Talkatoo
| Talkatoo | |
|---|---|
Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey | |
| Species | Parrot |
| Appears in | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) |
- “What is the secret you're seeking? I know it, I know it, ha HA! I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (random name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!”
- —Talkatoo, Super Mario Odyssey
Talkatoo is a character in Super Mario Odyssey. It is a yellow parrot wearing a brown explorer's hat. It appears in every kingdom except for the Dark Side and Darker Side, but it does not appear before the player completes "Multi Moon Atop the Falls" in the Cascade Kingdom.
Talkatoo gives the player the names of uncollected Power Moons when consulted. This adds the name of the Power Moon to the Power Moon List, and it marks that row with a Talkatoo icon. Talkatoo can provide only three such clues at a time for each kingdom; talking to Talkatoo again while this limit is met means Talkatoo repeats a name it has already provided. Obtaining the Power Moon removes Talkatoo's icon from the entry in the Power Moon List and frees up another slot for a hint. Once Mario has collected every Power Moon in a kingdom, Talkatoo does not provide any more hints for that kingdom.
During the fight against Mollusque-Lanceur, Talkatoo only squawks in fear and does not provide hints when prompted.
Quotes[edit]
- "Scary, scary! Buh-gawkk!"
- "No more hints here, scra-CAW! ♪ No more hints."
- "Scrrrrraaaaw?!"
Gallery[edit]
Model
Map / dialogue sprite
Screenshot of Talkatoo in the Cascade Kingdom
Screenshot of Talkatoo in the Cascade Kingdom
Screenshot of Talkatoo at the Sand Kingdom
Screenshot of Talkatoo in the Metro Kingdom
Naming[edit]
"Talkatoo" is a portmanteau of "talk" (or potentially "talkative") and "cockatoo."
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Odyssey | ObjectData/Poetter.szs | Poetter | - |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒント鳥[1][2] Hinto Tori |
Hint Bird | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 提示鸟[1] Tíshì Niǎo (Mandarin) Tàihsih Níuh (Cantonese) |
Hint Bird | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 提示鳥[1] Tíshì Niǎo (Mandarin) Tàihsih Níuh (Cantonese) |
Hint Bird | |
| Dutch | Talkatoo[1] | - | |
| French | Perrotruc[1] | Portmanteau between perrot ("parrot") and truc ("trick", "point", or "move") | |
| German | Schnackehlchen[1] | Portmanteau between schnacken ("to chat") and Rotkehlchen ("European robin") | |
| Italian | Chiacchierotto[1] | From chiacchierare ("to chat") and the diminutive suffix -otto | |
| Korean | 힌트새[1] Hinteu Sae |
Hint Bird | |
| Russian | Поболтайчик[1] Poboltaychik |
Portmantaeu between поболтать (poboltat', "to chat") and птенчик (ptenchik, "chick" or "small bird") | |
| Spanish | Cotorrete[1] | From cotorra, a common name for several small species of parrot, and the diminutive suffix -ete |
Notes[edit]
- If Cappy flies near Talkatoo, it will squawk endlessly until Cappy moves away.
- Mario refers to Talkatoo as one of his friends, along with Captain Toad (referred to as "Toad"), Princess Peach, Pauline, and Cappy in the Play Nintendo YouTube series Mario Reads Your Letters.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j In-game name displayed during dialogue from Super Mario Odyssey (stored internally under
SystemMessage/CharacterName/Hint_Bird). - ^ 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 69.
- ^ Play Nintendo. (December 22, 2017). "Mario Reads Your Letters — Episode 2". YouTube. Accessed May 7, 2022.