Isle Delfino

Isle Delfino is a tropical paradise island and vacation resort inhabited by Piantas, Nokis, Yoshis, Sunflower Kids, and Raccoons. Alongside the smaller Pinna Island, it resembles a dolphin, as indicated by its name, which means "dolphin" in Italian and is a sunny drenched island in which Super Mario Sunshine takes place. It is shaped like a dolphin and populated by Piantas, Nokis, Yoshis and Tanookis. Mario, Peach, Toadsworth and some Toads took a trip to this island. It was protected by 120 Shine Sprites that gathered at the Shine Gate before Bowser Jr. as Shadow Mario wreaked havoc on the island causing them to flee. Mario gets framed for causing havoc among the island and he can't leave until he gets all of the shine sprites back. It also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a default stage.
==Inhabitants==
The predominant indigenous race are the Piantas and Tanookis live on Isle Delfino although there are also other species like the indigenous Noki who live mainly at Noki Bay on the coast. Many Yoshis from Dinosaur Land have immigrated to the island.
==Locations==
*Delfino Airstrip – The island's airport.
*Delfino Plaza – A large plaza, the capital of Isle Delfino, and the main location of Super Mario Sunshine.
*Bianco Hills – A lakeside village with a giant windmill.
*Ricco Harbor – A busy fishing port located on the outskirts of the island.
*Gelato Beach – A sandy and sunny beach and its surrounding coral reef.
*Pinna Park – The amusement park on the island where many Stus live.
*Sirena Beach – An extravagant beach with a hotel on it.
*Noki Bay – A peaceful and serene bay where mainly Nokis live.
*Pianta Village – A high village populated mostly by Piantas.
*Corona Mountain – An active volcano high above Delfino Plaza which is now replaced by a new mall called Coconut Mall.
*Delfino Square – A small port housing an even smaller market that is North of Delfino Plaza and just east of Pianta Village.
*Delfino Pier – A sunken section of Isle Delfino, which is often submerged by water.
==Trivia==
*Isle Delfino is shaped like a dolphin, a reference to the Nintendo GameCube's preproduction code name, Project Dolphin.
*In the English version of Super Mario Sunshine, the places found on Isle Delfino are named partly in English and partly in Italian. In other translations of the game, the names of these places are completely in Italian.
*Starshine Beach Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2 resembles Isle Delfino.
*In the introductory cutscene of Super Mario Sunshine, the player can see other islands surrounding Isle Delfino, which are shaped like a sting ray (west), a crab (southwest), a small fish (south), a sea turtle (east), and a jellyfish (northeast). In this cutscene it is also implied that Isle Delfino is directly on the equator of the planet, as indicated by the red line.
*Many of the locations on Isle Delfino can be clearly seen from some of the other locations on the island, with the exception of Noki Bay, which remains virtually hidden from the rest of the island, though small glimpses of it can be seen from the tops of some of the large palm trees in Pianta Village.
*Although Isle Delfino appeared on a promotional world map prior to Super Mario Odysseys release, it does not appear in the game.
==References==
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