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{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SPM Thoreau.png|200px]] | |image=[[File:SPM Thoreau.png|200px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
|species=[[Pixl]] | |species=[[Pixl]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|No matter! Details do bore me!|Thoreau|Super Paper Mario}} | {{quote|No matter! Details do bore me!|Thoreau|Super Paper Mario}} | ||
'''Thoreau''' is a character in the [[Wii]] video game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He is the second of the many [[Pixl]] creatures that [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Bowser]] will find in the game, the first Pixl partner to be unlocked, and one of the twelve original Pixls created by the [[Tribe of Ancients|Ancients]]. Thoreau resembles a hand, with his head as the palm and the five circles being the fingers. This indicates his ability to grab and throw most enemies (although some, such as the [[Cursya]], cannot be picked up). He also can pick up some specific items to aid with puzzles (e.g. a block that must be thrown to exit a room). The player can use Thoreau to throw enemies into each other, which [[Piercing attack|pierces Defense]] (similar to [[Mini-Yoshi]]'s [[Gulp]]), making it a useful technique against enemies that take very little damage through normal means. These abilities originated in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''. Other than grabbing enemies, Thoreau can also grab items and activate switches from afar (like [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]), and steal [[Shroom Shake]]s from [[Mr. L]] and [[Shadoo]] as they are about to use them in battle. | |||
'''Thoreau''' is the | |||
Thoreau | [[File:SuperMarioKun Volume 37 Thoreau.png|thumb|left|Thoreau's appearance in ''Super Mario-Kun''.]] | ||
Thoreau's name was revealed in the 214th issue of [[Nintendo Power]] magazine, which also joked that he was once a part of a tacky wall paper design. According to [[Tippi]], Thoreau "sounds posh and upper class, but he's not afraid to get his hands dirty." Thoreau's name is a play on the word "throw", and his statement that details bore him alludes to [[wikipedia:Henry David Thoreau|Henry David Thoreau]]'s quote, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!" | |||
[[ | Thoreau is rescued from a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] in the first chapter, and claims that the [[Ancients]] locked him away for 1,500 years. He is the only Pixl to break the [[fourth wall]]: he states that a "great being", the player, is listening and would wish to know to press {{button|wii|1}} to use him. | ||
Thoreau | Thoreau also appears in the ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc of volume 37 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. Here, he attempts to defend Tippi from Mario's yelling at her. He eventually rescues Mario from being defeated by [[O'Chunks]]. | ||
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Thoreau | ==[[Catch Card]]== | ||
[[File:SPM Thoreau Catch Card.png|frame]] | |||
*'''Card type:''' Rare | |||
*'''Card description:''' This handy Pixl can pick things up and throw them. He's very... handy. | |||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=トるナゲール<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsmmB7gsdGQ&t=656 【純潔の愛、黒き渇望】 スーパーペーパーマリオ 実況プレイpart3 - YouTube]「いえーす！ ボクモンは フェアリン トるナゲールどえーす！！」</ref> | ||
| | |JapR=Toru-nagēru | ||
| | |JapM=Stylistic variant of「取る」(''toru'', to take) and「投げる」(''nageru'', to throw) | ||
| | |Fra=Lanceloin | ||
| | |FraM=Throwfar | ||
|Ger=Wurfowitz | |Ger=Wurfowitz | ||
|GerM=From "wurf" (to throw) and "-witz" (a Germanic name ending and also meaning "joke") | |GerM=From "wurf" (to throw) and "-witz" (a Germanic name ending and also meaning "joke") | ||
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|SpaM=From "lanzar" (to throw) | |SpaM=From "lanzar" (to throw) | ||
|Kor=자바더언저 | |Kor=자바더언저 | ||
|KorR= | |KorR=Jabadeoeonjeo | ||
|KorM=From "잡다" (''japda'', to grab) and "던지다" (''deonjida'', to throw) | |KorM=From "잡다" (''japda'', to grab) and "던지다" (''deonjida'', to throw) | ||
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[[Category:Super Paper Mario characters]] | [[Category:Super Paper Mario characters]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario series party members]] | [[Category:Paper Mario series party members]] | ||
[[it:Manolo]] | [[it:Manolo]] | ||
[[de:Wurfowitz]] | [[de:Wurfowitz]] | ||
