Winged Cloud
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Template:Item-infobox Winged Clouds[1], or Question Mark Clouds,[2], appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its Game Boy Advance remake, Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's New Island, and are found in almost every level.
When a Yoshi hits a Winged Cloud with a Yoshi Egg, it disappears and reveals its contents or triggers an effect. Winged Clouds can contain objects such as flowers, five Stars, Extra lives and ! Switches, but sometimes also creates stairs or bridges or makes coins appear instead of revealing an item. There are Winged Clouds that contain even Bandits. When being hit, a Bandit pops out and chases Yoshi around to steal Baby Mario. Due to their function, they can be considered Yoshi's Island's equivalent to ? Blocks.
Winged Clouds reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, and Yoshi's Crafted World, acting the same as in previous games. In Yoshi's Crafted World, there is a variant called a Winged Timer Cloud.
The Winged Cloud Maker[3] is a Special Item that can be won in Bonus Challenges and Mini Battle Games, and it turns every enemy on the screen into a Winged Cloud. These most often contain coins or one star, but can sometimes contain an Extra Life.
Winged Clouds appear in volume 14 of Super Mario-Kun, also providing items when they are hit, such as a blue watermelon. Unlike in the games, however, Yoshi does not need to hit them with an egg to make them spawn items.
Profiles
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- 3DS Virtual Console manual bio (Winged Cloud): "Hit with an egg to receive an item or trigger various special events."
- 3DS Virtual Console manual bio (Winged Cloud Maker): "Turns all enemies on-screen into winged clouds."
Yoshi's Woolly World
- Instruction manual bio: "Hit it with a yarn ball or an enemy to make all sorts of things happen--like revealing a hidden item!"
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
- Instruction manual bio: "Hit it with a yarn ball or an enemy to make all sorts of things happen."
Gallery
Winged Cloud Maker icon in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Winged Cloud in-game.
Mario hitting a Winged Cloud in Super Mario-Kun.
Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi's Woolly World
Names in other languages
Winged Cloud
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハテナ曇[4] Hatena Kumo |
? Cloud |
| French (NOA) | Nuage ailé |
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| German | Flügel-Wolke |
Wing cloud |
| Italian | Nuvoletta Alata |
Small winged cloud |
| Russian | Крылатое облако Krylatoe oblako |
Winged Cloud |
| Spanish | Nube con alas Nube aladas |
Cloud with wings Winged cloud |
Winged Cloud Maker
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | たっぷりハテナ曇[5] Tappuri Hatena Kumo |
Full ? Cloud |
| Spanish | Procesador de nubes aladas |
Winged cloud processor |
