Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)

Power Flower
First appearance	Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
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 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 on the second floor of the Mushroom Castle, but only while Luigi is the active character.

Gallery

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  Balloon Mario

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  Metal Wario

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  Vanish Luigi

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  Yoshi's fire breath

Names in other languages

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
Italian	Fiore Potenza	Power Flower
Korean	파워플라워 Pawo Peullawo	Power Flower

Trivia

• 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.