spoken dialogue on and off, and can change the language they can talk in. Their design is reminiscent of the {{wp|Brugmansia|angel's trumpet}} and {{wp|Datura|devil's trumpet}} flowers.


==Profiles==
According to an interview for Nintendo's Ask the Developer series, the Talking Flowers were a reconfigured version of a concept proposed by producer [[Takashi Tezuka]] where the game would provide live commentary on the player's actions. The original idea was scrapped due to it being too much work to implement, with the Talking Flowers being seen as a more practical alternative that better fit the ''Super Mario'' franchise.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-3|title=Ask the Developer Vol. 11, ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''—Part 3|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=October 18, 2023}}</ref>
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
A Talking Flower, paired with a blue [[Wonder Flower]], appears as a single, Novice-class {{iw|smashwiki|support spirit}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. It was introduced in the {{iw|smashwiki|Showtime and Wonder Spirits!}} [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] event that began on the same day as ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''{{'}}s release on March 22, 2024. Applying the spirit to a character equips them with a [[Fire Flower]] at the start of a battle. In their spirit battle, 20 tiny, yellow [[Kirby]] puppet fighters that constantly taunt represent the Talking Flowers.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
*'''Trading card bio:''' ''These flowers will chat with Mario and friends to liven up their adventure or give hints.''
*'''Trading card bio:''' ''These flowers will chat with Mario and friends to liven up their adventure or give hints.''
*'''Loading screen tip:''' ''Talking Flowers love to talk. They often spend their days waiting for someone to visit them.''
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
|no=1528
|name=Wonder Flower & Talking Flower
|image=
|series=''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=[[Fire Flower]] Equipped
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}} (version 13.0.2 or later)
|opponents=Tiny [[Kirby]] ×21
|conditions='''Rule:''' [[Assist Trophy]] Enemies ''([[Assist Trophy#Skull Kid|Skull Kid]])''; Item: Fire Flower
*Defeat the main fighter to win
*The enemy has super armor and is hard to launch or make flinch
*Hostile assist trophies will appear
|stage=[[Mushroom Kingdom U]]
|song=Pandemonium
}}


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
{{main|List of Talking Flower quotes}}
{{main|List of Talking Flower quotes}}
*"''Onward and upward!''"
*"''Love that sound!''"
*"''Love that sound!''"
*"''Well, that was something.''"
*"''Well, that was something.''"
*"''Feel like you're missing something?''" (heard in certain stages if the player avoids collecting the [[Wonder Flower]])
*"''Oh! Was it something I said?''" (if the flowers' voice is disabled in the options menu)
*"''Oh! Was it something I said?''" (if the flowers' voice is disabled in the options menu)
*"''Well then.''"


