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The '''Bonneters'''<ref>''[[Cap Kingdom#Brochure details|In-game brochure for Bonneton]]''</ref> 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.
The '''Bonneters'''<ref>[[Cap Kingdom#Brochure details|In-game brochure for Bonneton]]</ref> 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 post-game quests involving Bonneters after the player defeats [[Bowser]] in the [[Moon Kingdom]]:
There are two recurring post-game quests involving Bonneters after the player defeats [[Bowser]] in the [[Moon Kingdom]]:
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*The second quest involves a [[Bonneter biologist]] who appears in the [[Wooded Kingdom]], [[Lost Kingdom]], Snow Kingdom, and [[Bowser's Kingdom]], and will require the player to approach it while capturing an [[Uproot]], [[Tropical Wiggler]], [[Snow Cheep Cheep]], and [[Pokio]] respectively to gain a Power Moon.
*The second quest involves a [[Bonneter biologist]] who appears in the [[Wooded Kingdom]], [[Lost Kingdom]], Snow Kingdom, and [[Bowser's Kingdom]], and will require the player to approach it while capturing an [[Uproot]], [[Tropical Wiggler]], [[Snow Cheep Cheep]], and [[Pokio]] respectively to gain a Power Moon.


Like many of the supporting characters, Bonneters will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them, regardless whether Mario has captured the enemy in question or not.
Male Bonneters also play a role in the Hat-and-Seek Power Moon missions recurring throughout different kingdoms, in which Mario must find the Bonneter hiding on an NPC's head in the kingdom.
 
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.
 
Like many of the supporting characters, Bonneters will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them, regardless of whether Mario has captured the enemy in question or not.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Bonneters resemble and share similarities to tsukumogami, a type of youkai from Japanese folklore.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrRW8JHxEss</ref>
*The Bonneters resemble and share similarities to tsukumogami, a type of youkai from Japanese folklore.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrRW8JHxEss</ref>
*They are one of the 3 races who open [[Crazy Cap]] in kingdoms other than their own. In their case they go to the [[Cascade Kingdom]], which is relatively close by.
*All of the Hat & Seek moons, as well as the Bonneter Biologist moons, only involve male Bonneters.
*According to the book ''The Art of Super Mario Odyssey'', originally, 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 was replaced with a robotic top hat equipped with mechanical boxing gloves in the final game. The [[:File:Peach Bowser Concept TAoSMO.jpg|original concept for the game's final boss battle]] involved him Capturing Peach and the two transforming into a Bowser-Peach hybrid.
*According to the book ''The Art of Super Mario Odyssey'', originally, 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 was replaced with a robotic top hat equipped with mechanical boxing gloves in the final game. The [[:File:Peach Bowser Concept TAoSMO.jpg|original concept for the game's final boss battle]] involved him Capturing Peach and the two transforming into a Bowser-Peach hybrid.



Revision as of 08:27, December 26, 2019

Template:Species-infobox Template:Quote2 The Bonneters[1] 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 post-game quests involving Bonneters after the player defeats Bowser in the Moon Kingdom:

Male Bonneters also play a role in the Hat-and-Seek Power Moon missions recurring throughout different kingdoms, in which Mario must find the Bonneter hiding on an NPC's head in the kingdom.

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.

Like many of the supporting characters, Bonneters will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them, regardless of whether Mario has captured the enemy in question or not.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カブロン人
Kaburon-jin
Bonneton People

Chinese 戴布伦人 (Simplified)
戴布倫人 (Traditional)
Dài bù lún rén
Bonneton People

Dutch Hoedpoorter
Hatporter
German Chapeau
From chapeau (French for 'hat')
Italian Tubalese
From tuba (top hat)
Korean 모런인
Moreon'in
Bonneton People

Russian Боннетонец
Bonnetonets
Bonneter

Spanish Villachisteriense
From Villa Chistera (Bonneton)

Trivia

  • The Bonneters resemble and share similarities to tsukumogami, a type of youkai from Japanese folklore.[2]
  • According to the book The Art of Super Mario Odyssey, originally, 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 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 Peach and the two transforming into a Bowser-Peach hybrid.

References