Helvetica
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| Helvetica | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Super Paper Mario | |
| First appearance | Super Paper Mario (2007) |
- “You ever hear of "The Grodus Chronicles"? The plot rips off one I was planning!”
- —Helvetica, Super Paper Mario
Helvetica is a struggling author named after the Helvetica typeface. He is encountered in Super Paper Mario, living on the first floor (ground floor in the PAL version) of Flipside. He writes slowly, so his works are never published, unlike his Flopside counterpart, the best-selling author Garamond. This also causes him to struggle to meet deadlines for his job as a magazine wordsmith. Helvetica actually gives Garamond ideas in his dreams, and the two eventually switch places as well as jobs.[1] Helvetica cooks for himself, but his culinary works supposedly make even chefs jealous.
Tattle[edit]
- "That's Helvetica... He's a struggling novelist who made his debut 30 years ago... He's good at what he does, but he writes slow, so his books are never released... He's poor and cooks for himself, but his fare is so good, it makes chefs jealous."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サッカス[?] Sakkasu |
From「作家」(sakka, writer) | |
| French | Clopin[?] | Both this and Garamond's French name Clopant are derived from clopin-clopant ("hobbling along") | |
| German | Helvetikus[?] | Helvetica | |
| Italian | Tahoma[?] | Named after another typeface | |
| Spanish | Benito[?] | Named after another typeface |
References[edit]
- ^ "The wordsmith submits his articles very early nowadays... He's like a different person. ...What if he really was? Oh, I don't care, as long as he makes his deadline..." – Super Paper Mario. Nintendo of America (English).
