Talkatoo
| Talkatoo | |
|---|---|
| |
| Species | Parrot |
| First appearance | 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: (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 yellow parrot wearing a brown explorer's hat from Super Mario Odyssey. It appears across multiple kingdoms and likes to gives names of Power Moons to Mario when consulted. Talkatoo's message consists of this recurring sentence: "I can't tell you, but I'll give you a clue: (name of the Power Moon) ♪ It's hiding somewhere and no peeking! ♪ Go find it, go find it, scra-CAW!". During the fight against Mollusque-Lanceur, Talkatoo merely squawks in fear.
Its name is a portmanteau of "talk" and "cockatoo."
QuotesEdit
- "Scary, scary! Buh-gawkk!" - Super Mario Odyssey
- "No more hints here, scra-CAW! ♪ No more hints." - Super Mario Odyssey
- "Scrrrrraaaaw?!" - Super Mario Odyssey
GalleryEdit
Screenshot of Talkatoo at the Cascade Kingdom
Screenshot of Talkatoo at the Cascade Kingdom
Screenshot of Talkatoo at the Sand Kingdom
Screenshot of Talkatoo in New Donk City of Metro Kingdom.
3D model of Talkatoo
Additional namesEdit
Internal namesEdit
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Odyssey | ObjectData/Poetter.szs | Poetter | - |
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒント鳥 Hinto Tori |
Hint Bird |
| Chinese | 提示鳥 Tíshì Nǐao |
Hint Bird |
| Dutch | Talkatoo | - |
| French | Perrotruc | From "perroquet" (parrot) and "truc" (a slang term for "thingy") |
| German | Schnackehlchen | From "schnacken" (a colloquialism for "to speak") and "Rotkehlchen" (European robin) |
| Italian | Chiacchierotto | An alternate diminutive of "chiacchierare" (to chat) |
| Korean | 힌트새 Hinteu Sae |
Hint Bird |
| Russian | Поболтайчик Poboltaychik |
Diminutive of "поболтать" (poboltat, a colloquialism for "to chat") |
| Spanish | Cotorrete | Dimimutive of "cotorra" (parrot) |
TriviaEdit
- 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 as "Toad"), Princess Peach, Pauline, and Cappy in the Play Nintendo YouTube series "Mario Reads Your Letters".[1]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Play Nintendo. (December 22, 2017). "Mario Reads Your Letters — Episode 2". YouTube. Accessed May 7, 2022.