Editing Ice Flower

{{distinguish|Ice Power}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Ice Flower.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of an Ice Flower from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' ([[Super Mario-kun Volume 5|volume 5]]) (1992)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|Ice]] [[Ice Mario|Mario]].
}}
'''Ice Flowers''' are a power-up item in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. When obtained, [[Mario]] becomes [[Ice Mario]] and can throw out [[Ice Ball]]s from his hands that can freeze many enemies during gameplay. Ice Flowers first appeared in games as a [[Bros. Item]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', and later in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', along with other games in the franchise where it has the same function. However, in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Mario or [[Luigi]] gain [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|a different ice form]] when it is collected. They are the icy counterparts of [[Fire Flower]]s.
==History==
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Ice Flower SMkun 5.png|thumb|150px|left|The Star using the Ice Flower on the Firesnakes in volume 5 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Thirteen years prior to its first game appearance, the Ice Flower appears in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 5|volume 5]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', where it is a power-up the [[Star World]] [[star (species)|star]]s are working on, by the time [[Bowser 3]] conquers their labs. Mario's Star companion uses the Ice Flower to save [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] from two [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]s.

[[File:IceFlowerBabyLuigiSMK36.jpg|thumb|A section detailing the appearance of the Ice Flower in volume 36 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
The Ice Flower reappears in [[Super Mario-kun volume 36|volume 36]], which is adapted from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. It becomes [[Baby Luigi]]'s primary form of offense. After the [[Commander Shroob]] destroys the snowman Baby Luigi had built, Baby Luigi pulls out an Ice Flower from the snowman's remains and defeats the Commander Shroob and his [[Support Shroob]]s, while accidentally freezing his other three allies. He then uses a Fire Flower to melt them, scorching Mario in the process.

Baby Luigi then later uses the Ice Flower against Mario, after the four characters were provoked by a [[Tanoomba]] masquerading as them.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
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|image=[[File:M&LPIT Ice Flower.png]] [[File:M&LPIT Ice FlowerMenu.png]] [[File:M&LPIT Ice FlowerShop.png]]
|price=20
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
|ml2=1: ''Quickly press the button of the bro with the big iceball to chuck ice!''<br>2: ''use the baby's button to throw high iceballs and hit flying enemies!''
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In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the effects of an Ice Flower are similar to a [[Fire Flower#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Bro Flower]], but they allow Mario, Luigi, [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] to shoot [[Ice Ball|iceball]]s instead of [[fireball]]s. Ice Flowers can randomly lower the enemies' [[POW-Down|Power]], [[DEF-Down|Defense]], and/or [[SPD-Down|Speed]]. Ice Flowers can also do extra damage to fire enemies, such as [[Blazing Shroob]]s, but they also do extra damage to [[Shroob]] enemies and bosses (with the exception of [[Princess Shroob]]), and to [[Bowser]] and [[Baby Bowser]].
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===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Ice Mario Art - Super Mario Galaxy.png|thumb|left|Ice Mario in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
Ice Flowers reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', specifically in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]], and the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. As of this game, the outermost and middle rings of the flower's head are now blue and cyan, respectively, while the rest are the same colors as the Fire Flower. Ice Flowers turn Mario into [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|Ice Mario]], which lets him cross water and [[lava]] by creating hexagonal platforms of ice wherever he steps on either surface. Additionally, instead of running, Mario can skate about the level, increasing his speed. The music accompanying the ability (which is the [[Fire Flower]]'s theme played in higher notes) speeds up until the Ice Flower's effect ends, in effect serving as a timer.

In [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], the Ice Flower only appears in the [[Wall Jumping up Waterfalls|secret star]]. The mission has the player collect a [[? Coin]], which spawns an Ice Flower. Upon grabbing it, the player then must quickly [[Wall Jump]] up a series of waterfalls to get to the top of the island, where they must make a [[Cataquack]] follow them to the star's location, then have it hurl them into the star.

In [[Freezeflame Galaxy]]'s [[mission]] [[The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr]], the player must use the power-up to jump on a series of fountains leading them to the boss arena, and then defeat [[Baron Brrr]], who requires three [[spin]]s to beat instead of one, unlike a [[Lil' Brr]]. Then, in [[Hot and Cold Collide]], the flower is used at the end of the level to cross lava platforms to get to the star. An Ice Flower is also essential in the [[Purple Coin|purple coin]] mission [[Purple Coins on the Summit]], as it is used in the same fashion as in the Baron Brrr mission.

