Gold Flower
| Gold Flower | |
|---|---|
| |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Golf: World Tour (2014) |
| Effect | Turns Mario into Gold Mario and Luigi into Silver Luigi |
| Variant of | Fire Flower |
Gold Flowers are power-ups that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. 2. They first appear in World 2-1. When one is collected, Mario or Luigi becomes Gold Mario or Silver Luigi, respectively, and is able to shoot Gold Fireballs or silver fireballs that explode and do splash damage when they hit blocks, enemies, or walls. If enemies are hit by the projectiles, they yield a number of coins. These fireballs are capable of taking out stronger enemies that are normally immune to regular fireballs, and they defeat Bowser in one hit. However, the Koopalings still have to be hit three times, and a Boohemoth cannot be defeated at all. Blocks with items are activated when caught in an fireball explosion, and Brick Blocks without items transform into coins. Jumping on stomp-able enemies also gives coins. If Gold Mario or Silver Luigi takes damage, he reverts to his Super form. If Gold Mario or Silver Luigi beats a course, he returns to his Fire form. The Gold Flower has unique sound effects when coming out of a ? Block and when being used to transform, in the same way that the Super Leaf and Mega Mushroom do.
Gold Flowers are fairly uncommon in the game. There are two ways to obtain them aside from the occasional ? Block, both of which add the flower directly to the player's item storage rather than changing the player's form. The player can receive a Gold Flower from Toad if they enter a Yellow Toad House (except in World Star, where Toad provides a Super Star instead). If the player collects all eight Red Coins from Red Rings in Rainbow Courses and Warp Cannons, the player gets a Gold Flower. The Gold Flower has higher priority than most other items, meaning only the Mega Mushroom and the Invincibility Leaf can override the Gold Mario or Silver Luigi form, and collecting a Gold Flower as White Raccoon Mario or White Fox Luigi puts the Gold Flower into the item storage. The only item that can replace a stored Gold Flower is a Super Star granted directly to the item storage.
Gold Flowers have a key role in the Coin Rush mode. After completing the main game, done through completing World 6-
Bowser's Castle, the player starts each pack of courses with a Gold Flower in the item storage. Since the mode is scored for collecting coins, using the Gold Flower in the item storage properly is a critical part of collecting the most coins. If the player chooses to play as White Raccoon Mario, they do not get a Gold Flower in the item storage. The Gold Flower is the focus of the Gold Rush Pack and the three courses within, as all of them contain Gold Flowers.[1] The icon for the pack is a Gold Flower.
Gold Flowers return as usable items for shots in Mario Golf: World Tour. They grant the player one coin for every yard that the ball travels, and they are not effective in putts.
Profiles[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
- North American website bio: "Find this rare flower to turn into Gold Mario, and wield Gold Fireballs that turn almost everything into coins—bricks, Goombas, you name it. Each enemy you stomp on also offers up five coins."
- European website bio: "Grab a Gold Flower to transform into Gold Mario, who can throw Gold Fireballs to turn blocks or enemies into coins! When playing via wireless with a friend, Gold Flowers turn Luigi into Silver Luigi – we always knew he was a sterling chap!"
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of Gold Mario
Gold Mario and Silver Luigi artwork
Gold Mario throwing Gold Fireballs at a Koopa Troopa
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴールドフラワー[?] Gōrudo Furawā |
Gold Flower | |
| Chinese | 金之花[?] Jīn zhī Huā |
Flower of Gold | |
| Dutch | Gouden Bloem[?] | Golden Flower | |
| French | Fleur d'or[?] | Gold flower | |
| German | Gold Blume[?] | Gold Flower | |
| Italian | Fiore dorato[?] | Golden flower | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Flor Dourada[?] | Golden Flower | |
| Russian | Золотой цветок[?] Zolotoy tsvetok |
Golden flower | |
| Spanish | Flor Dorada[?] | Golden Flower |
References[edit]
- ^ "Gold Flowers can be found in all three courses, so be sure to keep an eye out for them." – Nintendo of America (Oct 2, 2012). Nintendo Direct Mini ("1:24"). YouTube. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
