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'''Garamond''' is a best-selling novelist living on [[Flopside|Flopside's first floor]] who [[Mario]] meets during ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He writes very quickly and is incredibly successful. He receives his inspiration from [[Helvetica|a man in his dreams]]. After the player beats the game, he will be found in Helvetica's place (in [[Flipside]].) If the player talks to Helvetica (in Flopside), he will say that he gave Garamond ideas through dreams. When he told [[Merlon]] about this, he suggested that the two switch places. That explains the position change.
|image=[[File:SPM Garamond.png]]
==Trivia==
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
*He is named after the font [[wikipedia:Garamond|Garamond]].
}}
{{quote|I'm a best-selling novelist! My mind positively BRIMS with ideas of the utmost quality!|Garamond|Super Paper Mario}}
'''Garamond''' is a best-selling novelist living on [[Flopside|Flopside's first floor]] who [[Mario]] and friends meet during ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He writes very quickly and is incredibly successful, and is named after the [[wikipedia:Garamond|Garamond]] typeface. He receives his inspiration from a man in his dreams, who Mario later discovers to be [[Helvetica]], a [[Flipside]]r. When [[Merlon]] learns of Helvetica purposefully sending Garamond ideas through his dreams, he suggests the two should swap places. Then, after the player beats the game, they will find that Garamond will have indeed switched with Helvetica, and lives in Helvetica's house in Flipside from then on.


==Tattle==
*"''That's Garamond... He's a well-known, best-selling novelist... He writes books so quickly that there's a popular rumor... that he's multiple people... He's a pro at spinning yarns... You can count on one hand the number of equals he has...''"
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ブンゴー
|JpnR=Bungō
|JpnM=From「文豪」(''bungō'', a highly regarded literary artist)
|Fre=Clopant
|FreM=Both this and Helvetica's French name ''Clopin'' are derived from ''clopin-clopant'' ("hobbling along")
|Ger=Garamond
|Ita=Garamond
|Spa=Roberto
|SpaM=Named after {{wp|Roberto|another typeface}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 12:29, January 7, 2025

Garamond
Garamond from Super Paper Mario.
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
“I'm a best-selling novelist! My mind positively BRIMS with ideas of the utmost quality!”
Garamond, Super Paper Mario

Garamond is a best-selling novelist living on Flopside's first floor who Mario and friends meet during Super Paper Mario. He writes very quickly and is incredibly successful, and is named after the Garamond typeface. He receives his inspiration from a man in his dreams, who Mario later discovers to be Helvetica, a Flipsider. When Merlon learns of Helvetica purposefully sending Garamond ideas through his dreams, he suggests the two should swap places. Then, after the player beats the game, they will find that Garamond will have indeed switched with Helvetica, and lives in Helvetica's house in Flipside from then on.

Tattle[edit]

  • "That's Garamond... He's a well-known, best-selling novelist... He writes books so quickly that there's a popular rumor... that he's multiple people... He's a pro at spinning yarns... You can count on one hand the number of equals he has..."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブンゴー[?]
Bungō
From「文豪」(bungō, a highly regarded literary artist)
French Clopant[?] Both this and Helvetica's French name Clopin are derived from clopin-clopant ("hobbling along")
German Garamond[?] -
Italian Garamond[?] -
Spanish Roberto[?] Named after another typeface