Torkdrift

"FLOWERS, FLOWERS, FLOWERS. MUST HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS. DO NOT MESS WITH ME, BIPED."

- Torkdrift

Torkdrift is a boss in Super Mario Odyssey. It is a giant flower-shaped flying saucer built by Bowser to steal all of the flowers from the Wooded Kingdom.

History
Bowser sent the Broodals to the Wooded Kingdom to steal flowers of the area to make a bouquet for Peach for their wedding on the Moon. After they were defeated by Mario, Bowser instead sends Torkdrift in the Kingdom to steal the flowers in their replacement. Torkdrift attacks the Secret Flower Field, a garden hidden in the Steam Garden treasured with sacred flowers, sending all of the automated gardeners in a panicked frenzy.

When Mario arrives in the garden, he discovers Torkdrift vacuuming the flowers of the garden into its glass core. Capturing a nearby Uproot with Cappy, Mario bashes it against Torkdrift's core repetitively until he aggravates it. Torkdrift attacks Mario by using its laser beams to aim and shoot at him, or vertically to build energy shockwaves that Mario must jump over. Breaking through three blocks protecting three orbs will topple over Torkdrift, allowing Mario to attack its core.

Once Torkdrift is hit three times, it explodes and releases a Multi-Moon, as well as all of the flowers it stole. With it gone, the Steam Garden replenishes in all of its stolen flowers and the gardeners return to their senses.

In the Peach's Castle rematch, the arena is surrounded by four stacks of three Pulse Beams, which release shockwaves when hit by Torkdrift's lasers.

Trivia

 * Torkdrift is loosely based on the Spindrift enemies from Super Mario 64.
 * Small saucers similar to Torkdrift can be found in the boss arena. They function similarly to birds, flying away should Mario get too close.