Peeka
- Not to be confused with Peepa.
| Peeka | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Boo |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “Hi there, cutie! Welcome to Westside Goods!”
- —Peeka, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Peeka is Lahla's sister who runs the Westside Goods shop in Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Peeka acts as a sort of "bouncer" for the Pianta syndicate. Anyone wishing to see Don Pianta (and later Frankie) must buy a Dried Mushroom then a Dizzy Dial in that order as a sort of password to gain access to him. Peeka then asks for a password in the form of a question to make sure someone did not just stumble on the order by accident and to further secure the syndicate's main building. The question is "what is your favorite color", and the correct answer is "yellow". Before asking this however, she asks Mario "what color is your mustache?"; no matter what Mario answers, Peeka realizes that was not the right question, and asks the right one. There is a door at the back of the shop Peeka opens if everything is answered correctly. This door leads to the secret back alley that is linked to the only entrance to the main building of the Pianta syndicate. She likes jewelry and bags. Her name is a play on the phrase "peekaboo", as in Peeka "Boo". Peeka and Lahla have a similar face to Lady Bow.
In the Japanese version of the original, Lahla and Peeka wear bunny ears which, coupled with their cuffs and bow-tie, resembles a bunny suit. In other versions of the original and all versions of the remake, they wear cat ears.
Tattle[edit]
- That's Peeka, a Boo that works at Westside Goods. She's so pretty... for a Boo. I think her sister's Lahla, the Boo who works at the Pianta Parlor. (GCN)
- That's Peeka, a Boo that works at Westside Goods. She's so pretty... and surprisingly un-shy! I think her sister's Lahla, the Boo who works at the Pianta Parlor. (Switch)
Gallery[edit]
Peeka's sprite from the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Peeka's sprite from international releases of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ユーノ[?] Yūno |
From「幽霊」(yūrei, "ghost") and the name suffix「の」(-no) | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 尤诺[?] Yóunuò |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 尤諾[?] Yóunuò |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Kieke[?] | From kiekeboe, the Dutch version of peekaboo | |
| French | Boony[?] | Play on "Boo" and "bunny" | |
| German | Zwinky[?] | Diminutive of zwinkern ("to blink") | |
| Italian | Boonita[?] | Play on "Boo" and bonita (Spanish word for "pretty"); shared with Boonita | |
| Korean | 유노[?] Yuno |
From the Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Mari[?] | Diminutive of the Spanish name "Maria"; with her sister's name they're a reference to Maria del Pilar |
