Wonder Flower
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It has been suggested that Wonder Effect be merged with this page. (discuss) |
- This article is about the item in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. For Daisy's Offensive Power Shot in Mario Power Tennis, see Wonder Flower (move).
| Wonder Flower | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Effect | Creates a Wonder Effect. |
- “When you touch a Wonder Flower, expect the unexpected! The ground could start moving... or you might turn into something different for example.”
- —Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023
A Wonder Flower[1] is a flower power-up that appears in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. When collected, it activates Wonder Effects, which change some mechanics in the level or transform the player. Every main level has one Wonder Flower, and the Wonder Effect they create always leads to a Wonder Seed. Wonder Flowers come in different colors depending on the world in which they are found, such as blue in Pipe-Rock Plateau, cyan in Fluff-Puff Peaks, red-magenta in Shining Falls, yellow in Sunbaked Desert, green in Fungi Mines, purple in Deep Magma Bog, orange in Petal Isles, and gray with a yellow highlight in the Special World. Once the Wonder Effect's respective Wonder Seed is collected, the Wonder Flower turns gray and transparent. One Wonder Flower also plays a major role in the game's plot, as Bowser arrived in the Flower Kingdom during the opening sequence to steal it, and uses it to merge himself, his Koopa Clown Car, and Prince Florian's Castle together to form a flying fortress in his own likeness.
Concept and creation
The Wonder Flower was conceived as part of an effort to introduce surprising elements that would challenge the player.[2] The original idea was to include items that would warp players to a new area but producer Takashi Tezuka found the idea uninteresting, stating, "If you're still just going to warp to a different area, it's still the same. Why don't you just change where you are right now?"[2] To gather suggestions for effects the Wonder Flower could have, director Shiro Mouri and Tezuka polled the entire development team of Super Mario Bros. Wonder no matter their seniority or role on the project, receiving a little over 2,000 suggestions.[2]
Gallery
Mario holding a blue Wonder Flower
Key art of Super Mario Bros. Wonder
A blue Wonder Flower appearing in a level
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワンダーフラワー[3] Wandā Furawā |
Wonder Flower |
| Chinese (simplified) | 惊奇花 Jīngqí Huā |
Wonder Flower |
| Chinese (traditional) | 驚奇花[4] Jīngqí Huā |
Wonder Flower |
| Dutch | Wonderbloem[6] |
Wonder flower |
| German | Wunderblume |
Wonder Flower |
| Italian | Fiore meraviglia[9] |
Wonder Flower |
| Korean | 원더플라워[5] Wondeo Peullawo |
Wonder Flower |
| Portuguese | Flor fenomenal |
Phenomenal Flower |
| Russian | Чудо-цветок Chudo-tsvetok |
Wonder Flower |
| Spanish | Flor Maravilla |
Wonder Flower |
References
- ^ Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 - Nintendo Switch
- ^ a b c Farokhmanesh, Megan (August 31, 2023). "Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play". Wired. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (June 21, 2023). Nintendo Direct 2023.6.21. YouTube. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ 《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 21, 2023.
- ^ "『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.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Wonder page on nintendo.nl
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