Bonneter
| Bonneter | |||
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.png) .png) Female (left) and male (right) Bonneters | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Run (Cappy only; statue cameo) (2017) Super Mario Odyssey (first physical appearance) (2017) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Cappy only) (2018) | ||
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- “Bad days do happen, but you've got to keep a stiff upper brim!”
- —Bonneter, Super Mario Odyssey
Bonneters,[1] or Courteous Bonneters,[2] are a race of ghostly hat-like beings found in the region of Bonneton within the Cap Kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey. They all have Eerie-like bodies, heads shaped like hats, and big eyes with irises of various colors. As demonstrated by Cappy, they can also take on the appearances of other hats, such as the Mario Cap, and capture other beings, both animate or inanimate. Male Bonneters have top hat-shaped heads with a more pronounced eyebrow ridge, while female Bonneters have cloche hat-shaped heads with ribbons and wingtip eyelashes. Cappy and his sister, Tiara, are shaped like a white top hat and a tiara, respectively.
There are two recurring groups of Power Moons involving Bonneters after the player completes Bowser's Moon Wedding:
- The first set of Power Moons have instances in the Sand Kingdom, Metro Kingdom, Snow Kingdom, Luncheon Kingdom, and Mushroom Kingdom, and all of them start with the phrase "Hat-and-Seek:" These Power Moons are given out by a Bonneter hiding out as hats on a resident of that Kingdom. Their friend or friends have lost track of them when they were traveling and are worried. The Bonneter's eyes are visible from the back of the character's hat, and the player is able to initiate a conversation with that character when they normally cannot. Each time, the Bonneter gives Mario a Power Moon after chatting, asking him not to tell their friend or friends. The Metro Kingdom has a second Power Moon provided this way, with a second Bonneter, only available after breaking that kingdom's Moon Rock. Collecting five out of the six Power Moons of this group unlocks the "Hat-Seeking Missile" achievement when Mario next speaks to Toadette.
- The second set of Power Moons involves a Bonneter biologist who appears in the Wooded Kingdom, the Lost Kingdom, the Snow Kingdom, and Bowser's Kingdom. He wishes to see an Uproot, Tropical Wiggler, Snow Cheep Cheep, or Pokio, respectively, so that he can study that enemy. The player has to approach him while capturing that enemy. Afterward, they give Mario a Power Moon. The names of these Power Moons all start with "I Met a..." and end on the name of the enemy. (There is a Lochlady to wants to see a Lake Cheep Cheep in the Lake Kingdom. She provides a Power Moon of this group using the same mechanic.)
Bonneters operate a Crazy Cap store in the nearby Cascade Kingdom, being one of the three races to do so in kingdoms other than their own. The Bonneters of Crazy Cap stores have eyes colored to match their role in the store, so the one with the yellow hats have yellow eyes and the one with the purple hats has purple eyes.
Like many of the supporting characters, Bonneters will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them. This occurs even if Mario has captured the enemy.
Gallery
Artwork and models
Artwork of Bonneters (Crazy Cap)
Model of a male Bonneter
Model of a female Bonneter
Model of Bonneters
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Screenshots
Male Bonneter with yellow eyes
Male Bonneter with green eyes
Male Bonneter with blue eyes
Female Bonneter with yellow eyes
Female Bonneter with green eyes
Female Bonneter with blue eyes
Female Bonneter with purple eyes
Bonneter hidden on a Tostarenan
Bonneter hidden on a New Donker
Bonneter hidden on a Shiverian
Bonneter hidden on a Volbonan
Bonneter hidden on a Toad
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Derived characters
- See also: Gallery:Cappy
Artwork of Cappy
Artwork of Cappy
Artwork of Cappy (Mario Cap)
Artwork of Cappy (Mario Cap)
Artwork of Tiara
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 戴布伦人[?] Dài bù lún rén |
Bonneton People | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 戴布倫人[?] Dài bù lún rén |
Bonneton People | |
| Dutch | Hoedpoorter[?] | Hatporter | |
| French | Chapiforme[?] | Hat-form | |
| German | Chapeau[?] | French word for "hat" | |
| Italian | Tubalese[?] | From "tuba" (top hat) with Italian demonym suffix "-ese" | |
| Korean | 모런인[?] Moreon-in |
Bonneton People | |
| Russian | Боннетонец[?] Bonnetonets |
From "Bonneton" with Russian inhabitant suffix "-ец" (-ets) | |
| Spanish | Villachisterense[?] | From "Villa Chistera" (Bonneton) with demonym suffix "-ense" |
Trivia
- Bonneters resemble and share similarities to tsukumogami, a type of youkai from Japanese folklore.[4]
- According to The Art of Super Mario Odyssey, developers advanced an idea that Bowser was going to be assisted by an evil Bonneter serving as a villainous version of Cappy, allowing him to capture other characters and objects like Mario, but on later iterations of this idea, this character was replaced with a robotic top hat equipped with mechanical boxing gloves in the final game. The original concept for the game's final boss battle involved him capturing Princess Peach and the two transforming into a Bowser-Peach hybrid.
- Dancing Bonneters dance to the speed of the song that the player chooses in the Music List.[5]
References
- ^ In-game brochure for Bonneton
- ^ Kazuya Sakai (ed.). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey. First English Edition. Translated by TransPerfect. Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 2019. page 067. ISBN: 978-1-50671-375-5.
- ^ 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 67.
- ^ The Game Theorists (November 2, 2017). Super Mario Odyssey: The DARK Truth Behind Cappy! | Culture Shock. YouTube. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Leboy1997 (uploaded on October 16, 2024). I was messing around when I noticed that the Bonnetons with that dance animation dance to the speed of the song that you play. it's really noticeable with the subterranean song. Reddit. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
