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Torkdrift, also called Mekafuwafuwa-san in Japanese, meaning Mecha Mr. Fluffy (see Spindrift for details), is a robotic flying saucer resembling a flower, and the last Boss to be fought in the Wooded Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. Torkdrift was sent to the Wooded Kingdom to collect more flowers for Bowser and Princess Peach's wedding. It holds a blue Multi Moon that will be dropped once it is defeated.
Physical Appearance[]
Torkdrift resembles a flower. Its eyes sit on stalks and float around throughout its head. The spike on the top of its body allows it to fire a very powerful laser at its opponents. Its shield generators take on the form of blue robotic flowers.
In battle, Torkdrift flips over so it can fire its laser.
Battle[]
Torkdrift vacuums up most of the flowers in the area and initially doesn't mind Mario until he captures an Uproot and and smashes Torkdrift's glass core repeatedly. In battle, Torkdrift attacks by aiming and firing laser beams at Mario. Mario must use the Uproot to smash the three glowing orbs floating around Torkdrift. Once that is done, Torkdrift flips over and Mario is then able to smash Torkdrift's core. It will then launch vertical laser beams that creates energy shockwaves that Mario must vault over while still as an Uproot. Mario must then repeat the whole process two more times. When Torkdrift is defeated, it will explode, releasing all of the stolen flowers and the Multi Moon.
Torkdrift can be fought in a rematch in one of the paintings of the Mushroom Kingdom, but this time the arena is surrounded by four of stacks of three Pulse Beams and Torkdrift will fire its laser at them on purpose to release more shockwaves. Torkdrift's shockwaves will also activate every Pulse Beam at their height.
Name[]
Torkdrift may have earned its name from the term Torque, which refers to the instant access to maximum torque that machines powered by electricity can use, and Drift, referring to its presumable resemblance to a Spindrift.
Other Languages[]
- Japanese: Mekafuwafuwa-san (From Meka (mecha) and Fuwafuwa-san (Mister Fluffy), the Japanese term for Spindrift.)
- Spanish: El Roboflor (From El Róbot (robot) and La Flor (flower). Third declension I-stem noun (Genitive singular Lis Roboflórius)
- Italian: Il Turbofióre (Turboflower; from Turbo (turbo) and Il Fiore (flower), third declension I-stem noun (Genitive singular Lóis Turbofiórius)
Trivia[]
- Torkdrift's Japanese name can literally be translated to Mecha Spindrift. The Spindrifts are flower enemies found in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.