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|image=[[File:SMS Artwork Wind Spirit.png|100px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
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'''Wind Spirits'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 18.</ref> (also known as '''Gusts'''<ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide, page 7.</ref> or '''Cyclos'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/M7LQb Archived] August 12, 2022 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>) are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Their appearance is similar to a bluish-white square with an afterimage effect and surrounded by some winds. When [[Mario]] is on a high place, a Wind Spirit forms. It first spins around Mario, then suddenly stops and charges him. If it hits him, Mario usually gets knocked off the platform. Wind Spirits can be temporarily dispatched using [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] and defeated using a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi's]] tongue. Wind Spirits yield a single [[coin]] upon defeat.
'''Wind Spirits'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=18|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> (also known as '''Gusts'''<ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide|page=7|publisher=BradyGAMES|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|date=2002}}</ref> or '''Cyclos'''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal|language=en|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233320/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en}}</ref>) are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Their appearance is similar to a bluish-white square with an afterimage effect and surrounded by some winds. When [[Mario]] is on a high place, a Wind Spirit forms. It first spins around Mario, then suddenly stops and charges him. If it hits him, Mario usually gets knocked off the platform. Wind Spirits can be temporarily dispatched using [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] and defeated using a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi's]] tongue. Wind Spirits yield a single [[coin]] upon defeat.


==Locations==
Wind Spirit appear in various courses. In [[Bianco Hill]]s, Wind Spirits appear in the village during [[Red Coins of Windmill Village|Episode 4]] and on the windmill tops in [[The Red Coins of the Lake|Episode 8]]. In [[Ricco Harbor]], Wind Spirits appear in all [[mission|episodes]]. In [[Pianta Village]], Wind Spirits appear at the bridge in [[The Goopy Inferno|Episodes 3]], [[Secret of the Village Underside|5]], and [[Shadow Mario Runs Wild|7]]. Additionally, episode 3 has Wind Spirits at the [[Mushroom Platform]]s and episode 7 has some near [[Shadow Mario]]'s [[graffiti|M Graffiti]].
*[[Bianco Hills|Windmill Village]] &ndash; [[Red Coins of Windmill Village|Episode 4]]
*[[Bianco Hills|Bianco Windmill Tops]] &ndash; [[The Red Coins of the Lake|Episode 8]]
*[[Ricco Harbor]] &ndash; all episodes
*[[Pianta Village|Pianta Village Bridge]] &ndash; [[The Goopy Inferno|Episode 3]], [[Secret of the Village Underside|Episode 5]], and [[Shadow Mario Runs Wild|Episode 7]]
*[[Pianta Village|Pianta Village Mushroom Platforms]] &ndash; Episode 3
*Near [[Shadow Mario]]'s ''M''{{'}}s of Pianta Village &ndash; Episode 7


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMS Artwork Wind Spirit.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
SMS Wind Spirit.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=かぜくん<ref>Shogakukan. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [https://i.imgur.com/cR55rqr.jpg Page 18.]</ref>
|Jap=かぜくん<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/cR55rqr.jpg 18]}}</ref>
|JapR=Kaze-kun
|JapR=Kaze-kun
|JapM=Wind-{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}; compare [[Bone Twister#Names in other languages|Bone Twister]]
|JapM=Wind-{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}; compare [[Bone Twister#Names in other languages|Bone Twister]]
|Fre=Ventu<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]'', pag. 99</ref>
|Fre=Ventu<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|page=99}}</ref>
|FreM=From "vent" (wind) and the French adjective-forming suffix "-u"
|FreM=From ''vent'' ("wind") and the French adjective-forming suffix ''-u''
|Ger=Wind-Geist
|Ger=Wind-Geist
|GerM=Wind Spirit
|GerM=Wind Spirit
|Ita=Spirito del vento<ref>Italian Prima's official strategy guide ''Super Mario Sunshine'', page 13.</ref><br>Spirito del Vento<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopdia]]''; pag. 99</ref>
|Ita=Spirito del vento<ref>{{cite|title=Italian Prima's official strategy guide ''Super Mario Sunshine''|page=13}}</ref>
|Ita2=Spirito del Vento<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopdia]]''|page=99}}</ref>
|ItaM=Wind Spirit
|ItaM=Wind Spirit
|Ita2M=Wind Spirit
}}
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Revision as of 16:38, May 24, 2024

Not to be confused with Gusty.
Wind Spirit
Artwork of the Wind Spirit enemy in Super Mario Sunshine.
Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variants
Comparable

Wind Spirits[1] (also known as Gusts[2] or Cyclos[3]) are enemies in Super Mario Sunshine. Their appearance is similar to a bluish-white square with an afterimage effect and surrounded by some winds. When Mario is on a high place, a Wind Spirit forms. It first spins around Mario, then suddenly stops and charges him. If it hits him, Mario usually gets knocked off the platform. Wind Spirits can be temporarily dispatched using FLUDD and defeated using a Yoshi's tongue. Wind Spirits yield a single coin upon defeat.

Wind Spirit appear in various courses. In Bianco Hills, Wind Spirits appear in the village during Episode 4 and on the windmill tops in Episode 8. In Ricco Harbor, Wind Spirits appear in all episodes. In Pianta Village, Wind Spirits appear at the bridge in Episodes 3, 5, and 7. Additionally, episode 3 has Wind Spirits at the Mushroom Platforms and episode 7 has some near Shadow Mario's M Graffiti.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese かぜくん[4]
Kaze-kun
Wind-kun; compare Bone Twister
French Ventu[5] From vent ("wind") and the French adjective-forming suffix -u
German Wind-Geist[?] Wind Spirit
Italian Spirito del vento[6] Wind Spirit
Spirito del Vento[7]

References

  1. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 18.
  2. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 7.
  3. ^ English Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)
  4. ^ 2015. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 18.
  5. ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia. Page 99.
  6. ^ Italian Prima's official strategy guide Super Mario Sunshine. Page 13.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopdia. Page 99.