Volbonan
| Volbonan | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey of blue-green (left) and orange-yellow (right) Volbonans | |||
| Appears in | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) | ||
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- “Welcome! Head to Peronza Plaza for our Cooking Carnival! We prepared our Stupendous Stew for the fest. Thanks to our volcano, it’s never turned out better!”
- —Volbonan, Super Mario Odyssey
Volbonans are fork-like creatures with bluish-green eyes in Super Mario Odyssey. These creatures reside in the Luncheon Kingdom, and their culture revolves around food and cooking. They appear in different bright colors, wearing chef hats and neckerchiefs, and their tines can function as both arms and legs. The Volbonans are experts at cooking Stupendous Stew, which Bowser steals from them to serve at his upcoming wedding with Princess Peach. The Volbonans are menaced by a giant bird named Cookatiel, who takes over making the stew from them.
Some hatless Volbonans can be found stuck in the ground or in walls. Mario can capture those Volbonans with Cappy and use them to shoot himself in the direction the player aims with the left analog stick, flicking him across gaps or up sheer walls. This action is very similar to the one Mario can do with Poles. Some sequences in the game involve flinging him from one captured Volbonan to another. Volbonans are usually more restricted in their movements than Poles, being unable to move horizontally, but this does not apply to those in the Metro Kingdom, which can rotate a full 360° just like Poles.
At the game's finale, in the Moon Kingdom, a few Volbonans can be found in attendance of the wedding between Bowser and Peach. Like other attending members, they were brought forcefully. After the player beats the game, they can be found at the entrance of the Moon Kingdom near the Odyssey and in the start of the Darker Side.
Like many of the supporting characters, Volbonans will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them, regardless of whether Mario has captured the enemy in question or not.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
A tall orange-yellow Volbonan
A short blue-green Volbonan
A captured Volbonan
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Screenshots[edit]
Volbonans
Tall pink-orange Volbonan
Short pink-orange Volbonan
Tall orange-yellow Volbonan
Short orange-yellow Volbonan
Tall yellow-green Volbonan
Tall yellow-green Volbonan
Short yellow-green Volbonan
Tall blue-green Volbonan
Short blue-green Volbonan
Tall purple Volbonan
Short purple Volbonan
Crazy Cap employees
Captured Volbonan
Photos[edit]
Group artwork for the party in order to welcome the candidate staff of 1-UP Studio in 2019
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ボルボーノ人[1][2] Borubōno-jin |
「ボルボーノ」(Borubōno, "Mount Volbono") with the demonymic suffix「 |
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| Chinese (Simplified) | 波尔波诺人[1] Bō'ěrbōnuò Rén (Mandarin) Bōyíhbōnohk Yàhn (Cantonese) |
"波尔波诺" (Bō'ěrbōnuò / Bōyíhbōnohk, "Mount Volbono") with the demonymic suffix "人" (rén / yàhn) | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 波爾波諾人[1] Bō'ěrbōnuò Rén (Mandarin) Bōyíhbōnohk Yàhn (Cantonese) |
「波爾波諾」(Bō'ěrbōnuò / Bōyíhbōnohk, "Mount Volbono") with the demonymic suffix「人」(rén / yàhn) | |
| Dutch | Vorkaniër[1] | From Vorkaanland ("Mount Volbono") and the demonymic suffix -er | |
| French | Frouchotte[1][3] | Portmanteau between frouno ("Volbono") and fourchette ("fork") | |
| German | Schlemmerling[1][4] | The slang Schlemmer ("gourmet" or "glutton"), which composes Schlemmerland ("Luncheon Kingdom"), with the suffix -ling that denotes residency | |
| Italian | Vulcanbonese[1] | Vulcanbon ("Volbono") with the provençal suffix -ese | |
| Korean | 볼보노인[1] Bolbono-in |
"볼보노" (Bolbono, "Mount Volbono") with the demonymic suffix "인" (-in) | |
| Portuguese (European) | Volbonan[5] | - | |
| Russian | Волбонец[1] Volbonets |
Волбоно ("Volbono") with the demonymic suffix -ец (-nets) | |
| Spanish | Delisubiano[1] | Delisubio ("Volbono") with the demonymic suffix -ano |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Capture list (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo.
- ^ 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). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 248.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Guide de Jeu Super Mario Odyssey (French Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (French). ISBN 9788866312628. Page 337.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Super Mario Odyssey: Das offizielle Lösungsbuch (German Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (German). ISBN 978-8-8663127-9-6. Page 337.
- ^ Super Mario PT (3 Oct. 2017). O Monte Volbono é o berço dos Volbonans. Como deves imaginar, levam todos os seus cozinhados muito a sério. #SuperMarioOdyssey. Twitter (European Portuguese). (Archived via Nitter.)