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SMBW Nintendo Live.jpg|Photo-taking area based on ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' at the Nintendo Live event at PAX West 2023
SMBW Nintendo Live.jpg|Photo-taking area based on ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' at the Nintendo Live event at PAX West 2023
SMBW 7 Days.jpg|A Talking Flower featured on a promotion image counting down to ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''{{'}}s release
SMBW 7 Days.jpg|A Talking Flower featured on a promotion image counting down to ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''{{'}}s release
WONDER Thumbnail.png|A variant of a Talking Flower in a pot
SMBW Sanei Talking Flower Plush.jpg|Talking Flower plush manufactured by [[San-ei Co., Ltd.]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*[[Mick Wingert]] (English)
*[[Mick Wingert]] (English)
*Ma Bo Qiang (Mandarin Chinese)
*Ma Bo Qiang (Mandarin Chinese)
*Ewout Eggink (Dutch)
*[[Ewout Eggink]] (Dutch){{footnote|main|1}}
*Jérémy Prévost (both European French and Canadian French)
*Jérémy Prévost (French){{footnote|main|2}}
*Jan Uplegger (German)
*Jan Uplegger (German)
*Paolo De Santis (Italian)
*Paolo De Santis{{footnote|main|3}} (Italian)
*Junji Kitajima (Japanese)
*Junji Kitajima (Japanese)
*Nakyoon Choi (Korean)
*Nakyoon Choi (Korean)
*Luís Barros (European Portuguese, also voiced [[Mario]] in the European Portuguese dub of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''<ref>@CentralComics (March 8, 2023). [https://www.centralcomics.com/super-mario-bros-o-filme-as-vozes-portuguesas/] ''Central Comics''. Retrieved October 20, 2023.</ref>)
*Leandro Hainis (Brazilian Portuguese)
*Leandro Hainis (Brazilian Portuguese)
*[[Luís Barros]]{{footnote|main|4}} (European Portuguese)
*Anton Kobylko (Russian)
*Anton Kobylko (Russian)
*Rafael Parra (European Spanish)
*[[Rafael Parra]]{{footnote|main|5}} (European Spanish)
*Alan Fernando Velázquez (Latin American Spanish)
*Alan Fernando Velázquez (Latin American Spanish)
{{footnote|note|1|Eggink also voiced [[Toad]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip Koopa]] and [[Iggy Koopa|Hop Koopa]] in the Dutch dub of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.}}
{{footnote|note|2|The Canadian French and European French translations both share the same voice actor for the Talking Flowers, despite most dubs and translations of foreign entertainment usually having different dubs for both. Only a handful of lines of dialogue are different between the two translations.}}
{{footnote|note|3|De Santis also voiced [[Young Cricket]], [[Mike]] and [[18-Volt]] in the Italian dub since ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' and [[Rabbid Mario]], [[Sweetlopek]] and [[Alkementor]] in the Italian dub of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''.}}
{{footnote|note|4|Barros also voiced [[Mario]] in the European Portuguese dub of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=@CentralComics|date=March 8, 2023|url=www.centralcomics.com/super-mario-bros-o-filme-as-vozes-portuguesas|title=Super Mario Bros. O Filme: as vozes portuguesas|publisher=Central Comics|language=pt|accessdate=October 20, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{footnote|note|5|Parra also voiced [[Jimmy T]] and [[18-Volt]] in the European Spanish dub since ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''. He also voiced [[Zazz]] in the European Spanish dub since ''Sonic Lost World''.}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
{{Foreign names
|Jap=おしゃべりフラワー<ref>(June 22, 2023). [https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/bffa6bfc-719f-4ac1-bb72-f810a61796fd 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ」完全新作がNintendo Switchに登場。『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』は10月20日発売。] ''Nintendo''. Retrieved June 22, 2023.</ref>
|Jap=おしゃべりフラワー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/bffa6bfc-719f-4ac1-bb72-f810a61796fd|date=June 22, 2023|title=「スーパーマリオブラザーズ」完全新作がNintendo Switchに登場。『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』は10月20日発売。|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref>
|JapR=Oshaberi Furawā
|JapR=Oshaberi Furawā
|JapM=Chatty Flower
|JapM=Chatty Flower
|ChiT=閒聊花花<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/3TCT7LvW5JmSpBZR4WnNnv 《超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇》的最新資訊公開! | TOPICS | 任天堂(香港)有限公司網站] ''Nintendo''. Retrieved June 20, 2023.</ref>
|ChiT=閒聊花花<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/3TCT7LvW5JmSpBZR4WnNnv|title=《超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇》的最新資訊公開! {{!}} TOPICS {{!}} 任天堂(香港)有限公司網站|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=June 20, 2023}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Xiánliáo Huāhuā
|ChiTR=Xiánliáo Huāhuā
|ChiTM=Gossip Flowers
|ChiTM=Gossip Flowers
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|Ita=Fiore parlante
|Ita=Fiore parlante
|ItaM=Talking flower
|ItaM=Talking flower
|Kor=수다쟁이 꽃<ref>"[https://www.nintendo.co.kr/news/article/yH5AqBMPhiG5kJWcCxje4 『슈퍼 마리오브라더스 원더』, 『슈퍼 마리오 RPG』, 『끝내주게 춤춰라 메이드 인 와리오』, 「돌아온 명탐정 피카츄」등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달!]" - ''Nintendo of Korea''. Retrieved June 21, 2023.</ref>
|Kor=수다쟁이 꽃<ref>{{cite|language=ko|url=www.nintendo.co.kr/news/article/yH5AqBMPhiG5kJWcCxje4|title=『슈퍼 마리오브라더스 원더』, 『슈퍼 마리오 RPG』, 『끝내주게 춤춰라 메이드 인 와리오』, 「돌아온 명탐정 피카츄」등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달!|publisher=Nintendo of Korea|accessdate=June 21, 2023}}</ref>
|KorR=Sudajaeng'i Kkot
|KorR=Sudajaeng'i Kkot
|KorM=Talkative Flower
|KorM=Talkative Flower
|Por=Flor Tagarela
|Por=Flor tagarela
|PorM=Chatty Flower
|PorM=Chatty Flower
|Spa=Flor parlante
|Spa=Flor parlante
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}}
}}


==Trivia==
*The European French and Canadian French translations both share the same voice actor for the Talking Flowers, despite most dubs and translations of foreign entertainment usually having different dubs for both. The reason for this is unknown, as the European Spanish and Latin American translations, as well as the European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese translations have different voice actors for all of their translations, which is also traditionally done for those languages as well.
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Flowers]]
[[Category:Flowers]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder species]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder species]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
[[de:Plauderblume]]
[[de:Plauderblume]]
[[it:Fiore parlante]]
[[it:Fiore parlante]]

Latest revision as of 13:42, September 15, 2024

Talking Flower
Artwork of a Talking Flower in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (version 13.0.2, spirit cameo) (2024)
Portrayed by Mick Wingert[1] (English; see Portrayals section for other languages)
“Onward and upward!”
Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Talking Flowers (also spelled in lowercase)[2] are characters that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Talking Flowers first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They are small flowers that talk to the player when approached; the messages they say are small reactions to what is currently ongoing in the level, which may serve as hints. They typically come in a warm yellow color (typically associated with brass instruments), but red and blue varieties also exist. The red variety appears in the Badge Challenges, in The Desert Mystery's Wonder Effect, Color-Switch Dungeon, which appears red when the ON/OFF Switches are set to "ON" and blue when they are set to "OFF", and also appear in The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon. Talking Flowers do not appear in any of the Castle Bowser levels except for The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage, where they have a light-green aura around them and their speech is distorted and higher-pitched so as to fit the level's theme.

