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* ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} 2: Lunatea's Veil'' features a boss called Leptio the Flower Clown, a flower-themed MonsterClown who hides inside a thorny wheel to try and run over Klonoa.
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** ''Lunatea's Veil'' features a boss called Leptio the Flower Clown, a flower-themed MonsterClown who hides inside a thorny wheel to try and run overKlonoa. Klonoa.
** In ''Klonoa Heroes'', Klonoa and his friends battle Joka [[spoiler:- or so it seems.]] In the last phase of the battle, Joka [[spoiler:[[ActuallyADoombot turns out to be just a clone]], who]] transforms into a floating, fireball-shooting beast called Flower Joka.
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** In ''Klonoa Heroes'', Klonoa and his friends battle Joka [[spoiler:- or so it seems.]] In the last phase of the battle, Joka [[spoiler:[[ActuallyADoombot turns out to be just a clone]], who]] transforms into a floating, fireball-shooting beast called Flower Joka.
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** In ''WesternAnimatio/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'', the episode "Fugitive Flowers" gave us the Flories, who start out as cute, pretty talking flowers who beg the protagonists for help... and then reveal themselves to be the true villains of the episode.
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* ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'': Spike Rosered is one of the rogue [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Reploids]] called "Mavericks" that you have tp fight, and he can manipulate rose vines and petals to attack you.
* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare 2'': The Zombie missions contain two flower bosses: the Sunflower Queen, who looks quite sinister with her pointy petals and glowing eyes, and the FinalBoss, the Royal Hypno-Flower, which looks decidedly less threatening despite its size, but is nonetheless more dangerous.
* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare 2'': The Zombie missions contain two flower bosses: the Sunflower Queen, who looks quite sinister with her pointy petals and glowing eyes, and the FinalBoss, the Royal Hypno-Flower, which looks decidedly less threatening despite its size, but is nonetheless more dangerous.
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* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare 2'': The Zombie missions containtwo three flower bosses: the Sunflower Queen, who looks quite sinister with her pointy petals and glowing eyes, Marigold, which appears as a more minor enemy in other levels, but appears as a boss once to prevent the player from obtaining an important scroll, and the FinalBoss, the Royal Hypno-Flower, which looks decidedly less threatening despite its size, but is nonetheless more dangerous.dangerous than the other two.
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* The vampire rose of Basic/Expert/etc "Classic" TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, putting victims to sleep with a soporific fragrance and draining their blood through hollow thorns. In a nice touch, its white blossoms turn red as it feeds.
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* The vampire rose of Basic/Expert/etc "Classic" TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, putting victims to sleep with a soporific fragrance and draining their blood through hollow thorns. In a nice touch, its white blossoms turn red as it feeds.
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* John Taylor of the ''Literature/{{Nightside}}'' once got sidetracked into an AlternateReality where ''all'' the plant life was like this, and escaped by holding a carnivorous rose hostage. He later handed the rose to a guard he needed to distract, which [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever proved very effective]].
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** Given that there weren't yet any bees or butterflies around when flowering plants first evolved, but flies were already plentiful, smelling like rotting flesh or dung is thought to be flowers' ''original'' pollination strategy.
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* [[PunnyName Bloomsday]] from ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'' is a dark, menacing flower who serves as the fourth boss. It uses a variety of powers, from BlowYouAway to GreenThumb, to try and kill Wario. It's also colored drab shades of gray and red, with bright GreenEyes.
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** [[PunnyName Bloomsday]] from ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'' is a dark, menacing flower who serves as the fourth boss. It uses a variety of powers, from BlowYouAway to GreenThumb, to try and kill Wario. It's also colored drab shades of gray and red, with bright GreenEyes.
** ''VideoGame/WarioMasterOfDisguise'' has a boss called Kabloom, a giant flower that steals a piece of the DismantledMacGuffin. It starts out with an innocent face, complete with CatSmile, but when it is damaged, it gains a much scarier face.
