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[[Image:Flurry.jpg|thumb|right|A Flurry slip-slidding away.]]
{{distinguish|Flurrie}}
Flurries appesred in the icy regions of World 4 in [[Super Mario Bros. 2 | Super Mario Bros. 2's]] [[Subcon]]. These slippery enemies would run along the ice after Mario, but they had low traction on the ice and could easily slip off an edge to its doom. Madame Flurrie's name may have come from this classic enemy.
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMB2_Flurry.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Flurry for ''Super Mario Advance''
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|notable=[[Flaky]]
}}
'''Flurries'''<ref>Stratton, Bryan. ''Super Mario Advance'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 49.</ref> (singular '''Flurry'''; occasionally pluralized '''Flurrys'''<ref>Stratton, Bryan. ''Super Mario Advance'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 7.</ref>) are [[snowman]]-like creatures that first appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' as enemies and soldiers of the [[8 bits]]. They are named after {{wp|flurry|flurries}}, which are brief periods of snowfall.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Flurries are enemies that run along the ice chasing after [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], or [[Toad]]. Like them, they have poor traction on the ice and can slip off of the platform they're on. They only appear in [[World 4 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4]]. In the rare instances that they can be led onto non-icy surfaces, such as the bottom of the second tower in [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-3]], they have perfect traction. In the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Flurries are entirely white, while in the SNES version and other subsequent remakes, they are tinted pink and have blue feet.


[[Category:Enemies]]
====''BS Super Mario USA''====
[[Category:Species]]
In ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'', Flurries make their return and play the same role as in the predecessor. They only appear in the third broadcast, which is also Subcon's icy area.
 
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Flurries make an appearance in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They only appear in the [[World-e]] level [[Treacherous Halls]]. There are two of them, one of which can help Mario or [[Luigi]] pass through the spiky path via standing on their heads, and get a [[1-Up Mushroom]] and/or an [[Advance Coin]]. These Flurries have poor traction no matter what surface they are on.
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
{{quote2|It's them! Princess Toadstool and those two faucet freaks. C'mon, Flaky. Let's tell King Koopa so we can put 'em on ice for good.|Flurry|"[[The Bird! The Bird!]]"}}
[[File:Flurries SMBSS.png|thumb|Two Flurries from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''.]]
Some Flurries occasionally appeared in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where they spoke, despite not having visible mouths. Due to [[Wart]] not appearing on the show, they work for [[Bowser|King Koopa]] here, and one ([[Flaky]]) even had a name. Staying true to the spirit of the games, Flurries appeared only in episodes that are set in snowy environments: the [[Land of Ice]] in "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]", the [[North Pole]] from "[[Koopa Klaus]]", and the [[Thirteen Mushroom Colonies]] in "[[The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming!]]" Unlike in the game, some of them have arms.
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===''Super Mario Adventures''===
A Flurry, alongside a [[Shy Guy]] and [[Snifit]], attends Bowser's wedding to Princess Peach in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic.
{{br}}
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' ''Snow monster. He'll chase you on ice skates.''<ref name=SMB2>''Super Mario Bros. 2'' English instruction booklet. Page 26.</ref>
*'''Instruction booklet bio ([[Super Mario Advance|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''You've got to hurry to avoid these ice-skating snow monsters.''<ref>[https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf ''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet]. Page 11.</ref>
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ナカボン (JP) / Nakabon (EN)
|shusshin=ビースト族
|seikaku=氷のように冷たい
|tojo_gemu=USA
|desc='''<big>かわいらしい雪だるま</big>'''<br>
マリオUSAの氷の世界に出てくる雪だるま。猛スピードでつっこんでくるだけだが、氷の世界は下が滑りやすいので、けっこう手こずるぞ。アメリカ名はフルーリィ。<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#70 Page 141].</ref>
|origin=Beast clan
|disposition=Ice cold
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>A cute snowman</big>'''''<br>
''The snowman appears in the icy world of Mario USA. He just runs into you at high speed, but the icy surface is slippery underneath, so it's quite a challenge. His American name is Flurry.''
}}
 
