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'''Mayor Devotegetter''' is a character exclusive to the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC version]] of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', appearing as the fictional mayor of [[Mexico City]]. Their name is a play on "the vote getter." Like all other mayors in the game, they contact [[Luigi]] via videophone upon his arrival in the city, as well as after all of the artifacts in the area have been returned to their rightful locations. In the first call, Mayor Devotegetter states that the Koopas are stealing and disrupting traffic.
'''Mayor Devotegetter''' is a [[List of characters|character]] in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC version]] of ''Mario is Missing!''. They are {{iw|wikipedia|Gender neutrality|gender-neutral}}, appearing to be female in the MS-DOS version and a man in the ''CD-ROM Deluxe'' reissue. Their name is a pun on "the vote getter." Mayor Devotegetter is the fictional mayor of [[Mexico City]]. Like the other mayors, Mayor O. K. Leeder contacts [[Luigi]] via videophone first when he arrives in the city and again once every artifact has been recovered.
 
Once all of the artifacts have been recovered, Luigi receives a second call from Mayor Devotegetter, who thanks him for saving the city from the Koopas and wishes him luck on the rest of his adventure.
 
In the MS-DOS version, Devotegetter is depicted as a woman while the ''CD-ROM Deluxe'' version depicts them as a man.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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*"''Luigi. You've saved our city from the Koopas, and the people are grateful. Thank you, good luck and good bye! And say hi to [[Mario]] when you find him!''"
*"''Luigi. You've saved our city from the Koopas, and the people are grateful. Thank you, good luck and good bye! And say hi to [[Mario]] when you find him!''"


==Names in other languages==
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|Ger=Bürgermeister Wählmich
|GerM=Mayor Pickme (pun of ''pick me'')
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst'' (CD-ROM)|language=German|accessdate
=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 03:11, September 24, 2024

Mayor Devotegetter
Sprite of a mayor in MS-DOS version of Mario is Missing!.Mayor Devotegetter sprite from Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe
Mayor Devotegetter in the MS-DOS version (left) and CD-ROM Deluxe (right) version
Species Human
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1993)

Mayor Devotegetter is a character in the PC version of Mario is Missing!. They are gender-neutral, appearing to be female in the MS-DOS version and a man in the CD-ROM Deluxe reissue. Their name is a pun on "the vote getter." Mayor Devotegetter is the fictional mayor of Mexico City. Like the other mayors, Mayor O. K. Leeder contacts Luigi via videophone first when he arrives in the city and again once every artifact has been recovered.

Quotes[edit]

  • "Hey, Luigi, this is Mayor Devotegetter. Did you read the newspaper I sent ya, yet? The city is shell-shocked! As we speak, major landmarks are disappearing from under our noses. The Chief wants me to tell you that turtles, turtles! are mocking us as they make off with the loot, and I want you to make mock turtle soup out of them."
  • "Luigi. You've saved our city from the Koopas, and the people are grateful. Thank you, good luck and good bye! And say hi to Mario when you find him!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Bürgermeister Wählmich[1] Mayor Pickme (pun of pick me)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario wir vermisst (CD-ROM). Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 24, 2024.