In [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], the Ice Flower plays a minor role in [[Bubble Blastoff]]. First, the player must light three torches with a [[Fire Flower]], and then an Ice Flower appears to jump on a few fountains with.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Ice Mario Artwork.png|thumb|Ice Mario in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
Ice Flowers reappear once more in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' with the same look from ''Super Mario Galaxy''. Unlike in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', however, they function as they did in their debut game, allowing [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]], and [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]] to launch [[Ice Ball]]s that can freeze enemies and briefly freeze large enemies for a second (certain small enemies such as [[Blooper]]s and [[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]s are exceptions to being frozen for this time period). Ice Flowers can also defeat certain enemies in which Fire Flowers cannot, such as [[Dry Bones]] or [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]]. They can even extinguish the [[Koopalings]]' spells and [[Bowser]]'s fireballs. Ice Flowers are often found in [[Tower]]s and [[Castle]]s. [[Yoshi]]s can grab an Ice Ball thrown by another player or an [[Ice Bro]] and spit it out as a bigger projectile. Unlike Fire Flowers, the Ice Flower cannot damage mid-bosses or bosses.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Ice Flowers reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', retaining their behavior from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They are mainly featured in the level [[Frozen Fuzzies]]. In the level, the player can use it to throw iceballs to freeze [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]], which will allow the player to ride on them to access other areas. 
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===''Mario Party'' series===
Ice Flowers make a minor appearance in two minigames of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', Ice Flowers appear among other items in the puzzle table in [[King Boo's Puzzle Attack]]. In ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', Ice Flowers appear in the minigame [[One-Stop Toad Shop]], where players have to deliver them to [[Toad (species)|Toad]] customers that request them.

===''Mario Tennis Open''===
In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', Ice Flowers appear as the [[Ice Flower Cup]] emblem and its trophy, which has a different design. A tennis racket, uniform, wrist bands, and shoes are designed based on this item and are available for [[Mii]]s to use.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
[[File:IceFlowerPMSS.png|thumb|An Ice Flower as a sticker, as seen in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']]
Ice Flowers appear as [[sticker]]s in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. When used, Mario transforms into Ice Mario and hurls Ice Balls at any ground or low-altitude enemies, freezing them. If the attack depletes their HP, they shatter. [[Shiny Ice Flower|Shiny]] and [[Flashy Ice Flower|Flashy]] variants, which inflict more damage to enemies, also appear. They can be found in several places like [[Bouquet Gardens]] and can be bought at [[Whammino Mountain]]. It can be set as #70 in the [[Sticker Museum]].

====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
Ice Flowers return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' taking the form of a [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Ice Flower|card]] and keeping their appearance from the previous game. They come in normal and big variations, and are found since the very beginning of the game, first appearing in [[Ruddy Road]].  This time, if the enemy's color (or HP) depletes to 0, they will be covered in a ice cube before being shattered into pieces.

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
Ice Flowers return as an item in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', in normal and [[Shiny Ice Flower|Shiny]] forms. They can be used to attack enemies arranged in a straight line.

===''Mario Golf'' series===
Ice Flowers appear in a few games of the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', Ice Flowers appear for item shots, and they let the ball freeze terrain wherever it bounces, similarly to ''Super Mario Galaxy'', letting players bypass water hazards. In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Luigi uses the Ice Flower and transforms himself into Ice Luigi as part of his Special Shot. When the ball hits the ground, it will cause an impact that freezes all nearby balls and the ground. His Special Dash also transforms him and allows him to skate faster and leave a trail of ice behind, reminiscent of ''Super Mario Galaxy''{{'}}s version. The ice from Luigi's Special Shot and Special Dash will make other players slip when walked on. Although Ice Flowers themselves do not appear in Battle Golf, during the Ice Rush event, it freezes the ground for 30 seconds once the event starts.

In ''Mario Golf: World Tour'', there is a golf ball and set of golf clubs are designed after an Ice Flower, and they are available for use by Miis.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKT Ice Mario.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Ice Mario using the Ice Flower]]
In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Ice Flowers cameo as a stylized head and leaf on the posters and track-side banners of the sponsor [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#100% Organic Antifreeze|100% Organic Antifreeze]].

In ''Mario Kart Tour'', the Ice Flower represents the [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]] of [[Toad (species)|Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew)]], [[Shy Guy|Light-blue Shy Guy]], [[Ice Bro]], [[Roving Racers|Blue Koopa (Freerunning)]], [[Penguin Mario|Penguin Luigi]], [[Penguin Mario]], [[Penguin Mario|Penguin Toadette]], [[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|Ice Mario]], [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Aurora)]], and the [[Mii|Ice-Cream, Blooper and Light Blue Mii Racing Suits]]. When deployed, ice balls orbit the player's kart and it lets the user throw three ice balls which freeze opponents solid for a few seconds. Frozen opponents will slowly slide down the track in a straight line. When Ice Flower+ is active, a fourth ice ball is added, allowing the player to use four ice balls as opposed to just three.

While under the effect of an Ice Flower, the player can break out if they manage to enter a [[Frenzy]]. The effect of the Ice Flower can also be advantageous as it makes the player immune to other hazards such as [[Star Thwomp]]s, [[Lightning]], [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]s, [[Super Horn]]s, [[Super Bell]]s, and [[Bullet Bill]]s.
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===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Ice Flowers appear in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as Transformation items that allow the player to transform certain types of enemies into stronger forms. Ice Flowers can be obtained by opening ? Blocks, defeating [[Ice Bro]]s. with a 10+ combo attack, or by winning them in the Lucky ? Blocks game at [[Toad House]]s.