** [[PunnyName Bloomsday]] from ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'' is a dark, menacing flower who serves as the fourth boss. It uses a variety of powers, from BlowYouAway to GreenThumb, to try and kill Wario. It's also colored drab shades of gray and red, with bright GreenEyes.
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* Just like all wild organisms in general, flowering plants are subject to the rigors of living in the wild. It really is a "Kill or be killed" world and plants had to come up with all kinds of defenses to protect them from predators (herbivorous animals) and competing plants. These range from toxins, spines, irritants and outright chemical warfare.
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* One Website/{{Tumblr}} poster noted that their mother advised them to write and draw how they feel as a way of coping with stress. So the poster drew a smiling flower - saying "[[StepfordSmiler I'm going to punch you in the throat]]." (The picture can be found [[http://thechive.com/2012/10/11/daily-afternoon-randomness-50-photos-39/ here]] under #5, but unfortunately, it comes without the poster's caption.)
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* As mentioned above, while most flowers appear beautiful and smell wonderful to humans, their main purpose is to attract pollinators. If their pollinators happen to be flies, then many will try to appeal to them by looking and smelling like rotting corpses.
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* While carnivorous plants have elaborate means to attract and capture their food, they don't really count as "Foul Flowers" due to the fact that what they use aren't really their flowers, but modified leaves. In fact, many of these plants grow their flowers far away from their traps so they don't end up capturing and consuming their own pollinators.
* While carnivorous plants have elaborate means to attract and capture their food, they don't really count as "Foul Flowers" due to the fact that what they use aren't really their flowers, but modified leaves. In fact, many of these plants grow their flowers far away from their traps so they don't end up capturing and consuming their own pollinators.
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* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysWorld'': In the minigame "Chica's Magic Rainbow", there are tall sunflowers that shoot out their petals at Chica, creating a BulletHell as she must dodge each one, due to being a OneHitPointWonder.
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': The simultaneously beautiful and nightmarish luminous flowers in Morgul Vale. Prolonged exposure drives the victim mad.
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* ''Film/{{Jumanji}}'': One of the things conjured by the magic board game are beautifully colored flowers that shoot poisonous darts.
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** Tu-lie-lip, an extremely minor character in ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' is a resident of Flower Fields. He's actually quite knowledgeable about the secrets of Flower Fields, but as his name suggests, he tells the opposite clues.
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*** The Paper Mario games also have Crazyee Dayzees, cute flower enemies that attack by singing and are also prone to running. There's also a MetalSlime variant known as Amazyee Dayzees who not only have massive HP and give gobs of experience when defeated, but also have the highest single attack stat in the game (clocking in at 20).
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* As mentioned above, while most flowers appear beautiful and smell wonderful to humans, their main purpose is to attract pollinators. If their pollinators happen to be flies, then many will try to appeal to them by looking and smelling like rotting corpses.
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* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'': In "The Flower Plot", Whispy Woods has the fortune of having a flower grow right in front of him, which he names Lovely. However, King Dedede transforms Lovely into a monster. Like in the video games, Lovely deceives others with her adorable face. Unlike the games, she goes OneWingedAngel and tries to suck the life out of Whispy.
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* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' in an episode where an entity named Tantabus haunts everyponies' dreams. While the other five ponies' dreams involve cakes, dresses, books, apples, and giant bunnies, local ActionGirl Rainbow Dash's has hers fighting changelings. When the Tantabus invades her dream, it changes into a SugarBowl filled with harmless singing flowers who somehow terrify her.
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** Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' in an episode where an entity named Tantabus haunts everyponies' dreams. While the other five ponies' dreams involve cakes, dresses, books, apples, and giant bunnies, local ActionGirl Rainbow Dash's has hers fighting changelings. When the Tantabus invades her dream, it changes into a SugarBowl filled with harmless singing flowers who somehow terrify her.
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* In one episode of ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'', Chibita watered a withering flower on the roadside, and it came back as a pretty girl encouraging him to overcome his slump. Karamatsu tried the same thing, and he got a {{Gonk}} FatBastard woman who basically enslaved him. The end of the episode showed Karamatsu's flower is a giant man-eating plant.
