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| | [[Image:CloudGuy.jpg|thumb|'''Bestovius'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:SPM Bestovius Artwork.png|120px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Paper Mario''
| | {{quote|What is this (A) I speak of? I assure you that if we are being watched from another dimension... Those beings will understand. But you lack the mustache for full comprehension.|Bestovius|Super Paper Mario}} |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | | '''Bestovius''' is a sage that appears in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He is a powerful sage, the Dimensional Governor of [[Lineland]] and the so-called "Flip Wizard". He thinks highly of himself and he is a descendant of the ancients. He is also a distant cousin of [[Merlon]] and [[Merlee]]. He is responsible for granting [[Mario]] the ability to switch between the second and third dimensions, an ability that the game showcases throughout the entire story. He tries to charge Mario a huge sum of coins for the enchantment, but he eventually settles for a very small price or for free. He is found at the beginning of Chapter 1-1. |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 37|Volume 37]] (2008)
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| |species=[[Flip-Flop Folk|Flipsider]]/[[Shaman]]
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| {{quote|What is this {{button|wii|A}} I speak of? I assure [[Mario|you]] that if we are being watched from another dimension... Those beings will understand. But you lack the mustache for full comprehension.|Bestovius|Super Paper Mario}} | |
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| '''Bestovius''' is a powerful sage that appears in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' who is also the Dimensional Governor of [[Lineland]] and the so-called "Flip Wizard". He is responsible for granting [[Mario]] the [[flip|ability]] to switch between the second and third dimensions, an ability that the game showcases throughout the entire story. He tries to charge Mario a huge sum of [[coin]]s for the enchantment, but he eventually settles for a very small price or for free. His name is a pun on the word "bestow", as he bestows upon Mario the ability to flip between dimensions. It may also be a pun on "best of us", due to his arrogant personality. He is found at the beginning of Chapter 1-1. | |
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| [[File:Super Mario Kun Volume 37 Bestovius.png|thumb|left|Bestovius's appearance in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
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| Bestovius thinks highly of himself and is a descendant of the [[Tribe of Ancients]]. He is also a distant cousin of [[Merlon]] and [[Merlee]], and is a direct cousin of [[Old Man Watchitt]]. If Mario and friends return the [[You-Know-What]] from Watchitt to Bestovius, Bestovius will give Mario the [[Training Machine]] (an item resembling a [[Nintendo DS]]) that he had promised [[Merluvlee]]. According to Bestovius, he no longer needs it because he got a newer, sleeker model.
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| Bestovius believes that people from another dimension can listen to him, and also that they would wish to know that Mario can flip dimensions with {{button|wii|A}}. This is, indeed, breaking the [[fourth wall]], just as [[Thoreau]] does later in Chapter 1-2.
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| A portrait of Bestovius can be found in the main room of [[Merlee's Mansion]] in Chapter 2-2.
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| Bestovius appears in volume 37 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. | | Bestovius believes that people from another dimension listen to him, and believes that they would wish to know that Mario can flip dimensions with the A button. This is, indeed, breaking the [[Fourth Wall]], just as [[Thoreau]] does later in Chapter 1-2. Bestovius is [[Watchitt]]'s cousin. If Mario returns the [["You-Know-What"]] from Watchitt to Bestovius, Bestovius will give Mario the [[Training Machine]] (a Nintendo DS) that he had promised [[Merluvlee]]. According to Bestovius, he no longer needs it because he got a newer, sleeker model (presumably a Nintendo DS Lite). |
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| ==Profiles==
| | ==[[Catch Card]]== |
| ===[[Catch Card]]===
| | [[Image:201. Bestovius Card.JPG|thumb|left|Bestovius's Catch Card]] |
| {| class="wikitable" align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; background: #f9f9f9; color:black"
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| |[[File:SPM Bestovius Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
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| *'''Card Type:''' Uncommon | | *'''Card Type:''' Uncommon |
| *'''Card Description:''' ''Bestovius taught Mario how to flip between dimensions. He talks about his beard and floats all the time. Other than that, he's perfectly normal.'' | | *'''Card Description:''' Bestovius taught Mario how to flip between dimensions. He talks about his beard and floats all the time. Other than that, he's perfectly normal. |
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| ===Tattle=== | | ==Foreign Names== |
| *"''That's Bestovius. He's a powerful dimensional sage. And he knows it... He may think a little highly of himself, but he is quite wise and powerful... He is a descendant of the Tribe of Ancients, like Merlon in Flipside...''"
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| | | |Fra=Merveillus |
| ==Names in other languages== | | |FraM=Pun on "merveilleux" (marvelous) |
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| |Jap=ア・ゲール
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| |JapR=A Gēru
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| |JapM=Pun on「上げる」(''ageru'', to give) and「デアール」(''Deāru'', [[Merlon#Names in other languages|Merlon]])
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| |Fre=Merveillus | |
| |FreM=Pun on "merveilleux" (marvelous) | |
| |Ger=Sophustus | | |Ger=Sophustus |
| |GerM=From the Greek name "Sophus" (sage) | | |GerM=Pun on the greek name "Sophus", meaning "Sage" |
| |SpaE=Mejoritus<ref>[https://youtu.be/LRDZQc5dOXI?t=275 "Super Paper Mario - VillaCara y La Tierra Lineal-"].</ref>
| | |Spa=Mejoritus |
| |SpaEM=From "mejor" (better) | | |SpaM=Pun on "Mejor" (Better). |
| |Ita=Elargisto | |
| |ItaM=Pun on "Egisto" (an Italian name) and "elargire" (to bestow)
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| |Kor=줄게르
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| |KorR=Julgereu
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| |KorM=From "줄게" (''julge'', I'll give it you) and the Japanese name
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| ==References== | | ==Trivia== |
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| | *His name is probably based on the word ''bestow'', as he bestows upon Mario the ability to flip between dimensions |
| | | *His name might also come from Best-of-us, Bestovius. |
| {{Shamans}}
| | *Bestovius is one of many characters who talk about their mustache. |
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