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| |image=[[File:PPS Sour Bunch Artwork.png|frameless|upright=1.4|]] | | |image=[[File:PPS Sour Bunch Artwork.png|frameless|upright=1.4|]] |
| |leader=[[Grape (character)|Grape]] | | |leader=[[Grape (character)|Grape]] |
| |members=[[Rookie Dūke]]<br>[[Knight Dūke]]<br>[[Spear Dūke]]<br>[[Kung fu Dūke]]<br>[[Aerial Dūke]]<br>[[Bat Dūke]]<br>[[Pistol Dūke]]<br>[[Rider Dūke]]<br>[[Mermaid Dūke]]<br>[[Staker Dūke]]<br>[[Alien Dūke]]<br>[[Ninja Dūke]]<br>[[Criminal Dūke]]<br>[[Vase Dūke]]<br>[[Stick Dūke]]<br>[[Dancer Dūke]] | | |members= |
| |first_appearance=''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) |
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| The '''Sour Bunch''' is an acting theater troupe of anthropomorphic purple grapes led by [[Grape (character)|Grape]] and are the main antagonists of ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', where they take over the [[Sparkle Theater]]. Unlike the [[Theet]]s, the Sour Bunch do not have visible noses. | | The '''Sour Bunch''' is an acting theater troupe of anthropomorphic purple grapes led by [[Grape (character)|Grape]] and are the main antagonists of ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', where they take over the [[Sparkle Theater]]. Their name, alongside Grape's, plays on the phrase "sour grapes" which reference Ancient Greek theater's celebrations to honor [[wikipedia:Dionysis|Dionysis]], the god of wine and theater.<ref>Nintenduo World. [https://youtu.be/T3cYgN6Q43o 25 Secrets of Princess Peach: Showtime! 🎀 Facts & Easter Eggs (Nintendo Switch)]. YouTube (2024-03-24). Retrieved on March 29, 2024.</ref> Unlike the [[Theet]]s, the Sour Bunch do not have visible noses. |
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| Their name, alongside Grape's, plays on the phrase "sour grapes" which reference Ancient Greek theater's celebrations to honor {{wp|Dionysus}}, the god of wine and theater.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintenduo World|date=March 23, 2024|url=https://youtu.be/T3cYgN6Q43o|title=25 Secrets of Princess Peach: Showtime! 🎀 Facts & Easter Eggs (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 29, 2024}}</ref> | |
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| They consistently refer to Grape as "Madame Grape", a name that is a running theme throughout the game to identify characters who have bad intentions.
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| Most types of them can be defeated with [[Sparkle]] if they are encountered prior to getting a transformation, but a few of them can only be defeated by other means, including the cowboys in [[Cowgirl in the Wilderness]] and the guards in [[Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids]].
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| The only subcategory of Sour Bunch members to be referred to by name in first-person dialog boxes where they themselves speak are in the [[Detective Peach]] levels, where they are named '''Criminal''', who in turn collectively organize as '''Sour Gang''' instead of Sour Bunch.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Standard shape===
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| File:Sour Bunch first encounter.png|The first encounter with the Sour Bunch
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| PPS Standard Baddies.png|In [[The Castle of Thorns]]
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| PPS Knight Baddies.png|In The Castle of Thorns
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| PPS Spear Baddie.png|In The Castle of Thorns
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| PPS Swordfighter Rehearsal Screenshot 1.png|In [[Swordfighter Rehearsal]]
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| PPS rubber bullet gun Sour Bunch saloon Cowgirl in the Wilderness.png|In cowboy outfits in [[Cowgirl in the Wilderness]] with rubber bullet [[gun]]s. They cannot be defeated by [[Sparkle]], and will only faint for a few seconds. A lasso throw will however defeat them.
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| PPS The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot 1.jpg|A plotting Sour Bunch member in [[The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot]]
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| PPS The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery 3.jpg|A previously disguised Sour Bunch member in [[The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery]]
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| PPS Act I Trailer Screenshot 11.png|In kung fu outfits in [[A Kung Fu Legend]]
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| PPS Kung Fu Baddies.png|In kung fu outfit
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| PPS Kung Fu album 2.jpg|[[Kung Fu Peach]] kicking a Sour Bunch member in the lower right of [[Pictioneer]]'s photo of [[A Kung Fu Legend]]
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| PPS Sour Bunch grey alien outfit.png|A member in a grey outfit with an antenna on top
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| PPS Sour Bunch play poster.png|A poster of them next to various plays on unsaved floors
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| ===Special subcategories===
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| PPS The Ghostly Castle Screenshot 2.png|A floating ghost member from [[The Ghostly Castle]] in the far right of the image
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| PPS Ninja album 1.jpg|Members of a smaller subspecies of the Sour Bunch with wings
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| PPS Bird Baddies.png|Close-up of the subspecies
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| PPS It's Showtime Grape first battle.png|A floating subspecies with hats floating above them in [[It's Showtime, Grape!]], to the left and right of Grape
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| PPS Sour Bunch mermaid.png|A mermaid jumping up from the sea in [[Melody of the Sea]]
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jpn=グレープ{{ruby|劇団|げきだん}} | | |Jap=グレープ{{ruby|劇団|げきだん}} |
| |JpnR=Gurēpu Gekidan | | |JapR=Gurēpu Gekidan |
| |JpnM=Grape Troupe,<ref name="website"/> also romanized as such on that page | | |JapM=Grape Troupe<ref name="website"/> |
| |ChiS=桂葡剧团 | | |ChiS=桂葡剧团 |
| |ChiSR=Guìpú Jùtuán | | |ChiSR=Guìpú Jùtuán |
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| |ItaM=Troupe of {{wp|Must}}s | | |ItaM=Troupe of {{wp|Must}}s |
| |Kor=그레이프 극단 | | |Kor=그레이프 극단 |
| |KorR=Geureipeu Geukdan | | |KorR=Geuleipeu Geugdan |
| |KorM=Grape Troupe | | |KorM=Grape Troupe |
| |Por=Trupe Uvaparsas | | |Por=Trupe Uvaparsas |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *The lower-ranking members of the Sour Bunch are referred to as 「ドゥーケ」 (''Dūke'') in Japanese.<ref name="website">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/amjja/story/index.html|title=プリンセスピーチ Showtime! : ストーリー | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref> | | *The lower-ranking members of the Sour Bunch are referred to as 「ドゥーケ」 (''Dūke'') in Japanese.<ref name="website">[https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/amjja/story/index.html プリンセスピーチ Showtime! : ストーリー | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 1, 2024.</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| {{PPS}} | | {{PPS}} |
| [[Category:Enemy groups]] | | [[Category:Enemy groups]] |
| [[Category:Cowhands]]
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| [[Category:Knights]]
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| [[Category:Merfolk]]
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| [[Category:Princess Peach: Showtime! characters]] | | [[Category:Princess Peach: Showtime! characters]] |