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* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' has the Illithid cultists' [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/03/19/episode-529-the-beast-in-the-cave/ dark master from beyond the stars]], who gets its own boss music with OminousLatinChanting.
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-> ''"I shall enjoy plucking the petals from the wilting flower that is your life! [...] [=PlantMan=]! Treacherous Bloom!"''
--> -- '''[=PlantMan.exe=]''', ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 3''
Flowers are well-loved for their colorful petals and wonderful smells. They are also commonly seen in SugarBowl worlds and other media that TastesLikeDiabetes. As with things such as [[CircusOfFear circuses]] or [[BadSanta Santa Claus]], some creators like to subvert the flower's positive portrayal and make it a downright evil character.
Foul Flowers are commonly portrayed as seemingly cute. Though their [[GreenAndMean green]], [[LeanAndMean slender]] stems might look a little sinister, [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon their smiling faces and vibrant petals may be deceptive]], allowing them to [[GrotesqueCute commit all sorts of horrible acts]]. They may have [[FluffyTheTerrible cutesy names]] to go along with their innocent appearances. They are usually found in a CrapsaccharineWorld, and may instigate a SugarApocalypse if they destroy their happy land. GreenThumb is a common power used by them.
This negative portrayal may stem (no pun intended!) from the fact that a few flowers really do have some negative connotations. For example, ''Rafflesia arnoldii'' are known for their corpse-like smell, and CherryBlossoms are used for connotations of death, because they're naturally white and them getting pink is likened to having been splattered with blood.
Compare ManEatingPlant, another villainous plant which is usually portrayed as more ObviouslyEvil than a Foul Flower. The two may overlap, though.
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* The BigBad of ''Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland'' is accompanied by a cute little flower named Lily Carnation [[spoiler: who is actually an EldritchAbomination and the BiggerBad]].
* In one episode of ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'', Chibita watered a withering flower on the roadside, and it came back as a pretty girl encouraging him to overcome his slump. Karamatsu tried the same thing, and he got a {{Gonk}} FatBastard woman who basically enslaved him. The end of the episode showed Karamatsu's flower is a giant man-eating plant.
* While most of the villainous Metarex from ''Anime/SonicX'' are named after trees, there is [[OddNameOut one]] named Black Narcissus. He is one of the most cruel Metarex, [[WouldHurtAChild willing to hurt Chris]], and, [[MeaningfulName as his name indicates]], very [[{{Narcissist}} self-absorbed]].
*''Anime/VariableGeo'': [[EvilMatriarch Miranda's]] surname, "Jahana," [[MeaningfulName literally means "evil flower,"]] which is used as a plot point during a flashback to her daughter's childhood. In which, Miranda [[ChekhovsGun had a seed surgically implanted]] [[EnemyWithin in Reimi's body.]] Years later, just as Reimi had been about to defeat [[spoiler: [[SympatheticSentientWeapon Satomi]]]], Miranda cheats her out of her victory by activating the seed, causing it to sprout into a vine covered in white roses. The vine rapidly [[PowerCreepPowerSeep drains Reimi of all her power]], leaving her unable to fight.
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* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' villain The Rose is a crime boss. Although he doesn't use flowers in his costume or weaponry, he is shown to have a fondness for flowers, and wears lilac-colored clothing.
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* ''Series/{{Batman}}'' villain Louie the Lilac made use of mutant plants (including a carnivorous lilac bush) and gave his henchmen flower-themed names.
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* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'': Marluxia has "flora" as his ElementalPowers, specifically CherryBlossoms. He's also the bad guy with a SinisterScythe.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
** One common enemy is a smiling flower called Lovely. It waits for Kirby to get close, then grabs and holds him inside its petals, causing him to take damage.
