Bonneter
| Bonneter | |||
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.png) .png) Female (left) and male (right) Bonneters | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Run (Cappy only; statue cameo) (2017) Super Mario Odyssey (first physical appearance) (2017) | ||
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (cameo) (2023) | ||
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- “Bad days do happen, but you've got to keep a stiff upper brim!”
- —Bonneter,Super Mario Odyssey
Bonneters,[1] orCourteous Bonneters,[2] are a race of ghostly hat-like beings found in the region ofBonneton within theCap Kingdom ofSuper Mario Odyssey. They all haveEerie-like bodies, heads shaped like hats, and big eyes with irises of various colors. As demonstrated byCappy, they can also take on the appearances of other hats, such as theMario Cap, andcapture other beings, both animate or inanimate. Male Bonneters have top hat-shaped heads with a more pronounced eyebrow ridge, while female Bonneters have cloche hat-shaped heads with ribbons and wingtip eyelashes. Cappy and his sister,Tiara, are shaped like a white top hat and a tiara, respectively.
There are two recurring groups ofPower Moons involving Bonneters after the player completesBowser's Moon Wedding:
- The first set of Power Moons have instances in theSand Kingdom,Metro Kingdom,Snow Kingdom,Luncheon Kingdom, andMushroom Kingdom, and all of them start with the phrase "Hat-and-Seek:" These Power Moons are given out by a Bonneter hiding out as hats on a resident of that Kingdom. Their friend or friends have lost track of them when they were traveling and are worried. The Bonneter's eyes are visible from the back of the character's hat, and the player is able to initiate a conversation with that character when they normally cannot. Each time, the Bonneter givesMario a Power Moon after chatting, asking him not to tell their friend or friends. The Metro Kingdom has a second Power Moon provided this way, with a second Bonneter, only available after breaking that kingdom'sMoon Rock. Collecting five out of the six Power Moons of this group unlocks the "Hat-Seeking Missile" achievement when Mario next speaks toToadette.
- The second set of Power Moons involves aBonneter biologist who appears in theWooded Kingdom, theLost Kingdom, the Snow Kingdom, andBowser's Kingdom. He wishes to see anUproot,Tropical Wiggler,Snow Cheep Cheep, orPokio, respectively, so that he can study that enemy. The player has to approach him while capturing that enemy. Afterward, they give Mario a Power Moon. The names of these Power Moons all start with "I Met a..." and end on the name of the enemy. There is aLochlady who wants to see a Lake Cheep Cheep in theLake Kingdom; she provides a Power Moon of this group using the same mechanic.
Bonneters operate aCrazy Cap store in the nearbyCascade Kingdom, being one of the three races to do so in kingdoms other than their own. The Bonneters of Crazy Cap stores have eyes colored to match their role in the store, so the one with the yellow hats have yellow eyes and the one with the purple hats has purple eyes. The Crazy Cap logo also features a design of a Bonneter in the form of a baseball cap, with the double "C"s forming the eyes.
Like many of the supporting characters, Bonneters will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them. This occurs even if Mario has captured the enemy.
While no Bonneters physically appear inThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, a Crazy Cap store with its logo appears inToad Town.
Gallery
Artwork and models
Artwork of Bonneters (Crazy Cap)
Model of a male Bonneter
Model of a female Bonneter
Model of Bonneters
The Crazy Cap logo
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Screenshots
Male Bonneter with yellow eyes
Male Bonneter with green eyes
Male Bonneter with blue eyes
Female Bonneter with yellow eyes
Female Bonneter with green eyes
Female Bonneter with blue eyes
Female Bonneter with purple eyes
Bonneter hidden on aTostarenan
Bonneter hidden on aNew Donker
Bonneter hidden on aShiverian
Bonneter hidden on aVolbonan
Bonneter hidden on aToad
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Derived characters
- See also:Gallery:Cappy
Artwork ofCappy
Artwork of Cappy
Artwork of Cappy (Mario Cap)
Artwork of Cappy (Mario Cap)
Artwork ofTiara
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カブロン人[3] Kaburon-jin | Bonneton People | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 戴布伦人[?] Dài bù lún rén | Bonneton People | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 戴布倫人[?] Dài bù lún rén | Bonneton People | |
| Dutch | Hoedpoorter[?] | Hatporter | |
| French | Chapiforme[?] | Hat-form | |
| German | Chapeau[?] | French word for "hat" | |
| Italian | Tubalese[?] | From "tuba" (top hat) with Italian demonym suffix "-ese" | |
| Korean | 모런인[?] Moreon-in | Bonneton People | |
| Russian | Боннетонец[?] Bonnetonets | From "Bonneton" with Russian inhabitant suffix "-ец" (-ets) | |
| Spanish | Villachisterense[?] | From "Villa Chistera" (Bonneton) with demonym suffix "-ense" |
Notes
- Bonneters resemble and share similarities to tsukumogami, a type of youkai from Japanese folklore.[4]
- According toThe Art of Super Mario Odyssey, developers advanced an idea that Bowser was going to be assisted by an evil Bonneter serving as a villainous version of Cappy, allowing him to capture other characters and objects like Mario, but on later iterations of this idea, this character was replaced with a robotic top hat equipped with mechanical boxing gloves in the final game. Theoriginal concept for the game's final boss battle involved him capturingPrincess Peach and the two transforming into a Bowser-Peach hybrid.
- Dancing Bonneters dance to the speed of the song that the player chooses in theMusic List.[5]
References
- ^In-game brochure for Bonneton
- ^Kazuya Sakai (ed.).The Art of Super Mario Odyssey. First English Edition. Translated byTransPerfect. Milwaukie:Dark Horse, 2019. page 067. ISBN: 978-1-50671-375-5.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集』. Tokyo:ambit (Japanese). ISBN978-4-19-864696-7. Page 67.
- ^The Game Theorists (November 2, 2017).Super Mario Odyssey: The DARK Truth Behind Cappy! | Culture Shock.YouTube. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^Leboy1997 (uploaded on October 16, 2024).I was messing around when I noticed that the Bonnetons with that dance animation dance to the speed of the song that you play. it's really noticeable with the subterranean song.Reddit. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
