Turnip
| Turnip | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork fromCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker | |||
| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988,Super Mario franchise) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Vegetable | ||
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Turnips in theSuper Mario franchise arevegetables that are usually used for defense. They first appear inYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and itsWestern counterpart,Super Mario Bros. 2.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2 /Super Mario Advance[edit]
Turnips inSuper Mario Bros. 2 and itsremake are objects planted in the ground everywhere inSubcon, especially grassy regions, and can be picked up and thrown at enemies to defeat them. TheDream Machine can also produce turnips which can be used as weapons for the player to damage Wart.
InSuper Mario Advance, giant turnips calledGiant Vegetables can hit more enemies due to their bigger size, but take longer to pull out.
BS Super Mario USA[edit]
Turnips inBS Super Mario USA are functionally identical to their appearance inSuper Mario Bros. 2. Giant turnips are thrown by Princess Peach from off-screen during certain intervals of the voice drama. It can take out any enemy except for the end bosses of each world and Wart but can also do damage to the player. Giant black turnips with angry faces are also thrown from off-screen but by the bad guys.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Ripe and unripe turnips inSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 can appear when using theBlue Green Switch, whosee-Reader card simply refers to them as "vegetables." Turnips inWorld-e appear in several levels, namelyVegetable Volley,The ol' Switcheroo,A Sky-High Adventure,Ice Cubed,Ground Work andTreacherous Halls. Giant turnips also return fromSuper Mario Advance. Turnips cannot be picked up byFrog Mario.
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
Turnips appear inSuper Mario Odyssey, in theLuncheon Kingdom. They universally do not have faces in this game, and the leaves are taller than in other games. Only Mario's companionCappy can pull a Turnip from the ground, traditionally by using theCap Throw on one. Mario can pick up and hold it above his head, then throw it. While similar to prior games, turnips followSuper Mario Odyssey's rules on throwable objects: they are thrown in an arc and land on the ground without breaking or falling through. Mario can also bounce off a turnip on the ground. Turnips can be thrown into large pots ofStupendous Stew, usually seen inPeronza Plaza, which grants Mariocoins. AVolbonan near one such pot requests that Mario do this.
There are also three golden turnips. When these turnips are thrown into the stew, Mario receives aPower Moon. The Power Moons tied to this are calledGolden Turnip Recipe 1,Golden Turnip Recipe 2, andGolden Turnip Recipe 3. This means unlike the mechanically similarseeds, learning the name of the Power Moon fromTalkatoo does not hint at where Mario must go to find the turnips.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
- Main article:Vegetable (move)
Turnips (referred to as simply "vegetables" inSuper Smash Bros. Melee'strophy description) in theSuper Smash Bros. series are part ofPeach's down special move, originating fromSuper Smash Bros. Melee, where she picks up turnips and using them as projectiles. The facial expression of the turnip determines thedamage andknockback it causes, such as how winking turnips deal more damage and knockback than their smiling counterparts. The strongest variety of turnip, the sick turnip, is rare, but extremely powerful. Her returning appearances inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate all feature the same move.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate introducesDaisy as a playable character, with an identical moveset to Peach, including Vegetable.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Ripe and unripe turnips inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story andits remake are two of the three possible objects thatWiggler can pull out during his boss fight, after watering the garden. In the original game, they resemble the original turnips seen inSuper Mario Bros. 2; in the remake, they use their design fromCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Turnips in both theMinion Quest: The Search for Bowser side-game ofMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions and theBowser Jr.'s Journey side-game ofMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey are thrown byShy Guys to attack their targets; furthermore, a larger turnip is thrown by Shy Guys during theirSpecial Skill, Throw the Fight.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
A turnip inWarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase is the object used by Mario in themicrogameMario Adv. to defeat an enemy.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Planted turnips inMario Kart 7 andMario Kart Tour appear in theShy Guy Bazaar course. A Turnip in theMario Kart 8 DeluxeBooster Course Pass is the emblem representing theTurnip Cup.
InMario Kart World, patches of Turnips also appear in the region aroundMoo Moo Meadows. These Turnips can be uprooted when driven into, sometimes dropping aDash Mushroom.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
Turnips inCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker and itsports are objects that can be plucked fromPluck Patches byCaptain Toad orToadette and then thrown to attack enemies. They award onecoin when they hit a surface or an enemy. Turnips can also be used to unlock or discover new pathways by throwing them at obstacles such as POW blocks. In the minecart levels of the game, Captain Toad rides a minecart full of turnips that can be thrown in many angles at his surrounding environment. Some levels also containturnip-shooting cannons, starting withTurnip Cannon Jungle. Additionally, Captain Toad can throw turnips atSuper Gems to obtain them without having to grab them himself.
