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{{quote|What is this {{button|wii|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}}
|image=[[File:SPM Bestovius Artwork.png|120px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Paper Mario''
{{character-infobox
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|border=purple
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 37|Volume 37]] (2008)
|titlebg=#FF4040
|species=[[Shaman]]
|secbg=#FF4040
|image=[[File:CloudGuy.png|170px]]<br>'''Bestovius''' the "Flip Wizard".
|full_name=Bestovius
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[2007]])
|species=[[Flip-Flop Folk|Flipsider]]/[[Shaman]]
|affiliation=[[Lineland]], [[Old Man Watchitt]], [[Merlon]], [[Merlee]], [[Merluvlee]], [[Tribe of Ancients]]
}}
}}
{{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}}


'''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.  
'''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 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 [[coin]]s 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.


[[File:Super Mario Kun Volume 37 Bestovius.png|thumb|left|Bestovius's appearance in ''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 {{button|wii|A}}. This is, indeed, breaking the [[Fourth Wall]], just as [[Thoreau]] does later in Chapter 1-2. Bestovius is [[Old Man 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).


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.
==[[Catch Card]]==
 
[[Image:BestoviusCard.png|thumb|left|70px|Bestovius's Catch Card.]]
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.
 
A portrait of Bestovius can be found in the main room of [[Merlee's Mansion]] in Chapter 2-2.
 
Bestovius appears in volume 37 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.
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==Profiles==
===[[Catch Card]]===
{| class="wikitable" align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; background: #f9f9f9; color:black"
|[[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===
*"''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...''"


==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreign names
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ア・ゲール
|Jap=ア・ゲール<br>''A Gēru''
|JapR=A Gēru
|JapM=Pun on "ageru" (give)
|JapM=Pun on「上げる」(''ageru'', to give) and「デアール」(''Deāru'', [[Merlon#Names in other languages|Merlon]])
|Fra=Merveillus
|Fre=Merveillus
|FraM=Pun on "merveilleux" (marvelous)
|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
|Ita=Elargisto
|ItaM=Pun on "Egisto" (an Italian name) and "elargire" (to bestow)
|ItaM=Pun on Egisto (an italian name) and elargire (to bestow)}}
|Kor=줄게르
|KorR=Julgereu
|KorM=From "줄게" (''julge'', I'll give it you) and the Japanese name
}}
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
*His name is probably based on the word ''bestow'', as he bestows upon Mario the ability to flip between dimensions.
*Bestovius is one of many characters who talk about their mustache.
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