Doogan
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| Doogan | |||
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 A Doogan in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |||
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) | ||
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- “That's a Doogan. He's really into pro fights. Obviously, he loves the Glitz Pit.”
- —Goombella, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Doogans are a canine race that have appeared exclusively in the Paper Mario series. Most have brown fur and either black, yellow, orange, or green hair, though at least one has blue fur and pinkish-purple hair. Doogans first appeared in Paper Mario, where Rowf and Rhuff sold badges in east Toad Town. Doogans were much more prevalent in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the first time their species was named, and its remake on the Nintendo Switch. They are amongst the most common residents of Rogueport and Glitzville, alongside Bob-ombs, Toads, Little Mousers, and other species. Most Doogans have a tough attitude, and several enjoy watching fights in the Glitz Pit.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロテン[?] Roten |
From「露店」(roten, "street stand"). This is also the name for Flimm from Super Paper Mario and Rowf from Paper Mario. | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 罗特[?] Luótè |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 羅特[?] Luótè |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Doogan[?] | - | |
| French | Ralf[?] | Derived from the "ouaf" (onomatopea for barking) and the name "Rolf" | |
| German | Blöff[?] | "Bluff" adapted to German spelling. This is also the name for Rowf from Paper Mario | |
| Italian | Mollalosso[?] | From the sentence molla l'osso ("leave the bone"), used when someone is holding something that does not belong to them; also likely incorporating molosso ("molossus", an ancient breed of dog) | |
| Korean | 로텐[?] Roten |
From the Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Rolf[?] | Derived from the name "Rolf" |
