Hornfels
| Hornfels | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Super Paper Mario | |
| Species | Cragnon |
| First appearance | Super Paper Mario (2007) |
- “Boss... Nothing happen yet, brah...”
- —Hornfels, Super Paper Mario
Hornfels is the Cragnon boomer of Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter. He is partners with Monzo and is one of Flint Cragley's crew. He appears in the Floro Caverns of Super Paper Mario and goes wherever Flint tells him to go.
During the game, Hornfels gets lost in the Floro Caverns (as does Monzo) and Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser and the Pixls find him and tell him where Flint Cragley is. After that, Flint blames Hornfels (and then Monzo) for losing the key that let them go deeper in the Floro Caverns. As it turns out, Flint had the key in his pockets (which might be a reference to Beldam blaming Vivian for losing Mario's sketch and the Superbombomb in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door). After that, Hornfels follows Flint everywhere.
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Naming[edit]
Like all Cragnons, Hornfels is named after a type of rock. His name might also be a pun on "horn", referencing his job as an audio technician.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヘンリー[?] Henrī |
Henry; along with Stanley, possibly a reference to Henry Morton Stanley, a Welsh journalist famous for exploring Africa during the 19th century | |
| French | Sonolite[?] | From the prefix "sono-" and the suffix used for forming the names of rocks "-lite" | |
| German | Hornfels[?] | - | |
| Italian | Audiolito[?] | From "audio" and Italian suffix used for forming the names of rocks "-lito" | |
| Korean | 헨리[?] Henri |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Marmolito[?] | Possibly a masculine adaption of "marmolite" |
