Maria Flores is a frizzy haired lady who only appears in the Poptropica graphic novel as Jorge's mother.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Maria is a chubby woman who has frizzy short dark brown hair and wears light pink square glasses. She wears a bright pink shirt and dark purple skirt and shoes. She has gold hoop earrings.
Personality[]
Maria is a very attentive mother, shown to obsess over her son Jorge. She does not hesitate to reprimand Jorge when he misbehaves. She is shown to be argumentative with the A-1 hot air balloon tour workers, arguing if the balloon rides are really safe or when she and Jorge get put in different balloons.
Maria is overprotective of her son, and babies him. She also loves feeding him and loves doing fun activities with him (but only she finds them fun). She doesn't let him do any fun things he likes, such as play violent video games. She makes sure he wears safety equipment when riding his bike, although it's too much for him to wear. Even though she loves her son so much, she is oblivious to how Jorge truly feels.
After the children's balloon "crashed", she meets Oliver and Mya's parents and they express how happy they were to see how close their children have gotten. Maria shakes hands happily with Kevin.
Storyline[]
Poptropica Comic[]
She is mention by Jorge in the comic strip.
Mystery of the Map[]
In Mystery of the Map, Maria is found in the first few pages. Jorge, Oliver, and Mya are flying in a hot air balloon, with Maria in a separate balloon along with a pilot. Jorge leans out of his balloon and mocks a cow, to which Maria shouts "Jorge, behave!," and he replies "Sorry, ma!"
The End of Time[]
Maria is overprotective of her son, and doesn't let him do any fun things. She is seen giving him a doll from a show he watched when he was younger. When Jorge wants to ride bikes with his "friends", she has him wear too much safety gear. She put a blocker on the computer, not allowing Jorge to play violent video games with his friend. But when Jorge tells her he doesn't have any friends, she comforts him and offers to hang out with him. Jorge doesn't have much fun hanging with his mom.
One day while hanging out, Jorge notices the hot air balloon rides, and convinces Maria to go on one. He and Maria are forced to go in separate balloons due to weight limits. This is where the story began.
After the children's balloon "crashed", she meets Oliver and Mya's parents and all of them were happy to see how close the children have gotten.
Gallery[]
Mystery of the Map[]
The End of Time[]
Chapter 7[]
Chapter 10[]
Chapter 11[]
Misc.[]
Trivia[]
- Her name was unknown until HPuterpop had a conversation with the CEO of Poptropica on Twitter.
- She calls Jorge mijo, which is Spanish for son, or dear.
- She enjoys playing card games with her friends.
- She likes to shop for cat clothes at a store called Grandma Gato's Feline Fashions.
- According to Jorge, she will sometimes tell him, "Jorge, sit down and don't touch anything!".
- Unlike the other parents, she appears in more than one book.