===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
'''Bio:''' 雪のモンスター。水の上を滑りながら、マリオを追いかけてくる。<ref>''Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section. Page 68.</ref> (''Snow monster. Sliding on the ice, it chases after Mario.'')
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DokiFlurry.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]] Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
NES Flurry.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Super Mario Bros. 2 Flurry.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
World 4-1 SMB2.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Flurry.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Flurry SMB2 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
SMUSA Flurry.png|''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet
SMUSA Flurry Alt.png|''Super Mario USA''
SMB2 Sports Festival Nintendo Power.jpg|Sport Festival-themed artwork featuring ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' from ''[[Nintendo Power]]''
Airport security quiz card.jpg|[[Mario Quiz Cards|Mario Quiz Card]], showing a Flurry with a nose, a mouth and ice skates
World 4-1 SMA Flurries screenshot.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
SMA4 Flurry sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ナカボン<ref name=SMUSA>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAADJ.pdf ''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet]. Page 27.</ref>
|JapR=Nakabon
|JapM=Possibly from「{{ruby|仲|ナカ}}」(''naka'', go-between) and「{{ruby|坊|ボン}}」(''bon'', an affectionate term for boys)<!--"bon" is one of the two spellings of the common "bo" suffix, it is not a typo or anything else. https://www.japandict.com/%E5%9D%8A -->
|Jap2=フラーリ<ref name=SMUSA/>
|Jap2R=Furāri
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Jap3=フルーリィ<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg Page 225].</ref>
|Jap3R=Furūrī
|Jap3M=Alternate transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Chi=那卡邦<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://web.archive.org/web/20170226161109/https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043?red_tag=f0666802113 Ending scene of ''Super Mario Advance''] as localized by [[iQue]]. ''Baidu Tieba''. February 26, 2017, 16:11:09 UTC snapshot via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 3, 2021.</ref>
|ChiR=Nàkǎbāng
|ChiM=From the Japanese name
|Fre=Flurry<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' French instruction booklet|page=30}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|page=51}}</ref>
|Ger=Flurry
|Ita=Flurry<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Italian instruction booklet|page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' Italian instruction booklet|page=38}}</ref>
|Ita2=Piumino<ref>''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', "[[The Bird! The Bird!|Vola! Vola!]]"</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|page=68}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Lil' Feather, also means "duvet", "feather bed", and "feather duster"
|Ita3=Tempestino<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|page=111}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Lil' Storm
|Swe=Flurry{{ref needed}}
}}
 
==Trivia==
*Despite being an enemy in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', Flurry did not receive artwork in the manual until ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.<ref name=SMB2/> This is also the case for [[Tweeter]] and [[Spark]].
*Flurry bears resemblance to [[wikirby:Yuki|Yuki]], a mid-boss from ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Dream Land 3|Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', as they both are short, stubby snowmen without mouths or arms, have two small black eyes, and have similar body shapes, though Yuki lacks feet.
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{SMB2}}
{{TSMBSS animation}}
{{SMB3}}
[[Category:Snowmen]]
[[Category:Super Mario Advance enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 enemies]]
[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! enemies]]
[[de:Flurry]]
[[it:Tempestino]]

Latest revision as of 16:10, March 9, 2024

Not to be confused with Flurrie.
Flurry
Flurry
Artwork of a Flurry for Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Notable members

Flurries[1] (singular Flurry; occasionally pluralized Flurrys[2]) are snowman-like creatures that first appear in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2 as enemies and soldiers of the 8 bits. They are named after flurries, which are brief periods of snowfall.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, Flurries are enemies that run along the ice chasing after Mario, Luigi, Peach, or Toad. Like them, they have poor traction on the ice and can slip off of the platform they're on. They only appear in World 4. In the rare instances that they can be led onto non-icy surfaces, such as the bottom of the second tower in World 4-3, they have perfect traction. In the NES version of Super Mario Bros. 2, Flurries are entirely white, while in the SNES version and other subsequent remakes, they are tinted pink and have blue feet.