Transforming enemies into stronger forms require a certain amount of Ice Flowers. Transforming [[Hammer Bro]]s. into Ice Bros requires five Ice Flowers. [[Cheep Cheep]]s require four to transform into [[Big Cheep Cheep]]s, and can be transformed even further with six more to transform into [[Cheep Chomp]]s. 

With the game's digital update to version 2.0, four teammates can transform into stronger forms with six Ice Flowers: [[Green Magikoopa]] can transform into Green/[[Blue Magikoopa]]s; Blue Magikoopa can transform into Blue Magikoopas; [[Wendy O. Koopa]] can transform into "Wendy & [[Green Koopa Troopa]]"; and [[Roy Koopa]] can transform into "Roy & Cheep Cheep".

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
Near the end of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', before [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s wedding with [[Bowser]], [[Toad]] hands her a bouquet of flowers with an Ice Flower hidden inside. During the wedding, Peach pulls out the Ice Flower and uses it to freeze Bowser. She then uses it to freeze a pulley system that was lowering caged characters, including [[Luigi]], [[Cranky Kong]], [[Lumalee]], and the [[Penguin King]] into a pool of [[lava]]. After lighting [[King Bob-omb]]'s fuse, causing him to explode, Peach is knocked back by the explosion and loses the Ice Flower's powers.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:IceFlowerTradingCard.png|thumb|150px]]
*'''Trading card bio:''' ''The Ice Flowers turn Mario into his Ice Mario form, which allows him to cross bodies of water and lava! Any liquid that Mario touches while in this form turns into hexagonal platforms that he can walk on and cross great distances. Ice Mario can also freeze waterspouts and waterfalls, which allows him passage to higher elevations.''

====''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
*'''North American website bio:''' ''This power-packed power-up lets you toss ice balls to freeze enemies in their tracks.''
*'''European website bio:''' ''Put your opponents on ice with this bitterly cold blossom. Hit enemies with an Ice Ball to freeze them solid, then hop on top of your handy new platform!''

====''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''====	
*'''North American website bio:''' ''Freeze water and glide across lakes as Ice Mario.''

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
*'''Item description''': ''Use this to throw ice balls at enemies in a straight line.''

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''Tips & Tricks:''' ''Three balls of ice revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to throw them all at once and they'll freeze any kart they hit, causing them to slide.''
*'''Driver info:''' ''Lets you throw three ice balls. Freeze your opponents solid!''
*'''Driver info (Ice Flower+):''' ''Adds another ice ball, allowing you to throw four total!''

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
M&LPIT Ice Flower.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
SMG_IceFlower.jpg|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
PDSMBE-IceFlower.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
Ice Flower PMTOK icon.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
TSMBM Ice Flower.png|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=アイスフラワー
|JapR=Aisu Furawā
|JapM=Ice Flower
|Chi=冰之花
|ChiR=Bīng zhī Huā
|ChiM=Flower of Ice
|Dut=IJsbloem
|DutM=Iceflower
|Fre=Fleur Glaciale / Fleur de Glace
|FreM=Ice Flower
|Ger=Eisblume
|GerM=Iceflower
|Ita=Fiore Ghiaccio <small>(''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'')</small>
|Ita2=Fiore di ghiaccio
|ItaM=Ice Flower
|Ita2M=Ice flower
|Kor=아이스플라워
|KorR=Aiseu Peullawo
|KorM=Ice Flower
|PorA=Flor de gelo
|PorAM=Ice Flower
|PorE=Flor de Gelo
|PorEM=Ice Flower
|Rus=Ледяной цветок
|RusR=Ledyanoy tsvetok
|RusM=Ice Flower
|Spa=Flor de hielo<br>Flor Gélida
|SpaM=Ice Flower<br>Icy Flower
}}

==Trivia==
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|[[List of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team pre-release and unused content|An unused Ice Flower]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''.
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*The Ice Flower is one of the two power-ups from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' that does not return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''; the other being the [[Red Star]]. However, the power-up and a remixed theme can be found in the game's data.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Galaxy_2 ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved January 16, 2017.</ref>
*Blue-colored Fire Flowers resembling Ice Flowers have previously appeared in the slot machine games of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (in the [[Spade Panel]] minigame), ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' (in [[Panic Pinball]] and [[Squared Away]]), and ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' (in [[Dunk Bros.]]). 
*Ice Flowers [[List of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team pre-release and unused content|were meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', but were scrapped for unknown reasons.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Dream_Team ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'']. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved March 5, 2017.</ref>
*In the Super Mario Mash-up ''[[Minecraft]]'', Blue Orchids are replaced by Ice Flowers.

==See also==
*The [[Superball Flower]], an item from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' which turns Mario into [[Superball Mario]].
*The [[Fire Flower]], the opposite of the Ice Flower.
*The [[Penguin Suit]], an item that also produces Ice Balls.

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