Giant sunflower
- Not to be confused withGreat Sunflower.
| Giant sunflower | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sprite fromYoshi's Island DS | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017) | ||
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Giant sunflowers,[1] also referred to simply assunflowers[2] orFlowers,[3] are ascendable platforming objects in theYoshi franchise. They rapidly mature from seeds that fall out of struckWinged Clouds, similar to thevines that grow out of struckblocks in theSuper Mario series. Giant sunflowers support leafy platforms that can bejumped on to reach otherwise inaccessible parts of alevel. The height of the flower varies depending on the level.
History[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
Giant sunflowers, referred to asbeanstalks,[4] are introduced inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. When fully grown, the stalk can support as many as six leafy platforms and supports a cheery, smiling flowerhead with yellow pedals. A beanstalk appears as early asMake Eggs, Throw Eggs, where it is necessary to reach one of the level'sSpecial Flowers. InShy-Guys On Stilts, one beanstalk is necessary to exit the cave. In the forested levelTouch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, a sunflower brings aYoshi to a series of cloud platforms withRed Coins. Beanstalks subsequently appear inThe Baseball Boys,Watch Out For Lakitu,The Cave Of Harry Hedgehog, andMonkeys' Favorite Lake. Beanstalks are unchanged inYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
Yoshi's Island DS[edit]
InYoshi's Island DS, giant sunflowers have paler stems and leaves and a slightly different expression on their flowerheads. They otherwise are indistinguishable from their previous appearance in the firstYoshi's Island in appearance and function. In the levelBa-dum BUM!, aWinged Cloud drops a sunflower seed when struck before it rapidly matures, like in the first game. InHit the M Blocks!, seeds instead fall out of struckM Blocks, and this reflects how sunflowers appear throughout the rest of the game, namely inUnderground Mysteries,Yikes! Boiling Hot!, andSlip Slidin' Away.
Yoshi's Woolly World /Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]
Giant sunflowers appear in the introductory courseYarn Yoshi Takes Shape!, where they materialize in a widepit after a corresponding Winged Cloud is struck. It has only three leaves, but each one is broader than the last. The first sunflower has only three leaves, but the bottommost one is the most broad. There are only three giant sunflowers in this course, each one a different color. The first one has a pastel yellow face and pink pedals. The second has an orange face with yellow pedals, emulating their colors in the first twoYoshi's Island games. The final one has a yellow face and red pedals and is the tallest of the three. The course's finalSmiley Flower is positioned in front of its flowerhead. Collecting all fiveWonder Wools in this level unlocksFlower Yoshi, whose design invokes the giant sunflowers of the level. These are the only giant sunflowers inYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (seed)
Yoshi's Woolly World
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ひまわり[5] Himawari | Sunflower | |
| German | Kletterpflanze[6] | Climbing Plant | |
| Italian | Fiore[7] | Flower |
References[edit]
- ^Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006).Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-5576-5. Page 22, 28, 48, 60, 133, 233.
- ^Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006).Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1-59812-016-6. Page 54.
- ^Williams, Drew (2002).Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1-930206-25-9. Page 33.
- ^Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995).Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 122.
- ^「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ★ヨッシーアイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario: Yossy Island).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 13.
- ^Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995).Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 23.
- ^«Yoshi fiore» – World 1-1 design.Yoshi's Woolly World (Italian).