** In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra'''s "Revenge of the King" mode, Lovelies are replaced by creepy-looking roses called Roselies who are just as dangerous.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'':
*** The first boss is Flowery Woods, a colorful flower-themed version of recurring boss Whispy Woods.
*** For the final boss, [[spoiler:Queen Sectonia possesses the Dreamstalk]] and transforms into a giant EldritchAbomination flower.
* ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} 2: Lunatea's Veil'' features a boss called Leptio the Flower Clown, a flower-themed MonsterClown who hides inside a thorny wheel to try and run over Klonoa.
* ''VideoGame/MegaMan'': One of the bosses, Plant Man, is a flower-themed Robot Master with its main ability "Plant Barrier" to manipulate flowers to protect himself.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'': Spike Rosered is one of the rogue [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Reploids]] called "Mavericks" that you have tp fight, and he can manipulate rose vines and petals to attack you.
* One of the demons of ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' is Jezebel, who looks like a mutation between a woman and a flower.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Although Piranha Plants are modeled after Venus Flytraps, there are some, such as recurring boss Petey Piranha, that have a mane of petals, giving them a more flower-like appearance.
** The Floro Sapiens from ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' are a race of sentient walking flowers who brainwash and enslave the caveman-like Cragnons, [[spoiler:Subverted when it is revealed that they only turned evil because the Cragnons polluted their water. Once the problem is solved, every Floro makes a HeelFaceTurn. ]]
* Yuuka Kazami from ''VideoGame/TouhouProject'' is a flower youkai... and one of the oldest and most powerful in a setting that includes PhysicalGods. Fandom nicknamed her the "Ultimate Sadistic Creature" and likes to show her inflicting DisproportionateRetribution on people who disturb her sunflower field.
* Freaky Flower, the first boss of ''VideoGame/WizNLiz'', is an enormous flower with a [[UncannyValley disturbingly realistic human face]]. It bounces around and tries to crush the player.
* Flowey the Flower from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is a malevolent FauxAffablyEvil yellow flower who teaches the protagonist that in the underground world, it is "kill or be killed", and would have killed them if not for the intervention of Toriel. [[spoiler:At the end, it is revealed that Flowey is actually the soul of Prince Asriel mixed with a flower and doesn't have feelings anymore. The neutral ending pushes the NightmareFuel UpToEleven by turning him into a vegetal EldritchAbomination.]]
* Zigzagged in the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' games. On one hand, there are some helpful flowers, such as the 5 flowers in each level that Yoshi can collect for bonus points. On the other hand, there are some enemies based on flowers, such as Dizzy Dandies, which pretend to be collectable flowers, then [[JumpScare drop to the ground and start rolling at Yoshi]] when he gets close.
[[AC:Western Animation ]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', Leslie is a literal living potted plant (which is not the strangest thing in [[{{Wackyland}} this world]]). The trope is zigzagged and mostly DependingOnTheWriter: sometimes he is a straight up NiceGuy, sometimes envious and manipulating (like in "The Triangle" in which he tries to sabotage Darwin's performance), and other times it is subverted (like in "The Flower" which is about Gumball being jealous at him for stealing his girlfriend Penny, not knowing that [[RelativeError they actually are cousins]]).
* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' in an episode where an entity named Tantabus haunts everyponies' dreams. While the other five ponies' dreams involve cakes, dresses, books, apples, and giant bunnies, local ActionGirl Rainbow Dash's has hers fighting changelings. When the Tantabus invades her dream, it changes into a SugarBowl filled with harmless singing flowers who somehow terrify her.
--->''We are such happy flowers''
''We will sing for hours and hours'',
''Aren't we unBEARABLY CUTE?''
''Watch me play this solo flute''
''[a flower plays flute as Rainbow Dash screams in horror]'
* Potted Plant from ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' looks like an ordinary potted flower, but is actually a dangerous bounty hunter. [[spoiler:Also, it transforms into a big ManEatingPlant. (Though it still retains its petals and yellow face.) ]]
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+ SubvertedInnocence
+ PlantTropes
+ FlowerGardenIndex
+ FantasticFlora
+ AddedAlliterativeAppeal
+ ImageSource/VideoGames
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-> ''"I shall enjoy plucking the petals from the wilting flower that is your life! [...] [=PlantMan=]! Treacherous Bloom!"''