BS Super Mario USA[edit]

In BS Super Mario USA, Flurries make their return and play the same role as in the predecessor. They only appear in the third broadcast, which is also Subcon's icy area.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Flurries make an appearance in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. They only appear in the World-e level Treacherous Halls. There are two of them, one of which can help Mario or Luigi pass through the spiky path via standing on their heads, and get a 1-Up Mushroom and/or an Advance Coin. These Flurries have poor traction no matter what surface they are on.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

“It's them! Princess Toadstool and those two faucet freaks. C'mon, Flaky. Let's tell King Koopa so we can put 'em on ice for good.”
Flurry, "The Bird! The Bird!"

Some Flurries occasionally appeared in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where they spoke, despite not having visible mouths. Due to Wart not appearing on the show, they work for King Koopa here, and one (Flaky) even had a name. Staying true to the spirit of the games, Flurries appeared only in episodes that are set in snowy environments: the Land of Ice in "The Bird! The Bird!", the North Pole from "Koopa Klaus", and the Thirteen Mushroom Colonies in "The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming!" Unlike in the game, some of them have arms.

Super Mario Adventures[edit]

A Flurry, alongside a Shy Guy and Snifit, attends Bowser's wedding to Princess Peach in the Super Mario Adventures comic.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance[edit]

  • Instruction booklet bio: Snow monster. He'll chase you on ice skates.[3]
  • Instruction booklet bio (Game Boy Advance version): You've got to hurry to avoid these ice-skating snow monsters.[4]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ナカボン (JP) / Nakabon (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん ビースト族 Place of origin Beast clan
性格せいかく 氷のように冷たい Disposition Ice cold
登場とうじょうゲーム USA Game appearances USA
かわいらしい雪だるま

マリオUSAの氷の世界に出てくる雪だるま。猛スピードでつっこんでくるだけだが、氷の世界は下が滑りやすいので、けっこう手こずるぞ。アメリカ名はフルーリィ。[5]

A cute snowman

The snowman appears in the icy world of Mario USA. He just runs into you at high speed, but the icy surface is slippery underneath, so it's quite a challenge. His American name is Flurry.

Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Bio: 雪のモンスター。水の上を滑りながら、マリオを追いかけてくる。[6] (Snow monster. Sliding on the ice, it chases after Mario.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ナカボン[7]
Nakabon
フラーリ[7]
Furāri
フルーリィ[8]
Furūrī
Possibly from「ナカ」(naka, go-between) and「ボン」(bon, an affectionate term for boys)

Transliteration of the Super Mario Bros. 2 name

Alternate transliteration of the Super Mario Bros. 2 name

Chinese 那卡邦[9]
Nàkǎbāng
From the Japanese name

French Flurry[10][11]
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German Flurry
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Italian Flurry[12][13]
Piumino[14][15]
Tempestino[16]
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Lil' Feather, also means "duvet", "feather bed", and "feather duster"
Lil' Storm
Swedish Flurry[citation needed]
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Trivia[edit]

  • Despite being an enemy in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Flurry did not receive artwork in the manual until Super Mario Bros. 2.[3] This is also the case for Tweeter and Spark.
  • Flurry bears resemblance to Yuki, a mid-boss from Kirby's Dream Land 3, as they both are short, stubby snowmen without mouths or arms, have two small black eyes, and have similar body shapes, though Yuki lacks feet.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Bryan. Super Mario Advance Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 49.
  2. ^ Stratton, Bryan. Super Mario Advance Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 7.
  3. ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 2 English instruction booklet. Page 26.
  4. ^ Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet. Page 11.
  5. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 141.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section. Page 68.
  7. ^ a b Super Mario USA instruction booklet. Page 27.
  8. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 225.
  9. ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). Ending scene of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Baidu Tieba. February 26, 2017, 16:11:09 UTC snapshot via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 French instruction booklet. Page 30.
  11. ^ Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet. Page 51.
  12. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian instruction booklet. Page 26.
  13. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian instruction booklet. Page 38.
  14. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, "Vola! Vola!"
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 68.
  16. ^ Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet. Page 111.