Unlike the other characters, their dialogue is fully voiced, and they have separate voice actors in each of the game’s languages. Players have the option to turn either the speech bubbles or spoken dialogue on and off, and can change the language they can talk in. Their design is reminiscent of the angel's trumpet and devil's trumpet flowers.

According to an interview for Nintendo's Ask the Developer series, the Talking Flowers were a reconfigured version of a concept proposed by producer Takashi Tezuka where the game would provide live commentary on the player's actions. The original idea was scrapped due to it being too much work to implement, with the Talking Flowers being seen as a more practical alternative that better fit the Super Mario franchise.[3]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

A Talking Flower, paired with a blue Wonder Flower, appears as a single, Novice-class support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was introduced in the Showtime and Wonder Spirits! spirit event that began on the same day as Princess Peach: Showtime!'s release on March 22, 2024. Applying the spirit to a character equips them with a Fire Flower at the start of a battle. In their spirit battle, 20 tiny, yellow Kirby puppet fighters that constantly taunt represent the Talking Flowers.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

  • Trading card bio: These flowers will chat with Mario and friends to liven up their adventure or give hints.
  • Loading screen tip: Talking Flowers love to talk. They often spend their days waiting for someone to visit them.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#1528 Wonder Flower & Talking Flower
Series/game Super Mario Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Fire Flower Equipped
How to obtain Spirit Board (version 13.0.2 or later)
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Tiny Kirby ×21
Conditions

Rule: Assist Trophy Enemies (Skull Kid); Item: Fire Flower

  • Defeat the main fighter to win
  • The enemy has super armor and is hard to launch or make flinch
  • Hostile assist trophies will appear
Stage Mushroom Kingdom U
Song Pandemonium

Quotes[edit]

Main article: List of Talking Flower quotes
  • "Love that sound!"
  • "Well, that was something."
  • "Feel like you're missing something?" (heard in certain stages if the player avoids collecting the Wonder Flower)
  • "Oh! Was it something I said?" (if the flowers' voice is disabled in the options menu)
  • "Well then."

Gallery[edit]

Portrayals[edit]

  • Mick Wingert (English)
  • Ma Bo Qiang (Mandarin Chinese)
  • Ewout Eggink (Dutch)1
  • Jérémy Prévost (French)2
  • Jan Uplegger (German)
  • Paolo De Santis3 (Italian)
  • Junji Kitajima (Japanese)
  • Nakyoon Choi (Korean)
  • Leandro Hainis (Brazilian Portuguese)
  • Luís Barros4 (European Portuguese)
  • Anton Kobylko (Russian)
  • Rafael Parra5 (European Spanish)
  • Alan Fernando Velázquez (Latin American Spanish)

1 - Eggink also voiced Toad, Hip Koopa and Hop Koopa in the Dutch dub of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
2 - The Canadian French and European French translations both share the same voice actor for the Talking Flowers, despite most dubs and translations of foreign entertainment usually having different dubs for both. Only a handful of lines of dialogue are different between the two translations.
3 - De Santis also voiced Young Cricket, Mike and 18-Volt in the Italian dub since WarioWare Gold and Rabbid Mario, Sweetlopek and Alkementor in the Italian dub of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.
4 - Barros also voiced Mario in the European Portuguese dub of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[4]
5 - Parra also voiced Jimmy T and 18-Volt in the European Spanish dub since WarioWare Gold. He also voiced Zazz in the European Spanish dub since Sonic Lost World.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おしゃべりフラワー[5]
Oshaberi Furawā
Chatty Flower
Chinese (simplified) 闲聊花花[?]
Xiánliáo Huāhuā
Gossip Flowers
Chinese (traditional) 閒聊花花[6]
Xiánliáo Huāhuā
Gossip Flowers
Dutch Babbelbloem[?] Chatter Flower
French Fleur cancan[?] Gossip Flower
German Plauderblume[?] Chat Flower
Italian Fiore parlante[?] Talking flower
Korean 수다쟁이 꽃[7]
Sudajaeng'i Kkot
Talkative Flower
Portuguese Flor tagarela[?] Chatty Flower
Russian Цветочек-болтун[?]
Tsvetochek-boltun
(Little) chatterbox flower
Spanish Flor parlante[?] Talking Flower

References[edit]