--> -- '''[=PlantMan.exe=]''', ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 3''
Flowers are well-loved for their colorful petals and wonderful smells. They are also commonly seen in SugarBowl worlds and other media that TastesLikeDiabetes. As with things such as [[CircusOfFear circuses]] or [[BadSanta Santa Claus]], some creators like to subvert the flower's positive portrayal and make it a downright evil character.
Foul Flowers are commonly portrayed as seemingly cute. Though their [[GreenAndMean green]], [[LeanAndMean slender]] stems might look a little sinister, [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon their smiling faces and vibrant petals may be deceptive]], allowing them to [[GrotesqueCute commit all sorts of horrible acts]]. They may have [[FluffyTheTerrible cutesy names]] to go along with their innocent appearances. They are usually found in a CrapsaccharineWorld, and may instigate a SugarApocalypse if they destroy their happy land. GreenThumb is a common power used by them.
This negative portrayal may stem (no pun intended!) from the fact that a few flowers really do have some negative connotations. For example, ''Rafflesia arnoldii'' are known for their corpse-like smell, and CherryBlossoms are used for connotations of death, because they're naturally white and them getting pink is likened to having been splattered with blood.
Compare ManEatingPlant, another villainous plant which is usually portrayed as more ObviouslyEvil than a Foul Flower. The two may overlap, though.
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!!Examples:
[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
* The BigBad of ''Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland'' is accompanied by a cute little flower named Lily Carnation [[spoiler: who is actually an EldritchAbomination and the BiggerBad]].
* In one episode of ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'', Chibita watered a withering flower on the roadside, and it came back as a pretty girl encouraging him to overcome his slump. Karamatsu tried the same thing, and he got a {{Gonk}} FatBastard woman who basically enslaved him. The end of the episode showed Karamatsu's flower is a giant man-eating plant.
* While most of the villainous Metarex from ''Anime/SonicX'' are named after trees, there is [[OddNameOut one]] named Black Narcissus. He is one of the most cruel Metarex, [[WouldHurtAChild willing to hurt Chris]], and, [[MeaningfulName as his name indicates]], very [[{{Narcissist}} self-absorbed]].
*''Anime/VariableGeo'': [[EvilMatriarch Miranda's]] surname, "Jahana," [[MeaningfulName literally means "evil flower,"]] which is used as a plot point during a flashback to her daughter's childhood. In which, Miranda [[ChekhovsGun had a seed surgically implanted]] [[EnemyWithin in Reimi's body.]] Years later, just as Reimi had been about to defeat [[spoiler: [[SympatheticSentientWeapon Satomi]]]], Miranda cheats her out of her victory by activating the seed, causing it to sprout into a vine covered in white roses. The vine rapidly [[PowerCreepPowerSeep drains Reimi of all her power]], leaving her unable to fight.
[[AC:Comic Books]]
%%* Does Poison Ivy from Franchise/{{Batman}} use flowers?
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' villain The Rose is a crime boss. Although he doesn't use flowers in his costume or weaponry, he is shown to have a fondness for flowers, and wears lilac-colored clothing.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Batman}}'' villain Louie the Lilac made use of mutant plants (including a carnivorous lilac bush) and gave his henchmen flower-themed names.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'': Marluxia has "flora" as his ElementalPowers, specifically CherryBlossoms. He's also the bad guy with a SinisterScythe.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
** One common enemy is a smiling flower called Lovely. It waits for Kirby to get close, then grabs and holds him inside its petals, causing him to take damage.
** In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra'''s "Revenge of the King" mode, Lovelies are replaced by creepy-looking roses called Roselies who are just as dangerous.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'':
*** The first boss is Flowery Woods, a colorful flower-themed version of recurring boss Whispy Woods.
*** For the final boss, [[spoiler:Queen Sectonia possesses the Dreamstalk]] and transforms into a giant EldritchAbomination flower.
* ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} 2: Lunatea's Veil'' features a boss called Leptio the Flower Clown, a flower-themed MonsterClown who hides inside a thorny wheel to try and run over Klonoa.
* ''VideoGame/MegaMan'': One of the bosses, Plant Man, is a flower-themed Robot Master with its main ability "Plant Barrier" to manipulate flowers to protect himself.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'': Spike Rosered is one of the rogue [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Reploids]] called "Mavericks" that you have tp fight, and he can manipulate rose vines and petals to attack you.
* One of the demons of ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' is Jezebel, who looks like a mutation between a woman and a flower.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Although Piranha Plants are modeled after Venus Flytraps, there are some, such as recurring boss Petey Piranha, that have a mane of petals, giving them a more flower-like appearance.
** The Floro Sapiens from ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' are a race of sentient walking flowers who brainwash and enslave the caveman-like Cragnons, [[spoiler:Subverted when it is revealed that they only turned evil because the Cragnons polluted their water. Once the problem is solved, every Floro makes a HeelFaceTurn. ]]
* Yuuka Kazami from ''VideoGame/TouhouProject'' is a flower youkai... and one of the oldest and most powerful in a setting that includes PhysicalGods. Fandom nicknamed her the "Ultimate Sadistic Creature" and likes to show her inflicting DisproportionateRetribution on people who disturb her sunflower field.
* Freaky Flower, the first boss of ''VideoGame/WizNLiz'', is an enormous flower with a [[UncannyValley disturbingly realistic human face]]. It bounces around and tries to crush the player.
* Flowey the Flower from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is a malevolent FauxAffablyEvil yellow flower who teaches the protagonist that in the underground world, it is "kill or be killed", and would have killed them if not for the intervention of Toriel. [[spoiler:At the end, it is revealed that Flowey is actually the soul of Prince Asriel mixed with a flower and doesn't have feelings anymore. The neutral ending pushes the NightmareFuel UpToEleven by turning him into a vegetal EldritchAbomination.]]
* Zigzagged in the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' games. On one hand, there are some helpful flowers, such as the 5 flowers in each level that Yoshi can collect for bonus points. On the other hand, there are some enemies based on flowers, such as Dizzy Dandies, which pretend to be collectable flowers, then [[JumpScare drop to the ground and start rolling at Yoshi]] when he gets close.
[[AC:Western Animation ]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', Leslie is a literal living potted plant (which is not the strangest thing in [[{{Wackyland}} this world]]). The trope is zigzagged and mostly DependingOnTheWriter: sometimes he is a straight up NiceGuy, sometimes envious and manipulating (like in "The Triangle" in which he tries to sabotage Darwin's performance), and other times it is subverted (like in "The Flower" which is about Gumball being jealous at him for stealing his girlfriend Penny, not knowing that [[RelativeError they actually are cousins]]).
* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' in an episode where an entity named Tantabus haunts everyponies' dreams. While the other five ponies' dreams involve cakes, dresses, books, apples, and giant bunnies, local ActionGirl Rainbow Dash's has hers fighting changelings. When the Tantabus invades her dream, it changes into a SugarBowl filled with harmless singing flowers who somehow terrify her.
--->''We are such happy flowers''
''We will sing for hours and hours'',
''Aren't we unBEARABLY CUTE?''
''Watch me play this solo flute''
''[a flower plays flute as Rainbow Dash screams in horror]'
* Potted Plant from ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' looks like an ordinary potted flower, but is actually a dangerous bounty hunter. [[spoiler:Also, it transforms into a big ManEatingPlant. (Though it still retains its petals and yellow face.) ]]
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Indices that this page will go on:
+ SubvertedInnocence
+ PlantTropes
+ FlowerGardenIndex
+ FantasticFlora
+ AddedAlliterativeAppeal
+ ImageSource/VideoGames