Giant turnips also return fromSuper Mario Advance during the boss battle againstWingo. At the end of the battle, the final giant turnip thrown at Wingo by Captain Toad causes the bird boss to accidentally swallow the massive vegetable and become too bloated to fly, resulting in Captain Toad's victory.
Minecraft[edit]
Turnips in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack ofMinecraft replacepotatoes.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
- Main article:Turnip (Thing)
A turnip inPaper Mario: Color Splash is aThing that appears in the entrance of theSacred Forest, blocking theWarp Pipe to the rest of the course. All eleven members of the yellowRescue Squad must be found in order to pull it free. When it is used in battle, it will become sliced and the slices will shred the enemies (and the screen), like theScissors Thing inPaper Mario: Sticker Star.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
Turnips inPaper Mario: The Origami King are mentioned inMusée Champignon's description for theBlack Shy Guy, which states that it likes to throw turnip-like objects.
Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]
A large turnip inYoshi's Crafted World is acraft inMonty-Mole-B-Gone and one of the six souvenir hunt requests from theOrigami GardensBlockafeller.
Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]
Turnips inMario Golf: Super Rush are thrown by Toadette during her special dash, Turnip-Toss Dash.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
In a promotional clip forThe Super Mario Bros. Movie,Toad is shown fighting off aGoomba by throwing random items out of his backpack at it, one of which is a turnip.[1]
Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]
InDonkey Kong Bananza,Donkey Kong is able to pull turnips out of the ground to find items such asBanandium Chips,gold, or certain types ofchunks.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Trophy Vegetable | ||
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| Game/move: Super Mario Bros. 2 10/88 | ||
| These vegetables, which first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2, can be plucked from the ground and hurled at enemies. Unlike regular veggies, they often sport eyes or even faces; in fact, when Princess Peach plucks them from the ground to use as projectiles, the expressions on their faces dictate how much damage they'll do. | ||
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
Pluck one out of the ground and carry it around, and then throw it at things.
- English:
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2 sprite
Super Mario Bros. 2 artwork
Sport Festival-themed artwork featuringSuper Mario Bros. 2 fromNintendo Power
Super Mario All-Stars artwork
Super Mario All-Stars sprite
Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6: Take down Wart!
Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6: Take down Wart!
Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6: Take down Wart!
Super Mario Adventure Game Picture Book 1: Take out Wart's Gang
BS Super Mario USA sprite (giant)
BS Super Mario USA black sprite (giant)
Super Mario Advance artwork
Super Mario Advance sprite (giant)
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 sprite (unripe)
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 sprite
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 sprite (giant)
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Vegetable Volley)
Peach using her Vegetable move inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (unripe)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (giant)
The turnip sprite fromWarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
Mario throwing a vegetable at aShy Guy inWarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
A giant turnip fromCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Concept art forCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker
A regular turnip, a turnip sprout, and a golden turnip inSuper Mario Odyssey
Model of a golden turnip fromSuper Mario Odyssey
Mario carrying a regular turnip inSuper Mario Odyssey
Mario carrying a golden turnip inSuper Mario Odyssey
Holiday artwork for theNintendo Switch /Nintendo 3DS port ofCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (giant)
Turnip craft fromYoshi's Crafted World
One of the pins for theSuper Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary
LEGOSuper Mario
Mario Kart World
Mario Kart World (sticker)
Mario Kart World (sticker)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カブ[?] Kabu | Turnip | |
| 野菜[?] Yasai | Vegetable | ||
| Chinese(Simplified) | 大头菜[?] Dàtóucài | Turnip | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 大頭菜[?] Dàtóucài | Turnip | |
| Dutch | Knol[?] | Turnip | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker |
| Knolraap[?] | |||
| French(Canadian) | Navet[?] | Turnip | |
| German | Rübe[?] | Turnip | |
| Italian | Rapa[?] | Turnip | |
| Portuguese | Nabo[?] | Turnip | |
| Russian | Овощ[?] Ovoshch | Vegetable | |
| Spanish | Nabo[2] | Turnip |
References[edit]
- ^Puffen (March 20, 2023).Toad fights goombas New Super Mario Movie Ad.YouTube. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^Guía Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Spanish guide.www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).
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